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1.1     ! root        1: .TH EPROM 10.1 UCDS
        !             2: .SH NAME
        !             3: eprom \- read and write eproms through the Promac 2A promwriter
        !             4: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             5: .B eprom
        !             6: [
        !             7: .I option
        !             8: ] ...
        !             9: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            10: .I Eprom
        !            11: serves as an interface to the RS-232 interface of the Promac 2A
        !            12: promwriter.
        !            13: Options are used to specify the eprom type, eprom manufacturer,
        !            14: and whether the prom is to be read or written.
        !            15: With no options eprom prints out a usage message.
        !            16: .TP
        !            17: .B -w
        !            18: Specifies that the eprom is to be written; default is read.
        !            19: .TP
        !            20: .B -R
        !            21: Specifies that the eprom is to be read.
        !            22: .TP
        !            23: .B -V
        !            24: Specifies that the eprom is to be verified.
        !            25: .TP
        !            26: .B -P
        !            27: Specifies that the eprom is to be programmed from data in Promac RAM
        !            28: using block limits previously specified.
        !            29: .TP
        !            30: .B -L
        !            31: Specifies that the eprom is to be copied to Promac RAM.
        !            32: .TP
        !            33: .B -D
        !            34: Specifies that the Promac RAM is to be downloaded from the host
        !            35: (no device is used).
        !            36: .TP
        !            37: .BI -s n
        !            38: Specifies a starting address (default 0) in the eprom in decimal.
        !            39: .TP
        !            40: .BI -t string
        !            41: .br
        !            42: .ns
        !            43: .TP
        !            44: .I string
        !            45: Specifies the device type of the eprom.
        !            46: Note that if the eprom has a "silicon signature" neither the type
        !            47: nor the manufacturer need be specified.
        !            48: .TP
        !            49: .BI -m string
        !            50: .br
        !            51: .ns
        !            52: .TP
        !            53: .I string
        !            54: Specifies the manufacturer of the eprom.
        !            55: Note that if the eprom has a "silicon signature" neither the type
        !            56: nor the manufacturer need be specified.
        !            57: .TP
        !            58: .BI -d n
        !            59: Specifies the (binary encoded) debug level.
        !            60: .PP
        !            61: To read an arbitrary 27256 eprom (which has silicon signature)
        !            62: using the Promac one could say
        !            63: .IP
        !            64: .B
        !            65: eprom -r > foo
        !            66: .PP
        !            67: or to write an Intel 2716 (which does not have a silicon signature)
        !            68: one could say
        !            69: .IP
        !            70: .B
        !            71: eprom -w -m int -t 2716 < filename
        !            72: .PP
        !            73: When an eprom is read, the addressed locations are copied
        !            74: in binary onto the standard output.
        !            75: When an eprom is written, the standard input is assumed to be
        !            76: of the same form, and is copied onto the prom.
        !            77: Most promwriter errors are reflected back to the user,
        !            78: however a few appear only on the promwriter LCD.
        !            79: Transmissions over the RS-232 line are checksummed,
        !            80: and when writing the eprom is verified.
        !            81: Transmissions between unix and the promwriter are in binary.
        !            82: .PP
        !            83: The speed of the prom writer should be set to 9600.
        !            84: If the promwriter is not in remote mode, it must be initialized
        !            85: by pushing the buttons, FUNC F 9 SET (however once in remote
        !            86: mode it stays in remote mode until the RESET button is pushed,
        !            87: even through power cycling).
        !            88: .SH FILES
        !            89: .F /dev/prom
        !            90: .br
        !            91: .F promwriter
        !            92: .br
        !            93: .F /usr/ucds/lib/eproms.*
        !            94: .SH BUGS
        !            95: If it goes off into a funny state the first time you use it, try again.

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