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  • neuralnet
    Member
    • Nov 2013
    • 14
    • UK

    #1

    RT809F faulty?

    Hi all,

    I have recently purchased the RT809F and am doing some test dumps/erase/reads of bios chips before I attempt anything in anger. While my unit is capable of identifying the correct chip types, it keeps telling me there is no chip attached.

    I've tried both the clip and the spring loaded holder that came with the unit, both are giving me the same result. I've cleaned the legs of my test chips with alcohol, lightly sanded them and cleaned them up with an eraser! Here's an example;

    001: Serial number:20210324115525-026373, Programmer firmware version: V5.0 .
    002: Auto identified 44 ID is match with the partnumber.
    003: http://www.ifix.net.cn/thread-2550-1-3.html
    004: The currently selected:W25Q64BV, capacity: 64Mbits, 8Mbytes.
    005: >------------------------------------OK---------------------------------------<

    At this point I click 'Erase'

    006: No chip on the adapter, or socket locking not properly!
    007: No chip on the adapter, or socket locking not properly!
    008: No chip on the adapter, or socket locking not properly!

    Click 'Ignore'

    009: Chip ID verification OK.
    010: UniqueID:0x35174383312465D1
    011: Start erasing chip, please be patient......
    012: Erase successful£¬Elapsed time£º21.16 seconds¡£
    013: Auto blank checking...
    014: Blank check successful£¬Elapsed time£º13.05 seconds¡£
    015: Erase successful£¬Elapsed time£º34.21 seconds¡£
    016: >------------------------------------OK---------------------------------------<

    Chip Erased. I then try writing an image;

    017: C:\USERS\USER\DESKTOP\99FXAUD7.11D
    018: C:\USERS\USER\DESKTOP\99FXAUD7.11D
    019: File has been loaded, checksum: 16bits_0x9300 £¬32bits_0x71319300 :
    020: No chip on the adapter, or socket locking not properly!
    021: No chip on the adapter, or socket locking not properly!
    022: No chip on the adapter, or socket locking not properly!

    Again I have to click 'Ignore' to proceed;

    023: Chip ID verification OK.
    024: UniqueID:0x35174383312465D1
    025: Start writing chip......
    026: Auto erasing...
    027: Erase successful£¬Elapsed time£º20.77 seconds¡£
    028: Start writing...
    029: Write successful£¬Elapsed time£º25.84 seconds¡£
    030: Auto verifying...
    031: Verification successful£¬Elapsed time£º2.979 seconds¡£
    032: Status register1 values: 0x0, Status register2 values: 0x2 .
    033: Elapsed time: 28.85 seconds£¬average speed of 290736 bytes/sec.
    034: >------------------------------------OK---------------------------------------<

    Click Verify to check that the chip has been written to;

    035: No chip on the adapter, or socket locking not properly!
    036: No chip on the adapter, or socket locking not properly!
    037: No chip on the adapter, or socket locking not properly!

    Again I have to click 'Ignore' to proceed

    038: Chip ID verification OK.
    039: UniqueID:0x35174383312465D1
    040: Start verifying chip......
    041: Chip verification OK, Elapsed time: 2.984 seconds, average speed of 2811195 bytes/sec.
    042: >------------------------------------OK---------------------------------------<

    Verification apparently successful. After erasing the chip, and reading it back I get 'Chip is empty, all are 0xFF!', the contents change after writing the image.. So why at every step does it say that there is no chip and I have to 'Ignore' to get the programmer to do anything? This doesn't give me any confidence that this unit is working as it should.. Should I return it ? Is this experience common?
  • stj
    Great Sage 齊天大聖
    • Dec 2009
    • 30952
    • Albion

    #2
    Re: RT809F faulty?

    try a different usb cable first - and use a different socket on the computer too.

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    • neuralnet
      Member
      • Nov 2013
      • 14
      • UK

      #3
      Re: RT809F faulty?

      Thanks for the suggestions. Tried both different cable and a front port instead of rear, got the same and a new error;

      026: Programmer is connected error.

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      • stj
        Great Sage 齊天大聖
        • Dec 2009
        • 30952
        • Albion

        #4
        Re: RT809F faulty?

        sounds like a faulty programmer.
        i would try it on a different machine just to confirm 100% that it's the programmer.
        but right now i'm already 99% sure it's the problem

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        • andruwid
          New Member
          • May 2019
          • 1
          • indonesia

          #5
          Re: RT809F faulty?

          i'm having the same problem. have you found a solution? I've changed the cable, changed the software, replaced the laptop and replaced the bios chip, the result is still the same.

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          • MladenGertner
            New Member
            • Jan 2023
            • 3
            • Zagreb

            #6
            Re: RT809F faulty?

            That programmer is powered by 9v, had the same problem and connected it to a 9v lab power supply and never had the problem again.
            Last edited by SMDFlea; 04-21-2023, 01:52 AM.

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            • MladenGertner
              New Member
              • Jan 2023
              • 3
              • Zagreb

              #7
              Re: RT809F faulty?

              I think Connector 5.5mm x 2.1mm goes
              Last edited by SMDFlea; 04-21-2023, 01:52 AM.

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              • CapLeaker
                Leaking Member
                • Dec 2014
                • 8038
                • Canada

                #8
                Re: RT809F faulty?

                Probably the ZIF socket is bad, but also could be an adapter that’s faulty, or the adapter / chip in backwards.

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                • MladenGertner
                  New Member
                  • Jan 2023
                  • 3
                  • Zagreb

                  #9
                  Re: RT809F faulty?

                  Originally posted by CapLeaker
                  Probably the ZIF socket is bad, but also could be an adapter that's faulty, or the adapter / chip in backwards.

                  The thing is, when you buy that programmer, you don't get a power adapter, just a usb cable.

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                  • CapLeaker
                    Leaking Member
                    • Dec 2014
                    • 8038
                    • Canada

                    #10
                    Re: RT809F faulty?

                    My RT809H didn’t come with a psu either. So far I didn’t need it. Not sure about the F version.

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                    • TECHO TN
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2024
                      • 57
                      • algeria

                      #11
                      Just remove the 1,8v adapter
                      use the rt809f programer directly 👌👍😁

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