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1. Pia ilaster 46 Universal Programmer Copyright 1996 2001 MQP Electronics Ltd LOLH ecrroncs Pin Master 48 UNIVERSAL DEVICE PROGRAMMER USER MANUAL M P Electronics Park Road Centre Malmesbury SN16 OBX England Tel 44 0 1666 825666 Fax 44 0 1666 825141 e mail sales mqp com Website WWW mqp com Issue 1 11 1996 Issue 2 06 1999 Issue 3 12 2000 Issue 4 05 2001 Copyright 1996 2001 MQP Electronics Ltd mgp Pin Master 48 User Manual ELECTRONICS M Table of Contents PEO LE TELE FO ee E E E E E E EE I dj M I Set ns Up Your save AR UE PIS TT TOTUM I Description of PM48 Programmer sise I Power RKeguiremenis ne reset tine tec Rau de ne I Oe ILU MR ETT I iS udi NER ENTE UU m 2 Mobile ODE ANON ee dresse sand cross sec ere 00 died adios E E UO Scis Rubia 2 Computer Reguit ASS EO EEE MR EEEE eA 2 Ert BC ae TON e a OUS D UR UNDE 2 JLAC So M 2 DE LUE DUELO erate cece saat c 2 SOA RS A AO ne 3 Ope treatin Your Pine MOSS na da et i 3 SC A Denice bs PRIOR TET UT 3 Maniak SVC C ON ossoerutdpaa eie bieten E ruler eic bie deu ise VN AU FUE eie tbe A Put URNAM TUE 3 PRU SC L O sioe bi soca pter ipu ed E Mu EI edd Pec pAU EE DIUI TEE 4 Prospamuinimjb d De VIDE o eeesesessiessizamiuctese ess dtxa e Ioco ram ipM Er EEA UU DID OMM ER S MUR U EIU MESS 4 To Program a Sequential Set of DEVICES sa crcsi2. unlikely that different programs will produce the same checksum Select CHECKSUM and the checksum of the device currently in the socket will be displayed Verifying a Device against a File This will show any differences between the contents of the device in the socket and the open file Special Functions Some EPROM EEPROM Flash and Microprocessor types can be security programmed to prevent unauthorised access to data in the device or overwriting the contents of part or all of the device The correct device type must be selected before the Special button is pressed Serial Numbering Each device may be programmed with an automatically incrementing serial number to your specification You should ensure that the area in the device which is to contain the serial number is left unprogrammed for most devices filled with FF hex Serial Numbering x Serial Number File Open Save Save bs Close Filename pdwW TEST bbb SMU Description SN Control File Format Stored az Binay l 1 ve bis i Next Serial Humber Displayed as Hexadecimal Bay _ Bute Order LS First Length 2 T bytes Start Address 0000030 h Adjust field Noe H Auto Program Program Serial Humber Cancel OF In order to maintain a constant checksum of all the serial numbered devices the i Press F1 for complete information Pin Master 48 User Manual INVERSE o
3. WAIT 1 GOTO DOJOB 11 we re here we must have selected a type AUTOSELECT label to goto if type wasn t in list tell operator to put in a part to identify MESSAGE Place one of the devices in any socket of the programmer in order to automatically determine its type i When ready press any key MESSAGE END now do an auto select operation TYPE AUTO demonstrate that we know the type now MESSAGE The type of device you wish to program is g otype name Copyright 1996 2000 Page 17 m Pin Master 48 User Manual ELECTRONICS M 66 press any key MESSAGE END in all cases we get here to blow the devices DOJOB first we download the file required FORMAT BINARY turn on the box showing how many successful programmed devices we get PROGRAMMED 0 and a box showing failures FAILURES 0 ask the operator how many he needs to do and open up a box with this number REQUIRED this label is where we ll loop back to to program more parts LABEL tell operator to put a blank part in MESSAGE i Put blank type_name part in socket and press any key E Press ESC to exit when done MESSAGE END do some programming PROG KEY SAMPLEI SCR add success to programmed message box PROGRAMMED decrement number if failed REQUIRED and loop GOTO LABEL in this file operator decides when he has finished and exits by pressing ESC Copyright 1996 2000 Page 18 P
4. MS DOS RUN_STDIO Run a user program requiring use of screen and keyboard under MS DOS SER_NO Serial numbering SPECIAL Manually or automatically program specials STATUS Turn on off on screen status information TYPE Set device type TYPENAME Change device type name VERIFY KEY Do a remote verify VERIFYLEVEL VERIFY_LOW Change the verify voltage range VERIFY_HIGH WAIT Do nothing for defined number of seconds Copyright 1996 2000 Page 19 mgp ELECTRONICS String Variables BYTESELECT 9 FAILURES FILEADDRESS FORMAT POLARITY PROGRAMMED REQUIRED SER_NO TYPENAME Truth Variables ERRORLEVEL lt n gt ESC MORE_NEEDED NO OTHER REPLY YES Pin Master 48 User Manual expands to ODD EVEN ALL etc expands to number of failures expands to default file address expands to description of file format expands to TRUE or INVERTED expands to number of successes expands to number required expands to next serial number expands to description of device type set true if ESC key was pressed true if required variable gt 0 true if reply was no true if reply was not yes no or ESC true if reply was yes Copyright 1996 2000 Page 20 m Pin Master 48 User Manual ELECTRONICS M Appendix A Device List The list of devices can be printed from the PROMDRIVER TYPE select menu Copyright 1996 2000 Page 21 Ir 1 Fe m Appendix B Support Arrangements e Software
5. Support e Repair Service Outside Warranty Software Support Software updates are available at any time from our web page However devices added after the end of the your registered support period will not be selectable until you obtain a new registration code from us This code will be provided free of charge on request see below Any user requiring extra upgrades and not having access to a modem will be asked to pay a handling charge Registration of a new Programmer The programmer will automatically be registered for one year s software support the first time it 1s switched on Specifically follow the PROMDRIVER installation instructions However you are not forced to use this particular computer to run the programmer The programmer itself stores the registration information Activation of further year s support To obtain a year s extra support you must supply the serial number of the programmer You will receive a new registration number in return Enter this number into the PROMDRIVER registration screen Web Page See front page of this manual for the address Information about support status The Info screen will give the unit serial number and the support date Pin Master 48 User Manual Repair Service Outside Warranty Repairs are carried out on a return to base basis normally within 2 3 days The price will be available on request If a programmer returned for repair is found to have an unreliab
6. The operator can then be prompted to insert devices as required A running total of Programmed devices Failures and Quantity still required may be displayed Other features include user defined messages user defined menus and setting programmer functions This chapter is a definition of the Batch Production Language Screen elements of Batch mode presentation Heading By default the programmer manufacturer s logo will appear at the top of the screen occupying 6 lines 4 available for text By using the HEADING command the user can customise or remove this heading Operator Instruction Area This is a mandatory area of the screen capable of 3 lines of text display this may be extended if necessary It will be coloured in a manner to draw attention Menus or messages The area occupied by the operator instruction window is also used for messages or menus however the message or menu will actually be another window opened over the top of the instruction area with a minimum size of 3 lines of text Failures Programmed and Required boxes Pin Master 48 User Manual These boxes each have their own standard location at the bottom of the screen in an appropriate colour Failure RED Programmed GREEN Required BLUE Promdriver Enhanced Batch Mode Specification Like most programming languages the PROMDRIVER Production Language uses English words only even on other language versions of t
7. device DEFAULT but you may want to force it to another value so that for instance the checksum is consistent with another manufacturer s programmer ACCESSTIME setting where setting is NORMAL SLOW By setting the access time to SLOW this function allows you to increase the access time for reading verifying and checksumming the selected device This is necessary for certain devices especially microprocessors that program like EPROMs but in different packages If set to SLOW the setting will be displayed in the Status area The default setting is NORMAL SERNO AUTO SERNO OFF SERNO CHANGE These functions allow the serial numbering of programmable devices to be carried out automatically each time that they are programmed SERNO FILE file name gt must be processed in the script file before any of the other SERNO instructions can appear file name refers to the serial number filename suffix SNO that has been set up in menu mode SERNO AUTO and SERNO OFF are equivalent to auto and manual in menu mode SERNO CHANGE allows changes to the next serial number to be programmed from within batch mode NEW Puts all settings as they were when batch mode first started PROGKEY NO STOP filename PROGKEY NO STOP PROGKEY NO STOP This instruction causes a device or set of devices to be programmed The user will be prompted to insert or remove devices and informed of progress Copyr
8. from batch programming This would include the user pressing ESC This may not be desirable so this command is available to prevent accidental exit from batch mode Exit can then only be by programmed means In order to allow a means of exit in the case of an infinitely looping program ALT F10 will allow exit EXIT Terminates batch file execution WAIT n Delays for n seconds Copyright 1996 2000 Ir 1 Fe m Pin Master 48 User Manual SPECIAL NO STOP MANUAL command hex value lt hex_value gt SPECIAL NO STOP AUTO command ON hex value hex value SPECIAL NO STOP AUTO command OFF Special functions such as Lock PROM can be found for some devices in the DEVICE SPECIALS selection in menu mode Most of these functions are also available in batch mode There are two ways of activating each special function similar to menu mode and stand alone mode MANUAL activates the special function at the time it is encountered in the script file whereas when an AUTO command is given the special function is activated every time programming occurs The appropriate command is the item number to the left of the menu or following S in the square brackets to the right of the menu It will depend on the device concerned For example with an 8751 the only function available is 1 which blows the security bit To find out which functions are available look at the menu mode SPECIALS wi
9. lt condition gt GOTO lt label gt The GOTO on acondition must be on the same line as the IF as shown No ENDIF or ELSE are required or allowed IF lt condition gt lt commands gt ELSE commands ENDIF GOTO is not allowed within a conditional section Typical conditions are IF YES IF NO IF ESC IF OTHER REPLY IF MORE NEEDED IF ERRORLEVEL n where n is a decimal integer Error handling Each function having the possibility of an error e g Programming Append Read etc will set a 16 bit variable called ERRORLEVEL 0 will signify success and other values will have fixed predetermined meanings e g DEVICE NOT PRESENT Pin Master 48 User Manual DEVICE NOT BLANK USER ABORTED ETC ERRORLEVEL can be tested after each operation using an IF construction see above If a syntactical error is detected in a batch command it is reported on the screen with the erroneous line number and processing is immediately aborted The NO_STOP Instruction In order to speed up operations etc NO_STOP can be added to certain commands and as long as no error occurs during the command PROMDRIVER will not stop and display a message at the end of an operation One use of this would be if a PROM is being programmed from a number of files using append mode Operator intervention may not be required after each Append Command if programmed correctly If NO STOP is permitted within a command the position i
10. not be accompanied by either DELETE filename Deletes the file specified without asking the user No action if file does not exist RENAME old filename new filename Renames the file specified without asking the user No action if file does not exist JeREQUIRED PROGRAMMED FAILURES TYPENAME FORMAT FILEADDRESS POLARIT Y BYTESELECT SERNO String variables which substitute the value of the variable into a text string i e inside a pair of quotes of a heading message or menu BLANKCHECK ON BLANKCHECK OFF Defaults to ON IDCHECK ON IDCHECK OFF Defaults to ON MOUNTCHECK ON MOUNTCHECK OFF Defaults to ON REVCHECK ON REVCHECK OFF Defaults to ON Copyright 1996 2000 Page 11 mgp ELECTRONICS STATUS ON STATUS OFF Enables or disables the display of current settings like file name file type bytes select polarity file address device type adapter required etc Default is OFF HEADING lt heading_line_1 gt heading line 22 heading line 32 l eheading line 42 HEADINGEND Ift HEADING is not specified the batch window will show the default heading information block Using HEADING replaces this with user defined information which may be null information if there are no lines between HEADING and Pin Master 48 User Manual HEADINGEND Any message lines after line 4 will be ignored HEADING must be the first actual command in the response file if th
11. one of the sectors According to the programmer this operation was successful However I still appear to be able to erase and program this sector A The programmer uses a special hardware method to bypass the locking Copyright 1996 2000 m Pin Master 48 User Manual ELECTRONICS ie mechanism When this device is used 1n the target system it will indeed be locked Q How can I find out which special features are enabled on Microchip PIC devices A select the correct device type put the PIC device in the socket The special features configuration word ID value and locked status can be seen by selecting Special Copyright 1996 2000 Page 29
12. s complement modulo 256 of all the other bytes in the record In 8080 Absolute Object format PROMDRIVER is only concerned with the following record types These descriptions are not rigorous and only describe the records to the extent that they are used by PROMDRIVER MODULE HEADER RECORD RECORD RECORD MODULE MODULE RSVD CHECK TYPE LENGTH NAMELENGTH NAME SUM 02 LLLL LL N N 00 00 CC CONTENT RECORD RECORD RECORD SEG OFFSET DATA CHECK TYPE LENGTH ID BYTES SUM 06 LLLL 00 AAAA DD DD CC MODULE END RECORD RECORD RECORD MOD SEG OFFSET CHECK TYPE LENGTH TYPE ID SUM 04 05 00 00 00 0000 F7 END OF FILE RECORD RECORD RECORD CHECK TYPE LENGTH SUM OE 01 00 F1 where LLLL is 2 byte length AAAA is 2 byte load address for the data bytes Pin Master 48 User Manual DD is a data byte The number of data bytes is only limited by the record length CC is the checksum byte For an absolute object record the Segment ID must be 0 LL is a one byte name length N N is a variable length ASCII string the module name RSVD is a reserved field of 2 zero bytes PROMDRIVER responds to CONTENT records and requires that the file ends with an END OF FILE record All other record types are ignored except for illegal types which cause a file format error to be reported When creating object files PROMDRIVER generates a Module Header record a variable number of Content records a Module End record an End of F
13. to be programmed into the EPROM Note that ODD and EVEN refer to the addresses within the file The ALL bytes REVERSED selections is used for 16 bit wide EPROMs when the order of the bytes within a word is not the standard order for the file format selected The Byte Select setting will affect Programming and Verification only Programming Part of a Device Append Programming This button allows e asingle device which may already be partially programmed to be further programmed e adevice to be programmed between specific addresses only from any address within a file To achieve this no blank check 1s performed and verification 1s limited to individual bytes as they are programmed Please note that attempts to program the erased value into an already programmed location will be ignored no error message will result Manual Programming This button allows individual addresses in the device to be programmed one byte or word at a time Reading a Device This 1s achieved by using the Read button Checking a Device is Blank Choose the Blank button and you will be told whether or not the device in the socket contains its blank unprogrammed or erased value at all locations Calculating Checksum The checksum of a device or file 1s calculated by adding up all the bytes or words of the device or file This 1s a useful method of identifying similar versions of devices as it 1s Copyright 1996 2000 LOL m
14. wrist straps conforming to EN100 015 1 Intermittent faults may indicate worn or damaged sockets especially in surface mount package converters Even with careful handling sockets have a finite lifetime and may need to be replaced from time to time Particularly in a dirty environment we recommend covering the programmer when not in use Pack the programmer carefully If you cannot find the original purpose made packaging please ensure that each item 1s well padded The mains lead should be packed separately to avoid damage to the equipment from plugs Copyright 1996 2000 Page 27 Ir 1 Fe m Appendix E Frequently Asked Questions Q Although devices blank check OK they always fail to program usually with a failure at a low address A The devices are damaged or especially for devices like the 87 C 51 one or more of the lock bits have been blown Q I want to program a microprocessor or micro controller that the manufacturer says programs exactly like an EPROM How do I program it A First set the device type to the EPROM note you will not be able to use auto type select to do this If large and complicated package converters are being used you may have to reduce the access time for reading and checksumming the device Also you will need to turn ID Check off Then use Append Programming to program only the part of the EPROM Ss address space that exists in the micro controller Q I get a d
15. 286 Absolute Object files are limited to 16 Mbytes in size Copyright 1996 2000 Im qp Pin Master 48 User Manual Append ix D If you ever need to transport the unit please observe the following precautions e e Warnings Do not remove a device from the socket while the active LED is showing operation in progress e It is not good practice to switch on or off the programmer with a device in the socket This can damage some devices Warming on AUTO Typesetting Automatic type setting depends on the device in question having been provided by the manufacturer with a so called Silicon Signature Not all devices can be identified in this way Indeed some devices can even be damaged by the special voltages involved In particular some microprocessors which are claimed by their manufacturer to program like a particular EPROM using a pin converter will probably never contain the silicon signature NEVER use auto type selection if you know that the device does not contain a silicon signature Avoid touching the pins of the device you are trying to read or program Especially with surface mount devices we highly recommend using a vacuum handling tool This has the added advantage of lessening the chances of damaging the fragile pins of surface mount devices and their package converter sockets Use anti static handling precautions at all times An Earth Bonding Point is provided on your Pin Master 48 to allow the connection of
16. E NEW VOLTAGE IN SUCH A WAY THAT Copyright 1996 2000 MQP Electronics Ltd LAGJE m THE ORIGINAL VOLTAGE LABEL IS COVERED Earthing THIS EQUIPMENT IS SAFETY CLASS 1 AND MUST BE EARTHED We highly recommend that you use the mains lead supplied Mobile Operation To allow mobile operation the Pin master 48 may be powered from a 12V d c power supply e g a car battery In this case a safety earth is not required Use the 2 5mm standard length 10mm shaft d c connector provided You should be aware that the programmer metalwork is in this case connected to the negative line of the d c supply This is normally the potential of a car chassis DO NOT USE IN VEHICLES WITH POSITIVE EARTH SYSTEMS Operating Voltage 11 15V d c Power 25 VA Ko I E To avoid possible damage to the programmer or the portable PC always connect the parallel interface lead before connecting the power lead to the programmer Computer Requirements The supplied software will run on any PC compatible with a hard disk and a spare parallel port No expanded or extended memory is required PROMDRIVER software when installed will take up about IOMbytes of your hard disk Pin Master 48 User Manual Earth Bonding Point The earth bonding point can be used to plug in an anti static wristband conforming to EN100 015 1 JTAG ISP Connector Many of the larger programmable logic devices are now being designed with JTAG compat
17. OFFFFH then an Extended Address Record will be generated Hexadecimal files contain address information When PROMDRIVER creates a Hexadecimal file it commences generating addresses from the value of the File Address Similarly when programming or verifying a PROM from a file the Prom Offset must be set to the address within the file which corresponds to the first byte to be programmed into the PROM Pin Master 48 User Manual Intel hexadecimal files are limited to 1 Mbyte in size To allow compatibility with Digital Research Hex files a Record with a record length of 00 is regarded as an End of File Record Motorola Hexadecimal Exorciser and Exormax formats This format combines the Exorciser format and the Exormax format The latter is a superset of the former PROMDRIVER reads both formats and generates the Exorciser subset wherever possible Sign on record START BYTE LOAD DATA CHK CHARS COUNT ADDR SUM SO HH HHHH HH HH GC cr If Data record 2 byte address START BYTE LOAD DATA CHK CHARS COUNT ADDR SUM PSI HH HHHH HH HH XC cr If Data record 3 byte address START BYTE LOAD DATA CHK CHARS COUNT ADDR SUM S2 CHH CHHHHHH CHH HH CC cr If End of File Record START BYTE LOAD CHK CHARS COUNT ADDR SUM SS 03 0000 FC lt cr gt lt lf gt SO 03 0000 FC cr lt lf gt where H represents a hexadecimal character 0123456789ABCDEF
18. Upport Arran P CHIC DIES cea see ecto eins nera EEN a E TEE i 22 SOIN lS UO este ie cae ese pects E dt o dI EUM ERU PDUEE 22 Registration of a new PrOBPAIVlDE esse ER snas aD FE SUME Got EY BUDE UE SEHE A EET 22 Activation of further year s SUPport ss 22 W Oe e 22 Information about support status 22 R patt Service outside Wanani y eese a Ura epe tus ous vv ci tent oes ea aa lose 22 Hardware CV ICSC e iivre ME 22 Transporune tne POS RE od URDU Sc Usos Da Sau SDN DUE CNN RU EENE 27 APPIE OMM 23 lgisagosi M 23 DDR D E E 21 VY E E E um 2 ADM Ad Ea 28 Pere quently A ked QUOS IODS sree a E de 28 Copyright 1996 2000 MQP Electronics Ltd mgp ELECTRONICS Introduction Overview This manual describes in detail the operation of the Pin Master 48 programmer Setting Up Your Programmer IF YOU DON T READ THE REST OF THE MANUAL AT LEAST READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1 Unpack programmer and leads 2 Before connecting to the mains supply check that the correct voltage is indicated on the label on the back of the unit 3 Connect the D type communications lead to the programmer socket and a PC parallel printer port 4 Switch on the programmer it will go through its start up sequence flashing the LEDs and stopping with just the power green ligh
19. ccserszwsesnerersiccnesnetesacreadenencxvbesnuiensecensnetesuareaceca 4 PO Program i Split Le i RE T EEEE 4 Proorammiine Part OF a DEVICE esse eee veas voor sape eu gau ue sos neceee ce aheneo ter 4 Append Progrduitillig sssri esrus srne re aar ea eue EEE Ud SUP tun EA 4 Manual M qo Orr AA ANNO secsec CETT 4 RSA a MC a en ee 4 Checking a Device PAR aa one tn tn a ee to ee uU rU P Sud 4 OE CMC CK E a A a 4 venninne a Device AS SE Eee 9 Sins UIS HEN RN T m m T UTTm 5 ve wd INA I RE cr 5 Adj ustinents tO Se MINIS sersan a aai E eee a ae le 3 SCTE or ire IO re E T ce 7 bu suerte STO D 7 Screen elements of Batch mode presentation ss 7 Promdriver Enhanced Batch Mode Specifications 7 Solin cR T 7 ROMEO TION Eli 7 Control Flow CO MARS Tm 8 COn a S E E 8 Paor i AN SNR RC cm 8 The NO STOP Instruction cece cececcecceccececcsccececceccsceececcscescescscescescecesctscscescscucens 8 Command DESCEIDUOM ses orna ie anescs ess seen RREN remets 8 FX AG UI a A E E E E E E 17 Alphabetical Command NSU asec carole c ees sa ridic supe touciawetsa se a bacon sn EEPE ENER E rI E E E se cn nis 19 SNE EE 1 2 LE OS E E E E 20 Ea y 1 2 1e er E A E EE E S E E E EE 20 Copyright 1996 2000 MQP Electronics Ltd mgp Pin Master 48 User Manual ELECTRONICS M ADDO pa ENT T T ET 21 DCA T C m 21 ADD Te E ER E E E 22 S
20. coded in ASCII CC is a single byte 2 character checksum which is the one s complement of the sum modulo 256 of all the bytes not characters after the start characters but before the checksum 1n a record the BYTE COUNT is the total number of bytes following in the record including the checksum PROMDRIVER will read files containing any of these record types When creating object files it will never generate an SO or S8 record and will only generate an S2 record if necessary Therefore if a PROM address plus File Address offset exceed O0FFFFH then an S2 record will be generated Hexadecimal files contain address information When PROMDRIVER creates a Hexadecimal file 1t commences generating addresses from the value of the File Address Copyright 1996 2000 LOL m Similarly when programming or verifying a PROM from a file the Prom Offset must be set to the address within the file which corresponds to the first byte to be programmed into the PROM Motorola hexadecimal files are limited to 16 Mbyte in size Intel 8080 Absolute Object Both 8080 and 8086 Absolute Object formats are formed from a series of contiguous records each having the same basic format RECORD RECORD RECORD CHECK TYPE LENGTH CONTENTS SUM 1 byte 2 bytes record length 1 bytes byte All bytes are represented directly in the file by their binary values All multiple byte values are ordered least significant byte first The CHECKSUM is the 2
21. ctly inserted so this check can be disabled Verify Level s Programmers sometimes verify just at the nominal VCC level However to ensure that your devices have been completely programmed the Pin Master 48 allows you to Copyright 1996 2000 m Pin Master 48 User Manual ELECTRONICS M verify at any two VCC levels between 2 75V and 6 75V or by selecting any of the following VCC 0 5 10 and 20 Buffer Clear Value This setting determines the value programmed into undefined parts of a device For example if you want to program a 64 Kbits device with a file that is 32 Kbits long normally the second half of the device will be left containing FF hex the erase value of the device However it is possible to change the Buffer Clear Value to 00 hex if necessary Note that this will affect the checksum of the programmed device Access Time When programming certain devices usually older types or microprocessors which program like an EPROM using an adapter it is necessary to slow down the access time in order to ensure correct verification Copyright 1996 2000 Page 6 Ir 1 Fe m Script Batch Mode Introduction PROMDRIVER has been enhanced to provide a comprehensive script mode to streamline the use of the programmer in a production department This allows the user to write a script to automate programming jobs For example the file can be downloaded and the correct device type selected automatically
22. e default heading is o be completely disabled The heading may be changed at any time in the script MESSAGE GET YES NO message line 12 message line 2 message line 32 message line 4 gt MESSAGE END Messages will appear in the message area This area will be enlarged by opening a window over the top if the message height requires it The message is displayed until any key is pressed If GET YES NO is included on the MESSAGE line the relevant parameters YES NO ESC or OTHER REPLY are set when the key is pressed and these parameters can be later tested by the IF construction Copyright 1996 2000 Page 12 mgp ELECTRONICS Pin Master 48 User Manual RUN program name lt argument gt lt argument gt RUN STDIO program name lt argument gt argament Runs a user program with optional parameters RUN will assume that the user program either does no screen I O or that it deals with restoring the screen itself RUN STDIO will open up a window full screen for user I O and then clear it away afterwards The user program may return a code which will be placed into ERRORLEVEL FAILURES 0 FAILURES OFF FAILURES ON This causes a failures box to be displayed or removed or resets the number of failures to the number shown if the box is already displayed The number of failures is automatically incremented by any Failure to program
23. er Manual The correct file will be automatically downloaded and a count is maintained on screen of programmed devices and failures The user is also asked to say how many he is required to blow and the number still required is displayed We suggest that you use a copy of this file to modify for your own purposes until you become familiar with the programming language Copyright 1996 2000 Page 16 m Pin Master 48 User Manual ELECTRONICS M Sample Script SAMPLE1 SCHR sample batch program to blow some 27C010s programming commands are shown in UPPER CASE for clarity although they may equally well be in lower case if first command is HEADING then the default logo will not appear HEADING lt ACME MANUFACTURING CORP 6699 66 Program to blow some 27C010s for the Mega Cyclatron Job HEADINGEND allow operator to pick one of the available parts lines with no_option cannot be selected MENU As Acme Co stores may provide different EPROM types please select the NO OPTION lt type available from the following menu NO_OPTION 4 NO OPTION example of a line which can t be chosen i AMD 27C010 TYPE 99A9 example of a menu type setting E Intel 27C010 TYPE EDE8 lt ST 27C010 TYPE 8889 lt NS 21C010 TYPE C013 i OTHER GOTO AUTOSELECT example of a menu goto i use Cursor Up and Down then press ENTER NO OPTION MENU END wait command causes delay for a number of seconds
24. f the serial number can be programmed in a second area of the device This will also need to be left blank Serial numbering can take place as a separate operation MANUAL or as a part of the normal remote PROGRAM operation AUTO Before starting to input your serial number requirements you should ensure that the correct device type is selected This allows address range checking to take place and does not limit your final choice of actual device type Adjustments to Settings By selecting PROGRAMMER SETTINGS various settings can be modified to suit your requirements and those of the particular device you are programming Blank Check This function checks that the device is blank before programming Disable if not required e g for EPROM emulators ID Check If enabled this will check the silicon signature of devices before they are operated on If there is a mismatch a warning may be given Typically on an EPROM the ID check involves applying 12V to A9 on the device If you are programming a Microprocessor which programs like an EPROM using an adapter be sure to turn off ID checking to avoid damaging the microprocessor Mount Check This does not stop a check for the presence of a device but allows programming to be attempted even if no device is detected in the socket Reverse Check Checks for the orientation of the device before VCC and VPP are applied Some device types may trigger this precaution even when corre
25. he software The user interface will still be in the required language but the script language itself always uses English keywords All scripts will be held in non document plain ASCII files e g SCRIPT SCR There is no special restriction of the filename Syntax Commands normally appear in the file one per line Some special commands spread over several lines Comments are permitted introduced by a semicolon and finishing at the end of the line Any keyword may include the underscore character _ at any point in the word This is ignored by the parser but may improve readability e g BYTESELECT and BYTE SELECT are equally acceptable Control Flow Labels A label 1s always preceded by a colon in the first column and is the only item on the line apart from any comments References to labels are not preceded by a colon Labels are any length with 16 significant characters Upper and lower case are equivalent Labels may contain alphanumeric and the underscore Example START AGAIN 12 GOTO START AGAIN 12 actually an example of an infinite loop Copyright 1996 2000 LOL m Control Flow Commands GOTO lt label gt This instruction is self explanatory but there are some restrictions placed on its use to avoid the usual pit falls of programming with GOTO s Conditionals There are 2 structures for if type conditions one for statements including GOTO s and one for other statements IF
26. ibility and in system programming This connector has been provided to facilitate this on board programming see the application notes on the CD to see what devices are suitable for ISP programming Switching on The programmer will operate its sequential self test software The LEDS will flash in a pre determined pattern and stop with the POWER light green only on If a fault is Copyright 1996 2000 LOL m detected on start up the LEDs will stop with one or more of the other LEDs on If this occurs please note which LEDs are on and notify MQP Electronics or your distributor Software Installation Firstly you need to install the files from the CD provided on to your hard disc drive We do not use any form of copy protection create any hidden files or modify your disc in any way Please feel free to circulate this CD to your colleagues and friends as a demonstration of our software There is a copy of our Website on this CD which contains datasheets on our package converters If you have any comments about our products or software we would like you hear from you The first time of operation our Initialisation program will be run automatically allowing you to select which parallel port your programmer is to be connected to and to set up a printer Pa 16a jed PROMORIVER Fie Cdt Mes Prunammer Windia Ssang rn Het age Ft Pin Master 48 User Manual Operating Your Pin Master 48 You will find the ope
27. ifferent checksum with this programmer than another manufacturer s programmer A This programmer calculates the checksum by adding the contents of all bytes in the device The bytes that are not defined in the programmed file are filled with the blank value for the device usually FF hex Some Pin Master 48 User Manual other programmer manufacturers fill the unused parts of their devices especially 8751s with OO To make the checksums the same we have added a special feature to allow you to select 00 as the blank value when filling unused parts of devices Q When I use auto device selection of a certain device why do I see the message CHECK Support Contract A This device was added to the menu after the expiry of software support for the programmer so is not available without a new registration code Q How do I know which sectors are locked on AMD 29F400B or 29F400T and similar devices A Select the correct device type and display the device The 11 word locations following the end address of the device 40000 hex onwards will contain in ascending order the setting for each sector If the least significant bit is O the sector is locked 1f set to 1 the sector is not locked For other devices in this family check with your AMD data book to check how many sectors can be locked and where the end address of the device is located Q After programming a 29F100B or similar bootblock FLASH device I locked
28. ight 1996 2000 Page 14 m Pin Master 48 User Manual ELECTRONICS ie APPEND NO STOP prom start addr gt prom end addr gt filename file start addr gt Allows the menu mode append function to be automated All parameters must be specified no user prompts Example APPEND 1000 1fff prog hex 3000 will cause the PROM addresses 1000 to 1fff hex to be programmed with data from prog hex starting at address 3000 hex in the file and ending at Sfff Note For PICs wordwide EPROMs and other devices with widths greater than 8 bits all addresses referred to are word addresses not byte addresses READKEY NO_ STOP lt filename gt READKEY NO STOP READKEY NO STOP Allows the menu mode read function to be automated ERASEKEY NO STOP Same as pressing the ERASE key VERIFYKEY NO STOP filename Same as pressing the VERIFY key CKSUMKEY Same as pressing the CKSUM key BLANKKEY NO STOP Same as pressing the BLANK key AUTOKEY NO STOP Auto type select Copyright 1996 2000 Page 15 Ir 1 Fe m Example Script This is a printout of an example of a user generated script file called SAMPLEI BAT The actual script follows and contains several comments to explain the use of commands The total effect of the script is to produce a number of EPROMs for a particular job allowing for a choice of EPROM type either from a predetermined list or by auto selection Pin Master 48 Us
29. ile record The MODULE NAME generated is MQP ELECTRONICS Intel 8080 Absolute Object files are limited to 64 Kbyte in size Intel 8086 Absolute Object This format is made up of records having the same basic form as for 8080 Absolute Object RECORD RECORD RECORD CHECK TYPE LENGTH CONTENTS SUM 1 byte 2 byte record length 1 bytes 1 byte The following record types are relevant to PROMDRIVER operation THEADR RECORD RECORD RECORD MODULE MODULE CHECK TYPE LENGTH NAME LENGTH NAME SUM 80 LLLL NL N N CC Copyright 1996 2000 LAGJE m LHEADR RECORD RECORD RECORD MODULE MODULE CHECK TYPE LENGTH NAMELENGTH NAME SUM 82 LULL NL N N ce MODEND RECORD RECORD RECORD MOD CHECK TYPE LENGTH TYPE SUM 8A 02 00 00 74 lt PEDATA RECORD RECORD RECORD FRAME OFFSET DATA CHECK TYPE LENGTH NO BYTES SUM 84 LULL AAAA 0A DD DD CC PIDATA RECORD RECORD RECORD FRAME OFFSET ITERATED CHECK TYPE LENGTH NO DATA BLOCK SUM 86 LLLL AAAA OA DD DD CC ITERATED DATA BLOCK REPEAT BLOCK CONTENT COUNT COUNT REPEAT COUNT is the number of times the CONTENT field 1s to be repeated If BLOCK COUNT 1s non zero then the CONTENT field is that number of ITERATED DATA BLOCKS If BLOCK COUNT is zero then the CONTENT field contains a DATA COUNT byte followed by that number of data bytes Maximum iteration depth is 17 Load address is obtained from FRAME NO 16 OFFSET OFFSET must be less than or equal to OFH PROMDRIVER resp
30. imal characters which are separated from adjacent bytes by spaces or new lines Like binary files no address information is included in the file PROMDRIVER generates such files with a space character after each byte and a cr lt lf gt pair after each 16 bytes e g 03 36 5F 3D C4 DD 02 B3 65 7D 91 04 D3 7A 56 8A 7C 45 F3 6D 74 28 D4 6E CD C3 C9 56 D6 94 3D 56 When reading in this format PROMDRIVER will regard sequences of valid hexadecimal characters as bytes ignoring overflow and any other characters including new lines as separators thus 1 2 3 c d 01 02 03 0C OD 101 102 103 FOC 30D are all equivalent Freeform Decimal Format This format is the same as Freeform Hexadecimal except that up to 3 decimal characters are used to represent each byte Intel Hexadecimal Intel SOSO Hex ASCII and Intel 8086 Hex ASCII This format combines the Intel 8080 Hex ASCII and the Intel 8086 Hex ASCII formats The latter is a superset of the former PROMDRIVER reads both formats and generates the 8080 subset wherever possible The Intel Hexadecimal format is a way of representing an object file in a format which may be directly displayed and read as all characters within the file are printable ASCII characters or cr or If characters Binary byte values are represented by a hexadecimal representation of the byte coded in ASCII For example the eight bit value 01011100 is 5C in hexadeci
31. in Master 48 User Manual Ir 1 Fe m Alphabetical Command List ACCESSTIME Slow down the read access time AGAIN Repeat script from start if user answers yes AGAIN GOTO Repeat script from label APPEND Activate Append function AUTOKEY Do remote auto type set BLANKCHECK Turn automatic blank check on or off BLANKKEY Do a remote blank check BYTESELECT Set which bytes are selected during download CKSUMKEY Do a remote checksum operation DELETE Delete an MS DOS file EMPTY FILL Over rides blank value of device if required ERASEKEY Do a remote erase operation EXIT Exit script FAILURES Turn on off Failures box FILEADDRESS Set default start address in files FORMAT Set file format GOTO Start executing from a label HEADING HEADINGEND IDCHECK IF ELSE ENDIF MENU MENUEND MESSAGE MESSAGE END Define a screen heading Turn automatic id check on or off Condition construction Display a menu and get response Display a message optionally get response MONITORCKSUM Validates the checksum before programming MOUNTCHECK Turn automatic mount check on or off NEW Resets all parameters NOEXIT Prevent ESC key from exiting script POLARITY Set data polarity for file downloads PROGKEY Program the device PROGRAMMED Turn on off Programmed box READKEY Read the device RENAME Renames the specified file REQUIRED Turn on off Required box REVCHECK Turn automatic reverse check on off RUN Run a user program under
32. in the PROM in a one to one relationship No address information is included in such a file The file may be shorter than a PROM in which case PROMDRIVER will fill the rest of the PROM with erased byte value It may be the same size as the PROM or it may be larger than the PROM In the latter case bytes in excess of those required to fill a PROM are assumed to be intended for the next PROM in a Set When programming or verifying the first byte in the file is assumed to correspond to address 000000 This does not prevent the PROM being mapped at some different address in subsequent use but merely provides a convenient way to refer to the contents of the file The File Address setting function may be used to program or verify a PROM from any convenient point within the file For example setting the File Address to 002000 and the PROM type to 2764 would allow programming to occur starting with the 2000H th byte 1n the Binary Image file and thus relate to the second PROM in the set When reading a PROM to a file the File Address offset has no effect on a Binary Image file The number of bytes in the file will always equal the number of bytes in the PROM For normal use with PROMDRIVER the Binary Image format is recommended as it involves less processing the system response is much faster Pin Master 48 User Manual Freeform Hexadecimal Format This 1s a printable file format in which each byte 1s represented by two ASCII hexadec
33. le socket caused by contamination we will normally replace the socket making a charge for this Hardware Service Contract An annual service contract is available Not covered are e faults caused by misuse replacement of sockets package converters carriage charges in either direction software upgrade support see Software Support If a unit has a contaminated or damaged socket the normal charge for refurbishment will apply before the unit can be repaired under the service contract Transporting the Programmer Please observe the following advice if you need to transport your programmer e Always obtain a returns number first if returning a unit to us e If possible use the original purpose made packaging e Pack any leads or other items returned separately e Remember that the programmer components are heavy and will undoubtedly receive rough handling in transit Apply sufficient padding accordingly e Always send the programmer prepaid or it will not be accepted Copyright 1996 2000 LOL m Appendix C File Formats Object files up to 16 Mbytes in size are accommodated by PROMDRIVER Files are permitted to be in any of the following formats Note that some versions of PROMDRIVER may omit certain filehex formats Binary Image This format is so called because each 0 or 1 required in the PROM is represented by a 0 or 1 in the file The individual bytes of the file represent the individual bytes
34. mal To code this Copyright 1996 2000 LAGJE m in ASCII the 2 bytes 00110101 ASCII for 5 and 01000011 ASCH for C are required A hexadecimal file is made up of records There are 4 possible record types Extended Address Record RECD REC ZEROS REC USBA CHK MARK LEN TYP SUM is 02 0000 02 HHHH CC cr If Data Record RECD REC LOAD REC DATA CHK MARK LEN ADDR TYP SUM ma HH HHHH 00 HH HH CC cr If Start Address Record RECD REC ZEROS REC CS IP CHK MARK LEN TYP SUM we 04 0000 03 HHHH HHHH CC lt cr gt lt lf gt End of File Record RECD REC ZEROS REC CHK MARK LEN TYP SUM 00 0000 01 FF cr lt lf gt where H represents a hexadecimal character 0123456789 ABCDEFP coded in ASCH CC 1s a single byte 2 character checksum which is the two s complement of the sum modulo 256 of all the bytes not characters after the record mark but before the checksum 1n a record and USBA is the Upper Segment Base Address which is multiplied by 16 and added to the following record Load Addresses to produce the actual load addresses USBA 1s assumed to be 0000 until an Extended Address Record is encountered PROMDRIVER will read files containing any of these record types When creating object files it will never generate a Start Address Record and will only generate an Extended Address Record if it is necessary Therefore if a PROM address plus File Address offset exceed O
35. menu Auto Selection Your Pin Master 48 can detect an internal Silicon Signature which is embedded into the chip during manufacture and is usually permanent Devices containing this feature include the more recent EPROMs from Quick pulse 2764 onwards Flash devices and some microprocessors Programming a Device Programming a single device from a file simply involves opening the file and pressing the Program button The device in the socket will be blank checked if appropriate programmed with the contents of the file and verified at one of two voltages depending on the adjustments set in the programmer At each stage a bar will be displayed on the screen indicating progress To Program a Sequential Set of Devices If the file is larger than the size of the selected device the software will assume that you want to program a set of identical devices After the first device has been programmed you will be requested to insert the second device in the set and so on until the whole set of devices have been programmed To Program in Split Mode The sequential bytes of an object file are normally programmed sequentially into the EPROM If an EPROM set for a microprocessor with a 16 bit data bus 1s to be made it may be necessary to program alternate bytes of a file into an EPROM The Pin Master 48 User Manual BYTE SELECT function in the Current File Setting menu achieves this by allowing ALL ODD or EVEN bytes of a file
36. messages in Program Append Serial Number Append or Special Program operations but not those caused by device not present PROGRAMMED 0 PROGRAMMED PROGRAMMED OFF PROGRAMMED ON This causes a programming success quantity box to be displayed or removed or resets the number of successes to the number shown if the box is already displayed The number of successes Is incremented by a PROGRAMMED command e g PROGKEY lt filename gt IF ERRORLEVEL 0 PROGRAMMED REQUIRED ENDIF REQUIRED 20 REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED OFF REQUIRED ON This causes a devices required quantity box to be displayed or removed or resets the number required to the number shown if the box is already displayed The number required is decremented by a REQUIRED command VERIFYLEVEL setting where setting is 0 5 10 20 Verification of programming may be performed at VCC 0 5 10 and 20 VERIFY LOW lt setting gt VERIFY HIGH setting where setting is a valid VCC value Copyright 1996 2000 Page 13 m Pin Master 48 User Manual ELECTRONICS ie EMPTYFILL lt setting gt SERNO FILE lt file_name gt where lt setting gt Is 0 FF DEFAULT This defines the hexadecimal value that will be used to fill parts of the device that are not defined in the file to be downloaded displayed or printed It will normally be set to the blank value for the currently selected
37. onds to PEDATA and PIDATA records and requires that the file ends with a MODEND record All other record types are ignored except for illegal types which cause a file format error to be reported When creating object files PROMDRIVER generates an LHEADR record a THEADR record a variable number of PEDATA records a MODEND record The MODULE NAME generated is MQP ELECTRONICS Intel 8086 Absolute Object files are limited to 1 Mbyte in size Pin Master 48 User Manual Intel 286 Absolute Object This file format comprises the following sequence a FILE HEADER 1 byte a BOOTLOADABLE HEADER 95 bytes a variable number of ABSTXT fields variable length a CHECKSUM 1 byte MODULE FILE HEADER One byte with the value A2H BOOTLOADABLE MODULE HEADER TOTAL RESER ABSTXT RESER LAST RESER SPACE VED LOCATION VED LOCATION VED 4bytes 71zero 4 bytes 4 zero 4 bytes 8 zero bytes bytes bytes TOTAL SPACE is a 4 byte value indicating the minimum number of bytes in main memory needed to load the module ABSTXT LOCATION is a 4 byte value representing the offset in bytes of the ABSTXT section from the start of the file LAST LOCATION is a 4 byte value representing the offset in bytes of the last byte in the file from the start of the file ABSTXT field REAL LENGTH TEXT ADDRESS 3 bytes 2 bytes LENGTH bytes CHECKSUM is a single byte which 1s the complement mod 256 of all the previous bytes in the file Intel
38. ration of PROMDRIVER software to be extremely intuitive During all operations involving a device in the socket the ACTIVE LED will be on continuously PLEASE NOTE THE DEVICE SHOULD NEVER BE REMOVED FROM THE SOCKET WHILE THE ACTIVE LED IS ON The RESULT LED will indicate success or failure of the any operation after completion On Success Slow Flash Operation Failed Fast Flash Mount Error Short Flash Socket Empty Double Flash ID Error Selecting a Device Type Manual Selection Choosing the TYPE button opens MQP s quick and user friendly method of selecting the device that you want to read or program Device Type Selection Menu JSF E triti j i mia cher pa hii by ung Ba len Tec Denei ipa Jaa her ce Sa pur mah wena i BH n simply type in all or part of the device name and all matching devices are shown in a scrolling window Highlight your exact choice and select it To the left of the device screen full details about the device type size Copyright 1996 2000 LOL m algorithm etc as well as the internal MQP Code are displayed Specifying the manufacturer of the device or the device category will reduce the number of choices displayed The device may also be selected using the MQP Code These codes are also used in Script Mode the MQP Production Language A full or partial list of MQP Codes can be printed to a file from the Device Type Selection
39. t must be placed will be indicated 1n the following list Command Description TYPE device code TYPE AUTO NO STOP TYPE TYPE AUTO is the same as AUTOKEY see below ERRORLEVEL codes set 0 type selected ok 1 user aborted selection 2 type not recognised TYPENAME text string Once a device type has been selected see above its name can be changed to whatever the user wants Copyright 1996 2000 mgp ELECTRONICS This can be useful when programming microprocessors that program like EPROMS First the TYPE is set using the EPROM s Device code then using TYPENAME the text string in the status area can be corrected to display the microprocessors actual name For other special commands for microprocessors that program like EPROMSs see section on Frequently Asked Questions FORMAT file format where file format is BINARY INTHEX MOTHEX INTOBJ80 INTOBJ51 INTOBJ86 INTOBJ286 FREEHEX FREEDEC TEXTAG TEKHEX TEKHEXEXT MITHEX ERRORLEVEL codes set 0 set ok FILEADDRESS lt fileaddress gt where address is a hex number between 0 and FFFFFFh ERRORLEVEL codes set 0 2 set ok POLARIT Y polarity where polarity is TRUE or INVERTED ERRORLEVEL codes set 0 set ok Pin Master 48 User Manual BYTESELECT lt byteselect gt where lt byte_select gt is NORMAL REVERSED ODD EVEN ERRORLEVEL codes set 0 set ok NOEXIT Currently some actions cause an immediate exit
40. t on 5 Insert the CD into the drive and install Follow the installation instructions 6 Run PROMDRIVER The first time this program is run you will be required to complete the initialisation details telling PROMDRIVER which parallel port to use 7 PROMDRIVER will now automatically register your new programmer 8 You are now free to use the programmer Pin Master 48 User Manual Description of PM48 Programmer nti pi The PM48 programmer is controlled by an internal microprocessor On power up the software is downloaded from the PC to the programmer Software upgrades only involve installing the latest version onto the PC The design features re configurable logic and allows any voltage on any pin power supplies on any pin programmable slew rates and voltage measurement of any pin Power Requirements Operating Voltages 110 220 230 240 Va c Frequency 47 66Hz Power 25VA Voltage Setting The programmer can be switched between 110V and 220 240V by the following procedure e Switch off the unit and disconnect the mains lead e Remove the four screws securing the lid e Remove the lid by raising the rear and lifting it forward The lid can be rested on its right hand edge without disconnecting the LED cable e Exchange the position of the transformer cable plug and adjacent dummy plug on the 230 110V connectors e Replace the lid and four screws e IMPORTANT MARK THE UNIT WITH A LABEL SHOWING TH
41. th the appropriate device selected The help screen F1 will give further information Available parameters are indicated in square brackets These are either a hex value e g in the case of a PIC micro controller s ID or the item number in a subsequent menu e g for PIC oscillator setting of XT the hex value should be set to 3 ERRORLEVEL codes set 0 Set ok 1 Function programming failure AGAIN AGAIN GOTO lt label gt Displays message asking if a repeat is required If reply is YES or ENTER starts executing batch mode instructions from the start or from the label Copyright 1996 2000 Page 10 mgp ELECTRONICS MENU Pin Master 48 User Manual lt menuline_1 gt GOTO label TYPE device code NOOPTION menuline 2 GOTO label TYPE device code NOOPTION menuline n GOTO label TYPE device code NOOPTION MENUEND Displays a menu On selection of a line with an associated GOTO goes to that line On selection of any other line goes to next instruction in file after MENUEND If line text is followed by TYPE device code then this is processed as a normal TYPE setting command If a line is followed by NOOPTION it is only displayed but not offered as an option so the cursor cannot be moved to such lines This is a useful command for headers and other explanatory lines GOTO and TYPE may both appear on the same line but NOOPTION may
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