All of this is done via the bootloader on the PIC. Consequently, when the bootloader is not running, this tool can't do anything. Check the eBUS adapter 3 documentation on how to start the bootloader.

This tool was developed due to very unreadable output of the MPLAB bootloader host application.

Usage

ebuspicloader --help reveals the options:

Usage: ebuspicloader [OPTION...] PORT
A tool for loading firmware to the eBUS adapter PIC.

  -d, --dhcp                 set dynamic IP address via DHCP
  -f, --flash=FILE           flash the FILE to the device
  -i, --ip=IP                set fix IP address (e.g. 192.168.0.10)
  -m, --mask=MASK            set fix IP mask (e.g. 24)
  -M, --macip                set the MAC address suffix from the IP address
  -r, --reset                reset the device at the end on success
  -s, --slow                 use low speed for transfer
  -v, --verbose              enable verbose output
  -?, --help                 give this help list
      --usage                give a short usage message
  -V, --version              print program version

PORT is the serial port to use (e.g./dev/ttyUSB0)

Flash firmware

For flashing a new firmware, you would typically do something like this:
ebuspicloader -f firmware.hex /dev/ttyUSB0

On success, the output looks like this:

Device ID: 30b0 (PIC16F15356)
Device revision: 0.1
Bootloader version: 1 [0a6c]
Firmware version not found
MAC address: ae:b0:53:26:15:80
IP address: DHCP

New firmware version: 1 [c5e7]
erasing flash: done.
flashing:

0x0400 ................................................................
...
0x2c00 ................................................................
0x3000 .
flashing finished.
flashing succeeded.

Configure IP

For changing the IP address of an Ethernet enabled adapter, you would do something like this:
ebuspicloader -i 192.168.1.10 -m 24 /dev/ttyUSB0

On success, the output looks like this:

Device ID: 30b0 (PIC16F15356)
Device revision: 0.1
Bootloader version: 1 [0a6c]
Firmware version: 1 [c5e7]
MAC address: ae:b0:53:26:15:80
IP address: DHCP

Writing IP settings: done.
IP settings changed to:
MAC address: ae:80:53:26:15:80
IP address: 192.168.1.10/24