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Hardware Debugger 6.0.1: Parallel download cable is not supported.


Record #1543

Product Family: Software

Product Line: M1 Graphical/General

Product Part: Hardware Debugger

Product Version: 6.0.1

Problem Title:
Hardware Debugger 6.0.1: Parallel download cable is not supported.


Problem Description:
Although the Hardware Debugger allows the Parallel cable to be selected as an interface, the Paralle l download cable will not to work with Hardware Debugger.


Solution 1:

The parallel download cable will work with the DOS based XChecker software.
XChecker can be run from a DOS shell. To download a file to the parallel download cable type, xchecker -port lpt1 <bit file or prom file>.



Solution 2:

The Xchecker cable will work with the Hardware Debugger and the DOS based Xchecker software.




End of Record #1543 - Last Modified: 04/29/99 15:34

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