17 Nov
2011
17 Nov
'11
8:26 a.m.
David Riley wrote:
Someone mentioned something about a Xeltek algorithm
generator a while back. Any idea how that one works? The NMC9306 algorithm seems to be
non-functional even for a tube of 9306s that seem to work fine in their target device (the
aforementioned CQD-220). Looking at it in a hex editor, the algorithms appear to be PE
(either executables or libraries), and IDA brings them in OK, but I'm not in the mood
to reverse engineer more 8086 code to fix this stupid ROM burner.
Worst case, maybe I'll build a quick and dirty 9306 communicator on my DE1. :-) I
already have a perfectly functional UART peek/poke unit.
- Dave
That would be I - I have the original algorithm generator software
(Rv1.0) that I bought from Xeltek back in 1990 (1992?). This was for the
UniPro, but did work with the SuperPro (hard wired to PC) - however it
is looking for the I/O port that the old PC card used - would have to
bypass that somehow...
However you could edit some parts of the algorithym in later versions
(SuperPro II) in the Edit menu, but I haven't looked at that in many
years, not needing that function, so no idea if it still exists for the
later burners.
John :-#)#