OK, so it does need an interface card. That is really what I wanted to know. I have other units of the same vintage so don't really need this one to work. But if it was simple parallel it was worth checking out. Thanks John. If you get a chance a couple of pictures of the card could be interesting. David -----Original Message----- From: Techtoolslist <techtoolslist-bounces@flippers.com> On Behalf Of John Robertson via Techtoolslist Sent: Monday, March 23, 2020 10:42 PM To: techtoolslist@flippers.com Cc: John Robertson <jrr@flippers.com> Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] Xeltek Universal Programmer Superpro interface? On 2020/03/23 8:05 p.m., davids@oz.net wrote:
Have one of these that has been on the shelf for years never figured out how to hook it up. Has a DB 25 connector on the side of it but I don't know if that is a dedicated card cable interface (IE Needhams PB10) or a parallel cable interface.
Anyone know?
It is similar to the one on ebay (not mine): https://www.ebay.com/itm/XELTEK-SUPERPRO-Universal-Programmer/11286573 4595
And if it is parallel what software supports it? I have an XP box which I should be able to run it on.
Thanks,
David
Hi David, Ah, the original SuperPro! You can tell it is the original if it has no power input socket. Later versions had a socket for a wall wart supply. That was a good burner in its time and still will work if you have the controller card - and a PC slot. I think Xeltek still offers limited support for this obsolete unit, mostly the programming program - but not the interface card. If you want to reproduce the card I can lend you mine to play with. As I recall it has a voltage regulator and some TTL glue to talk to the burner itself. If you have a different SuperPro I still may be able to assist as I have a few variations that I have picked up over the years. It is one reason I have a Xeltek section in the FTP site. John :-#)# -- How to subscribe or unsubscribe from TTL http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist@flippers.com https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/