The Turpro-848 is a state-of-the-art Gang Programming System which is capable of high-speed programming of up to 8 individual devices at the same time. The system supports most popular EPROM, EEPROM and FLASH EPROM devices and can be configured to program any package type (e.g. DIP, PLCC, TSOP, PSOP, VSOP) by simply choosing the relevant 8-way Programming Adaptor. Programming support is also offered for many 87/89 (8051) series microcontrollers and the Microchip PIC Microcontroller family. The programmer can be operated as a standalone unit or can interface with a PC under DOS or Windows environment for remote operations.

The Turpro-848 uses a dedicated CPLD on each socket for circuitry isolation. As such, a programming failure on one socket will not affect the programming on others. In addition, a proprietary mapping technology controlled by an advanced dual CPU system ensures accurate pulse width and fast programming speed on each socket.

An optional parallel interface is available for the Turpro-848 to facilitate high speed file downloading. The Marginal Test allows you to verify the programmed devices against a user-defined voltage range and disqualify marginal devices before they reach the board level. The unique "Auto-Sense" function will sense the inserted device and program the device without touching any key. To update the system, simply program an embedded Flash firmware, and the updates are free!