On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 12:53 AM, Joseph Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 00:28:16 -0500, "Corey Osgood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 12:18 AM, Joseph Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> > >> Hello, > >> I think I am going to name this project the "LPCflasher". > >> So I added up all the stuff I ordered to build it and it only came to > >> $17.87. > >> Yah, that's what I am talking about, a exellent bios development tool > > for > >> under $20 dollars :-) > > > > > > So let me get this straight...you're building a tool to flash LPC/FWH > > using > > a connection over the parallel port, with the ability to use USB power? > > This > > sounds familiar: > > > http://www.mcumall.com/comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=3199 > > http://willem.org/ > > I guess you could compare it to a willem. But this will have the abilty to > do so much more than a willem. You will be able to add cables and adapters Like these? http://www.willem.org/nleprom/index.php?cPath=37&osCsid=c5a11qgisesljhfrh22ldm2sl6 I'm just trying to figure out if willem might be the way to go. I have one of the dual-power ones, but the only computer I have with a parallel port is a headless linux fileserver. The biggest problem with the willem is that the cost has gone through the roof (mine was around $25 shipped), and no native linux support (wine supposedly works, but I've never been able to get it to). Also, the write speed is, well, less then optimal. A full erase-write-verify cycle, on the box that I set up with windows 98 to test it, took about 3 minutes for a 256k chip, IIRC. But the guys that designed the willem presumably know what they're doing, not to doubt you but can you really do it better, cheaper? > > like the Artecgroup programmable LPC dongle, and flash chips soldered on > the board, etc..... Programming flash chips on the board? Sounds interesting, I've got a couple boards kicking around with soldiered on PLCC flash that I'd like to toy with, but I'm too lazy to put sockets on the boards. -Corey
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