diff --git a/tools/download.py b/tools/download.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7261295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/download.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Read specified number of bytes at specified memory address and dump it to
+# stdout.
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+
+def sendcmd(fd, cmd):
+    # The serial link echoes back all typed characters and expects us to read
+    # them. We have to send each char one at a time.
+    for c in cmd:
+        os.write(fd, bytes([c]))
+        os.read(fd, 1)
+    os.write(fd, b'\n')
+    os.read(fd, 2)  # sends back \r\n
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('device')
+    parser.add_argument('memptr')
+    parser.add_argument('bytecount')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    try:
+        memptr = int('0x' + args.memptr, 0)
+    except ValueError:
+        print("memptr are has to be hexadecimal without prefix.")
+        return 1
+    try:
+        bytecount = int('0x' + args.bytecount, 0)
+    except ValueError:
+        print("bytecount are has to be hexadecimal without prefix.")
+        return 1
+    if memptr >= 0x10000:
+        print("memptr out of range.")
+        return 1
+    if bytecount + memptr >= 0x10000:
+        print("Bytecount too big.")
+        return 1
+    fd = os.open(args.device, os.O_RDWR)
+    while bytecount > 0:
+        sendcmd(fd, 'mptr {:04x}'.format(memptr).encode())
+        os.read(fd, 9)
+        toread = min(bytecount, 0xff)
+        sendcmd(fd, 'peek {:x}'.format(toread).encode())
+        peek = b''
+        while len(peek) < toread * 2:
+            peek += os.read(fd, 1)
+            time.sleep(0.0001)
+        os.read(fd, 5)
+        while peek:
+            c = peek[:2]
+            sys.stdout.buffer.write(bytes([int(c, 16)]))
+            peek = peek[2:]
+        memptr += toread
+        bytecount -= toread
+    os.close(fd)
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())
+
diff --git a/tools/upload.py b/tools/upload.py
index 115ae89..7a93606 100755
--- a/tools/upload.py
+++ b/tools/upload.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
-# Push specified file (max 0xff bytes) to specified device and verify that
-# the contents is correct by sending a "peek" command afterwards and check
-# the output. Errors out if the contents isn't the same. The parameter
-# passed to the "peek" command is the length of the uploaded file.
+# Push specified file  to specified device and verify that the contents is
+# correct by sending a "peek" command afterwards and check the output. Errors
+# out if the contents isn't the same. The parameter passed to the "peek"
+# command is the length of the uploaded file.
 
 import argparse
 import os