Converting My old Calculator to Notepad

[bot1995]

So i have this old Calculator BAMBALIO BL-991 MS And wanted it to work us notepad So basically can i make it as a notepad like using specific combination the notepad mode appears and it will also work as normal calculator ,So can i add my custom text into it?!Asking for a friend .

 

[Tony Stewart]

not likely unless you have source code.

 

[bot1995]

not likely unless you have source code.

Can we chnage the whole source code

 

[Papabravo]

Can we chnage the whole source code

I'm not sure exactly what you are asking, but if you have the source code you can do whatever you want with it. Can you do it legally is an altogether different question.

 

[rjenkinsgb]

It's very unlikely you can do anything with the program in a mass produced calculator - they are usually mask-programmed ICs, so the program is physically "wired in" to the program storage.

Quite a lot of simpler ones are not MCU based, just a dedicated logic IC that performs the input, calculation and display functions.

 

[Tony Stewart]

Can we chnage the whole source code

You do not have it! So no. My assumption here is since you don't have it, you won't ever know how to change it to connect the logical and physical ports. Besides, why would anyone mass-produce something that can be easily reverse-engineered. Your fantasy question assumes it can. and you don't know how it works.

maybe you can figure out how to make my digital watch into a reverse polish calculator.
j/k

 

[bot1995]

So here is the circuit board

 

[Papabravo]

How exactly are these pictures helpful?

 

[JimB]

How exactly are these pictures helpful?

They tell us that this device was designed to be just a calculator, and that it will only function as a calculator, and the "brain" of the calculator which is located under the black blob can never be programmed to do anything else except be a calculator.

JimB

 

[Papabravo]

They tell us that this device was designed to be just a calculator, and that it will only function as a calculator, and the "brain" of the calculator which is located under the black blob can never be programmed to do anything else except be a calculator.

JimB

I think we knew that from the get-go. At least I thought we did.

 

[Tony Stewart]

I heard you can type into a calculator a secret number and it converts into text when you turn it upside down.

It works on all calculators. The number is 3507.1

 

[JimB]

I think we knew that from the get-go. At least I thought we did.

PB you are correct, we did all understand that except perhaps the OP.

When you posted:

How exactly are these pictures helpful?

It seemed too good an opportunity to engage in a little "British Humour" in emphasising the futility of the OPs projected endevour.

JimB

 

[Papabravo]

PB you are correct, we did all understand that except perhaps the OP.

When you posted:

It seemed too good an opportunity to engage in a little "British Humour" in emphasising the futility of the OPs projected endevour.

JimB

It's all good! Engage away.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

You could always peel the COB off the board, fit your own processor, and program it to do what you want

But you're better off just building a device from scratch - and the physical hardware from a calculator isn't much use for taking notes anyway.

 

[ZipZapOuch]

You could always peel the COB off the board, fit your own processor, and program it to do what you want

But you're better off just building a device from scratch - and the physical hardware from a calculator isn't much use for taking notes anyway.

I want my car to fly like an airplane when I turn the key a special way - I want it to still work as a normal car when I need it as a car. It's old - so it's not very good at working as a car in the first place so, I hope your instructions help me build a good plane. I'll take some photos when I get home from vacation.