Hi Channel Hopper,
I've found a couple of programming tips but I'm not sure if they apply to your programmer.
there are two type of dragonloader cards. The first one was a pic based card (PIC16F84A). The second one, is just a Fun7 (2x24LC1024) and it is marked as Fun7. As an alternative, a standard Fun7 can be used as a dragonloader card.
To program the Fun7 based loader card, or a standard Fun7 card I recomend this way of doing it, since it is the fastest and easiest way of doing it. The best thing is that it also works on the serial version of the programmer, and it takes less than 2 minutes.
Go to the Funcard tab
Give the project a suitable name.
Load the *.dra file as external eeprom.Select EEprom as 2x24LC1024.
Fun7Ldr.hex as Flash (this file is normally distributed with the .dra file).
Leave (or make sure that) internal ee is unticked.
Press program, and wait about two minutes.
If this fails, it is most probably because the loadercard is read protected, and therefore needs to be erased. To do this, tick all three tickboxes for the memory, press erase, and try again.
best regards
TJ
For serial and yellow 3.6 usb elvis programmers
FUN7 for both versions
Use software multiprog 1.80 or later
1 open multiprog 1.80
2 select fun
3 select Ext ee --> 2x 24C1024
4 select and load external eeprom and load firmware dra file Predator x.xx
5 select and load the fun7ldr file to the flash section
6 do not load anything in the internal eeprom section and leave unticked
7 select Program and the card will be loaded , wait until its finished
I have also read that you can use add new project for some programmers, if the .dra file doesn't work use the .bin file, if you're card becomes damaged at any time there are repair files available. Please post back if this doesn't help.
Best wishes
Mickha