Nuvoton ISP-ICP User manual

ISP-ICP Gang Programmer
Nuvoton
ISP-ICP Gang Programmer
User Manual
Revision 5.00, 2010/08/13
By Vincent Y. C. Yu
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ISP-ICP Gang Programmer
Contents
Revision History.......................................................................................................3
1 Introduction .........................................................................................................4
2 Driver and Application Program ..........................................................................5
2.1 Install the Driver .............................................................................................................................5
2.2 Install the Application Program ......................................................................................................5
2.3 Activate ‘Gang’ Mode.....................................................................................................................5
3 Start to Use the Gang Programmer ....................................................................6
3.1 As an ‘ISP Gang Programmer’.......................................................................................................6
3.2 As an ‘ICP Gang Programmer’.......................................................................................................6
3.3 Operation Examples.......................................................................................................................7
Example1- W78E054D (Using ISP Gang Programmer).................................................................................7
Example2- W79E825A (Using ICP Gang Programmer).................................................................................8
Example3- NUC140VE3AN (Using ICP Gang Programmer)..........................................................................9
3.4 Check the Programmer Information.............................................................................................10
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Revision History
Revision Description Date
v4.00 The first formal released version for the ‘ISP-ICP Gang Programmer’. 2010/04/01
v4.01 Nothing is changed but document version number. 2010/04/30
v5.00 (1) Add ICP mass-programming support to NuMicro-series products.
(2) Update the PC-site AP to v5.00. (The GUI display for "CONFIG Setting" becomes
more user-friendly.) 2010/08/13
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1 Introduction
The Nuvoton proprietary “ISP-ICP Gang Programmer” provides four-chip mass-programming function. It is specially
designed for mass-production in the customer site. After on-line downloading the programming data into the Gang
Programmer, the user may start the off-line mass-programming operation.
The “ISP-ICP Gang Programmer”
AUTO-key DC9V
Power Switch
DC9V
Power Input
USB Connector
Chips (#1~#4) to be programmed
#1 #2 #3 #4
PASS/FAIL
LEDs
READY/BUSY
LED
Adapter Board
Main Board
Buzzer
Description
Main Board & Adapter Board:
The main board consists of the circuits for programming control while the adapter board just contains the sockets
for the MCU chips to be programmed. Note that different chip package will have different adapter board.
USB Connector:
Connect to PC through the USB connector to download the programming data into the Gang Programmer.
Buzzer:
Used to show the Gang Programmer status by a sound message.
AUTO-key:
Press AUTO key to start the mass-programming operation.
READY/BUSY LED:
Used to show the Gang Programmer status, ‘on’ for READY and ‘off’ for BUSY.
DC9V Power Switch:
Push this button to turn on the Gang Programmer when it is powered by a DC 9V power supply.
(Note the Gang Programmer will be always powered on when connected to PC through the USB connector.)
DC9V Input:
DC 9V power supply input for off-line operation.
PASS/FAIL LEDs:
Used to show the individual programming result of chips #1~#4, ‘green’ for PASS and ‘red’ for FAIL.
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2 Driver and Application Program
2.1 Install the Driver
This ISP-ICP Gang Programmer is embedded with the USB-to-Serial bridge chip, PL-2303, which functions as a
USB virtual COM port. Normally, the driver for PL-2303 needn’t be installed again because it is the same as that for
the ISP Programmer or ICP Programmer. The host needs to install the driver only when the ISP Programmer or ICP
Programmer has never been used in this host. The driver setup file is included in the folder [(1) Driver].
2.2 Install the Application Program
The setup file for the application program is included in the folder [(2) PC-site AP]. Using the default installation
setting, you will find the item “Nuvoton Tools \ Nuvoton ISP-ICP Programmer” appearing in the Windows START-
menu after the application program is successfully installed.
2.3 Activate ‘Gang’ Mode
When the PC-site application program is opened, please activate ‘Gang’ mode for the ISP-ICP Gang Programmer.
The following operation is fully like you operate the ISP Programmer or ICP Programmer except you cannot directly
update the MCU chips. (Of course, after finishing ‘Download Programmer’, you can press the AUTO-key to start
programming operation.)
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3 Start to Use the Gang Programmer
The Gang Programmer can be configured as an ‘ISP Gang Programmer’ or an ‘ICP Gang Programmer’ through the
PC-site application program.
3.1 As an ‘ISP Gang Programmer’
For the MCU chips with ISP function, to use the Gang Programmer, please select the programmer type as ‘ISP’ with
‘Gang’ mode activated on the PC-site application program, as shown below. The following operation is fully like you
operate the ISP Programmer except you cannot directly update the MCU chips. You can press the AUTO-key to
start programming operation after finishing ‘Download Programmer’.
Note the MCU chips should have the ‘Nuvoton standard ISP code’ pre-programmed in LDROM and the CONFIG bits
properly configured before they can be programmed by the ISP Gang Programmer.
3.2 As an ‘ICP Gang Programmer’
For the MCU chips with ICP function, to use the Gang Programmer, please select the programmer type as ‘ICP’ with
‘Gang’ mode activated on the PC-site application program, as shown below. The following operation is fully like you
operate the ICP Programmer except you cannot directly update the MCU chips. You can press the AUTO-key to
start programming operation after finishing ‘Download Programmer’.
Note there is no need to pre-program any code in the MCU chip and no need to pre-configure the CONFIG bits
before using the ICP Gang Programmer.
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3.3 Operation Examples
Example1- W78E054D (Using ISP Gang Programmer)
To do the ISP mass-programming for W78E054D, please follow the steps listed below.
Step1: Set the programmer type to be ‘ISP Gang Programmer’.
Step2: Select the wanted part no., W78E054D.
Step3: Load the file to be programmed in APROM.
Step4: Download the buffer’s data into the non-volatile storage of the Gang Programmer.
Step5: Now, you can press the AUTO-key to start the ISP mass-programming in either on-line mode or off-line mode.
Step1
Step2 Step3
Step4
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Example2- W79E825A (Using ICP Gang Programmer)
To do the ICP mass-programming for W79E825A, please follow the steps listed below.
Step1: Set the programmer type to be ‘ICP Gang Programmer’.
Step2: Select the wanted part no., W79E825A.
Step3: Load the files to be programmed in APROM and DataFlash.
Step4: Set the CONFIG bits.
Step5: Download the buffers’ data and CONFIG setting into the non-volatile storage of the Gang Programmer.
Step6: Now, you can press the AUTO-key to start the ICP mass-programming in either on-line mode or off-line mode.
Step1
Step2 Step3
Step5
Step4
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Example3- NUC140VE3AN (Using ICP Gang Programmer)
To do the ICP mass-programming for NUC140VE3AN, please follow the steps listed below.
Step1: Set the programmer type to be ‘ICP Gang Programmer’.
Step2: Select the wanted part no., NUC140VE3AN.
Step3: Load the files to be programmed in APROM, DataFlash and LDROM.
Step4: Set the CONFIG bits.
Step5: Download the buffers’ data and CONFIG setting into the non-volatile storage of the Gang Programmer.
Step6: Now, you can press the AUTO-key to start the ICP mass-programming in either on-line mode or off-line mode.
Step1
Step2 Step3
Step5
Step4
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3.4 Check the Programmer Information
To check the programming data downloaded in the Gang Programmer, activate ‘Gang’ mode and then click the
‘Programmer Information’ button when the Gang Programmer is connected to PC.
Step1 Step2
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