Re: VERY nice EPROM programmer...

A few years ago, I bought the base system from ARLabs.
http://www.arlabs.com/syscost.htm
With additional adapter boards, it can program a wide variety of devices.

With the following adapter board #ABIP...
 http://www.arlabs.com/adapters.htm#BIPOLAR PROM ADAPTER

...it can program the following BPROMs...
http://www.arlabs.com/device.htm#BIPOLAR PROMS

However, there is a feature of the BPROM adapter that I hate with a passion. There is a set of DIP switches and a bunch of manually placed jumper wires that you have to set up for each specific BPROM chip before you can program it. I consider this as a highly error prone setup. There are tables indicating how to set up each device, but I still don't like it at all.

With the following adapter board #ATMS1632...
http://www.arlabs.com/adapters.htm#ATMS1632
...it can program TMS2716, TMS2532.

The unit can also program 2708.

This programmer uses a parallel port and a big AC adapter but I don't see that as a disadvantage since it takes maybe 5 minutes at the most to set it up.

One thing that I like about the kit is that it comes with detailed schematics for all of the available adapters so if you want to build your own adapter, you can.

This is not (by far) the most compact, or in some cases the most convenient, programmer that exists. It's certainly not the cheapest either. However, it can be used to program some very old devices that the majority of new programmers cannot support.

William Boucher
http://www.biltronix.com
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Andre Huijts
  To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
  Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 1:02 AM
  Subject: VECTOR: VERY nice EPROM programmer...

  http://www.batronix.com/shop/programmer/BX32/eprom-programmer.html

  Looks a lot better quality than any of the Willem-stuff from the far-east.
  I know these do the trick, but what I like about this one:

  - reliable
  - no external power supply

  - Made in Germany
  - Sturdy housing instead of a bare PCB
  - EXCELLENT software which runs on Windows, Linux AND Mac !!
  - free software + updates every 2 weeks in 18 languages !
  - has a HUGE table of known devices

  Really thinking about getting this. Yes it's a lot more expensive than a Willem, but this I can put next to my Mac, and program and read EPROMs every second of the day, with very comfy software and a reliable device.

  Look at the video:
  http://www.batronix.com/flash/pee/pee.html

  When buying 5 there is a nice rebate, anyone else in Europe interested, we already have 2 interested guys here in Holland. I don't think shipping them on to the US (or anywhere else outside of Europe) is giving any advantage regretfully.

  André Huijts
  andre.huijts@upcmail.nl

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Received on Wed Dec 19 11:40:27 2012