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[raisdfist]

Hi Everyone, I have been playing with this canopy equipment for a good while ( I am an installer for a local WISP and I am an IT Tech ). I am currently working on a project and I have been trying to access the MAXII and the CycloneII chip to dump the firmware on them so that I can compare the differences between an AP and a SM ( I know of a WISP that does mod their SM into AP as they cost a lot less and is the exact same hardware, but they dont want to say how they do it ) I know that the actual software for both units is exactly the same as I was able to get the boot.image from both an AP and a SM and they are both Identical. I would like to know if someone here is aware of which pads are to be used for the JTAG port or if someone does have a Schematic of a canopy unit (900 MHz would be the best as this is the equipment I am working with, but I guess the same would apply to the 2.4 and 5.8GHz). I know that those chips can be both read and written from a software that Altera is supplying. If someone would have some good Technical info to share on this topic it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[raisdfist]

Thanks anyways, but I found out where the pads are, all I need now is to build myself a ByteBlaster cable. Would by any chance someone know if a regular Bufferred JTAG would  be good to read the chip or if I absolutely need a Byteblaster cable to access the MAXII ?

Thanks, hope someone can help

[TheMaskedMan]

You can get one of those cables here:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/A...1QQcmdZViewItem

[raisdfist]

I am not quite sure you can use that cable as it states 5V and 3.3V, but the EMP240G (MAXII) uses 1.8V if I am not mistaken, correct me if I am wrong

[TheMaskedMan]

There are a few other choices on ebay. This is a little more expensive but it is a USB-Blaster (Supported by Quartus II) that supports 1.8v.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/A...VQQcmdZViewItem

Manufacturers specifications:
http://www.minford.ca/html/mf162.html

[raisdfist]

I guess this cable could work, with minor modifications as this is not a test board but a unit build by moto, therefore there is no 10 pin connector as this cable uses, I do believe at this point that we only need to work with 4 points (TDI, TCM, TMS, TDO) which are on the pic I made and sent you, I found a tutorial to build a byteblaster cable for about 15$, The hardest part to get is the 74LS244 Octal Buffer, I will have to check online if I can find one somehwere

[raisdfist]

I took a look at the connector from the cable that you gave the link to, the pins for tdi, tdo, tms and tck matches, so it just might work! I will try to build my own and if it dont work, i think ill order one like this to try it out

[TheMaskedMan]

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[jpopc79]

guys one simple quiestion..im not a techy guy i just want to ask

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS TRYING TO ACHIEVE HERE??????????

thats all

[TheMaskedMan]

Any progress?

[raisdfist]

I am still waiting for a Byteblaster Cable... Ill keep you guys updated once I start back my work on this project if there is enough interest...

[TheMaskedMan]

Keep me posted.

[retali8]

Any progress on this?? I'm getting a Altera USB Jtag and am going to play with this myself once I can find the right 10-pin SMT male header.

[Sindong]

Just an update, what happened do you succeed in your conversion of SM to AP?

[3DG3]

this is a great deal of innovation if this would be successful but i think i wont b able to try this cuz i've had enough of smartbobos crap, i think i'll transfer to pldt next month.

[Sindong]

I'm interested in this Because if we succeed in converting SM to AP's there are lots of SM out there and even converting lite to advantage ones.
I think their board are all the same so if we could just built a flasher like in the cellphones shop we can modify one i think.

[Hassasin]

http://www.cepd.com/altera/picousb.htm
I recently found this device on-line that can be used to program other Altera EPLD devices via USB or serial port by just jumping your device through the jtag port.

[cnpyuser]

Hello, a newbie question: could this be used to read/write Canopy flash memory? Thanks...

[raisdfist]

Hi Everyone, Here is what I think the correct pinout for jtagging the board, someone correct me if I am wrong, I did not get my cable as the WISP I was working for has been bought by Xplorenet and they only use contractors around here :/ but I Still have an SM and AP that I can use to play with, so If I see interest I might start back on this project

[Priit]

Any news ???