23 Jul
2006
23 Jul
'06
12:06 p.m.
On 7/23/2006 at 12:41 PM woodelf wrote:
Why does low cost development software - schematic
layout
and PCB development and prom/eprom burners mean 1000's
of $$$.
Huh? I don't think I ever paid more than about $100 for any of my PROM
programmers. All were-hook-it-up-to-a-PC type and they work just fine. I
still have the first one--connected to a PC (won't work on anything much
faster, but will do 2708s).
Here's one for $79 that even programs the old 2716 high-Vpp EPROMs:
http://www.futurlec.com/EPROMProg.shtml
Of course, it's limited to 27xxx EPROMS, but there are ones in the same
price range that will do other types.
Quite frankly, the flexibility one gets from using a PC as a programming
controller really beats the standalone keypad-type.
Cheers,
Chuck