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=           What you'll need              =
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1) The CD Supplied with the ROVA USB-TOOLS programmer, which contains the
   original device drivers, firmware, and programming software for the
   ROVA family of LCD controllers.

   This isn't mandatory if you're programming firmware for a different
   product line

2) The ROVA USB-TOOLS Programmer

   - or -

   A suitable FT232H based board. In my examples I use an Adafruit FT232H
   dev board but hypothetically almost anything should work provided it's
   wired correctly.

   - or - 

   Suitable Parallel port programmer.
   A parallel port programmer sold to program PCB800099 will suffice

   There are a number of Parallel port programmers which are compatible
   with this application. A schematic of a compatible programmer is
   supplied.

3) One of the supported ROVA Boards. At present these are:

       - R.RM3251 (Untested)
       - R.RM3451 (Untested)
       - R.RM5251
       - R.RM5451

       - PCB800099. ROVATool supports the programming of this board with
         either the USB or Parallel programmer, but no editing is
         supported.

       - Pretty much anything else that has either RTD2120 or RTD2660
         fitted. You're on your own here.

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=                Contents                 =
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ROVATool:
    A replacement for ROVERWRITER.exe. Its use is mandatory with this kit.

Gff2Bin:
    A tool for converting .GFF files to BIN format for use with ROVAEdit
    and ROVATool.

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=           Getting started               =
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If you're working with a board from the ROVA family, Before you can do
anything, you'll need to convert the .GFF files into BIN format for use
with this software. See the README.txt in Gff2Bin/