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Standard Yamaha CDI

jay woo

New Member
I finally got a yamaha cdi. I have managed to hack the cdi to pieces. It runs a atmel atmega48 processor. I was hopping the free pin was used for communicating with the processor but it looks like it is not. It looks like it would be possible to modify the advance curve in the cdi but you would need a programmer and to hack the cdi case. Maybe latter this week I will post some pictures.

I have only had real quick look.
 

jay woo

New Member
yes with a PC. ordered a cable from china. now just have to wait the 1-2 months for it to arrive. Hopefully it will work as it was only about $20-25 us dollars.
 

odie

Super Veteran
pls. post if it looks like the atmega that is being used in cellphone programming gadget i can provide software and driver of the atmega programmer
 

jay woo

New Member
This wekend I hope to have a play and try to get a dump from the atmega 48. I am sure how easy it will be.
 

jay woo

New Member
forgot to check the programmer on ebay I brougt. mega48 dosen't support Jtag so I will have to order a differnt programmer. Th picture is probable to small to see but the SPI has pads next to the chip.
 

jay woo

New Member
I will have a better look at the programming documents tonight as the atmega 88 has a built in bootloader area the Atmega 48 dosen't. The Atmega 48 is quite different in the programming methods available.

I am just hopping yamha didn't set any of the lock bits to stop reading or programming by spi. I am not sure why the rx and tx pads are present unless it is from development or with some luck it will allow the chip to be programmed. I would have thought it would have all of the program programmed by SPI, it may be that it loaded by the manufacture with part of a program by Spi and the rx and tx is used by yamaha to upload the T135 specific parts of the program later. The SPI are also available if you look at the left corner of the chip you will see 3 pads with traces going to the corner of the chip.

I may have a go at making my own cable if i am not to busy. Reading is stage one, dissaemble will be stage 2 and then stage 3 will be trying to program a modded file in to the CDI. After that it will be up to people on how adventerous they want to become.
 

jay woo

New Member
Will let you know if I need help. As with most things the first few steps are easiest and the last few are the hardest.
 

jay woo

New Member
I had a quick go with the new programmer tonight but no luck. I will have a better look tomorrow night it maybe just something simple. I hope I haven't damaged anything with my bad soldering ability. If I have damaged something I will have to order a new CDI or wait untill I go on holiday to thailand later this year.
 

jay woo

New Member
Just ordered another CDI will hopefully arrive in a week and I will try not screw up the soldering on this CDI.
 
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