[Techtoolslist] Chip Programmers

[Kevin Moore]

I've been looking at this one as well. XPRO-5000, not the E

http://www.logicaldevices.com/


On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Tim Matthews <trmatthe at gmail.com> wrote:


> I'd be looking at the top-end of the Elnec range - http://www.elnec.com/.

> The nicer models seem to be FPGA driven so very upgradeable, the software

> is

> nice and very well supported too. I've got a Smartprog2 which is nice but

> misses out the TTL/RAM testing features (with a device ID check locking out

> the features in software, so it's possible to hack around it[1]). You'd

> have

> to spend a bit of time on the supported device list but the hardware design

> is such that pretty much anything can be supported.

>

> If you supply them with a couple of blanks and a datasheet they will also

> add progger support. I believe this may exist only whilst your device is

> under warranty though.

>

> cheers

> tim

>

> [1] My first elnec was bought via ebay and was a top-end model that did

> everything including RAM/TTL/Test vectors. After a couple of months the

> latest progger software was installed and wiped the FPGA. It turned out the

> device was a chinese bootleg and elnec disabled it. I eventually obtained a

> refund from the ebay seller and bought a BK Precision 844USB which is a

> rebadged elnec, but a slightly less capable model than the bootleg I'd

> initially bought. Elnec wanted me to spend about £600 to replace my boot

> with an official version which I thought was too much given my limited

> requirements, so I went for a model a couple of steps down. And even though

> this is considered a "lite" version, it's rock solid and has never refused

> to blow any EPROM)

>

> On 2 June 2010 16:59, Kevin Moore <talon.k at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> > If money were no object, and you needed something that would program just

> > about darn near everything. Pals, Gals, PLD's, Old TI eproms, newer

> eproms.

> >

> > What would you get?

> >

> > Kevin

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