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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Gibson [mailto:alxx@alxx.net] 
> Sent: Sunday, 21 December 2003 10:20 PM
> To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [AVR-Chat] Does anyone here have a AT43DK355 USB 
> development kit ?
> 
> 
> Kathy Quinlan wrote:
> > 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Russell Shaw [mailto:rjshaw@iprimus.com.au]
> >>Sent: Sunday, 21 December 2003 3:11 PM
> >>To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com
> >>Cc: 'codevision'
> >>Subject: Re: [AVR-Chat] Does anyone here have a AT43DK355 USB 
> >>development kit ?
> >>
> >>
> >>Kathy Quinlan wrote:
> >> > Does anyone here have a AT43DK355 USB development kit ?
> >> >
> >> > I am getting no response from Atmel,
> >> >
> >> > I sold my development machine, so I could use the laptop
> >>(means I can  > write code when I am in hospital etc)  >  >
> >>But I can not program the EEPROM on the dev board by the 
> >>parallel port,  > the ISP program just locks up :o(  >  > It 
> >>looks like I am going to have to build an EEPROM programmer 
> >>running  > off the serial port :o(  >  > I can not see what 
> >>the problem is (apart from the SCK signal not being  > 
> >>stable)  >  > The laptop is an Acer Travelmate 220 running 
> >>winxp.  >  > Any ideas ?  >  > I am thinking maybe making it 
> >>dual boot into win98 and trying that hmmm  > might just pull 
> >>the HDD and put my 650Mb hdd in and see if I can get  > win98 
> >>on that lol
> >>
> >>Probably some windoze crap polling the port for external
> >>printers/drives etc. Disable it.
> > 
> > 
> > I tried that, made no difference :o(
> > 
> > Seems like the laptop has something different, Port voltage 
> is 5V so 
> > it is not the dreaded 3.3V interface problems.
> > 
> > Even under win98 it did not work :o(
> > 
> > I am running out of ideas (plus I never tried it on the old dev 
> > machine, so it could be faulty from manufacture, but Atmel 
> has QC ??)
> > 
> > ARRRGGHHHHH
> > 
> > If there was slightly more documentation I may have half a 
> chance :o(
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Kat.
> 
> Acer, say no more, wouldn't use an acer computer even if they 
> wanted to pay me to.I regard Acer worse than goldstar. (Time 
> for new laptop ? or pcmcia parallel port card)
> 
> You do have a port driver installed for winxp?

Yeap DLPortIO is installed (as that is what the programmer wants (even
under win 9.X)

 
> 
> You haven't installed other software like xilinx webpack
> that messes with the parallel ports.

Nope and no printers either (hmmm might go try and install a printer and
see if that helps ;o)
> 
> May be worth reinstalling the parallel port driver.

Done that 3 times now.

> 
> Also is the irq for the parallel port shared or not ?

Will check tomorrow.

> 
> Also try normal mode, or ecc + ecp

Done that.

> 
> portnt95.exe www.winpicprog.co.uk  driver
> usally works no problems.
> 
http://www.lpilsley.freeserve.co.uk/download/port95nt.exe
or
ftp://ftp.keithley.com/pub/metrabyte/unsupport/port95nt.exe

Some laptops have a "windows" parallel port.
partially emulated in software.
Costs a few cents less for ther manufacturer.


Could be a problem



Do you have a meter or even a led so
you can test the outputs from the parallel port ?

Will do that tomorrow.


Tried linux ?
zipslack is easy, can boot from inside windows.

Nope, if I was to try anything it would have to be PicoBSD ;o) (runs
from a floppy :o)


Alex

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