Needham's EMP-10, EMP-20 and EMP-30 Programmer
This burner has been a really good burner for
me.
It sets up relatively easy and burns all the
older EEPROMs and most newer
chips I need for the projects I work on.
The only disadvantage is that it does not burn
PROMs.
For burning PROMs I use my Xeltek programmer.
Here is a picture of the item you will need to run the Needham
EMP-10. The EMP-20 is very similar to the EMP-10.
The EMP-20 is a little faster and supports more devices, still
no PROMs. Not sure what the differences are on the EMP-30.
To give you an idea of the speed, to program a 2732 on the EMP10
it takes a whole 20 seconds or so depending on the dump size.
You will need at least one module (RAM looking cards in pouch).
For the most part you will only need the M1A/M1B module.
It will work with the older EEPROMs like 2532, 2716, 2732, 2764,
27128, 27512 and so on.
Once you start the menu and click on "Select Device"
it will tell you what module you need to install into the EMP10.
Below is a screen shot of the menu.....very DOS looking. Despite
the look of the menu it's very easy to navigate and very reliable.
Installing is fairly simple. This device hooks
up via your parallel port (Printer port) on your PC. You may have to go
into your bios of your PC and determent what I/O address your parallel ports
is set to. I only used this programmer with Win98 2ed edition and XP.
Installation steps:
1st - Connect your Needham to your parallel port with the
12VAC 1000ma external power adapter
2ed - Go into your BIOS of your PC to determent your Parallel
Ports setting, write it down. You will need it in step #3.
3ed - Boot your PC normally and run the install program.
(Download the appropriate install program from below)
4th - That's it, it should be working once you click on
the icon for Needham.
Downloads:
Right click on the file(s) you need and click on
"Save Link As...". These files are in a zip format and will come
with a device list and the install program.
Install program for the EMP10 to EMP30 and device list
for the EMP10/20: For Windows XP users
Install program for the EMP10 programmer: For
Windows 98 and XP users (will working in DOS mode)
Device List for the EMP10 programmer: In
PDF format.
Some additional files that I saved of an earlier ver. of
the install program for Needham's EMP10: For Windows
98 users
Install program for the Needham's EMP20 programmer: For Windows 98 users (should work with XP in DOS
mode, have not tried it)
WinZip 7.0 program in case you needed it: For
Windows 98 and XP
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