A portable library to control the icom pcr computer controlled general purpose radio receiver and gui. Icom can fix it with a software program called ex2099, some test equipment frequency counters, scope, multimeter, etc and about 3 hours work. This free tool was originally developed by icom inc. Eeprom can be erased in the circuit by applying the special programming signals. Icom icpcr is a freetouse wideband computer receiver for windows os. It does of course need a personal computer to work with but of course many, if not most hams have computers in their shacks nowadays. The pcr with suitable software will do the job of several receivers and in conjunction with talkpcr makes an excellent tool for a variety of jobs. Icom pcr hardware controller, implementation and testing by giuliano, i0cg turn your pcr into a desktop receiver with an icpcr cpb by woodbox. D windows xp procedure q click and select control panel. My pcr eeprom was corrupted but the pcrbur program brought it back to life. Again well compare the to its heir apparent, the 1500.
Yahoo groups and mailing lists software and receiver support pcr yahoo group. Make sure you have a backup of your eeprom before trying any. The unit used is a usb based device and is intended for series 24 and 25 eeproms. Windows xp, vista and win7 can make a dos boot disk. References throughout the internet to q85 are only related to the pcr, a different icom product. If the frequency of the drm station is 9800 khz, the pcr must be set 10 khz higher or 9810, the mode set for lsb and the bandwidth set at 50 khz. We can also program all bipolar proms, cpus, palgals and pics without the security bit. Difference between eprom and eeprom with comparison chart. The icom pcr is a computer based radio scanner that tunes from 10khz though to 1. Icom programming software guide quality twoway radios. Megaavr and tinyavr devices by atmel and serial eeprom by st microelectronics and microchip. Icom ic pcr is a freetouse wideband computer receiver for windows. Talkpcr, a win9598 programme to talk to your pcr, and backpcr a dos utility to backup your pcr eeprom data by pete mahy, g4nis. The pcr minimum pc is a 486dx4 with only 16 mb of ram and a serial port.
Feb 22, 20 download portable icom pcr control software for free. Icom programming software guide icom software guide. The icom pcr is a computer controlled communications receiver it covers from 100khz to 1. Probe1k pcr software developed exclusively for scanning 25 to 0 mhz. It appears to be reasonable sensitive, the memories are fairly easy to program and if the icom supplied software is not to your taste third party software is available which provides greater memory capacity, more. Ic pcr is not a sdr, is a conventional computer controlled receiver. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. Read from a chip such as an eeprom, eprom, prom, flash memory, pal, microcontroller, etc save the data into a file so that you do not need to access the master chip in the future when you want to program more chips. Launching the icpcr software when using windows 95 1 before launching the program make sure the ic pcr interface unit power is turned on the led lights when power is on. I have had my pcr since autumn 1999 and here i would like to share some of the things that i have found useful. Note that the use of third part software might require a plugin to be issued under a different license than the l gpl license, but in principle prom 6.
Our builtin antivirus checked this download and rated it as 100% safe. This video show how to use a low cost eeprom programmer. I take no responsibility for the accuracy of any of the following, you use it at your own risk. Eprom allows you to change the bios of the computer without removing the eeprom chip from the computer. Icom cs2730 lies within system utilities, more precisely device assistants.
This program is from bonito germany and is public domain. Most is general purpose, like psk, fax, and rtty software, while some is model specific. Average values use these if you have a corrupted eeprom and no backup crash pattern this is what the pcr produces if it crashes and corrupts the eeprom eeprom locations data in decimal. The table 1 lists prom inspection and programming steps postelectrical verification and screening flow operations performed on proms during the test. Software use notice device programming software is provided as is, without any warranty of any kind. Well, it is a command line program, that also supports a daemon mode, for controlling an icom pcr wide band receiver connected to a system running linux, solaristm, freebsd, or just about any other flavor of nix system, that has a serial rs232 port.
Hextag programmer is the latest ecu tuning, ecu cloning and bdm tool released by microtronik which can do a wide range of operations in multi car brands. This link is listed in our web site directory since thursday feb 1 2007, and till today icomcontrol for pcr has been followed for a total of 2987 times. Prom, eprom, palgal and others programming services. Eproms are a nonvolatile memory type which once programmed, retain data for ten to twenty years and can be read an unlimited number of times. Unfortunately for me, the new improved model, the tl866ii plus lowered the programming voltage from 21 v to 18 v. The reading process puts the data into the computer buffer. Prom programming procedure, postelectrical verification and screening flow checklistmatrix. The programming voltage required for an eprom is sometimes written on its body.
Use the links below to quickly navigate to a product category. Id31a plus 4 id51a plus2 4 ict70a ict70e 5 icv80 sport 3 idrp2000v idrp4000v 7 amateur accessories. Much of the info here also applies to the pcr100 a more recent lower cost version that lacks ssb reception. Hi all, ive got an icom ic pcr, but im not a fan of. Table 1 prom programming procedures checklistmatrix operations hardware software device. Table 2 compares the software capabilities of each receiver. This device programmer is able to program a wide number of device ranging from 805152 devices by atmel, sst and winbond. It is completely computer controlled, there are no adjustable controls on the receiver itself just an onoff switch. This seemed like the most attractive option, as i was after buying a scanner anyway. You will need to connect the programmer leads to the correct pin on the ic clip and some more knowledge is needed to do this. First find the device datasheet to get the pin diagram of the device. Icom programming software allows users to set frequencies and functions within their icom radios. Pcr bonito radiocom software and the pcr hi folks i see in the group that through time there have been a lot of criticism of the bonito radiocom software, does that still counts and should i stick to the talkpcr software. Before applying the programming pulse to the eprom, select the programming voltage 25v, 21v or 12.
The programmer software communicates with the processors background debug mode module via any of pemicros compatible multilink debug probes or cyclone programmers available separately. No other pcr software offers as many innovative scanning features. The icom icpcr has problems with some software corrupting the eeprom. Our antivirus check shows that this download is clean. The minipro tl866 eeprom programmer software in use. Since the ic pcr was not designed for drm, somewhat unusual settings must be made. We have developed this application because we love radio at the same time that we love programming but mainly for fun. Clicking on the read icon allows you to read from a chip e. This universal device programmer supports a wide range of proms, which are the oldest version of programmable read only memory prom and uses technology called bipolar. Pcr software probe1k scanning software for icom ic. To put protection back on again turn the pcr off and on again. If you find it useful, we will be very happy that you use it. Icom pcr hardware controller, implementation and testing by giuliano, i0cg turn your pcr into a desktop receiver with an ic pcr cpb by woodbox.
Universal programmer and eprom programmer, free sw. The first thing to notice is the huge difference in computer requirements. Adjusting software for icom icf100 series adjusting software for icom icf100s series, version 1. Below is a download link to drivers and software since. Instruction manuals, brochures and other items are available by radio model. Welcome to yet another attempt at providing an open source control program for the pcr radio receiver. Dream software showing the 6 green lights and in the upper left the relative signal strength in db. It can read the ecus dflash and pflash in fraction of seconds which is faster compared to any tool in the market. Eprom programmer eprom programmers are used to program erasable programmable read only memory eprom.
Icom pcr control software free version of ham radio deluxe shortwave log pcr anywhere plus one of the yahoo pcr groups has the full version of pcrbur program which i feel is a must. This free program was originally developed by icom inc. Manual eprom programmer detailed circuit diagram available. Icom icpcr icom icpcr1500 icr1500 icom icpcr2500 icr2500 pcr anywhere is a freeware software project. Software additions there is a considerable amount of third party software that can be used on this radio. Since windows causes problems for software timing and prevents direct access to the ports, the programming software would run under dos. Jameco sells eeprom programmer and more with a lifetime guarantee and same day shipping. We can program virtually any type of eprom uv, otp, flash, eeprom from any size 1kb2708 to 32mb27c322 in any package dip, plcc, soic, tsop. The pcr 04 model is the same as above, but without the 824849 869894 mhz cellular gap and was available for government or qualifying communications provider purchase order or. Following is a few snapshots of what our software can do for you.
However, to compare apples to apples, we used the icom pcr v2. Avrgude this application allow you work with many kind of avr chips. Eeproms are also organized as the array of floatinggate transistors. The ic pcr 02 bon includes the bonito bon cs40 windows software cd in addition to the standard icom windows software. Loading the software is hit or miss in that the instructions are. The pcr does come with an ac adapter, but can also be powered from 12 vdc at 0.
This is software for icpcr wide band receiver calibration. Led1 glows to indicate the application of the programming pulse to the eprom. Download portable icom pcr control software for free. You have problems with your pcr eeprom this program is only useful, if you uses it previously, before you has problems. Hear more of what you want to hear with your icom pcr. Operate your pcr with a palm pda using jjs ip1kc software, or with a pocket pc using lynovations ctrrcvr. Launching the ic pcr software when using windows 95 1 before launching the program make sure the ic pcr interface unit power is turned on the led lights when power is on. The pcrbur program claims it can do it in software in minutes. Our software provides lots of useful functions and information without the looks of complexity. Q85 is located close to the edge of the large board. This means i cannot program 2532 or 2732 eproms that are used in early ss pinball games. Launching the icpcr software when using windows 95 1 before launching the program make sure the icpcr interface unit power is turned on the led lights when power is on. Bipolar stands for the transistor technology used in the manufacturing process.
Before launching the program make sure the icpcr interface unit power is turned on the led lights when power is on. The icom pcr computer controlled radio command protocol has not been published by icom, however i have compiled this list from various sources. The icom pcr is a computer controlled general purpose radio receiver the problem with the pcr is that icom has not released a description of the control protocol and that there isnt any portable software for controlling the radio. With the help of hextag you can clonetune a wide range of ecus without. Eprompro specializes in virtually all types of chip programming prom eprom cpu pal gal pics and eprom duplication, from vintage dip eproms to newer plcc, soic and tsop chips. Second, the prom 6 plugins are distributed as separate packages, which typically use the lesser gnu public license lgpl open source license. Each device also has a basic auto operation, which will automatically execute chosen operations in sequence. Tentec rx320 control program the program gnrx320 is intended to operate the tentec rx320 receiver. Hi all, ive got an icom ic pcr, but im not a fan of the software it comes with. Finding linux support for these scanners seem to be getting harder and harder and with recent changes to gcc, some have broken. In a quest to make this information available again to people who run pcr scanners, ive pieced it all together here and made pcrd. Icom is an outstanding, comprehensive radio manufacturer that produces radio communication equipment of all genres, from amateur radios to terrestrial, marine and avionics radios, as well as lte, wlan and satellite radios. Bipolar prom programmer a bipolar prom obsolete now is a nonvolatile memory which usually contains small amount of data and has faster access speed than other nonvolatile memories.
I connect it via db9 serial cable and use the bonito software it came. Also know as icom cloning software, this software runs on your pc under the windows operating system. Because of its old technology, bipolar proms require a variety of high voltages for programming and therefore proms are not supportable by lower cost programmers. Icom pcr communications receiver microsoft community. Listed under the software legacy systems category that is about ms dos, palm os and pocket pc amateur radio software. But the pcr comes with added software, the very capable bonito software package. Erase a used chip before programming it if that chip is electrically erasable. Pemicros prog12z flash programmer software allows you to program reprogram both internal and external hc12 or mc9s12x flash devices incircuit.
Software for icf510, 521, 610, 621 password inside software for icf30gt gs,icf40gt gs, version 30, password inside programming manual for icf3, icf4 series. From auto repair technician home, post vag eeprom programmer 1. Comparing software packages software is provided by icom for all the pcr receivers. Download device drivers for sp200se 178 kb download the programmer software windows 1257 kb tutorial on getting started with. As the pcr100 has been discontinued for several years, there is little new software being written for it. Icom ic pcr icom icpcr1500 icr1500 icom icpcr2500 icr2500 pcr anywhere is a freeware software project. Icom pcr resource page welcome to my pcr web resource page. The programmer software can be used to read the device, save it to a file and program new eeproms. How to copy an eprom or eeprom chip easily with an eprom. How to copy a serial eeprom chip kanda electronics blog. The software lies within system utilities, more precisely device assistants. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. The software would be written in good ol quickbasic 4.