Can a BX-24 go Native?

[TimC]

Hi All,
Is it possible to reprogram it with the boot loader using the ISP interface and run it as a Native chip?
I have converted much of my old code over to ZBasic and my BasicX-24 chip just sits unused.

Regards
Tim

[dkinzer]

Is it possible to reprogram [a BX24] with the boot loader using the ISP interface and run it as a Native chip?

I've never tried that but I don't know of any reason that it wouldn't work. The BX-24 uses the ATmega8535 which is one of the generic devices supported by ZBasic.

I believe that the low-level programming interface pinout of a BX-24 is the same as for the ZX-24 series, see the page at the URL below:

http://www.zbasic.net/doc/ZBasicRef.php?page=187

and also

https://www.robotshop.com/media/files/p ... pinout.pdf

[TimC]

Don,
I scraped away the cement around the Xtal on the top of the chip and it's clearly the old style AT90S8535.

Also I checked:
https://web.archive.org/web/20040608130 ... 4/BX24.gif

I know it's a close cousin would it still work?

Regards
Tim

[dkinzer]

I know [the AT90S8535 is] a close cousin would it still work?

No. Some AT90S series devices are supported but not the AT90S8535.

[TimC]

Thank you so much Don

Saved me from bricking the little guy.