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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
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
VM operation
Card: StarTech Parallel Card - SPP/EPP/ECP EC1PECPS
Without any programmer you get this:
Since there is no programmer attached to any LPT or USB port, the software will operate in the demo mode. If you are trying to use a programmer, make sure it is powered up and plugged into a parallel printer port (LPT models) or a USB 2.0 port (USB models). Use the File/Configure command to establish communications with the programmer.
Tried to use PCI express parallel port with VMWare. Got this (BIOS: bidirectional):
"programmer site 1 did not respond to reset"
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
- SM48D (DIP)
- And one more coming with the BP-1410 I think
- SM-84UP
- SM32TC
- Custom BGA module
- SM44QC
- SM100TQ