help with xport and 42pin dip MX 29F1615

[wes44]

As per the title I have an XPORT and it won't recognise this chip.

I did look in the source code and it says "needs to be tested"

I have a chip that i know works and has data in it but its not detected either.

Any advice?

The datasheet it here if needed

MX29F1615 Datasheet(PDF)

Part #: MX29F1615. Download. File Size: 337Kbytes. Page: 26 Pages. Description: 16M-BIT [2M x8/1M x16] CMOS SINGLE VOLTAGE FLASH EEPROM. Manufacturer: Macronix International.

www.alldatasheet.com

does seem to require odd voltages to program but I thought it would read ok?

Many thanks

 

[Pantheon]

This is actually a very weird chip. It acts like an older 27C EPROM but uses a more modern programming sequence like a PARALLEL NOR Flash.

We actually already have a MX29F1615 in our lab and are planning to add support for it to the next software update.

 

[wes44]

Hey thanks for the reply! That's great news, saves me the trouble of trying to get it to work.

When I was reading over the datasheet I thought, this is an odd chip. If you need any testing etc just let me know, I have a few hundred of them here.