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[cskalash]

hey everyone,
so, i am trying to program stinger, with no luck.
i use a solid homemade lpt cable (works with glitcher, 360glitchip and coorunner)
powering it either with 3.3 from motherboard or 3.3 from xtractor (wich works with all chips too)
using 360gc prog to program the stinger.
It does not recognise the chip.

I tried:
on Motherboad: connecting both ground cables do video connector, and 3.3 to point B on stinger.

using xtractor to supply de 3.3v: connecting both grounds to the xtractor ground and 3.3v from xtractor to point B on stinger:

BlueGround -> xtractor ground
RedGround -> xtractor ground

Point B -> 3.3v xtractor

it won't work wither way.

The green goes green but the chip is not recognised

Am i missing something?

[vgcrepairs]

#1 pulling power from motherboard to power any glitcher for programming is foolish and can kill the motherboard and the glitcher

#2 reflow the Xilink IC, there may be a bad conenction between the IC and stinger PCB look over it and see if there is anything that looks not soldered properly

[cskalash]

vgcrepairs, on 29 December 2011 - 06:51 PM, said:

#1 pulling power from motherboard to power any glitcher for programming is foolish and can kill the motherboard and the glitcher

#2 reflow the Xilink IC, there may be a bad conenction between the IC and stinger PCB look over it and see if there is anything that looks not soldered properly

Hey VGC,
tks for the imput.

I have 2 stingers, so the problem must be something i am doing wrong.
I tried your solution anyway on one of the chips. I resoldered every leg of the chip. They are all shiny and making perfect contact.

I cut a old dvd drive cable. Cut all the wires except for number 5 (GND) and 6 (3.3v).
I solder 3.3v to point B on stinger. But what about the Ground cables blue and red? Both to pin 5 on xtractor? 1 for xtractor and other for the LPT cable?

[vgcrepairs]

ground is ground doesnt matter which one you use they are joined on the PCB

[cskalash]

Hey VGC thank you for your help.
I attach a few pictures for easier identification.

stinger both grounds -> xtractor ground
stinger point b -> 3.3v xtractor

When i attach the LPT cable to the stinger the green led lights up. When i turn the xtractor on it continues green.
The chip is not recognised in 360gc prog, but i can't see what the problem is :s

http://imageshack.us...267/teste0.jpg/
http://imageshack.us...34/teste1u.jpg/
http://imageshack.us.../6/teste2i.jpg/

[cskalash]

So, does anyone has any ideas or do i just put those chips aside as faulty ones?