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USB Atmega256 How-to
What you need
1. usbatmega
2. mini usb 5 pin cable
3. tier editor/gen program
3. boxkeys and ird number from your ird
Your Bin
use any clean bin, the best bet is download a enigma bin and use it.
Open dark angel tier gen or romripper (any one you wanna use)
We will use dark angel here to make it easy.
Set your timezone, zip code blackout string then click on ppv and generate a ppv string (only one is needed) MAKE SURE THE TWO CHECK BOXES THAT SAY WRITE OTHER INFO AND WRITE OTHER SETTINGS ARE CHECKED
Click on set expire date and set it for a month or so out.
Now click on patch tiers and select the enigma bin you downloaded or which ever bin you wanna use. when it is finished it will tell you it is finished
Make sure the ird number is correct and leave blank if using jtag adapter or fill in boxkeys if not. REMEBER the name of it and where you saved it to.
usb256 Software
open the last version of usbAtmega software which as of now is 3.05
(go ahead and plug it up to your computer)
Select model and provider,
step 1.click on detectAVR, click on eraseAVR,
now click on write avr this will write the supplied rom bin to your card. the new exe will have the new code which will have the latest firmware or any new mecm and map calls embedded and write it to your card.
step 2. click on write eprom bin (this is the bin you just created using the dark angel tier gen above)
This should write alot faster than the rom bin did.
After it is finished click on the read button beside the keys to see if the current keys were applied to the card, once verified you can now unplug your usb256atmega from the cable and stick it in your ird. watch tv.
A few notes
The write avr and write eprom bin are two diferent things.
The write avr is what writes your rom bin. Each revision of the software exe does any coded changes mecm, map calls ect in the EXE. I have used the same EPROM bin for over two months, each time an update comes out I update the rom bin that comes with new version then write my same erpom back to the card I bne using for months.
Eprom bin = the bin you add your tiers, timezone, ird number, local tiers ect to. This is your work, a bin you edited for your own use.
Rom Bin = this is ROM of a real card. Also has the the code for the card Fab5 updates each time there is a new map call, mecm or anything charlie does to counter the device from working is embedded into the EXE of the software. This exe is version specific, if you open version 3.05 it will write the rom bin for version 3.05 and the embedded code on it is own. ( I am not sure how this works but to best o my understanding it is like this)
Mini usb cable. You must use the 5 pin cable and if your card will not write this could be why, I have seen cards detect but now write because of cable. Most of time it will not even detect.
Black screen could be you need a bin with upto date 0106 or could be your box keys are wrong, could be a mixture of tiers the card does not like.
Best thing to do is use a bin that had video before and clean the tiers off it and use it and add new tiers. Tsop firmware has a lot to do with mysterious black screens. (we need more testing on all the reasons for this.)
Quick key change When keys do not roll pull card, plug up cable, copy and paste new keys into the boxes marked keys on the usb256 software and click write!!! thats it!!!
put card back in ird.
What you need
1. usbatmega
2. mini usb 5 pin cable
3. tier editor/gen program
3. boxkeys and ird number from your ird
Your Bin
use any clean bin, the best bet is download a enigma bin and use it.
Open dark angel tier gen or romripper (any one you wanna use)
We will use dark angel here to make it easy.
Set your timezone, zip code blackout string then click on ppv and generate a ppv string (only one is needed) MAKE SURE THE TWO CHECK BOXES THAT SAY WRITE OTHER INFO AND WRITE OTHER SETTINGS ARE CHECKED
Click on set expire date and set it for a month or so out.
Now click on patch tiers and select the enigma bin you downloaded or which ever bin you wanna use. when it is finished it will tell you it is finished
Make sure the ird number is correct and leave blank if using jtag adapter or fill in boxkeys if not. REMEBER the name of it and where you saved it to.
usb256 Software
open the last version of usbAtmega software which as of now is 3.05
(go ahead and plug it up to your computer)
Select model and provider,
step 1.click on detectAVR, click on eraseAVR,
now click on write avr this will write the supplied rom bin to your card. the new exe will have the new code which will have the latest firmware or any new mecm and map calls embedded and write it to your card.
step 2. click on write eprom bin (this is the bin you just created using the dark angel tier gen above)
This should write alot faster than the rom bin did.
After it is finished click on the read button beside the keys to see if the current keys were applied to the card, once verified you can now unplug your usb256atmega from the cable and stick it in your ird. watch tv.
A few notes
The write avr and write eprom bin are two diferent things.
The write avr is what writes your rom bin. Each revision of the software exe does any coded changes mecm, map calls ect in the EXE. I have used the same EPROM bin for over two months, each time an update comes out I update the rom bin that comes with new version then write my same erpom back to the card I bne using for months.
Eprom bin = the bin you add your tiers, timezone, ird number, local tiers ect to. This is your work, a bin you edited for your own use.
Rom Bin = this is ROM of a real card. Also has the the code for the card Fab5 updates each time there is a new map call, mecm or anything charlie does to counter the device from working is embedded into the EXE of the software. This exe is version specific, if you open version 3.05 it will write the rom bin for version 3.05 and the embedded code on it is own. ( I am not sure how this works but to best o my understanding it is like this)
Mini usb cable. You must use the 5 pin cable and if your card will not write this could be why, I have seen cards detect but now write because of cable. Most of time it will not even detect.
Black screen could be you need a bin with upto date 0106 or could be your box keys are wrong, could be a mixture of tiers the card does not like.
Best thing to do is use a bin that had video before and clean the tiers off it and use it and add new tiers. Tsop firmware has a lot to do with mysterious black screens. (we need more testing on all the reasons for this.)
Quick key change When keys do not roll pull card, plug up cable, copy and paste new keys into the boxes marked keys on the usb256 software and click write!!! thats it!!!
put card back in ird.