5 Jun
2008
5 Jun
'08
6:05 p.m.
Seth wrote:
I'd like to get some advice on getting a
general-purpose (E)PROM
burner.
[for EPROMs, PROMs, PALs, GALs, CPLDs]
The "Swiss army knife" of device programmers would be the Data I/O
Unisite, 2900, 3900, or 3980. Used ones show up on eBay, but usually
without the software, and often the seller isn't able to test them.
(Sellers often describe the status of the self-test indicator, but
that's not really good enough.)
You're back in the SF bay area, right? Email me off-list and we'll
discuss some options. If you need those EPROMs read soon, I could
lend you a programmer, or you could bring them by and I'll read them
for you. Either way, that would let you worry about buying a programmer
at leisure rather than rushing into it.
Eric