12 Oct
2003
12 Oct
'03
6:44 p.m.
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003, Ian Primus wrote:
I have an ancient Data I/O Series 22 programmer that I
have been
attempting to get working. I have the manual, and I managed to get it to
power up.
I connected a VT220 terminal, and have been able to
control the
programmer (to an extent) from the terminal. I can type the commands for
copy, etc. But, the manual states that I should get some feedback on the
terminal screen, as well as on the programmer's readout.
Does the programmer want hardware flow control?
Has anyone had any experience dealing with an EPROM
programmer like
this? What format is the data transferred in, and how can I communicate
with the programmer from the computer. The manual is pretty cryptic
about it, and mentions that the programmer is capable of sending and
receiving data in no less than 20 formats, none of which seem like
anything I have heard of before.
The manual is probably referring to the format of the data you wish to
program into a chip. I usually just use a raw binary format unless I need
something else for some reason.
What is the 'standard' method of transferring
data two and from a serial
EPROM programmer? Should I be able to see data on a terminal if I dump
the data to the serial port, or is it in some non-ASCII format that the
terminal (and Linux) can't render? I am lost here. Any suggestions would
be appreciated.
There may not really be any one "standard" way of transferring data to/from
programmers, but a common method is kermit with a terminal program on the
host computer.
-Toth