Re: Trouble with Pocket Programmer

[David Cooley <n5xmt@bellsouth.net>]

At 10:27 PM 4/16/00, you wrote:
> I've never got the same file twice when reading any of the chips with my 
> new Pocket Programmer (P.P.).  I could read a chip then verify it to the 
> file and it would never match.  Each time I do a check sum calculation on 
> a chip it is different.  I have no idea for sure what is causing my 
> problem.  I've tried the p.p. on my PII-300 laptop, my 286 laptop and my 
> PII-350 PC.  It will not work correctly with any of them.  I did notice 
> that the power supply I got with the unit is putting out about 14V D.C. on 
> my multi-meter.  That is quite a bit higer than the 9V it's suppose to be 
> putting out.  I'm gonna pick up a new P.S. at Radio Shack tomorrow and see 
> what happens.  My best guess is either the high voltage is messing with 
> the p.p. or the p.p. is already fried because of it.  If I don't have any 
> luck, I'll get ahold of the place who built the p.p. (the company that 
> builds it is only 15 miles from me) and see what they have to say.  I 
> thought maybe some of you may have some ideas.


Make sure there is NOTHING else running on the laptop when you use the 
PP.  If it's software is DOS, don't run it from a dos window under Windows, 
boot only to dos with no drivers loaded.  Had the same problem with my 
first eprom programmer... found out a soft5ware driver was loaded into the 
address space the Programmer used for scratch pad...


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