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--- bpm:start [2015/04/21 05:08] – mcmaster
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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)
-Secondary goal: explore options to make high quality legacy parallel port units (ex: BP-1600) usable on modern computers.  One good option might be to RE protocol and network them with a RPi
-====== Parallel port ======
-EOL notice: http://www3.bpmmicro.com/web/helpandsupport.nsf/WebKeys/BPM-8NTSKL?openDocument
-<code>
-LN: ftp://ftp.bpmmicro.com/Dnload/bpw_v5330.exe
-LN: is the last one which works with parport
-LN: however i'm not sure that one runs on xp!
-LN: that one does bitch at you that parport is EOLed
-LN: 5270 is the last one which doesn't bitch
-LN: if that bothers you
-</code>
-===== VM operation =====
-Without any programmer you get this:
-<code>
-something about entering demo mode
-</code>
-Tried to use PCI express parallel port with VMWare.  Got this (BIOS: bidirectional):
-<code>
-"programmer site 1 did not respond to reset"
-</code>
-VM performance very poor even before launching BP software.  Gave up and went to real windows system
-Trying EPP:
-====== JM inventory ======
-Programmers
-  * BP-1410 (in the mail)
-  * BP-1600
-Socket modules
-  * SM-DIP40
-    * And one more coming with the BP-1410 I think
-  * SM-84UP
-  * SM32TC
-  * Custom BGA module
-  * SM44QC
-  * SM100TQ