B+K precision 859 User manual

User's Manual for
859
Fast universal 4x 48-pindrive concurrent multiprogramming system with ISP capability
866B
Universal 48-pindrive Programmer with USB/LPT interface and ISP capability
844USB
Universal 40-pindrive Programmer with USB interface and ISP capability
848A
Universal memory Programmer

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COPYRIGHT ©1997 - 2007
B+K Precision Corporation
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How to use this manual
This manual explains how to install the control program and how to use your programmer. It
is assumed that the user has some experience with PCs and installation of software. Once
you have installed the control program we recommend you consult the context sensitive
HELP within the control program rather than the printed User's Manual. Revisions are
implemented in the context sensitive help before the printed User’s Manual.
Dear customer,
thank you for purchasing one of the B+K PRECISION
programmer.
_____________________________________
Please, download actual version of manual from
B+K PRECISION WEB site (www.bkprecision.com), if current one
will be out of date.
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Table of contents
How to use this manual...................................................................................................................3
Introduction........................................................................................................................................7
Products configuration....................................................................................................................9
PC requirements.............................................................................................................................9
Free additional services:...............................................................................................................11
Quick Start .......................................................................................................................................12
Detailed description........................................................................................................................15
859.....................................................................................................................................................16
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................17
859 elements ................................................................................................................................19
Manipulation with the programmed device ...................................................................................20
In-system serial programming by 859...........................................................................................20
Selftest and calibration check.......................................................................................................22
Technical specification..................................................................................................................23
866B..................................................................................................................................................28
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................29
866B elements..............................................................................................................................31
Connecting 866B to the PC ..........................................................................................................32
Manipulation with the programmed device ...................................................................................33
In-system serial programming by 866B ........................................................................................33
Multiprogramming by 866B...........................................................................................................34
Selftest and calibration check.......................................................................................................34
Technical specification..................................................................................................................36
844USB.............................................................................................................................................41
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................42
844USB elements.........................................................................................................................43
Connecting 844USB to PC ...........................................................................................................44
Manipulation with the programmed device ...................................................................................44
In-system serial programming by 844USB ...................................................................................44
Selftest..........................................................................................................................................46
Technical specification..................................................................................................................46
848A..................................................................................................................................................50
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................51
848A elements..............................................................................................................................52
Connecting 848A programmer to PC............................................................................................52
Manipulation with the programmed device ...................................................................................53
Technical specification..................................................................................................................53
Setup.................................................................................................................................................56
Software setup..............................................................................................................................57
Hardware setup.............................................................................................................................63
Pg4uw...............................................................................................................................................67
Pg4uw-the programmer software..................................................................................................68
File ................................................................................................................................................71
Buffer ............................................................................................................................................75
Device...........................................................................................................................................80
Programmer................................................................................................................................104
Options........................................................................................................................................109
Help.............................................................................................................................................114
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Pg4uwMC....................................................................................................................................... 117
Common notes.............................................................................................................................. 127
Software ..................................................................................................................................... 128
Hardware.................................................................................................................................... 129
ISP (In-System Programming).................................................................................................... 129
Other........................................................................................................................................... 132
Troubleshooting and warranty .................................................................................................... 134
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... 135
If you have an unsupported target device .................................................................................. 136
Warranty terms........................................................................................................................... 136
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Conventions used in the manual
References to the control program functions are in bold, e.g. Load, File, Device, etc.
References to control keys are written in brackets <>, e.g. <F1>.
Terminology used in the manual:
Device any kind of programmable integrated circuits or programmable devices
ZIF socket Zero Insertion Force socket used for insertion of target device
Buffer part of memory or disk, used for temporary data storage
Printer port type of PC port (parallel), which is primarily dedicated for printer
connection.
USB port type of PC port (serial), which is dedicated for connecting portable and
peripheral devices.
HEX data format format of data file, which may be read with standard text viewers; e.g.
byte 5AH is stored as characters '5' and 'A', which mean bytes 35H and
41H. One line of this HEX file (one record) contains start address and
data bytes. All records are secured with checksum.
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Introduction
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This user's manual covers some B+K PRECISION programmers: 859, 866B, 844USB and
848A.
859 is extremely fast universal 4x 48-pindrive concurrent multiprogramming system
designed for high volume production programming with minimal operator effort. The chips are
programmed at near theoretical maximum programming speed. Using build-in in-circuit serial
programming (ISP) connectors the programmer is able to program ISP capable chips in-
circuit.
866B is a fast universal USB/LPT interfaced universal programmer and logic IC tester with 48
powerful pindrivers. Using build-in in-circuit serial programming (ISP) connector the
programmer is able to program ISP capable chips in-circuit. This design allows easily add
new devices to the device list. 866B is a true universal and a true low cost programmer,
providing one of the best "value for money" in today's market.
844USB is a small, fast and powerful USB interfaced programmer of all kinds of
programmable devices. Using build-in in-circuit serial programming (ISP) connector the
programmer is able to program ISP capable chips in-circuit. It has design, which allows easily
add new devices to the device list. Nice "value for money" in this class.
848A is a little and powerful programmer for EPROM, EEPROM, Flash EPROM, NVRAM,
serial EEPROM and static RAM tester.
All these programmers work with almost any IBM PC Pentium compatible or higher, portable
or desktop personal computers. Programmers use the USB port or parallel (printer) port of
PC.
All these programmers function flawlessly on Windows operating system (see section PC
requirement).
All these programmers are driven by an easy-to-use, control program with pull-down
menus, hot keys and online help. Control program is common for all these B+K PRECISION's
programmers (859, 866B, 844USB and 848A).
Advanced design, including protection circuits, original brand components and careful
manufacturing allows us to provide a one-years warranty on parts and labor for these
programmers (limited 25,000 cycle warranty on ZIF socket).
Note: We don’t recommend using programmer 848A for In-circuit programming.
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Products configuration
Before installing and using your programmer, please carefully check that your package
includes all next mentioned parts. If you find any discrepancy with respective parts list and/or
if any of these items are damaged, please contact your distributor immediately.
programmer USB cable LPT cable internal power supply external power supply diagnostic POD ISP diagnostic POD ISP cable ZIF anti-dust cover software CD User’s manual on CD registration card shipping case
Package included
859 ••- •- 1x 1x 4x 4x ••••
866B ••* •- ••••••••
844USB ••- - ••- ••••••
848A •- •- •- - - - ••••
* optional accessories
PC requirements
Minimal PC requirements
859
866B
844USB
848A
OS - Windows 2000 98 98 95
CPU P4 PIII PIII PII
RAM [MB] 256 128 128 64
free disk space [MB] 150 60 60 60
USB 2.0 high speed •- - -
USB 1.1 - ••-
LPT - •- •
CDROM ••••
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Recommended PC requirements
859
866B
844USB
848A
OS - Windows XP XP XP XP
CPU Core2Duo P4 P4 P4
RAM [MB] 1000 512 512 256
free disk space [MB] 250 150 150 150
USB 2.0 high speed •••-
LPT IEEE1284 - •- •
CDROM ••••
These PC requirements are valid for 2.34/01.2007 version of control program for
programmers. For other version see Help / About control program.
Note:
For convenience, we suggest that you use a supplementary multi I/O card to provide an
additional printer port (LPT2 for example), in order to avoid sharing the same LPT port
between printer and programmer.
Free disk space requirements depends also on used IC device size. For large devices the
required free space on disk will be approximately 60MB + Device size.
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Free additional services:
Why is it important to use the latest version of the control
program?
•Semiconductor manufacturers continuously introduce new devices with new package types,
manufactured by new technologies in order to support the need for flexibility, quality and
speed in product design and manufacturing. To keep pace and to keep you up-to-date, we
usually implement more than 5000 new devices into the control program within a year.
•Furthermore, a typical programmable device undergoes several changes during its lifetime
in an effort to maintain or to improve its technical characteristics and process yields. These
changes often impact with the programming algorithms, which need to be upgraded (the
programming algorithm is a set of instructions that tells the programmer how to program
data into a particular target device). Using the newest algorithms in the programming
process is the key to obtaining high quality results. In many cases, while the older algorithm
will still program the device, they may not provide the level of data retention that would be
possible with an optimal algorithm. Failure to not use the most current algorithm can
decrease your programming yields (more improper programmed target devices), and may
often increase programming times, or even affect the long term reliability of the programmed
device.
•We are making mistakes too ... .
Our commitment is to implement support for these new or modified parts before or as soon as
possible after their release, so that you can be sure that you are using latest and/or optimal
programming algorithms that were created for this new device.
•free technical support (phone/fax/e-mail).
•free lifetime software update via Web site.
Free software updates are available from our
Internet address www.bkprecision.com.
We also offer the following new services in our customer support program: Keep-Current and
AlgOR.
•Keep-Current is a service by which B+K PRECISION ships to you the latest version of the
control program for programmer and the updated user documentation. A Keep-Current
service is your hassle-free guarantee that you always have access to the latest software
and documentation, at minimal cost. For more information see www.bkprecision.com.
•AlgOR (Algorithm On Request) service allows you to receive from B+K PRECISION
software support for programming devices not yet available in the current device list. For
more information see www.bkprecision.com.
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Quick Start
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Installing programmer hardware
•connect the USB (or LPT) port of programmer to a USB (or printer) port of PC using
supplied cable
•connect the connector of the power supply adapter to the programmer or turn on
programmer by switch
Installing the programmer software
Run the installation program from the CD (Setup.exe) and follow the on-screen instructions.
Please, for latest information about the programmer hardware and software see
www.bkprecision.com.
Run the control program
Double click on
After start, control program Pg4uw automatically scans all existing ports and searches for
some connected B+K PRECISION programmer. Program Pg4uw is common for some B+K
PRECISION's programmers, hence Pg4uw will try to find all supported programmers.
Menu File is used for source files manipulation, settings and viewing directory, changes
drives, changes start and finish address of buffer for loading and saving files and loading and
saving projects.
Menu Buffer is used for buffer manipulation, block operation, filling a part of buffer with string,
erasing, checksum and of course editing and viewing with other items (find and replace
string, printing...).
Menu Device is used for a work with selected programmable device: select, read, blank
check, program, verify, erase and setting of programming process, serialization and
associated file control.
Menu Programmer is used for work with programmer.
Menu Options is used to view and change various default settings.
Menu Help is used for view supported devices and programmers and information about
program version.
Programming a device
1. select device: click on
2. load data into buffer:
a) from file: click on
b) from device: insert device to ZIF and click on
3. insert target device to ZIF
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4. check, if the device is blank: click on
5. program device: click on
6. additional verify of device: click on
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Detailed description
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859
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Introduction
859 is extremely fast universal 4x 48-pindrive concurrent multiprogramming system
designed for high volume production programming with minimal operator effort. The chips are
programmed at near theoretical maximum programming speed.
859 consists of four independent isolated universal programming modules, based on the
866B programmer hardware. Therefore the sockets can run asynchronously (concurrent
programming mode). Each programming module starts programming at the moment the chip
is detected to be inserted in the socket properly - independently on the status of other
programming modules. It result three programming modules works while you replace the
programmed chip at the fourth.
Modular construction of hardware - the programming modules works independently - allows
for continuing operation when a part of the circuit becomes inoperable. It also makes service
quick and easy.
Hands-free operation: asynchronous and concurrent operation allows a chip to begin
programming immediately upon insertion of a chip. The operator merely removes the finished
chip and inserts a new chip. Operator training is therefore minimized..
859 supports all kinds of types and silicon technologies of today and tomorrow programmable
devices without family-specific module. You can be sure the next devices support require the
software update and (if necessary) simple package converter (programming adapter),
therefore the ownership cost are minimized.
Using built-in in-circuit serial programming (ISP) connector, the programmer is able to
program ISP capable chips in circuit.
859 provides very competitive price coupled with excellent hardware design for reliable
programming. It has probably best "value for money" programmer in this class.
859 provides very fast programming due to high-speed FPGA driven hardware and execution
of time-critical routines inside of the programmer. At least fast than competitors in this
category, for many chips much faster than most competitors. As a result, when used in
production this programmer waits for an operator, and not the other way round.
859 interfaces with the IBM PC/compatible, portable or desktop personal computers through
USB (2.0) port.
859 provides a banana jack for ESD wrist straps connection to easy-to-implement the ESD
protection control and also other banana jack for earth wire.
FPGA based totally reconfigurable 48 powerful TTL pindrivers provide H/L/pull_up/pull_down
and read capability for each pin of socket. Advanced pindrivers incorporate high-quality high-
speed circuitry to deliver signals without overshoot or ground bounce for all supported
devices. Pin drivers operate down to 1.8V so you'll be ready to program the full range of
today's advanced low-voltage devices.
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859 performs on each programming module device insertion test (wrong or backward
position) and contact check (poor contact pin-to-socket) before it programs each device.
These capabilities, supported by overcurrent protection and signature-byte check help
prevent chip damage due to operator error.
859 has the selftest capability, which allows run diagnostic part of software to thoroughly
check the health of the each programming module.
859 has a built-in protection circuits for eliminate damage of programmer and/or programmed
device due to environment or operator failure. All ZIF socket pins of 859 programmer are
protected against ESD up to 15kV.
859 performs programming verification at the marginal level of supply voltage, which,
obviously, improves programming yield, and guarantees long data retention.
Various socket converters are available to handle device in PLCC, SOIC, PSOP, SSOP,
TSOP, TSSOP, TQFP, QFN (MLF), SDIP, BGA and other packages.
859 programmer is driven by an easy-to-use control program with pull-down menu, hot keys
and on-line help. Selecting of device is performed by its class, by manufacturer or simply by
typing a fragment of vendor name and/or part number.
Standard device-related commands (read, blank check, program, verify, erase) are boosted
by some test functions (insertion test, signature-byte check), and some special functions
(autoincrement, production mode - start immediately after insertion of chip into socket).
All known data formats are supported. Automatic file format detection and conversion during
load of file.
The rich-featured autoincrement function enables to assign individual serial numbers to
each programmed device - or simply increments a serial number, or the function enables to
read serial numbers or any programmed device identification signatures from a file.
The software also provides a many information about programmed device. As a special, the
drawings of all available packages, explanation of chip labeling (the meaning of prefixes
and suffixes at the chips) for each supported chip are provided.
The software provide a full information for ISP implementation: Description of ISP connector
pins for currently selected chip, recommended target design around in-circuit programmed
chip and other necessary information.
The remote control feature allows to be Pg4uw software flow controlled by other application
– either using .BAT file commands or using DLL file. DLL file, examples
(C/PAS/VBASIC/.NET) and manual are part of standard software delivery.
Jam files of JEDEC standard JESD-71 are interpreted by Jam Player. Jam files are
generated by design software which is provided by manufacturer of respective programmable
device. Chips are programmer in-ZIF or through ISP connector (IEEE 1149.1 Joint Test
Action Group (JTAG) interface).
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VME files are interpreted by VME Player. VME file is a compressed binary variation of SVF
file and contains high-level IEEE 1149.1 bus operations. VME files are generated by design
software which is provided by manufacturer of respective programmable device. Chips are
programmer in-ZIF or through ISP connector (IEEE 1149.1 Joint Test Action Group (JTAG)
interface).
Multiple devices are possible to program and test via JTAG chain: JTAG chain (ISP-Jam) or
JTAG chain (ISP-VME).
It is important to remember that in most cases new devices require only a software update
due to the 859 is truly universal programmer. With our prompt service you can have new
devices can be added to the current list within hours!
Advanced design including protection circuits, original brand components and careful
manufacturing and burning allows us to provide a one-year warranty on parts and labor for
the 859 (limited 25,000-cycle warranty on ZIF socket).
859 elements
1) 48 pin ZIF socket
2) work result LEDs
3) power/sleep LED of site
4) YES! Button
5) ISP connector
6) LED indicator power
7) power supply connector
8) power switch
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9) GND connector and connector for ESD wrist strap connection
10) temperature controlled fans
11) type B USB connector for PC ↔859 communication cable
Manipulation with the programmed device
After selection of desired device for your work, you can insert it into the open ZIF socket (the
lever is up) and close socket (the lever is down). The correct orientation of the programmed
device in ZIF socket is shown on the picture near ZIF socket on the programmer's cover. The
programmed device is necessary to insert into the socket also to remove from the socket
when LED BUSY light off.
Note: Programmer's protection electronics protect the target device and the programmer
itself against either short or long-term power failures and, partly, also against a PC failure.
However, it is not possible to grant the integrity of the target device due to incorrect, user-
selected programming parameters. Target device may be not destroyed by forced interruption
of the control program (reset or switch-off PC), by removing the physical connection to the
programmer, but the content of actually programmed cell may remains undefined. Don't
unplug the target device from the ZIF socket during work with devices (LED BUSY shine).
In-system serial programming by 859
Optimized advanced pindriver deliver programming performance without overshoot or ground
bounce for all device technologies. Pin drivers operate down to 1.8V so you'll be ready to
program the full range of today's advanced low- voltage devices.
The ISP programming solution performs programming verification at the marginal level of
supply voltage, which, obviously, improves programming yield, and guarantees long data
retention.
The ISP programming solution provides also the power supply for the target system.
This ISP programming solution provides very competitive price but excellent hardware design
for reliable programming.
The software provide full information for ISP implementation: Description of ISP connector
pins for currently selected chip, recommended target design around in-circuit programmed
chip and other necessary information.
For general definition, recommendation and direction about ISP see section Common notes
/ ISP please.
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