[Techtoolslist] Data I/O 29B

Matthew Rossiter matt at rossiters.com
Sun Sep 5 21:03:28 EDT 2010


Are you using a USB to Serial adapter? Some adapters come with
software that doesn't work right.

Matt

On 9/3/2010 3:12 PM, Kevin Moore wrote:

> Yes using PL with the modded code. Haven't had a problem using it for

> normal Roms, other than it is just a tad slow. It works fine. It wasn't

> until I started trying to burn the proms that I had issues loading files. I

> don't have any other 74s287 or 74s288 files other than the ones for

> Battlezone, and Tempest. It could just be that file.

>

> Could be how the file was created. I'm just using a downloaded V1 rom set

> for Tempest that had the Prom files in it. Attached is the file in current

> question. When I get home I will try the other ones, as they are a little

> bigger.

>

> Kevin

>

>

> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Bill Karkula<wkarkula at comcast.net> wrote:

>

>> Using XP and the modified code promlink for windows? I notice also on my

>> "newer" 4 year old single core NB that it takes awhile for the file to come

>> back with the checksum after the fill bar is already at 100%. I program

>> proms all of the time with promlink with no problems. My only other

>> thought

>> is about the file size and how it was created. I use absolute binary. I'm

>> unsure of the correct terminology and maybe one of the other folks who are

>> on the list can help here. If you use a windows hex editor the file size

>> may be "rounded" to the next logical file size and not actual binary size

>> causing the data I/O to choke on it?

>>

>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: techtoolslist-bounces at flippers.com

>> [mailto:techtoolslist-bounces at flippers.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Moore

>> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 4:10 PM

>> To: Technical Tools Mail List

>> Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] Data I/O 29B

>>

>> No, I'm using Promlink. You do have to hit start twice when putting it in

>> remote mode, maybe that's what you recall?

>>

>> Kevin

>>

>>

>> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Bill Karkula<wkarkula at comcast.net> wrote:

>>

>>> > From the keypad? If so, try pressing "start" twice instead of once. I

>>> seem

>>> to recall (many years ago) that in some situations you had to press start

>>> twice to commence an operation if using the keypad. I always use

>> promlink

>>> so my memory about this is fuzzy.

>>>

>>>

>>> Bill

>>> -----Original Message-----

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>>> [mailto:techtoolslist-bounces at flippers.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Moore

>>> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 7:22 AM

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>>> Subject: [Techtoolslist] Data I/O 29B

>>>

>>> I've got a Data I/O with a Unipak.

>>>

>>> The unit seems to function correctly, but I seem to have a problem

>> loading

>>> prom files for tempest. I'm able to load files for say 2516, or 2532.

>> It's

>>> bit slow, but it loads (in about 30 secs) and I'm able to burn them.

>>>

>>> But when I try to load any prom file the program states that it's waiting

>>> for programmer response (normal for even the 2516 etc. ) But it either

>>> never

>>> get's a response, or the file is so small that it loaded to quickly and

>> the

>>> program missed the response? I've let it sit for 10 mins waiting and

>>> nothing.

>>>

>>> It would be nice to be able to load a file, instead of having to copy

>> from

>>> a

>>> master prom.

>>>

>>> Not sure what's going on.

>>>

>>> Any ideas that I could try would be apperciated.

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>>

>>> Kevin

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