I was wondering if I can replace my eprom programmer with the CopyNES and just make my repro carts with blank chips and use the CopyNES to program them.
If so will i need to use different chips and will it work for all modified carts for repros.
thanx in advance
I'm 99% sure it wil work just fine.
edit: apparently NO. Just saw this on nintendoage posted by bunny himself. Sorry.
Got my answer, thank you.
I don't believe it has the hardware/setup to program EPROMs (and other higher voltage programmable ROMs).
Edit: Corrected obvious mistakes.
It can still program EEPROM or FlashROM, the reason it can't program EPROM is because EPROM require a 12V-13V programming voltage.
Couldn't a UV EPROM board for CopyNES have connectors for two 9 V batteries in series and then step the voltage down to 12 V to get the programming voltage?
Sure, as long as the ROMs don't require a special pulse programming algorithm. You will also probably have to raise the ROM's VCC to 5.5V-6.5V.
kyuusaku wrote:
It can still program EEPROM or FlashROM, the reason it can't program EPROM is because EPROM require a 12V-13V programming voltage.
I knew or should have known that as Kevin and RetroZone have guides for making the CopyNES capable of programming flash carts.
So now I must ask can you make a repro cart with eeprom or flashrom chips using doner boards or RetroZones blank boards.
thanx eh
kyuusaku wrote:
It can still program EEPROM or FlashROM, the reason it can't program EPROM is because EPROM require a 12V-13V programming voltage.
12.6V DC is present inside the NES... also Vcc needs to be 6V for programming EPROM... you could make it work