Chipdrive CopyCat Pro
The Chipdrive CopyCat Pro: (Category Copy Stations)
The Chipdrive CopyCat is not a programmer, but a copy station for Pic cards.
What goes for the CopyCat, also goes for this device:
- You cannot even connect this unit to a PC because there just isn't an interface for it.
- It does a good job at what it was designed and built to do for; copying Pic cards.
The Chipdrive CopyCat Pro will store up to 4 different Pic cards simultaneous. Nonetheless, it's still very easy and straightforward to operate. And in order to keep me from making mistakes when setting the proper selections, I keep this small list with the duplicator:
Card Type Selector:
- 0. 16F84 & 24LC16
- 1. 16F84 & 24LC64
- 2. 16F876 & 24LC16
- 3. 16F876 & 24LC64
- 4. 16F628 & 24LC16
- 5. 16F628 & 24LC64
The EEPROM Selector will use positions 0 thru 3 for storing the contents of the 4 different cards.
The procedure:
1. There are 2 rotation switches, 1 on each side on the PCB. These switches control the card type setting (the right switch) and the eeprom to be used to store the card data (the left switch). Before initiating a Read- or Write sequence, you will always need to make the proper selections for card type and memory location.
2. Reading a card is triggered by pushing the Read button (the right one). A delay of approximately 2 sec. has been built in, to avoid accidental and unwanted operation. If you hold this button down for more than 2 sec. the Led in the top right corner will light up red to indicate that reading is in progress.
3. Writing a card is triggered by pushing (and holding down for 2 sec.) the Write button. The top right Led will light up in green to indicate that writing is in progress.
Reding and writing a card is fast:
- 37 sec. for reading a GW card (type 0)
- 35 sec. for writing a GW card (type 0)
- 187 sec. for reading a Silver card (type 3)
- 163 sec. for writing a Silver card (type 3)
Please make sure that you insert the cards with the contacts facing down because the programmers contacts are on the PCB.