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Autoelectric Minipro

2024-04-16T08:08:40Z

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[[Category:TL866]]

Original TL866 Software info: http://www.autoelectric.cn/minipro/ [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoelectric.cn%2Fminipro%2F&sandbox=1 Google Translate]

'''Mirror:'''

*<where 6.10 mirror goes>
*[http://static.minipro.txt.si/mirror/original/minipro_setup_6.00.zip minipro_setup_6.00.zip]
*[http://static.minipro.txt.si/mirror/original/minipro_setup_5.91.zip minipro_setup_5.91.zip]

=Problems with text/widgets not displaying correctly=

You need to install Chinese language support in windows XP. More detailed instructions to be added.

=Versions=

{| class="wikitable"
! Firmware Version String !! Offical Program Version !! Release Date !! Firmware Version ID !! Notes
|-
| unknown || 1.00 || Jun 18, 2010 || unknown ||
|-
| 03.2.47 || 4.85 || Mar 1, 2012 || 0x022f ||
|-
| 03.2.48 || 4.?? || || 0x0230 || missing
|-
| 03.2.49 || 4.?? || || 0x0231 || missing
|-
| 03.2.50 || 4.?? || || 0x0232 || missing
|-
| 03.2.51 || 4.95 || Mar 31, 2012 || 0x0233 ||
|-
| 03.2.52 || ?.?? || || 0x0234 || missing
|-
| 03.2.53 || ?.?? || || 0x0235 || missing
|-
| 03.2.54 || ?.?? || || 0x0236 || missing
|-
| 03.2.55 || ?.?? || || 0x0237 || missing
|-
| 03.2.56 || 5.60 || Jun 12, 2012 || 0x0238 ||
|-
| 03.2.57 || 5.70 || Aug 27, 2012 || 0x0239 ||
|-
| 03.2.58 || 5.71 || Aug 31, 2012 || 0x023a ||
|-
| 03.2.59 || 5.80 || Nov 1, 2012 || 0x023b ||
|-
| 03.2.60 || 5.90 || Mar 4, 2013 || 0x023c ||
|-
| 03.2.61 || 5.91 || Mar 9, 2013 || 0x023d ||
|-
| 03.2.62 || 6.00 || Jan 7, 2014 || 0x023e ||
|-
| 03.2.63 || 6.10 || Jul 16, 2014 || 0x023f ||
|-
| 03.2.64 || 6.1x || || 0x0240 || missing
|-
| 03.2.65 || 6.1x || || 0x0241 || missing
|-
| 03.2.66 || 6.13 || Jun 9, 2015 || 0x0242 ||
|-
| 03.2.67 || 6.1x || || 0x0243 || missing
|-
| 03.2.68 || 6.16 || Jun 12, 2015 || 0x0244 ||
|-
| 03.2.69 || 6.17 || Jul 11, 2015 || 0x0245 ||
|-
| 03.2.70 || 6.xx || || 0x0246 || missing
|-
| 03.2.71 || 6.xx || || 0x0247 || missing
|-
| 03.2.72 || 6.50 || Dec 25, 2015 || 0x0248 ||
|-
| 03.2.73 || 6.xx || || 0x0249 || missing
|-
| 03.2.74 || 6.xx || || 0x024a || missing
|-
| 03.2.75 || 6.xx || || 0x024b || missing
|-
| 03.2.76 || 6.xx || || 0x024c || missing
|-
| 03.2.77 || 6.xx || || 0x024d || missing
|-
| 03.2.78 || 6.xx || || 0x024e || missing
|-
| 03.2.79 || 6.xx || || 0x024f || missing
|-
| 03.2.80 || 6.60 || May 9, 2017 || 0x0250 ||
|-
| 03.2.81 || 6.70 || Mar 7, 2018 || 0x0251 ||
|-
| 03.2.82 || 6.71 || Apr 17, 2018 || 0x0252 ||
|-
| 03.2.83 || 6.7x || || 0x0253 || missing
|-
| 03.2.84 || 6.80 || Jul 22, 2018 || 0x0254 ||
|-
| 03.2.85 || 6.82 || Jul 14, 2018 || 0x0255 ||
|-
| 03.2.86 || 6.85 || Oct 19, 2018 || 0x0256 ||
|}

=OSX Virtualbox Fix=

On April 03, 2014 EEVblog Forum contributor rastro posted a solution to make the MiniPro software work in OSX

Finally got my MiniPro working with Mac OS 10.92 Mavericks and VirtualBox/Windows XP.
Previous Post: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-411-minipro-tl866-universal-programmer-review/msg377895/#msg377895

Initially I had the following error:
Failed to attach the USB device www.autoelectric.com MiniPro TL-866 Programmer to the virtual machine ...

This Was The Fix:

<nowiki>

=======================================================================================
Virtual Box 4.2.10 R93012 with extension pack

Host: Mac Mini Maverick OS X 10.92

VM: Microsoft XP (very basic installation)

MiniPro TL-866: assumes that vendor ID = 04D8; product ID = E11C

Select Windows XP virtual machine and open settings => ports => USB

- Check 'USB Controller'

- Check 'Enable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller'

- Add a new USB filter by selecting plus "+" icon on the right of window.

- Edit the new filter

-- Name: ... your choice

-- Vendor ID: 04D8

--Product ID: E11C

--Remote: NO

-- NOTE ... leave all other fields blank

</nowiki>

Leave MiniPro TL-866 unconnected from USB while starting the WIN-XP virtual machine.

After VM is completely booted and logged in plug in the MiniPro. My system then came up with a window that shows a new USB device was detected. Proceded
with the normal MiniPro install and verify operation.

I was not able to get this to operate with WIN2000 but I do not think this was a VirtualBox issue since is was able to pass through the USB device.

Happy Programming

Rastro

[http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-411-minipro-tl866-universal-programmer-review/msg418244/#msg418244 Thread Link]

=Modern Windows GUI mod=

On July 30, 2014 EEVblog Forum contributor Erwin Ried posted a modified executable for MiniPro v6.10 that upgrades the look and fixes some typos.

I added the 'modern' style to the v6.1 and fixed few typos, replace "MiniPro.exe" with: http://cl.ly/0B0h3g1e1Q1I

[[File:6.10 GUI upgrade.gif|300px]]

[http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-411-minipro-tl866-universal-programmer-review/msg487690/#msg487690 Thread Link]

Category:TL866

2024-04-16T07:59:10Z

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This category lists pages having to do with the TL866CS and TL866A programmers.

XGecu

2024-04-16T07:49:42Z

Frotz: Added redlink for T56

[[Category:Vendor]]

XGecu is a line of programmers from Haikou Xingong Electronics Co.,Ltd. Their devices include:

*[[TL866]] universal programmer (widely cloned, replaced by the TL866 II PLUS)
*[[TL866 II PLUS]] universal programmer
*[[T48]] universal programmer
*[[T56]] universal programmer
*Various CAN bus equipment (out of scope for this wiki)

Glossary:

*Haikou Xingong Electronics Co.,Ltd: official company name
*XGecu: line of programmers made by Haikou Xingong including TL866, TL866II, T48, and T56
**Also known as autoelectric, but this name seems to have fallen out of use
*minipro: software to control TL866 hardware
**Notably the proprietary Windows software, but the Linux FOSS CLI software is also called "minipro"
**Confusingly the original TL866 also says "minipro" on it

==Comparison==
They have a table on their website: http://www.xgecu.com/

Some additional info below
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Product
!Socket
!Other port
!CPU
!FPGA
!FOSS
CLI
!FOSS
firmware
!Schematic
!Notes
|-
|TL866A
TL866CS
|DIP40
|ICSP
|PIC18F87J50
|N/A
|Y
|Y
|[https://github.com/radiomanV/TL866/tree/master/docs Y]
|TL866A and TL866CS are same hardware w/ different software
|-
|TL866 II PLUS
|DIP40
|ICSP
|PIC24FJ256
|N/A
|Y
|N*
|[https://github.com/radiomanV/TL866/tree/master/docs Y]
|FOSS firmware: some progress was made, but generally abandoned in favor of T48/T56
|-
|T48
|DIP40
|something
|CH32V307VCT6
|N/A
|[https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro/-/issues/269 N]
|N
|
|CPU from McMaster teardown
|-
|T56
|DIP48
|something else
|PIC32
|Spartan 6
|[https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro/-/issues/174 N]
|N
|
|Board info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHD7OXDYzrQ
|}

List of firmware versions: [[XGecu_Firmware]]

Commands summary: [[XGecu_Protocol]] (WIP)

Where:

*FOSS CLI: https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro/
*FOSS firmware: https://github.com/JohnDMcMaster/open-tl866/

==External links==

*[http://www.autoelectric.cn autoelectric.cn] (Official site used in TL866 marketing)
*[http://www.xgecu.com/ xgecu.com] (Official site used in TL866II Plus marketing)

Devices

2024-04-16T07:48:31Z

Frotz: Frotz moved page Devices to Programmers: Devices is too generic a term that could refer to chips as well.

#REDIRECT [[Programmers]]

Programmers

2024-04-16T07:48:31Z

Frotz: Frotz moved page Devices to Programmers: Devices is too generic a term that could refer to chips as well.

These chip programming devices are sorted by manufacturer

=[[XGecu]]=
* [[TL866]]
* [[TL866_II_PLUS]]
* [[T48]]
* [[T56]]

=[[Arlabs|Andromeda Research Labs]]=
* [[EPROM+]]

=[[BP_Microsystems|BP Microsystems]]=

=[[Xeltek]]=

=[[Allpro]]=

Category:Programmer

2024-04-16T07:47:17Z

Frotz: Created page with "This category lists various device programmers."

This category lists various device programmers.

T48

2024-04-16T07:46:20Z

Frotz:

[[Category:Hardware]]
[[Category:Programmer]]

==WCH-link==

Debug header

#BO
#*94 BOOT0
#3V3
#*no 3.3V on PCB. I guess connect to WCH-Link 3V3?
#SWDCLK
#*PA14/SWCLK
#SWDIO
#*PA13/SWDIO
#ground
#BOOT
#*Drives SM16306SJ (shift register) latch enable (LE) Z to prevent bus contention with programmer
#**SR output is shared with one of the WCH-Link pins (SWDCLK/SWDIO, forget which)
#**U5 pin 4
#**SM16306SJ - serial to parallel shift register / LED driver? Datasheet: [https://datasheet.lcsc.com/lcsc/2105241639_Shenzhen-Sunmoon-Micro-SM16306S_C2830324.pdf] Product page: [https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/LED-Drivers_Shenzhen-Sunmoon-Micro-SM16306S_C2830324.html]
#**4 => LE
#**BOOT1 ???
#*

boot to high pin => seems to enable USB even with SWD plugged in

ID 4348:55e0 WinChipHead
This is USB bootloader mode

Document at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openwch/ch32v307/main/EVT/PUB/CH32V30xEVT%20Evaluation%20Board%20Manual.pdf indicates that for USB bootloader mode: "(1) BOOT0 to VCC, BOOT1 to the ground, connect to PC via serial port or USB"

WCHISPStudio/WCHISPTool (the separate programming tool, accessible via Tools->WCH In-System Programmer in the IDE) sees the device when jumpered this way. The IDE doesn't, so it might be necessary to use this tool to do the programming.

== Dev flow ==
https://github.com/davidcarne/t48-dummy-c-program

Sample flow for Linux doing LED blink

==Unbrick==

In theory we have all firmware (system ROM, bootloader, main firmware) and should be able to unbrick devices. However, I was unable to restore my devices

Theory: unrick issue is firmware is not at correct .hex location. Things that didn't seem to work to get firmware .hex file:

objcopy --input-target=binary --output-target=ihex --set-start 0x08000000 t48_bootrom_2022-06-30.bin t48_bootrom_2022-06-30.hex

objcopy --input-target=binary --output-target=ihex --change-addresses 0x08000000 t48_bootrom_2022-06-30.bin t48_bootrom_2022-06-30.hex

objcopy --input-target=binary --output-target=ihex t48_bootrom_2022-06-30.bin temp.hex
objcopy --change-addresses 0x08000000 temp.hex t48_bootrom_2022-06-30.hex

Programmers

2024-04-16T07:12:57Z

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