Re: programming Atmel GALs (was: GAL running hot)

From: Rainer Buchty <*rainer_at_buchty.net*> Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 17:06:45 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1805251650300.2891@office> · rainer_at_buchty.net

On Fri, 25 May 2018, silverdr@wfmh.org.pl wrote:

> Theoretically I got one (the G540) but it fails very similarly to the 
> previous one. Meaning I still can't program Atmel chips. Anyone knows 
> a proven to work method/device for programming those? Except GALBlast, 
> which is also said not to be trusted... ?

The ATFs have different programming algorithms. Seems like this 
information

 	http://www.ecstaticlyrics.com/electronics/ATF22V10C/

has now spread around a bit and was merged into "ATFblast" which is an 
alternative software to the GALblast hardware.

 	http://www.bhabbott.net.nz/atfblast.html

This one has also a nice writeup of the differences to "standard" GALs.

Makes me wonder why it hasn't found its way into the TL866 software yet, 
which supported the ATF16V8 (but not the ATF22V10) for years.

Rainer