more emulator stuff...

[Patrick G. Moore]

Shannen at grolen.com wrote:
> 
> GM>I have made a few with my pocket programmer and not had any problems with
> GM>it.
> 
> GM>- Eric
> 
> GM>On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Patrick G. Moore wrote:
> 
> GM>> That's interesting.  I bought a pocket programmer several months
> GM>> ago from intronics.  I ordered it over the phone as their web site
> GM>> did not have ordering capability.  It arrived promptly, and I managed
> GM>> to read my eprom with it, but I have not tried to write one yet.  I
> GM>> did not see an emulator then, but this looks good to me.  Since they
> GM>> are both in Kansas, maybe they have merged or something.
> GM>>
> GM>> Pat
> GM>>
> GM>> Shannen Durphey wrote:
> GM>> >
> GM>> > Intronics is the original source for that eprom burner.  I have one,
> GM>> > it works but it's buggy.
> GM>> > Hmmm...  Seems they no longer have a web site.  Here's a link which
> GM>> > has their address and phone number.
> GM>> > http://link-comm.com/promprog.htm#intronics
> GM>> >
> GM>> > David Cooley wrote:
> GM>> > >
> GM>> > > Ernst denBroeder wrote:
> GM>> > > >
> GM>> > > > Hi gang.
> GM>> > > >
> GM>> > > > I just found this link, and being a new member to your list - I'm no
> GM>> > > > anyone has posted this before.  Follow this link and scroll about 2/
> GM>> > > > way down.
> GM>> > > >
> GM>> > > > http://www.xtronics.com/memory/EPROM.htm
> GM>> > > >
> GM>> > > > It's got info on an eprom emulator (w/ software) for $90.  Sounds li
> GM>> > > > me...?  Has anyone looked into this before?  The site even states th
> GM>> > > > emulator is mostly purchased for hacking ECMs.
> GM>> > >
> GM>> > > According to their web site, the 89.95 emulator is an adaptor to go on
> GM>> > > their 129.95 programmer.
> GM>> > > That just shot the price to $220.00!
> GM>> > >
> GM>> > > --
> GM>> > > ============================================================
> GM>> > >  David Cooley N5XMT           Internet: N5XMT at bellsouth.net
> GM>> > >   Microsoft... You can buy better, but you can't pay more!
> GM>> > > ============================================================
> GM>>
> 
> try using eprom.exe, and reading/verifying a 2732 eprom.  Read is ok,
> verify is ng, prom now ng.  Least that's the way it was on two of my
> machines.  Plus won't work on the laptop, and difficult to work with if
> using fileprom.exe.  But need to use fileprom.exe to prevent 2732
> failures.  catch 22
> Shannen

I had problems at first reading/verifying my eprom.  Read ok, verify failed.
Finally, I found that you need to pay close attention to the instructions
and not insert the chip until everything is powered up and the program
running.  Never used eprom.exe, just fileprom.exe on an old IBM 486SX laptop.
At least I didn't ruin my chip by not following the directions.  It's just
such a convenient place to store your chip ;^)  I don't remember if the
power supply is 12V.  If not I will have to make some sort of adapter
to use the emulator with the programmer in the car.  I wonder if the emulator
would work plugged into a socket of a chip switcher setup, or if the signal
would be too weak.  That way you wouldn't have to get at the computer every
time you tweaked.

Pat

Pat