newbie help, Please

Ok, so I decided to build a LC meter based on 89c2051 microcontroller.
I have 35 yrs experience in electronics and I have limited experience
flashing at90s2313 with a home made programmer.

So I made the python programmer and used py2051.exe to program
the 89c2051.    see
http://www.geocities.com/dinceraydin/8051/index.html

I cannot get the blink led test circuit to work....
I do get a burn success message  but very very fast!
If I for eg, left the chip out it gives an error msg, likewise if I
unplug
the power, likewise if I unplug the 25pin  printer cable...
so it seems to be doing something.
I am using a celeron d processor at 2.9g hz and win XT

Maybe my computer is too fast?

Also the circuit is so very simple and basic..... but the only time I
can get
oscillation is by using a 4 mHz xtal .   10mHz and 11.05mHz xtals show
a flat
oscilloscope trace.  Also only pin 4 shows oscillation never pin 5.
Is this normal?  Should a chip whether programmed or not show a clock
pulses
(oscillation) ?   Maybe I have bad chips? I bought them from Digikey.
This is very frustrating for me with all my electronic backgnd... but I
can bear it (smile)

All I want is to be able to program a chip just to use in my LC meter
circuit..
http://www.hw.cz/constrc/lc_metr/#DOWNLOAD


Thanks for any reply....

Instead of a scope, I used a freq counter and found out
that there IS oscillation. So now I strongly suspect that the problen
is
in the programming.
Any ideas?

Thanks again

You might want to check the pulses coming from the PC's printer port to 
the AT89C2051.  Do they look right on a scope?  If you aren't getting 
any pulses, maybe your Windows XP is blocking access to the port.

Have you loaded the DriverLINX Port I/O Driver ?  That's the one I use, 
and it does work OK.  I am not sure why SST doesn't have it on their 
site anymore, though.

mw

mach7phil@netzero.com wrote:
> Instead of a scope, I used a freq counter and found out
> that there IS oscillation. So now I strongly suspect that the problen
> is
> in the programming.
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks again
> 

Thanks MW for the reply... I am glad to know someone is helping me.
Yes the DriverLINX is installed ( it is part of installdriver.exe that
comes
with the program)
I ran it on an older computer with Win98.
Also I used blowit.exe (under dos) with both computers.
Still no luck.  I do get good messages during prograamming,
such as   reading, writing, and success.
At this point I strongly suspect that I need a good working HEX file
to test  it with....
Do you have any know good simple hex file to try?
Much, much Thanks,
Oh, I have the scope at a different place from the computer.
Aand I wouldnt know what trace to look for.

mw wrote:
> You might want to check the pulses coming from the PC's printer port to
> the AT89C2051.  Do they look right on a scope?  If you aren't getting
> any pulses, maybe your Windows XP is blocking access to the port.
>
> Have you loaded the DriverLINX Port I/O Driver ?  That's the one I use,
> and it does work OK.  I am not sure why SST doesn't have it on their
> site anymore, though.
>
> mw
>
> mach7phil@netzero.com wrote:
> > Instead of a scope, I used a freq counter and found out
> > that there IS oscillation. So now I strongly suspect that the problen
> > is
> > in the programming.
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > Thanks again
> >