#garfield Logs

Mar 14 2022

09:36 AM rue_mohr: sounds like a major outbreak in china and their locking down like crazy
03:00 PM Tom_L: CH159042581US
05:24 PM polprog: fixed the keyboard on my scope
05:34 PM Tom_L: what was the problem?
06:05 PM polprog: the rubber keypad got a bit dirty after 22 years
06:06 PM polprog: i cleaned the pads on the rubber keyboard and the PCB
06:06 PM polprog: on the small keypad under the crt
06:06 PM polprog: i have to do the main keyboard too
09:38 PM rue_shop3: HMM
09:38 PM rue_shop3: conductive pad board?
09:39 PM Tom_L: rue_shop3,
09:39 PM Tom_L: i pm'd rue_mohr
09:45 PM rue_mohr: ok
10:04 PM rue_mohr: ugh, I'm gonna have to deal with the 7 failing caps in the phone system sometime
10:26 PM Tom_L: is that the one killing drives?
10:33 PM rue_mohr: yes
10:39 PM Tom_L: you think the caps may have done it?
10:39 PM rue_mohr: no
10:41 PM Tom_L: i hid some chips in the box
10:42 PM rue_mohr: :)
10:42 PM rue_mohr: extra zesty I hope
10:42 PM Tom_L: flamin hot
10:44 PM Tom_L: i can't even remember what the resonator was on those now
10:44 PM Tom_L: either 16 or 8Mhz but i think 16
10:44 PM rue_mohr: probably 16
10:46 PM Tom_L: i think they ship with a bootloader too
10:46 PM Tom_L: you use that other program to program them
10:46 PM Tom_L: thru usb
10:46 PM rue_mohr: on, on boards?
10:46 PM Tom_L: yes
10:46 PM rue_mohr: oh coool
10:47 PM Tom_L: you probably can use isp
10:47 PM Tom_L: but i program the programmers via USB
10:47 PM Tom_L: there were 2 programs
10:48 PM Tom_L: you jumper something to set it in program mode
10:49 PM Tom_L: FLIP or DFU programmer
10:50 PM Tom_L: short HWB then press RESET to set it in program mode
10:50 PM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/boards/USBTiny_Mkii/USBTiny_Mkii_User_manual_index.php
10:51 PM rue_mohr: :) not sure where to put that link so I dont lose it
10:51 PM Tom_L: just ask
10:52 PM Tom_L: i dunno if i have DFU but i probably have FLIP somewhere if you cant find it
10:52 PM Tom_L: http://dfu-programmer.github.io/
10:56 PM Tom_L: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/development-tool/flip
10:57 PM Tom_L: looks like flip is for linux too
11:02 PM Tom_L: i think on the programmers i tied HWB to GND so only needed 1 'program' button
11:03 PM Tom_L: HWB 10k to gnd
11:05 PM Tom_L: pin 13 PD7
11:07 PM Tom_L: time to sleep
11:10 PM rue_mohr: sleep well
11:10 PM rue_mohr: I'm still broken over the thing with my buddy
11:28 PM Tom_L: yeah that's a sad deal
11:46 PM rue_mohr: card reader software, build paint handles, write up bills for handles sold, sit and be stunned
11:47 PM rue_mohr: I should do the bills but I'm cold and I cant think