Padial LPE-EPR-V5
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Description

The LPE-EPR-V5 is an EPROM programmer that fits into an MSX cartridge slot and was developed by Padial Hardware (Spain).

It supports the following EPROMs:

  • 2764, 27128, 27256, 27512
  • 27C64, 27C128, 27C256, 27C512

what corresponds to 8kB, 16kB, 32kB or 64kB

The cartridge has a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket.

Gallery

LPE-EPR-V5 cartridge

Specifications

The software and hardware allow:

  • Write
  • Read
  • Check
  • Data stored can be loaded/saved from/to a file.
  • All the operations are done in RAM memory so it is necessary, you need at least additional 64kB when using MSX-DOS.

The RAM pages and addresses used for each EPROM type are:

  • 2764 Page 4 --> addresses &H8000-9FFF
  • 27128 Page 4 --> addresses &H8000-BFFF
  • 27256 Page 4/5 --> addresses &H8000-BFFF
  • 27512 Page 4/5/6/7 --> addresses &H8000-BFFF

Main commands are:

VERIFY5 2764/27128/27256/27512  ;Checks if EPROM is empty.

READ5 2764/27128/27256/27512  ;Read EPROM --> RAM.

PROG5 2764/27128/27256/27512  ;Write RAM --> EPROM.

CHECK5 2764/27128/27256/27512  ;Compare EPROM <--> RAM.

Additional commands:

LOAD5 filename.bin/rom/mid..  ;Load file from SD/floppy disk --> RAM.

SAVE5 filename.bin 2764/27128/27256/27512  ;Save file from RAM --> SD/floppy disk.

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