E/X-Mag Microcontroller Programming (Atmel AT90S2313)

[hitech]

Does the term "road trip" apply to Norway?!?

[LorneCash]

I think I found something... If I'm reading this right this could be great... but given the situation so far I'm not going to get my hopes up. With my luck the company's probably out of business... lol

Check this out!

It says specifically that it will work and it also works with Atmel's free software (what I used to write the software) and the best part is it's the same price as the AVRISP mkII and won't be an additional $50. The down side is that the only place that sells these things is in Germany so I wrote them an Email and we'll see what comes back. Hey wasn't there someone from Germany who ordered a programmer from me . Maybe you could help me communicate with that company since I don't speak german.

[11 Bravo]

No word from the Norwegians?

[LorneCash]

No word from the Norwegians?

Yea, the Norwegians pretty much said to go F$%& yourself. So that means that the AVRISP mkII for sure won't work and also won't work in the future. The problem is that this particular microcontroler was discontinued. They suggested replacing the chip with the Tiny2313 which would solve several of my programming issues also. I just didn't think you guys would be up for that unless it came from AGD because I'm not taking responsibility for doing that. I do Have a friend with a fried board that is rebuilding it with a Tiny2313 that will be giving it to me to make sure XMOD works on that too. But I doubt there will be any problems it's just a matter of how the chips are programmed. The AT90S2313 is by byte and the Tiny2313 is by page. I guess that's the issue with making the new programmer compatible. It would mean adding a lot of code overhead for them, not that I don't think they should just do that anyway.

[BigEvil]

WHY HAS GOD FORSAKEN US MAG OWNERS!!!

[Rudz]

truth

WHY HAS GOD FORSAKEN US MAG OWNERS!!!

cuz agd has forsaken us first, and lornecash has had to take the initiative...providing us with an awesome product, that is like a gift from the heavens

[11 Bravo]

So what now? The mkIIs are out for sure?

[Rudz]

yes

yes 11 bravo..proceed with plan "b"..we will meet at rendevous point previously determined for debriefing..proceed..

[11 Bravo]

^^^^^^ Be sure and eliminate the Norwegians before you return to the U.S.

[GoblinGreen]

Ive paid the additional 50 bucks, I just cant wait to see this stuff in action and to tell TAGSPORTZ where to go with there Predator board. Probably find the day we all finally get this stuff going, the Emag Predator board will be released. By the looks of things XMOD should be better cause we get to keep our LED screen

[Jotsy]

yea, paid my fifty too just can't wait...

btw, about replacing the chip with something more up to date, i've been thinking, if yer gonna do that why not go all out and replace the LED screen with an LCD screen ala the E2 eblade. not really sure if its really that simple tho. the LCD screen prob doesn't have the same number of connectors or something. but if its possible, wouldn't it be really cool?

[GoblinGreen]

Im more than happy with the LED screen, I have seen a couple G7 with stuffed LCD screen from being shot. On the weekend someone said to me the ol classic "hey nice shocker", so I told him my Emag was a cheap shocker clone
Wait till it can shoot like a shocker that will really confuse them

[BigEvil]

Ive paid the additional 50 bucks, I just cant wait to see this stuff in action and to tell TAGSPORTZ where to go with there Predator board. Probably find the day we all finally get this stuff going, the Emag Predator board will be released. By the looks of things XMOD should be better cause we get to keep our LED screen

Yeah that whole TAG thing sucks. I wish I never brought it up to Bob. What kills me is that they already have guys money for about 8 months now (?). Yet, the new Cocker boards AND these new dime-size DIY boards (Which Curt just designed) will be out in less than a month. From what Im reading between the lines in Bobs posts, is that they arent even finished designing the mag board yet.

Now with these problems with the programers, its getting really frustrating. Like go out and buy a new gun kind of frustrating.

Or, maybe its more like go-and-make-my-own-egrip kind of frustration

[hitech]

So much for amtels customer support. No one still using that chip. Well, not for NEW products. But these things are for imbedded systems. You know, products that hang around a little longer than the average desktop computer....

[11 Bravo]

I sent the additional 50 bucks. I cant stand to wait any longer. :)