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Home-made SX key/blitz?

VaatiVaati Posts: 712
edited 2009-05-18 00:18 in General Discussion
Is it possible to make an SX tool for programming?· I knnow the Propeller can be connected via a simple serial circuit...· (see attached pdf)· Does the same apply with the SX?· Also, I have a prop plug...· Am I able to just use that as a programming tool?· smurf.gif

Thanks.

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  • RobotWorkshopRobotWorkshop Posts: 2,307
    edited 2009-05-13 18:08
    It isn't that simple to make a programmer for the SX chips. The programming is a bit more involved than just connecting a serial circuit. See the thread here:

    http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=7&m=351313

    Luckily you can get the SX-Blitz for only $30 and it works well for programming all the SX chips.

    Post Edited (RobotWorkshop) : 5/13/2009 6:35:47 PM GMT
  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,417
    edited 2009-05-13 18:25
    Vaati,

    I'm with Robert - just get a Blitz if you want to keep costs down. The SX-Key provides a charge pump, debugging circuitry and variable clock, communication firmware, etc. And, it just happens to be one of our most complex programming tools ever! I've seen entire teams of Parallax engineers spend weeks on this tool, making small changes to firmware and hardware. Even when it was originally developed back in 1997 Chip spent many months in a revision cycle. I wouldn't wish a reverse-engineer of this tool on anybody.

    It's much more than a USB to serial converter.

    Ken Gracey
    Parallax, Inc.
  • $WMc%$WMc% Posts: 1,884
    edited 2009-05-17 03:41
    Vaati

    Cool avatar.

    ___$WMc%__

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  • VaatiVaati Posts: 712
    edited 2009-05-17 14:41
    $WMc%,

    Just wondering... Do you play Super Metroid...?? smile.gif

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  • $WMc%$WMc% Posts: 1,884
    edited 2009-05-18 00:11
    Vaati

    No...But I do play Halo on Xbox360 and Xbox live every now and then. look for "WMcKILLemALL"

    I've been into PC communications for years, and I find it fascinating.
    I have studied the SX-KEY for a while, and it is a work of Art. I know of no other device that comes close to it's functions or capabilities.


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    Post Edited ($WMc%) : 5/18/2009 12:25:43 AM GMT
  • VaatiVaati Posts: 712
    edited 2009-05-18 00:18
    LOL!· Nice screen name.

    FYI:· I had planned on using http://uploads.propmodule.com/vaati___Vaati__by_fortissimo.jpg for my profile pic, but it was too big...

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