At 05:24 PM 3/13/00 -0800, John wrote:
Anyone using this with an IBM compatible and able to use function 16 (Raw Binary)? What revision of software is you base unit? Would it be possible to get a copy? Arghhh... I find the 29B to be very effective programmer, but it is frustrating to burn old PROMS by first copying the data to a 2716 to get it into the RAM on the 29B!
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 Melrose, MA USA You won't get it! fishd@tiac.net By hook or by crook we will" dfish@bev.etn.com _The Prisoner_ To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request@flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr@flippers.com.