On 2021-Jul-24, at 2:36 AM, DI Gerhard Kreuzer via cctalk wrote:
I own a Pro-Log M980 Prom Programmer and want to
program a 2732 EProm. I
have everything needed, but how can I get the data in?
There is a serial interface, did anybody have some program for a standard
PC to handle that daa transfer?
Cabling istn't an issue, can do it.
Thanks for helping.
Do you not have the manual? The M980 manual is on bitsavers.
I have the slightly earlier M900 model, by the front panel they're quite similar.
I've used it for programming 2716s, although it's been a few years. IIRC it's
an ASCII-format protocol for RS-232 serial, so you just have to have a terminal program
you can dump a file through.
Be careful about the hardware communications interfaces. The 9-pin D connector labeled
'serial interface' is not the RS-232 serial standard. There were several firmware
and hardware communication options. Do you have the pro-log adapter, or are you making an
assumption about what's there? My unit had the RS-232/serial firmware option but was
missing the RS-232 adapter, so I had to build one (can be done with just a MAX232 IC).