[XCSSA] open-source hardware development tools
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On 2/15/07, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org <xcssa-admin@xcssa.org> wrote:
>
> I'm looking right now at a project from Nuts and Volts for a serial
> programmer
> for Atmel microcontrollers. But I've used serial console based EEPROM
> programmers also... and this is truly the "way to go" for firmware dev
> work.
> Since it's pure RS-232 based (or maybe USBTTY based) it's 100% cross
> platform
> compat.
> http://www.nutsvolts.com/toc_Pages/images/0702/48.jpg
> but that's for very specific microcontrollers.. not EPROMs
>
> Here's the one the one that I used to use back in the 80's to burn C=64
> cartridge games:
> http://www.dataman.com/WebPages/ProductView.aspx?pid=2
> (except mine was RS-232 based.. now they're USB based)
> But $600? Ouch...
>
> Here are some other nice commercial units:
> http://www.xeltek.com/pages.php?pageid=5
> Pricey indeed...
>
> But here's a newer, low cost USB based EPROM programmer "kit" that you can
> get
> for like $30:
>
> http://www.alltronics.com/cgi-bin/item/KIT_149/search/USB-PIC-Programmer
> (unclear if the Windows software is required to use it in
> Serial/USB modes)
>
> Let me know what you end up finding out or using... I need one too.
>
> Tweeks
> p.s. Craig... saw this in this month's Nuts'n'Volts.. Thought of you:
> http://www.nutsvolts.com/toc_Pages/images/0702/75.jpg
>
> On Wednesday 14 February 2007 18:59, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> > On 2/10/07, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org <xcssa-admin@xcssa.org> wrote:
> > > Hey folks,
> > >
> > > I've had the goal of buying an FPGA and development environment for a
> > > while, and I've had occasion to wish I had a EEPROM programmer, but I
> > > don't have any Microsoft products to run the software on. Does anyone
> > > have any recommendations on hardware development tools that are fully
> > > open-source?
> >
> > A recent linux mag (Read a lot of them, so I think it was a January
> 2007,
> > forgetting the name as it is at home) had something like a PICO E12
> > detailed for a Linux 2.6 kernel port to it. He detailed some of the
> Driver
> > issues and such related to running/porting/using Linux 2.6 on such a
> > platform.
> >
> > http://www.picocomputing.com/
> >
> >
> > HTH,
> > John
>
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GMail's suggestion: <a href="http://www.intellimetrix.us/ellk.htm">http://www.intellimetrix.us/ellk.htm</a><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/15/07, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:xcssa-admin@xcssa.org">
xcssa-admin@xcssa.org</a></b> <<a href="mailto:xcssa-admin@xcssa.org">xcssa-admin@xcssa.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I'm looking right now at a project from Nuts and Volts for a serial programmer<br>for Atmel microcontrollers. But I've used serial console based EEPROM<br>programmers also... and this is truly the "way to go" for firmware dev work.
<br>Since it's pure RS-232 based (or maybe USBTTY based) it's 100% cross platform<br>compat.<br> <a href="http://www.nutsvolts.com/toc_Pages/images/0702/48.jpg">http://www.nutsvolts.com/toc_Pages/images/0702/48.jpg
</a><br>but that's for very specific microcontrollers.. not EPROMs<br><br>Here's the one the one that I used to use back in the 80's to burn C=64<br>cartridge games:<br> <a href="http://www.dataman.com/WebPages/ProductView.aspx?pid=2">
http://www.dataman.com/WebPages/ProductView.aspx?pid=2</a><br> (except mine was RS-232 based.. now they're USB based)<br>But $600? Ouch...<br><br>Here are some other nice commercial units:<br> <a href="http://www.xeltek.com/pages.php?pageid=5">
http://www.xeltek.com/pages.php?pageid=5</a><br>Pricey indeed...<br><br>But here's a newer, low cost USB based EPROM programmer "kit" that you can get<br>for like $30:<br> <a href="http://www.alltronics.com/cgi-bin/item/KIT_149/search/USB-PIC-Programmer">
http://www.alltronics.com/cgi-bin/item/KIT_149/search/USB-PIC-Programmer</a><br> (unclear if the Windows software is required to use it in Serial/USB modes)<br><br>Let me know what you end up finding out or using... I need one too.
<br><br>Tweeks<br>p.s. Craig... saw this in this month's Nuts'n'Volts.. Thought of you:<br><a href="http://www.nutsvolts.com/toc_Pages/images/0702/75.jpg">http://www.nutsvolts.com/toc_Pages/images/0702/75.jpg</a>
<br><br>On Wednesday 14 February 2007 18:59, <a href="mailto:xcssa-admin@xcssa.org">xcssa-admin@xcssa.org</a> wrote:<br>> On 2/10/07, <a href="mailto:xcssa-admin@xcssa.org">xcssa-admin@xcssa.org</a> <<a href="mailto:xcssa-admin@xcssa.org">
xcssa-admin@xcssa.org</a>> wrote:<br>> > Hey folks,<br>> ><br>> > I've had the goal of buying an FPGA and development environment for a<br>> > while, and I've had occasion to wish I had a EEPROM programmer, but I
<br>> > don't have any Microsoft products to run the software on. Does anyone<br>> > have any recommendations on hardware development tools that are fully<br>> > open-source?<br>><br>> A recent linux mag (Read a lot of them, so I think it was a January 2007,
<br>> forgetting the name as it is at home) had something like a PICO E12<br>> detailed for a Linux 2.6 kernel port to it. He detailed some of the Driver<br>> issues and such related to running/porting/using Linux
2.6 on such a<br>> platform.<br>><br>> <a href="http://www.picocomputing.com/">http://www.picocomputing.com/</a><br>><br>><br>> HTH,<br>> John<br><br><br>Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message (including any attached or
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