Established in Slovakia in 1991, Elnec specialises in professional development tools, including emulators, simulators, logic analysers and of course, device programmers. The BeeProg Universal Programmer is a recent addition to their product line-up, differentiated from previous models primarily by its USB support. It also supports higher programming speeds.

The BeeProg operates in conjunction with a PC and Windows-based control software. It can be connected via either the USB or a free ECP/EPP parallel port. As of writing, it can program 12,080 unique devices, including EPROM, EEPROM, PROM, FLASH memory, NVRAM, serial EEPROM, PLDs and microcontrollers.

Fig.1: BeeProg's control software is easy to drive. Common functions are grouped along the main toolbar for one-click access, with all the important details displayed "up front".