RF Generation. The Classic and Modern Gaming Databases.RF Generation. The Classic and Modern Gaming Databases.

New on the Blogs
Update on the State of RFGeneration! (8/31/2024)
In Which I Describe Pizza Tower at an Exhaustingly Long Length (7/31/2024)
Remasters, Remakes, Rereleases, and Remembering the Past (3/30/2024)
The Top 5 Survival Horror Games for the Sega Dreamcast (2/20/2024)
Trombone Champ Is a Good Game (12/30/2023)
Thoughts on the Nintendo Switch OLED Model (11/21/2023)
Hypnospace Outlaw (10/30/2023)

Hot Community Blog Entries
The Steam Indie Spring Sale - What should you get? (3)
The Top 5 Survival Horror Games for the Sega Dreamcast (1)
Remasters, Remakes, Rereleases, and Remembering the Past (1)
Flash gaming at its best: Liferaft Zero (2)
Trombone Champ Is a Good Game (1)
In Which I Describe Pizza Tower at an Exhaustingly Long Length (2)
Nielsen's Favorites on Channel 4
Shoot the Core-cast Episode 053 - Fire Shark (1)
Press Playcast Episode 91 - Doki Doki Literature Club (0)
Press Playcast Episode 92 - Bioshock Infinite (0)
Shmup Club January 2023 - Metal Black (1)
Shoot the Core-cast Episode 052 - Deathsmiles (0)
Update on the State of RFGeneration! (22)
RF Generation Message Board Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
November 30, 2024, 05:55:51 AM
Home Help Search Calendar Member Map Arcade Login Register
News: RF Generation: Burgers from trash cans taste the best.

RF Generation Message Board | Gaming | Video Game Generation | EEPROM Programmer for Repros/Unreleased games 0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic. « previous next »
Pages: [1] Print
Author Topic: EEPROM Programmer for Repros/Unreleased games  (Read 2325 times)
wildbil52
Blog Writer
***
United States
Posts: 2373


 Stats
« on: August 10, 2012, 09:16:08 AM »
Lately I've been considering picking up an EEPROM programmer and some PCBs and EEPROMS to try making carts for unreleased games that I'd like to have in my collection.  I could just buy the repros from people who already make them, but I really enjoy doing things myself.

Can anyone suggest a good EEPROM programmer?  Preferably one that doesn't require power apart from USB?  The Willem GQ-4X seems to be the "go to" programmer that most repro producers use.  (http://www.mcumall.com/co...comersus_dynamicIndex.asp)

Anyone have any other suggestions, input, or experience with EEPROM programming?
Logged
[img width=425 height=142]https://card.exophase.com/1/1220192.png[/img]
Duke.Togo
Nintender Tape
Director
*****
United States
Posts: 6181


WWW Stats
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2012, 10:14:51 AM »
No clue, but VERY interested to hear how this goes.
Logged
[img width=468 height=60]http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/banners/generated/collection/Duke.Togo.png[/img]
ApolloBoy
Director
*****
United States
Posts: 820


 Stats
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2012, 02:40:56 PM »
Willem programmers are pretty good, that's the one I would go with. I need to get one myself as I got a bunch of EPROMs from my dad and I'd like to use them for BIOS replacements and mods.
Logged
wildbil52
Blog Writer
***
United States
Posts: 2373


 Stats
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2012, 02:25:18 PM »
Quote from: ApolloBoy on August 13, 2012, 02:40:56 PM
Willem programmers are pretty good, that's the one I would go with. I need to get one myself as I got a bunch of EPROMs from my dad and I'd like to use them for BIOS replacements and mods.

Where do you get EEPROMS apart from buying them off ebay?  Do they have to be brand new/unsoldered or can you remove EEPROMS from a random PCB, wipe them and re use them?
Logged
[img width=425 height=142]https://card.exophase.com/1/1220192.png[/img]
Shadow Kisuragi
Variant Collector
Director
*****
United States
Posts: 10853
Awards: 2013 Fantasy Football Winner



 Stats
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2012, 05:20:33 PM »
You can reflash EEPROMs all you want, though I believe they have a set limit before they're unusable.

Serial ones can be found here, which are likely what you're looking for:
http://www.microchip.com/..._GET_PAGE&nodeId=2697
Logged
wildbil52
Blog Writer
***
United States
Posts: 2373


 Stats
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2012, 04:26:58 PM »
Quote from: Shadow Kisuragi on August 14, 2012, 05:20:33 PM
You can reflash EEPROMs all you want, though I believe they have a set limit before they're unusable.

Serial ones can be found here, which are likely what you're looking for:
http://www.microchip.com/..._GET_PAGE&nodeId=2697

Good info!

That's what I thought too but one of the repro guides I found (http://www.callanbrown.co...le-projects&Itemid=61) suggests using an EEPROM eraser which I guess just bombards the EEPROMS with UV light for 15 minutes which wipes the chip clean.  I figured that even though an EEPROM is read only, if you have an EEPROM programmer, you would be able to reprogram it.
Logged
[img width=425 height=142]https://card.exophase.com/1/1220192.png[/img]
Shadow Kisuragi
Variant Collector
Director
*****
United States
Posts: 10853
Awards: 2013 Fantasy Football Winner



 Stats
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2012, 04:42:19 PM »
Wait...wouldn't the UV light be an EPROM, not an EEPROM? EEPROMs use electricity to erase them.
Logged
wildbil52
Blog Writer
***
United States
Posts: 2373


 Stats
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2012, 05:39:00 PM »
Quote from: Shadow Kisuragi on August 15, 2012, 04:42:19 PM
Wait...wouldn't the UV light be an EPROM, not an EEPROM? EEPROMs use electricity to erase them.

Didn't realize there was a difference until now.
« Last Edit: August 16, 2012, 09:04:04 AM by wildbil52 » Logged
[img width=425 height=142]https://card.exophase.com/1/1220192.png[/img]
Pages: [1] Print 
« previous next »
Jump to:  


Login with username, password and session length

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines
Simple Audio Video Embedder
RF Generation Theme derived from YabbGrey By Nesianstyles | Buttons by A.M.A 		Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
Page created in 0.101 seconds with 24 queries.
Site content Copyright © rfgeneration.com unless otherwise noted. Oh, and keep it on channel three.