Yes, I was yelling at the video "you have 27128 search filter set". Clearly the filter flexibly matches any part that includes the search filter characters. Hence why we also see 27512 DIP28 parts in the search results (i.e. 27512 DIP28 parts also include all the characters: 27128).
Dave does a lot of these videos where he's trying to show off a product/feature-set when he's not familiarized himself with the way the thing works before shooting it. I assume this is to help convey whether or not the use of any given item is intuitive or not. However, in situations like this, Dave should've caught that. Silly mistake. He more than makes up for it with the knowledge he shares elsewhere, however!
Software for my published electronics projects mostly. My EPROM programmer software was very popular back in it's day. Ah, the days of shipping thousands of 3 1/2" disks in an envelope... or 5 1/4" floppies for those who hadn't switched...
I've had this exact programmer for about 4 years now. I don't use it every day. Though, the dozen or so times that I have needed it. It worked a charm.
You can make one with an Arduino/Pi and some Shift Registers. If you were desperate you could make shift registers with D latches. If I remember right Ben Eater made a video it.
@@Wes8761 Yup, I'm making one for me but using MCP23S17 for both I/O unlike Just Outputting from Shift Registers. A Python Program in PC to Send Instructions on USART to Attiny841. Only Issue is only supports 5V, idk how to get 3.3v-12V in Bi-directional mode :(
I just received the AutoElectric TL866II Plus from a 100% positive feedback eBay dealer w/13 adapters IC Clip 1.8V nand flash 24 93 25 mcu Bios EPROM and it's everything David showed here and more I'm sure.
Waiting for approval to EEVBlog Community Forum, just found an ugly omission in the software. There is no software mechanism to uninstall the XGpro software. It also does not show up as an installed program under Windows 7 Programs and Features, unless it is only unpacked and placed in a folder and not marked in the Windows Registry as done.
for the 12 dollars more get the TL866a the ICSP will come in handy one day sooner or later. Or ofcourse take on the challenge and mod the TL866CS to the A.
When I put the MiniPro on a powered USB hub, the "overcurrent protection" errors went completely away. I suppose the 5v rail for my onboard USB ports was exhausted.
I know, I've done a whole video on using the 34063. But they aren't the most efficient things, probably the most inefficient converter available. But they are cheap. You don't see them that often in gear like this.
I absolutely LOVE your videos. that being said can you please normalize and compress the sound in your videos, the difference in perceived volume between everything else on youtube is so extreme that I have to turn my volume knob up a full quarter turn every time I watch one of your videos, which sets me up for ear damage on the next videos I watch. that being said, I look forward to literally every video you post because the information contained in them is absolutely amazing
Just got one of these to read and replace the Dallas DS1225Y NVRAM on my 'scope. i doubt I would ever have got round to programming a chip if I didn't have the threat of lost cal data hanging over me. Cheers for the crash course/review, Davester!
If I were to get one of these, would it allow me to flash the ST EPROM chip from a graphics card, by soldering it onto one of those adapters? I was trying to flash an ATI Radeon 9250 with a Mac ROM, and now the card is bricked… Every time I try to reflash, it claims that the EPROM is read-only. The EPROM is an 8-pin TSOP package.
Thanks Dave. I know this video is 5 years old, but I just bought one of these and I am planning to use it to flash a new EEPROM for my Keithley 2000 DMM. The discussion (my my help me thread) is on the forum under "Repair". Thanks a million brotha!
I bought the A version of that device (with the ICSP port and all adapter boards) for a bit under AU$90.00 not long before I found this video, and I like the device. There was a small problem in that it wasn't packed with enough protection and some of the pins on the adaptor boards had been bent during transit. It was only a small problem because I was able to straighten the pins with needle-nose pliers. The ICSP section works as advertised, although there's not enough information on which is pin 1. For the record, the ICSP pin closest to the front (where the chip logo is shown) is pin 1. From left to right, starting with pin 1, the pins are VPP, VCC, GND, PGD, PGC and NC (Not Connected), just in case anyone else needs this information. The TL866A doesn't seem to test the old 2114 RAM chip which I used in a few of my experiments, but it seems to test and program almost everything else. I'm guessing that it would even check the 2114 if someone could write the routine for it. Other than that, it seems to be able to program almost anything programmable and checks most common logic and memory circuits. The MiniPro programmer control program can load and save standard HEX file format, so in a pinch you can write your program in something like MPLAB and compile it, then load the HEX output file into MiniPro and program your target that way (if you don't have a programmer which is compatible with MPLAB).
I just received mine, downloaded the latest 6.60 software and it works like a charm. All the eeproms I ordered cheap from Ali Express had data in them (some dubious). I had a blast going through all of them and seeing what was still on them
Thanks, this was great. I used this as a tutorial, I bought the unit, and played around with a V29C51002T DIP32 package (An Award BIOS for a PII from 1998). Backed it up, erased, reprogrammed. All good! :)
Whats the best bang for the buck programmer on Ebay now? I'm looking at the TL866II PLUS or the RT809H. The RT states "The only universal programer that detect the numbers of all chips" ? I guess thats what I like. I do not want to buy one again. Any thoughts?
How does this compare to the willem programmer? Personally I think the chip selection menu of the willem programmer is lacking and the adapters are expensive.
I work in Shenzhen, China as hardware director from EU company - YES, their engineers often call it wrong and say FIREWARE instead of FIRMWARE. Cheers!
A few years back I bought the TL866A model. It worked when I tested it at the time then it sat in the box for a couple of years until I had a project that I needed it for. Now it gives me an ERROR on GND Pin25 self test.
I used to work at a small electronics place that used an older one of these and an ancient laptop to program the EEPROM chips used in the products we made. I even tried my hand at it but I wasn't any good. Nowadays it's all firmware on flash memory.
I saw some logic family ICs listed on one ebay marketers advertisement. Does this also do logic chip tests? I don't expect it would be that hard for them to add that functionality, so if they list logic gates like 74HC(LS)00 and 4001 types that must be why. I notice they don't list the higher current more obsolete TTL logic. High current levels would be incompatible with their ARM chip I imagine.
Dave, you might want to take a look on 4th generation of programmer from that manufacturer. You get support for 27000 ICs and 56 pins with full drive. Internals look really nice for a teardown ;)
Amen. It's not just the ICSP header. The CS firmware is crippled by design, it is encrypted, and the bootloader on the device (the scratched up IC) checks for the firmware type. See this blog if in doubt, google "Upgrading the tl866cs, or: misadventures with PICs"
Own this one for half a year. The only chip it was unable to program is soviet military EEPROM - it required up to 30V programming voltage. Other than that it's absolutely flawless.
You mentioned having your own software business, what type of software did you write? I would be interested in hearing more about your background and education as an engineer and software developer.
It's a bit of a late reply, but yes, you can unbrick AVRs with this programmer. Granted, I've only tested this with an ATtiny2313 and an ATmega328P, but you'll have to disable the Check Device ID function in order to force the programmer to apply the default fuse bits.
I was considering this model or the tl866a version but noticed the specs listed by ebay sellers shows max Vpp of 18V, yet in this review I noticed you could select 21V Vpp. Can some confirm whether these tl866 programmers can do 21V or even 25V for older EPROMs ? *I just checked the manufacturers web site autoelectric.cn/EN/index.html and noticed that the tl866a and tl866cs can do Vpp of 21V and a newer model tl866II plus can only do 18V, so I guess some sellers have bad info in their description.
chm is "Compiled HTML". That would be the user manual that you never need... :) I think there's a free "Microsoft HTML Help" viewer for this, and I think Internet Explorer used to be able to open it, I also just tested in Edge and it worked. I don't know either why they didn't just use PDF!
Now THIS is what I need to temporarily repair 6 "suicided" CAPCOM CPS-I boards I own. Should have bought it 3 years ago! I say "temporary" because I want to do a correct repair with new battery on the boards. But at least with the unencrypted ROMs, I can use them until I can make that happen.
I hit the wall for programming page select EPROMs：Intel D27513, D27C011; also the old Intel MPU D8749H. As for the TTL/CMOS logic IC：74HC/LS540, 74HC/LS541, and many more, fail to show up in the device select menu. Any hope these devices would be included in future support list? I got no response from e-mail yet. Overall it functions as expected. Progressively expand their support list always brings in new customer!
Hi there, I received one of this, is quite similar , altogether the downside board looks much the same laterally, but the main board doesn’t sport the 74573 drivers / buffers, but just two chips are visible there apart from tons of diodes and 3-legged smd stuff... chips are two of icn2024 these are 16-way led drivers so I guess what’s the role and whether they are doing the best for input protection or buffering, since I remember one “logic analyzer” of the cheapo Chinese variety also that didn’t come with proper voltage protectors but just used a 74244 or 245 Iirc. Any ideas? Can I send you a picture of my tl866ii plus? To which email ?
I don't suppose you have the update installer do you? I just bought this thing and the support website is no longer online! Great. With Regard to the ICSP, if you go into your programs folder / MiniPro folder / Img folder there are some ICSP config pictures and pinouts. Just in case you didn't know...
Hello dear friend, okay? Dear adiquiri one programmer TL866 mini pro, and I have a problem, currently use this flash programmer to write sop 8 q32, but I was trying to write the 29LV640ET the MX but the listing is not the same as the original file, ie the cheksum is not equal when I finish recording, what could be happening, because that works perfectly with other flashes when performing the read, a hug.
I am a bit slow....how does one go about learning/understanding what each chip is capable of, what the correct codes may be (within the limits of the chip), etc? Books, sites, videos?? thanks, great video btw.
i smell a pic32. pic32mx440f128h? That ICD looks like the PIC icd and I remember the power pins being centered on the sides. I could be wrong, i am arm-chairing this pretty hard. Is the xtal 8mhz? maybe a pic kit 3 can auto-detect the chip?
Dave, with the adapters can this be used to reflash motherboard BIOS chips? I have bricked some motherboards in my time and this might be just the thing...
I own two of the Power Shield Commander 2000VA UPS System, and one of them has a blown IC Chip and the other one is working fine. Can I copy the Data from the old IC Chip that still works? and can I Transfer Data over to the new blank IC Chip? which is: UW-504PBF DIP28. They are programmed for this IC Control Chip for the Power Shield Commander 2000VA UPS System, and they are useless if I'm not able to program the new IC Chip. Because I'm not too sure if they're already being programmed or not?
HEY!!! Did you try to solder the ICSP pin header and programming any micro-controller???? and other thing... if you are using the ICSP programming It's necessary to burn some bootloader to the micro-controller?
Hi buddy! I'm trying to burn a 27C801 EPROM and i'm getting a check ID error. This device is included on the devices list and i can read it if i uncheck the check ID option. I have no clue about how to proceed. Can you help me? Thank you!
If I understand the video and what EEVblog said, you just leave the "check ID" unchecked for these EPROMs. I'm guessing that this option should only be checked for chips which have an ID to check, which EPROMs don't have. Effectively, it's just like reading a special memory location and checking that the number in there matches the expected number. EPROMs generally don't have any such special memory location while microcomputer chips such as the PIC chips generally do. By rights, that information should be in the config file and the setting automatically updated when you select an EPROM as the device to program, but I'm guessing that was overlooked so you have to manually turn the "Check ID" off or on.
If you hook up to the serial port (uart/jtag), maybe you could find out what CPU model it's using through it's console. And lots of other interesting info :)
1. You don't need to install the software. You can open the setup exe with 7zip and simply extract it to a folder. 2. The CPU is a USB PIC16. 3. The programmer app checks the firmware and disables the ICSP feature if you've got the wrong version, so you can't just solder in the connector. But you can hack the app to make it work. 4. The CPU firmware file is encrypted so you can't simply disassemble it. 5. The programmer works quite well, and the software is WAYYYY better than the G540.
I think you didn't see all the chips at first because you had some text in the search field on the device selection screen. I bet if you blanked it out all chips would have shown up without reinstalling the device library. It's a trap!
Maybe it's a factory reject of some name-brand chip that has been re-purposed. Buggy chips often work just fine at lower than intended speeds. Or you can completely ignore the parts of the chip/instruction set that don't work right. Just one possibility.
You got all those adapters for less than $10? Holy crap, my local electronics store wanted like $36 for a single PLCC to 40 pin DIP adapter! Needless to say I didn't buy it... They don't have the best prices. :-/
If you look around on eBay you will find them as a total package with a load of adapters including the usually pricey tsop adapters. Look for eBay seller sunwenjun.
I'm new to all this, please forgive my lack of knowledge :-s Can you connect a Pickit 4 to that device? Also I see you can write programs for EEPROM in other software and compile that into a .hex file. Can a .hex file be programmed into a chip via this MiniPro software?
Even the web site has not one bit of English on there. You would think that with a market the size of the US, they could at least make an English version of the web site. Even badly-translated English is better than no English at all.
Magic spit worked on my MiniPro and I was able to identify microcontroller as PIC18F87J50.
25:51
You had filter on "27128" active for whole time, in left top corner.
So what ?
It limited the results he was able to see.
Yes, I was yelling at the video "you have 27128 search filter set". Clearly the filter flexibly matches any part that includes the search filter characters. Hence why we also see 27512 DIP28 parts in the search results (i.e. 27512 DIP28 parts also include all the characters: 27128).
Dave does a lot of these videos where he's trying to show off a product/feature-set when he's not familiarized himself with the way the thing works before shooting it. I assume this is to help convey whether or not the use of any given item is intuitive or not. However, in situations like this, Dave should've caught that. Silly mistake. He more than makes up for it with the knowledge he shares elsewhere, however!
doh!
Software for my published electronics projects mostly. My EPROM programmer software was very popular back in it's day. Ah, the days of shipping thousands of 3 1/2" disks in an envelope... or 5 1/4" floppies for those who hadn't switched...
why is the ARM processor scratched off @7:00 ?
Damn, yes, that seems to be it. It does limit the devices when text is in the field!
I've had this exact programmer for about 4 years now. I don't use it every day. Though, the dozen or so times that I have needed it. It worked a charm.
"Whether or not you would trust a $50 programmer"
Meanwhile I'm sitting here with a $2 programmer that I think is too expensive
where do you get such a cheap programmer?
@@grizzly11356 maybe a USBasp programmer? not sure but I use that for ATtinys
What programmer do you have and is it any good?
You can make one with an Arduino/Pi and some Shift Registers. If you were desperate you could make shift registers with D latches. If I remember right Ben Eater made a video it.
@@Wes8761 Yup, I'm making one for me but using MCP23S17 for both I/O unlike Just Outputting from Shift Registers. A Python Program in PC to Send Instructions on USART to Attiny841. Only Issue is only supports 5V, idk how to get 3.3v-12V in Bi-directional mode :(
I just received the AutoElectric TL866II Plus from a 100% positive feedback eBay dealer w/13 adapters IC Clip 1.8V nand flash 24 93 25 mcu Bios EPROM and it's everything David showed here and more I'm sure.
Waiting for approval to EEVBlog Community Forum, just found an ugly omission in the software. There is no software mechanism to uninstall the XGpro software. It also does not show up as an installed program under Windows 7 Programs and Features, unless it is only unpacked and placed in a folder and not marked in the Windows Registry as done.
Thanks for reviewing, was thinking of ordering one of these and just ordered one after seeing this video. Seems like a good hobbyist programmer.
for the 12 dollars more get the TL866a the ICSP will come in handy one day sooner or later. Or ofcourse take on the challenge and mod the TL866CS to the A.
When I put the MiniPro on a powered USB hub, the "overcurrent protection" errors went completely away.
I suppose the 5v rail for my onboard USB ports was exhausted.
I know, I've done a whole video on using the 34063. But they aren't the most efficient things, probably the most inefficient converter available. But they are cheap. You don't see them that often in gear like this.
You were programming back in the day before I was even born, yet I think you're f**king epic, what I would do to learn from a master like you.
I absolutely LOVE your videos. that being said can you please normalize and compress the sound in your videos, the difference in perceived volume between everything else on youtube is so extreme that I have to turn my volume knob up a full quarter turn every time I watch one of your videos, which sets me up for ear damage on the next videos I watch. that being said, I look forward to literally every video you post because the information contained in them is absolutely amazing
Excellent Review,
Normally on the fly reviews dont work so good, Your wit and confidence pulls it off.
Thanks
I watched this review and have now ordered one of these programmer's.
Thanks Dave your videos are very helpful
keep up the good work
Mr. Dave thanks for the wonderful video. I bought one MiniPro TL866A . It is an excellent device for hobby enthusiasts
Just got one of these to read and replace the Dallas DS1225Y NVRAM on my 'scope. i doubt I would ever have got round to programming a chip if I didn't have the threat of lost cal data hanging over me. Cheers for the crash course/review, Davester!
If I were to get one of these, would it allow me to flash the ST EPROM chip from a graphics card, by soldering it onto one of those adapters? I was trying to flash an ATI Radeon 9250 with a Mac ROM, and now the card is bricked… Every time I try to reflash, it claims that the EPROM is read-only. The EPROM is an 8-pin TSOP package.
If you can find a compatible EEPROM, it's almost certain that the TL866 can program it.
I did not buy this for PIC or AVR programming, I bought it for EPROM programming.
Thanks Dave. I know this video is 5 years old, but I just bought one of these and I am planning to use it to flash a new EEPROM for my Keithley 2000 DMM. The discussion (my my help me thread) is on the forum under "Repair". Thanks a million brotha!
The problem was not the software... you had 128 entered in the search box...
I bought the A version of that device (with the ICSP port and all adapter boards) for a bit under AU$90.00 not long before I found this video, and I like the device. There was a small problem in that it wasn't packed with enough protection and some of the pins on the adaptor boards had been bent during transit. It was only a small problem because I was able to straighten the pins with needle-nose pliers.
The ICSP section works as advertised, although there's not enough information on which is pin 1. For the record, the ICSP pin closest to the front (where the chip logo is shown) is pin 1.
From left to right, starting with pin 1, the pins are VPP, VCC, GND, PGD, PGC and NC (Not Connected), just in case anyone else needs this information.
The TL866A doesn't seem to test the old 2114 RAM chip which I used in a few of my experiments, but it seems to test and program almost everything else. I'm guessing that it would even check the 2114 if someone could write the routine for it.
Other than that, it seems to be able to program almost anything programmable and checks most common logic and memory circuits.
The MiniPro programmer control program can load and save standard HEX file format, so in a pinch you can write your program in something like MPLAB and compile it, then load the HEX output file into MiniPro and program your target that way (if you don't have a programmer which is compatible with MPLAB).
I just received mine, downloaded the latest 6.60 software and it works like a charm. All the eeproms I ordered cheap from Ali Express had data in them (some dubious). I had a blast going through all of them and seeing what was still on them
Thanks, this was great. I used this as a tutorial, I bought the unit, and played around with a V29C51002T DIP32 package (An Award BIOS for a PII from 1998). Backed it up, erased, reprogrammed. All good! :)
I will be looking for that video a lot of times!
You had a software company? Any examples of what you used to do? Maybe old copies of programs you don't support we can try out?
Whats the best bang for the buck programmer on Ebay now? I'm looking at the TL866II PLUS or the RT809H. The RT states "The only universal programer that detect the numbers of all chips" ? I guess thats what I like. I do not want to buy one again. Any thoughts?
Thank you for this video. I appreciate that you have enthusiasm for your subject matter also!
The spit moment had my OCD going wild! But I soon got over it when I saw those lovely EPROMs!
Took a while to figure out what you were hinting at, but I just got it. lol
I used one of these to upgrade a Roland CM-64 MIDI module. Worked!
I thought he was joking about the spit...
How does this compare to the willem programmer?
Personally I think the chip selection menu of the willem programmer is lacking and the adapters are expensive.
I work in Shenzhen, China as hardware director from EU company - YES, their engineers often call it wrong and say FIREWARE instead of FIRMWARE. Cheers!
A few years back I bought the TL866A model. It worked when I tested it at the time then it sat in the box for a couple of years until I had a project that I needed it for. Now it gives me an ERROR on GND Pin25 self test.
I used to work at a small electronics place that used an older one of these and an ancient laptop to program the EEPROM chips used in the products we made. I even tried my hand at it but I wasn't any good. Nowadays it's all firmware on flash memory.
I saw some logic family ICs listed on one ebay marketers advertisement.
Does this also do logic chip tests? I don't expect it would be that hard for them to add that functionality, so if they list logic gates like 74HC(LS)00 and 4001 types that must be why. I notice they don't list the higher current more obsolete TTL logic. High current levels would be incompatible with their ARM chip I imagine.
Dave, you might want to take a look on 4th generation of programmer from that manufacturer. You get support for 27000 ICs and 56 pins with full drive. Internals look really nice for a teardown ;)
The TL866ii + ?
I have one of these and it was super easy to use. Jumped back into microcontroller programming 3 years ago and burned an attiny2313 with one of these.
Amen. It's not just the ICSP header. The CS firmware is crippled by design, it is encrypted, and the bootloader on the device (the scratched up IC) checks for the firmware type. See this blog if in doubt, google "Upgrading the tl866cs, or: misadventures with PICs"
I tried to download the latest version of the software but it's no longer available
I got the update on the update website mine is up to V6.10 and has 256 and 27C in the options menu now.
Own this one for half a year. The only chip it was unable to program is soviet military EEPROM - it required up to 30V programming voltage. Other than that it's absolutely flawless.
You mentioned having your own software business, what type of software did you write? I would be interested in hearing more about your background and education as an engineer and software developer.
It's a bit of a late reply, but yes, you can unbrick AVRs with this programmer. Granted, I've only tested this with an ATtiny2313 and an ATmega328P, but you'll have to disable the Check Device ID function in order to force the programmer to apply the default fuse bits.
Last time I heard, the new TL866ii plus does not support 21 Volts anymore :(.
can you program an atmega328 via arduino ide and burn the bootloader with this ?
This thing can do HVPP and HVSP on AVRs so it is really useful when rescuing chips with bad fuses.
I was considering this model or the tl866a version but noticed the specs listed by ebay sellers shows max Vpp of 18V, yet in this review I noticed you could select 21V Vpp. Can some confirm whether these tl866 programmers can do 21V or even 25V for older EPROMs ?
*I just checked the manufacturers web site autoelectric.cn/EN/index.html and noticed that the tl866a and tl866cs can do Vpp of 21V and a newer model tl866II plus can only do 18V, so I guess some sellers have bad info in their description.
chm is "Compiled HTML". That would be the user manual that you never need... :) I think there's a free "Microsoft HTML Help" viewer for this, and I think Internet Explorer used to be able to open it, I also just tested in Edge and it worked. I don't know either why they didn't just use PDF!
Backwards Compatibility I Suppose. The box says it Supports Old OS like Win2000. I guess these OS didn't support PDFs or PDF viewer
You had some stuff typed into the search field, that might have affected your list of stuff you could select...
They have used PIC18F87J50. jtag-pins = MCLR/3.3V/GND/PGD/PGC/GND .
Now THIS is what I need to temporarily repair 6 "suicided" CAPCOM CPS-I boards I own. Should have bought it 3 years ago! I say "temporary" because I want to do a correct repair with new battery on the boards. But at least with the unencrypted ROMs, I can use them until I can make that happen.
I need to flash or reprogram a eeprom for a Insignia tv, where does someone find the code or file for that? Sorry, I'm a newbie.
I hit the wall for programming page select EPROMs：Intel D27513, D27C011; also the old Intel MPU D8749H. As for the TTL/CMOS logic IC：74HC/LS540, 74HC/LS541, and many more, fail to show up in the device select menu. Any hope these devices would be included in future support list? I got no response from e-mail yet. Overall it functions as expected. Progressively expand their support list always brings in new customer!
Hi there, I received one of this, is quite similar , altogether the downside board looks much the same laterally, but the main board doesn’t sport the 74573 drivers / buffers, but just two chips are visible there apart from tons of diodes and 3-legged smd stuff... chips are two of icn2024 these are 16-way led drivers so I guess what’s the role and whether they are doing the best for input protection or buffering, since I remember one “logic analyzer” of the cheapo Chinese variety also that didn’t come with proper voltage protectors but just used a 74244 or 245 Iirc. Any ideas? Can I send you a picture of my tl866ii plus? To which email ?
Where can I get this device now, and what's the price range?
Just a update, the software has been updated and the version is now 6.5 all 256K versions are now in there.
EEVblog Electronics Community Forum. Is that you're website? It has your video. Anyway that's where all the update info is.
I don't suppose you have the update installer do you? I just bought this thing and the support website is no longer online! Great. With Regard to the ICSP, if you go into your programs folder / MiniPro folder / Img folder there are some ICSP config pictures and pinouts. Just in case you didn't know...
sparkyuiop xgecu.com
I'm trying to read and write a flash of samsumg "k9f1208u0c".
However I did not find this model on the recorder software, how can I do?
if it has the same voltage, storage size, and pinout as another chip, just tell it it's that chip instead (and uncheck the "chip ID" box)
Hello dear friend, okay? Dear adiquiri one programmer TL866 mini pro, and I have a problem, currently use this flash programmer to write sop 8 q32, but I was trying to write the 29LV640ET the MX but the listing is not the same as the original file, ie the cheksum is not equal when I finish recording, what could be happening, because that works perfectly with other flashes when performing the read, a hug.
Why it not support IC GAL18 or it not mentioned?
I am a bit slow....how does one go about learning/understanding what each chip is capable of, what the correct codes may be (within the limits of the chip), etc? Books, sites, videos?? thanks, great video btw.
i smell a pic32. pic32mx440f128h? That ICD looks like the PIC icd and I remember the power pins being centered on the sides. I could be wrong, i am arm-chairing this pretty hard.
Is the xtal 8mhz? maybe a pic kit 3 can auto-detect the chip?
nice review. i received mine today, dumped some 2764 roms, and also found that it can be used to test 74XX logic chips!
How..? Can we check 74XX logic IC's..?
Select logic, then select 74LS08 etc
+James Higgs Thanks
Dave, with the adapters can this be used to reflash motherboard BIOS chips? I have bricked some motherboards in my time and this might be just the thing...
I own two of the Power Shield Commander 2000VA UPS System, and one of them has a blown IC Chip and the other one is working fine.
Can I copy the Data from the old IC Chip that still works? and can I Transfer Data over to the new blank IC Chip? which is: UW-504PBF DIP28.
They are programmed for this IC Control Chip for the Power Shield Commander 2000VA UPS System, and they are useless if I'm not able to program the new IC Chip. Because I'm not too sure if they're already being programmed or not?
I still don't get why they remove the names from the chips .-.
Hardware Interface Version went from V03.2.58 to V03.2.59 after software update irrespective of the V5.8.0.
i've been tempted to buy one of these. will be great to see if they are worth it
The main chip is a 'Microchip PIC18F87J10' if it helps.
Could you make a video for newbies on all the functions. I haven't used such a device ever. What does fuses etc. mean?
HEY!!!
Did you try to solder the ICSP pin header and programming any micro-controller????
and other thing... if you are using the ICSP programming
It's necessary to burn some bootloader to the micro-controller?
Any option to flash TSSOP8 on board? or at least on adapter without soldering?
I just got one of these its pretty handy, plus I can test logic chips etc on there
I have no clue why the algo brought me here. But it worked, watched the full video.
Very entertaining for such a geeky gadget. Thank you!
Great new toy Dave!
I have to go grab one now...
the scraped chip is a microchip PIC18F87J50. at least it in in my A version.
Perhaps the main micro is an atmel mega 2560?
Hi buddy! I'm trying to burn a 27C801 EPROM and i'm getting a check ID error. This device is included on the devices list and i can read it if i uncheck the check ID option. I have no clue about how to proceed. Can you help me? Thank you!
If I understand the video and what EEVblog said, you just leave the "check ID" unchecked for these EPROMs.
I'm guessing that this option should only be checked for chips which have an ID to check, which EPROMs don't have. Effectively, it's just like reading a special memory location and checking that the number in there matches the expected number. EPROMs generally don't have any such special memory location while microcomputer chips such as the PIC chips generally do.
By rights, that information should be in the config file and the setting automatically updated when you select an EPROM as the device to program, but I'm guessing that was overlooked so you have to manually turn the "Check ID" off or on.
Thank you friend, but in my case the problem was the device. i've sent it back and bought a new one that worked. best regards!
Besides the programming features...you love to flip that little green antenna(?)!
If you hook up to the serial port (uart/jtag), maybe you could find out what CPU model it's using through it's console. And lots of other interesting info :)
Mine came with the port and harnes. There is a red and black line and the rest of the lines are gray and i cant find any documentation for it.
please help to solve this error .
i cant able to program pic16f877a using this programmer
1. You don't need to install the software. You can open the setup exe with 7zip and simply extract it to a folder.
2. The CPU is a USB PIC16.
3. The programmer app checks the firmware and disables the ICSP feature if you've got the wrong version, so you can't just solder in the connector. But you can hack the app to make it work.
4. The CPU firmware file is encrypted so you can't simply disassemble it.
5. The programmer works quite well, and the software is WAYYYY better than the G540.
I think you didn't see all the chips at first because you had some text in the search field on the device selection screen. I bet if you blanked it out all chips would have shown up without reinstalling the device library. It's a trap!
Would those adapter boards work with the 29F032B chip?
Maybe it's a factory reject of some name-brand chip that has been re-purposed. Buggy chips often work just fine at lower than intended speeds. Or you can completely ignore the parts of the chip/instruction set that don't work right. Just one possibility.
hello, this programmer can flash PMC150 and P201CS14A ??
You got all those adapters for less than $10? Holy crap, my local electronics store wanted like $36 for a single PLCC to 40 pin DIP adapter! Needless to say I didn't buy it... They don't have the best prices. :-/
Thank you for explanation.
If you look around on eBay you will find them as a total package with a load of adapters including the usually pricey tsop adapters. Look for eBay seller sunwenjun.
I'm new to all this, please forgive my lack of knowledge :-s Can you connect a Pickit 4 to that device? Also I see you can write programs for EEPROM in other software and compile that into a .hex file. Can a .hex file be programmed into a chip via this MiniPro software?
Why are the numbers shaved off?
I had no problem doing 27c256 eproms wit the latest soft-/firmware
They spent their whole budget on the hardware and didn't have any money left for grammar.
Even the web site has not one bit of English on there. You would think that with a market the size of the US, they could at least make an English version of the web site. Even badly-translated English is better than no English at all.
Kevin Harrelson google chrome, translates it all for you.
great review dave..
Thanks for the review! I might pick one up myself. Could you verify that the unpopulated ICSP connection actually functions?
why do they cut of the chip ID?
Been looking for a way to do byte swapping with this software, any help?
You can edit the project in hex.