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New EEVblog BM786 Multimeter
AVGresponding:
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--- Quote from: Kleinstein on March 27, 2021, 06:36:02 am ---If really wanted a suitable place for a connector to allow a SW update would be in the battery compartment.
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That's where it is on the BM786. Or at least that's what I assume it is they haven't given me the programmer hardware or instructions yet. But there is a mystery header in the battery compartment.
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Mystery battery compartment header confirmed as the programming port (obviously).
I am also now in possesion of the programmer so am able to update stock on hand if a firmware update comes out. Have not tried it yet though.
Please do not ask for any details, I am not able to reveal any info about it.
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I am curious about the position on non-updated meters already existing in the wild. Do you anticipate some sort of shipping-them-there-and-back program to update them, or would that be logistically impossible?
ogdento:
Thanks Dave,
I can see the SCL/SDA lines going from driver pins 9/10 to the R210/R211 (1k?) resistors on the board bottom. Not sure if those are pullups, but I can't see where they go after. I guess it would be interesting to play around with, but may be silly to hack in a data-output port.
rsjsouza:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 19, 2021, 01:17:30 am ---Mystery battery compartment header confirmed as the programming port (obviously).
I am also now in possesion of the programmer so am able to update stock on hand if a firmware update comes out. Have not tried it yet though.
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Aha! I called it! ;D
(minus the blown JTAG fuse)
--- Quote from: EEVblog on March 28, 2021, 10:40:31 am ---
--- Quote from: rsjsouza on March 27, 2021, 01:34:35 am ---I doubt Brymen is using OTP, but instead Flash with a burned JTAG fuse to prevent any access.
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Maybe, but I have been told the BM235 is OTP. And given that during development they were wondering if they could fit a couple of extra features I wanted in the IIRC hundred bytes or something they had left in the memory, I'm fairly confident it's one of those little known smal memory OTP processors.
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EEVblog:
--- Quote from: AVGresponding on April 19, 2021, 05:32:37 pm ---I am curious about the position on non-updated meters already existing in the wild. Do you anticipate some sort of shipping-them-there-and-back program to update them, or would that be logistically impossible?
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Logistically and financially not viable. Consider the BM78x series the same as all other Brymen meters, non-upgradable.
jayjr1105:
After regrettably selling my BM235, I bit the bullet on this meter. Yes it's probably overkill for my hobby needs but I was sick of chasing the unicorn $50-100 "perfect" dmm. BTW, is there no official eevblog video on this meter yet? Would have been nice to see a thorough review of it even if it's your own product.
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