[Techtoolslist] Bytek Fireman 8x new information
Mike Coates
mike at the-coates.com
Fri Oct 6 13:43:01 EDT 2006
one of the address line buffers in the programmer itself - open it up,
may be standard 74244's or 74245's - easy enough to sort out then ...
Cameron Rector wrote:
> What I did find was address 800h contains the same data as 000h and 801h
> = 001h and so on. It appears that the programmer is resending the first
> half of the ram to 800h and above.
> I only checked the first 8 addresses and the data matches, so I assume
> that it continues.
> The programmer has internal memory and when I query 800h it has the
> correct data stored there.
>
> I looks like it programs the first 2048 in the bottom half of the eprom
> and then programs the first 2048 in the top half of the eprom.
>
> Anythoughts other than the trash can?
>
>
> */Martin White <martin at guddler.co.uk>/* wrote:
>
> Isn't this just sounding more and more like a simple case of a faulty
> eprom that needs discarding?
>
> On Tue, October 3, 2006 1:53 pm, Cameron Rector wrote:
> > First of all; I have to say my troubles are looking more and more
> self
> > induced.
> >
> > I talked to some people on the techtool fourm and got a tip to
> watch A11
> > with a logic probe while programming. Well intresting enough; A11
> goes
> > high right at 800h and stays high though the rest of the programming
> > (that is what it shoud do). So this got me thinking of performing
> a few
> > more tests.
> >
> > 1. first I loaded a blank eprom into ram, then I viewed the ram
> and saw
> > it was filled with FF (which is correct). Then I performed a
> verify and
> > it passes (and it should). I next loaded my binary file (I am
> assuming
> > its binary) and re-ran verify and it fails (and it should). Then I
> > program the ram (containing the file) into the eprom and the post
> > program verify fails (and it should not). So I see it fails at
> 800h (as
> > it always does) and it shows ram = 00 and the device = A2 (or
> something
> > simular, I forgot the exact number). So at this point I see from
> 800h on
> > things don't match up. I next load ram again with FF just to make
> sure
> > it is clear and then download the device into ram. I then view
> the ram
> > at 800h and it says 800h = 00. I again run verify and again it
> fails at
> > 800h saying the same thing ram = 00 and the device = A2.
> >
> > Now how the heck can that happen? I just downloaded the device
> into ram
> > and verified it against its own contents and it fails showing it
> has a
> > different number than what it downloaded.
> >
> > 2. Just to test the hardware of the programmer. I verified a new
> blank
> > eprom and it passed all FF. I then loaded a constant 00 into ram and
> > programmed the eprom and it passes. This tells me that I can take all
> > highs at all pins and change them to all lows at all pins. This also
> > tell me that the programmer must be doing the hardware thing
> correctly.
> >
> > 3. I programmed another blank eprom with an abitrary constant CC
> and it
> > passes. CC is loaded in all locations.
> >
> > I hope you can follow all of this.
> > Thank you for all the help folks!
> > Cameron
> >
> >
> >
> > John Robertson wrote: Yes, Cameron, the 2532
> > does go to FFFh, a 2716 fills to 7FFh.
> >
> >
> > If you have a logic probe with a 'memory' you can use that on a
> read to
> > see if the A11 toggles. You can use a voltmeter as well...Pin 12
> is Gnd,
> > I would stuff thin wires into the two socket opening and clip the
> > voltmeter to them.
> >
> >
> > If it toggles on a read (it will start Low, then go High at 800h) but
> > not on write (write FFs that you just 'read') then you have more
> > information.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > John :-#)#
> >
> >
> > At 6:02 PM -0700 10/1/06, Cameron Rector wrote:
> > Rodger, Thanks for the input however, I believe the last address for
> > the 2532 is FFFh. The 2532 is a 32k device arranged as 12bit address
> > 8bit data or 4096x8=32k. I'm a little rusty at this but I also think
> > that 7FFh = 2048 and 4096 = FFFh. With this said; I still think I
> > have something wrong with my A11 signal or signal path. If you can
> > think of something else, please let me know. Cameron
> >
> > Rodger Boots wrote:
> > Cameron Rector wrote:
> >> Hello all,
> >> I am new to this site, so I will applogize for dumb questions up
> front.
> >>
> >> I have a Bytek fireman 8x and I am having trouble programming
> >> TMS2532A's. The programming part goes well until verify. It
> seams that
> >> at address 0800h it fails. It does this on every chip I try. I don't
> >> know if this could be a configuration setting or it the unit has
> a bad
> >> solder joint or IC. I did a visual inspection from A11 pin 18 back
> >> through the circuit traces and joints, however I didn't find
> anything
> >> wrong. I tried to call Bytek and their phone is disconnected and my
> >> email bounced back.
> >>
> >> So, does anyone here know anything about this machine? Does
> anyone know
> >> where I can get the schmatic's for this programmer?
> >>
> >> I am a newbe at programming eproms, so don't overlook the fact I
> could
> >> have a software setting wacked out.
> >>
> >> The first verify error says "ADDS 0800h Ram 01 Device 00"
> >
> >
> > That's OK, the last address in a 2532 would be 07FF, so at 0800
> you're
> > no longer inside the 2532.
> >
> > You have the end of buffer set too high, otherwise it would have
> stopped
> > at 07FF.
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