Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:01:47 -0700 From: Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wine questions Message-ID: <4D43129B.1090703@blakemfg.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101272018460.61407@wonkity.com> References: <4D41BDF6.5080904@blakemfg.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101271453150.60213@wonkity.com> <4D421B95.1070909@blakemfg.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101272018460.61407@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 27 Jan 2011, Fred wrote: >>> >> I am interested in the Xeltek SuperPro-5000. This unit will alsowork >> stand-alone with a CF card programmed by the PC in addition to usb. >> I believe the user software downloads a set of programming parameters >> and the file to be programmed rather than driving the programmer >> directly or otherwise do low level hardware stuff. I am going to ask >> Xeltek if they will give a refund if I can't get the unit working in >> a reasonable time. If it doesn't work I would otherwise be out of >> $1500. I will not use Windows. > > There's a downloadable version of the software on the site. If that > works acceptably, the final hurdle would be whether it can communicate > with the programmer by USB. The site says it's USB 2.0 and installs > drivers on Windows, which doesn't bode well for the Wine/FreeBSD > setup. It may work, although you have to expect that any support call > will blame problems on the non-standard setup. > > It might be easier to start with open software and choose a programmer > that is supported by it. For instance, devel/avrdude supports some > faster programmers. Depends on what you need. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > Hi Warren, I will try installing the Xeltek software as you suggest and go from there. If I get it to work ok I will post what I did. I use 680x0 and 8051 so the avr program isn't useful at this time. I need to program SPLDs and flash. Best regards, Fred
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