Other Parts Discussed in Thread: BQEVSW, BQPRODUCTION
Hello, I've started a new job that wants me to support some automated tools programming an obsolete BQ chip. I'm hoping someone can help me.
The issue is that the automated tools in place use Labview 2012, and an EV2300 to program the data block on a BQ27541 through HDQ. The only way to continue supporting this is to have the same 32bit XP box that was used to develop the code continue to be used as the only thing that works.
I'm trying to move all of this over to Labview 2018 on a 64bit windows 10 machine, but since all of the tools are old, they are officially unsupported.
I've gotten as far as installing drivers for the EV2300 and communicating through bqEVSW, which does work. However, in order to use the Labview code I need to bring in a bq80xRW object and I am hitting roadblocks. From what I can dig up, I need to register the activeX object, but I only have the bq80xRW.ocx file, not the DLL. Anyone know of where I can get the DLL? I'm reading things that indicate it can only be acquired from TI staff directly... is that true?
Besides that, are there any other ways to support these older chips using current automation tools?
Any assist would be appreciated, thanks
-mk
