Welcome to the DATA I/O Universal Programmers Group.

This group is for Students, Hobbyists, Arcade Machine Collectors, Technicians and Engineers to share their knowledge and resources for DATA I/O Universal Programmers such as the Unisite, ChipLab, ChipWriter, Labsite, 2900, 3980 and many more. Other Universal programmer models and brands are welcome as well.
The Group is continuing to grow everyday. Over the past couple of years we've even had a handful of former DATA I/O employees join the group, which is an amazing asset for us all.

For those of you that are using other Universal Programmers such as SuperPro, XelTek, Needham, or Labtool or similar... Another great group for you to check out is the "ChipMasters" Group Page. The Admin of this group has 25+ years of experience.
Visit this group at the Link shown Below:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chipmasters/


As for this DATA I/O Group, anyone that can provide any programmer software, firmware or Documentation is encouraged to join. Some of these devices are no longer supported by DATA I/O and they do not provide any kind of support whatsoever. So we are on our own to get these puppies running and to preserve what we find. So please add to our "FILES" & "LINKS" section if you can. Also know that your expertise and knowledge will be greatly appreciated by many of us here.

My main area of focus is using the DATA I/O LabSite Programmer. I am using it to Erase Altera MAX 7000 Series 84 pin CPLD's. The Chips were in a JTAG Lockout state and I therefore needed a NON-JTAG programmer to erase them to reactivate the JTAG communication lines.
This is where I'm at with my Labsite programmer.

During the Registration process to this Yahoo Group, you will be asked to enter a reason for Joining....Please enter the Model# of your DATA I/O Programmer as the "reason" you are joining. This helps me to identify you as a User and not a Spam BOT program.

Once you are registered, post a message to the group.
Cheers!
-Gerry