New Device Programmer

[granz]

Chris kindly answered my request for assistance. Here is my new device programmer:


It's a TL866A, and covers a boatload of devices, including the 2764/2864 and many others. I was able to get the software installed (it's a Windows program, but I managed to get it to install under Wine.) Next task is to get it to play nice with the programmer via the USB port - that can take some playing to get a Windows program to use a COM port that is actually a USB port. Although, in the worst-case scenario, I do have a Windows XP system (and can easily set up a Win 7 system) to use for this task.

After that, I will need to finish up the test program for the 6802. Then the world is my oyster (https://nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/famous/the-worlds-your-oyster/).

[Chris Savage]

Well, I hope you're able to get things running. I was using this programmer on a Windows 8 laptop for a bit, then the next three computers were all Windows 10 Pro. Then at work on a Windows 10 Pro machine. So, poor thing has only ever known Windows love. LOL

I'm kind of surprised, even for a Chinese product, that there's no Linux / iOS versions of the software. It took me a bit to get used to the software, but after a while I was good with it. Again, not bad for a non-mainstream Chinese manufacturer.

Ironically, the unit I replaced it with doesn't really support much more in chips. I mainly upgraded to support a handful of 48-pin devices that the TL866A couldn't do.

[granz]

Well, I'd been having a bit of trouble with programming my AT28C64 (the first device that I tried.) After a bit of work searching the Internet, I tried switching to another EEPROM. When I tried taking the next '64 out of the anti-static foam in my parts drawer, it was "melted" into the anti-static pad.  Plus a few of the chip's pins were bent (apparently it was smashed down on one side, the pins bent into the foam, and then the foam "melted" to the chip. Well, I put that chip aside, and took one of my other AT28C64s, put it into the programmer and tried again. SUCCESS! 

A bit of notes: I tried using the software loaded through wine, on my main Linux notebook. Unfortunately, I never got the USB interface to connect the software to the programmer; it kept showing "Device not found." As I mentioned earlier, it can be a pain to get Windows USB stuff to work through wine. So, anyway, I do have Win 7 running in VirtualBox, and VB does fairly well with USB devices. So testing out the programmer software, I noticed that while it was showing "not found" running under wine, it did find, and connect, to the programmer under VB. So, when I tried filling the buffer with some text and programing the 2864, I got "Programming successful."
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So, now the next thing is to write a simple program in MC6802 assembly to exercise my 6802 Nano, from Sans Bergman (https://www.sbprojects.net/projects/nano6802/index.php.) I'll set up another post for that one.

BTW, Chris, I did breakdown and order one of those cheapy Chinese erasers, sounds like the one that you have. Have not tested it yet - haven't burned any UV-EPROMs yet.

[Chris Savage]

So, when I tried filling the buffer with some text and programing the 2864, I got "Programming successful."

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BTW, Chris, I did breakdown and order one of those cheapy Chinese erasers, sounds like the one that you have. Have not tested it yet - haven't burned any UV-EPROMs yet.

I have more coming your way...we got back late on Saturday and USPS is only open until noon. During the week they're only open when I am at work, so I need to try again on Saturday morning.