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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 10:20 AM
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G540 USB programmer?

Anyone tried one of these G540 complete USB programmers for $55 shipped to your door? They are listed as doing MCUs, Memory, and GALs. The commonly used flash chips for automotive reprogramming are listed (atmel, SST, etc).
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 10:27 AM
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Re: G540 USB programmer?

Looks interesting, I have been planning on a burn2 to replace my old parallel PP2, but I may investigate this one further.
Thanks for posting this.
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Old Dec 7, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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I would stay away from it. I talked to someone that said every time they try to program a SST 27SF512 it shows a fail because it doesn't erase them properly.
The Atmel chips work fine he says.
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Old Dec 7, 2010 | 10:40 AM
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Re: G540 USB programmer?

I would stay away from it. I talked to someone that said every time they try to program a SST 27SF512 it shows a fail because it doesn't erase them properly.
The Atmel chips work fine he says.
Well thats a deal breaker for me. A Burn2 it will be.
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Old Dec 7, 2010 | 12:30 PM
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Re: G540 USB programmer?

The USB Willem would work also. A universal programmer is more desirable to me than a programmer for the same price that only will do 2-5 kinds of chips.
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