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Nov 20 15:59:03 <dwf_starband2> the guys at #microcontrollers said you guys might know the answer to my question
Nov 20 16:00:10 <dwf_starband2> i have an asix presto usb programmer that I want to use with  my pvk40 board, i got them a year ago but didnt really do much with them, and have switched to linux since then, where do i look to find out about using the programmer in linux?
Nov 20 16:02:20 <dwf_starband2> prpplague	yea it's ft2232 based
Nov 20 16:02:21 <dwf_starband2> 07:01	prpplague	--enable-presto_ftd2xx Enable building support for ASIX Presto Programmer
Nov 20 16:02:21 <dwf_starband2> 	prpplague	using the FTD2XX driver
Nov 20 16:02:44 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: its fully supported under openocd
Nov 20 16:03:02 <prpplague> dwery: which means all the specs for the board be be determined from the source code
Nov 20 16:03:14 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: oops that was for you
Nov 20 16:03:43 <dwf_starband2> so what does that mean i need to do?
Nov 20 16:03:58 <dwf_starband2> im sorry, but im learning, so that doesnt mean a lot to me
Nov 20 16:04:06 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: depends on what you want to do
Nov 20 16:05:25 <dwf_starband2> i want to be able to 1. send programs to the chip, 2. start learning how to write the programs and compile them and send them to the chip
Nov 20 16:05:41 <dwf_starband2> im learning, and that should be the first step to learning shouldnt it?
Nov 20 16:07:21 <dwf_starband2> does openocd work like the up program that came with the programmer?
Nov 20 16:07:42 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: 1) which chip , 2) which interface?
Nov 20 16:08:17 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: openocd is intended to work with the jtag interface of ARM based devices
Nov 20 16:08:29 <dwf_starband2> pic16f877a
Nov 20 16:09:04 <dwf_starband2> what do you mean by interface, how it would be connected to the computer for the transfer? that is through usb
Nov 20 16:09:26 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: there many different interfaces to "program" a device
Nov 20 16:09:50 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: jtag, isp, bitbang, spi, i2c, and a ton of propriety interfaces
Nov 20 16:10:40 <dwf_starband2> ok, how would I know what i have?
Nov 20 16:11:12 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: check the datasheet on your pic, it should tell you which interfaces it support
Nov 20 16:11:24 <dwf_starband2> ok
Nov 20 16:11:48 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: i suspect it probably uses an isp interface
Nov 20 16:13:09 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3045
Nov 20 16:13:16 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: might give that a quick read
Nov 20 16:13:36 <dwf_starband2> ok
Nov 20 16:13:58 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: you can take that pic prg app and modify it for the presto pretty easy
Nov 20 16:14:35 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: yet another howto - http://linuxgazette.net/issue79/sebastian.html
Nov 20 16:23:22 <prpplague> drath: ping
Nov 20 16:26:26 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?t=2908&highlight=presto
Nov 20 16:30:15 <dwf_starband2> i didnt see any reference to linux on that page
Nov 20 16:32:23 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: no, it was just a discussion of the features
Nov 20 16:33:14 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: pp doesn't seem to support libft2232 based devices from what i can tell
Nov 20 16:33:19 * prpplague continues to look
Nov 20 16:41:15 <dwf_starband2> http://vasco.gforge.enseeiht.fr/index.php?article=Odyssey.html
Nov 20 16:41:21 <dwf_starband2> does that look prommising?
Nov 20 16:42:52 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: i haven't done pic in years, so i'm not sure how much i can help you on a new product
Nov 20 16:43:17 <dwf_starband2> no worries, you have helped alot with getting me started looking in the right direction
Nov 20 16:43:19 <dwf_starband2> thanks
Nov 20 16:43:38 * prpplague looks at the schematic
Nov 20 16:44:25 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: yea that is a parallel port based programmer
Nov 20 16:44:38 <prpplague> dwf_starband2: from the looks of the code it could be modified to support the ft2232
Nov 20 17:17:08 <drath> prpplague: pong
Nov 20 17:17:29 <drath> prpplague: just got home from the office, gotta grab something to eat
Nov 20 17:17:34 <drath> prpplague: i'll be back in ~15 minutes
Nov 20 17:17:44 <prpplague> drath: np, i think i've forgotten what i was going to ask
Nov 20 17:18:29 <prpplague> drath: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6212564523.html
Nov 20 17:39:32 <drath> prpplague: oh, cool
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