RE: DATA I/O 29B

<x-flowed>My reading of the code 10 indicates that it stuffs extra bits in with the
data-Start/Stop or some such, I don't have the book at home. So do you not
need to convert the raw binary to code 10 before transferring it to the
29B? Or am I missing something?

The second version of PL.exe that I have (the one that supports code 16 -
Raw Binary) seems to read the eprom just fine, stores the file in raw
binary, BUT will not upload to the 29B without getting stalled. The older
version of PL (promlink) only goes up to 9600 baud for some strange reason.
Unless there is an in-between version that I don't have. My versions are
6.10 (1994), and 3.10 (1991). Does anyone have something else? That
supports the 29B?

John :-#)#

At 07:45 AM 3/14/2000 -0500, mike_ranger@dofasco.ca wrote:

> [Ranger Mike]
> I have never, ever had a problem selecting code 10 and sending down
>net rom images, and I've done quite a few! Including 4 bit bi-polars. I do,
>however have a problem using the newer, more friendly version of prom link.
>It seems to hang on a file transfer, where the old version works fine.
>
> Mike
>
> P.S. Going to Chicago in a few weeks, any one know of a tech tool
>surplus place to drop by? Looking for a desoldering iron (weller, or pace).
>
> > >
> >
> > This incompatibility always bugged me and it's the reason I got a
> > Needham's
> > PB-10. The Data I/O translation format 10 'Binary' is NOT raw binary it
> > can't
> > use the binaries that are found on the web. From the Data I/O manual:
> >
> > "Binary Transfer, Code 10
> > Data transfer in the Binary format consists of a stream of 8-bit data
> > words
> > preceeded by a byte count and followed by a sum-check. The Binary format
> > does not have addresses."
> >
> > The files you get from the net are just data, no framing information. I've
> > never found a way to use these with a 29B. What you CAN try is use the
> > PB-10
> > software (free download) to translate the binary to ASCII-HEX then upload
> > the converted file using Translation Code 50 (ASCII-HEX SPACE). It's been
> > years since I tried this but I seem to remember it was a easy work-around.
> >
> >
> > David Fish "We want...Information.
> > INFORMATION
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> >
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Received on Thu Mar 16 23:09:23 2000