tupinamba Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks for all your answers, what an active community! I'll try right away on my "old" laptop with genuine XP Pro installed and see where I get... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tupinamba Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks for all your answers, what an active community! I'll try right away on my "old" laptop with genuine XP Pro installed and see where I get... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tupinamba Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Solved! Worked with my laptop... Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBHunnicutt Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 I am trying to copy the Hitachi H*/330 HD6473308BCP10 microprocessor on my Minipro TL866cs. It reads the chips I want to copy and displays the contents. I can't seem to get it to "Program" this copied data onto a blank chip. The Minipro reads my chip as a Hitachi HN27C256AFP @ SOP28. I do have the proper adapter for my chip. It worked before with another engineer who is no longer available HELP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Something came to my attention from another part of Atari Age, and while I'll probably never have need or want of the ICSP port, some of you might be interested in this mod to turn the TL866CS into an TL866A. Has anyone here in the TI group performed << THIS >>? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Something came to my attention from another part of Atari Age, and while I'll probably never have need or want of the ICSP port, some of you might be interested in this mod to turn the TL866CS into an TL866A. Has anyone here in the TI group performed << THIS >>? No—but, I paid the extra $5 (at the time) for the A version, just to have it. ...lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Try turning off the chip ID function when you program the chip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 . Hi, I am out for a second Eprommer, and already have the TL886CS. So, is the TL886A the better choice (not only regarding the TI) ? Or is this a problem on the A-model , with "turning off the chip ID" ? (or is it a limitation to the CS-model ?) xXx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 The problem with chip ID is with the chip. Many of the chips we get are knock-offs and don't have a proper ID for this option to work. That is why we must remember to un-check it. I do not think there is any way to have the MiniPRO start up with it un-checked. ...lee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmusr Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Does the MiniPro TL866A driver work with Windows 10? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Their site only lists compatibility through Windows 8. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmusr Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Their site only lists compatibility through Windows 8. . . Exactly, that's why I'm asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towmater Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I have a TL866A that I've used for the Vectrex, is there a TI design that uses Eproms I can use to burn an editor/assembler cart? Everything I read about is Groms, which seem an odd beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I have a TL866A that I've used for the Vectrex, is there a TI design that uses Eproms I can use to burn an editor/assembler cart? Everything I read about is Groms, which seem an odd beast. If you have a TL866A you'll be able to make your own Editor/Assembler cartridge... as part of an Extended BASIC 2.7 Suite cartridge. First you'll need to obtain an UberGROM (blue) cartridge board when one becomes available, you'll need an Atmel 1284P chip to house that specific code and since the programming package I'm talking about has a ton of other support programs, you'll also need a 49F040 to house all the ROMs contained in the image. You can obtain more in-depth information << HERE >> as there are multiple reference downloads... be sure to download the document on the MiniPRO written by Gazoo! You'll probably want to check out Tursi's thread << HERE >> as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Does the MiniPro TL866A driver work with Windows 10? yes, but you have to allow unsigned drivers: http://www.howtogeek.com/167723/how-to-disable-driver-signature-verification-on-64-bit-windows-8.1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towmater Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 If you have a TL866A you'll be able to make your own Editor/Assembler cartridge... as part of an Extended BASIC 2.7 Suite cartridge. Could I not then just buy the EB2.7 Suite instead of the bare board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Could I not then just buy the EB2.7 Suite instead of the bare board? Yeah, you could... and it looks like Greg has one in stock -----> HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towmater Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Yeah, you could... and it looks like Greg has one in stock -----> Not any more, thanks for the heads-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Not any more, thanks for the heads-up. My pleasure and congratulations. It's the best cartridge ever made for the TI. You are going to love it... with 32K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Not any more, thanks for the heads-up. one more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towmater Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 one more I hope that doesn't mean my credit card was declined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 New version of the TL866 software posted today 12/25/15. Version 6.50 adds a few devices and is compatible with Windows 10 according to the website. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckoba Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Something came to my attention from another part of Atari Age, and while I'll probably never have need or want of the ICSP port, some of you might be interested in this mod to turn the TL866CS into an TL866A. Has anyone here in the TI group performed << THIS >>? I just did the switch from CS to A (and updated the burner software to 3.50 while I was at it). Looks like it does what it says -- unlocks the in-circuit programming port to handle normally-programmed in-circuit devices. For TI purposes, it turns the unit into an Atmel SPI programmer; kinda worthless if you're already programming the Atmel via non-CS methods, but useful for those on a budget. (3.50 does *not* add 2532 programming support, dammit ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 You can program TMS2532s on the TL866CS. You have to put together a home-brew adapter. Get two 24-pin sockets and bend out pins 21, 20, and 18 on the one you will be using for the top socket. Piggyback the two sockets. Top socket pin 21 (Vpp) connected to bottom socket pin 20. Top socket pin 20 (-CE) connected to bottom socket 18 Top socket pin 18 (A11) connected to bottom socket pin 21 Add a ZIF socket on top of the adapter if you wish.. Select TI TMS2732A from the menu and program your chip. It works fine even though the voltage is 21V instead of 25V . I haven't had one to fail yet!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Gazoo also posted instructions on programming ATmel 1284P chips on the TL866CS (the adapter was also his idea). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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