Electronics/TL866A

Programmer

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Universal USB electronic device programmer
Equipment Information
Status	Unknown
Manufacturer	Autoelectric
Model	Mini Pro TL866A
Hackspace Information
Induction Required	Yes
Induction Information	Here
Card RFID Enabled	No
Owner	Donated by Michael Walsh

The Basics

The Autoelectric Mini Pro TL866A Universal USB device programmer which allows you to program electronic programmable devices. Devices include PIC microprocessors, Atmel microprocessors, EPROMs, EEPROMS, Flash etc. This is the A version which allows ICSP programming from a header at one end.

The device can program 5V and 3.3V devices in its 40 pin Zif socket, or on adaptor boards.

Specification

• Operating System: Windows
• Hacks: Do not hack
• Issues: TBD
• Manufacturers website: http://www.autoelectric.cn/
• Purchased from: http://www.datahardware.co.uk/
• Alternative location of English manual and software: http://www.datahardware.co.uk/

Installing

Note: The programmer requires the same version firmware as windows software. You're likely to have to use the latest version

• Download software from the manufacturers or the alternative website
• Unplug the programmer
• Install the driver
• Plug in the programmer and allow the driver to be fully installed
• Run the programmer software
• When software is first run, you may need to upgrade the firmware in the unit. DO NOT POWER OFF DURING THIS OPERATION
• If upgrade fails, the software will instruct you to unplug the device
• The unit is known to operate from a Mac running a Virtual Machine with windows XP, but at the time of writing, the firmware needed upgrading via a Windows machine.

Basic Operation

• Select the device type
• If the specific device you have is not available, its possible there is a similar part available. Select the nearest fit. Adjust voltages if required in the drop down items
• Load the software which you wish to program
• Blank check the device (if applicable)
• If not blank, erase the device. Electrically erasable device can be erased, TV erasable devices need a seperate eraser
• Program the device
• You can manually verify the device by selecting the verity button
• If the Check ID fails, you can untick this check box.

Induction

None required.

Useful References

• Discussion: http://minipro.txt.si/
• Reverse engineered schematic: http://minipro.txt.si/