Re: Data I/O 29B

From: Matthew Rossiter <matt_at_rossiters.com>
Date: Sun Sep 05 2010 - 21:03:28 EDT

  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@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@flippers.com
>> [mailto:techtoolslist-bounces@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@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-----
>>> From: techtoolslist-bounces@flippers.com
>>> [mailto:techtoolslist-bounces@flippers.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Moore
>>> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 7:22 AM
>>> To: Technical Tools Mail List
>>> 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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