On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 07:16:09AM -0700, Jesse Hartel wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I have a quick question regarding the El Cheapo programmer by Myke Predko.
>
> 1. The schematic for the homebuilt programmer on his site
> (http://www.myke.com), does it work?

I haven't built it but sure it'll work. It's similar to my Trivial Programmer
designs here:

http://www.finitesite.com/d3jsys

>
> I just wanted to see what others experiences have been with this device
> before I order the parts.

As a parallel port programmer developer I can tell you that the most
critical thing is to keep your cables short. Unless the design has
specifically addressed the issue of transmission line effects, you'll
end up with a perfectly wired board that doesn't work. So whatever design
you tackle, be sure to test with a short parallel cable.

BTW what chips are you planning on programming?

BAJ

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