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| Project goal: open source tools to drive BP programmers to enable more advanced R&D (ex: raster scan laser to find fuses) | Project goal: open source tools to drive BP programmers to enable more advanced R&D (ex: raster scan laser to find fuses) | ||
| Secondary goal: explore options to make high quality legacy parallel port units (ex: BP-1600) usable on modern computers. | Secondary goal: explore options to make high quality legacy parallel port units (ex: BP-1600) usable on modern computers. | ||
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| ====== Parallel port ====== | ====== Parallel port ====== | ||
| - | EOL notice: http:// | + | EOL notice: |
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| ===== VM operation ===== | ===== VM operation ===== | ||
| - | Tried to use PCI express parallel port with VMWare. | + | Card: StarTech Parallel Card - SPP/EPP/ECP EC1PECPS |
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| + | Without any programmer you get this: | ||
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| + | Since there is no programmer attached to any LPT or USB port, the software will operate in the demo mode. | ||
| + | If you are trying to use a programmer, make sure it is powered up and plugged into a parallel printer port (LPT models) or a USB 2.0 port (USB models). | ||
| + | Use the File/ | ||
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| + | Tried to use PCI express parallel port with VMWare. | ||
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| + | VM performance very poor even before launching BP software. | ||
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| + | Hooked up EC1PECPS to native Windows XP t61 system and wokred fine. | ||
| ====== JM inventory ====== | ====== JM inventory ====== | ||
| Programmers | Programmers | ||
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| - | * BP-1600 | + | |
| + | * BP-1600 | ||
| Socket modules | Socket modules | ||
| - | * SM-DIP40 | + | |
| - | * And one more coming with the BP-1410 I think | + | |
| - | * SM-84UP | + | |
| - | * SM32TC | + | * SM-84UP |
| - | * Custom BGA module | + | * SM32TC |
| - | * SM44QC | + | * Custom BGA module |
| - | * SM100TQ | + | * SM44QC |
| + | * SM100TQ | ||
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