Paraflasher

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Welcome to The LPCflasher Project. Open source hardware for developing open source software. The project is maintained by Joseph Smith.

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Overview

The LPCflasher is low-cost simple flash programming device. It can be used to flash a variety of LPC flash chips and firmware hubs (FWH). The hope is someday it will also be able to support SPI chips. It is also meant to be modular so you can flash a variety flash chip packages. The LPCflasher is based on an old LPC programmer built to flash LPC chips on the xbox, the LPC^2 (Low Parts Count LPC Programming Cable). The LPCflasher is not for sale, it is meant for that "do-it-yourself" kind of person. Although if the project becomes popular, bare PCB's could be produced and sold at cost. Anyone with novice to moderate soldering skills can build one.

Components

Component	Features	Part Used	Price Paid ($US)
DB25 Connector	Type:D Sub No. of Contacts:25 Gender:Plug Contact Termination:Right Angle Through Hole	ITW McMurdo DB25PNF
7 Resistors	Resistance:1kohm Power Rating:250mW (1/4W) Material:Metal Film	IRC / TT Electronics CMF1/41001FLFTR
Octal Buffer	Package/Case:20-DIP IC Generic Number:74HC244 Supply Voltage Max:6V Mounting Type:Through Hole	STMicroelectronics M74HC244B1R
Header Connector	Gender:Header No. of Contacts:16 Pitch Spacing:2.54mm No. of Rows:2	Molex 10897162
USB B Connector	Gender:Receptacle No. of Contacts:4 Connector Mounting:PC Board Contact Termination:Right Angle Through Hole	Adam Technologies USB-B-S-RA
PTC Resettable Fuse	Hold Current:0.25 Amp (250ma) Trip Current:0.5 Amp (500ma) Current Rating (Max):40 Amps	Littelfuse 60R025XU
Blue LED	Bulb Size:5mm LED Color:Blue Forward Current:20mA Forward Voltage:3.4V	OPTEK Technology OVLFB3C7
LED Resistor	Resistance:200 Ohms Power Rating:2 Watts Material:Metal Film	Vishay/Dale CPF2200R00FKE14
Linear Voltage Regulator	Voltage Regulator Type:LDO Linear Output Voltage Max:3.3V Package/Case:3-TO-220 No. of Pins:3	National Semiconductor LM1084IT-3.3/NOPB
2 Tantalum Capacitors	Capacitance:10 uF Tolerance:10% Voltage Rating:10 Volts Termination Style:Axial Product:Tantalum Solid High Reliability	Vishay/Sprague 173D106X9010VE3
Breadboard PCB	External Height: TODO External Width: TODO Board Thickness:1.5mm Pitch Spacing:2.54mm Hole Diameter:1mm	A piece of Roth Electronik 26M2198	Already had
Hook-Up Wire	Conductor Size AWG:30 Jacket Material:Polyvinylchloride (PVC) No. Strands x Strand Size:Solid Conductor Material:Copper	About a foot of Belden 9978 013100	Already had

The Circuit Explained

TODO

Daughter Boards

TODO

Software

TODO: flashrom???

Support

TODO

Conclusion

TODO