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User Guide
E8000 ProStart II
Table of Contents
1General Introduction..............................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Highlights........................................................................................................................................................4
1.3 About this Guide.............................................................................................................................................4
1.4 Recommended Reading.................................................................................................................................4
1.5 Troubleshooting..............................................................................................................................................4
1.6 The SEMTECH Internet Web Site..................................................................................................................4
1.7 Customer Support..........................................................................................................................................5
2Overview and installation.......................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................6
2.2 Highlights........................................................................................................................................................6
2.3 What is the ProStart II....................................................................................................................................6
2.4 ProStart II components...................................................................................................................................6
2.5 How ProStart II helps you...............................................................................................................................8
2.6 Installing ProStart II hardware........................................................................................................................8
3Installing and using RIDE development Environment...........................................................................................9
3.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................9
3.2 Highlights........................................................................................................................................................9
3.3 Ride installation..............................................................................................................................................9
3.4 Reference documentation..............................................................................................................................9
3.5 Getting started with RIDE.............................................................................................................................10
3.6 Using the ProStart II with RIDE..................................................................................................................10
4Using the ProStart II Without Launching RIDE..................................................................................................11
4.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................................11
4.2 Highlights......................................................................................................................................................11
4.3 The XELOADER (XELoader.exe)................................................................................................................11
4.4 XELOADER features....................................................................................................................................11
4.5 XELOADER Stand alone usage...................................................................................................................11
4.6 XELOADER GUI ..........................................................................................................................................12
4.7 Debug mode.................................................................................................................................................13
4.8 XELOADER Command line .........................................................................................................................14
4.9 Programming................................................................................................................................................15
4.10 Changing target power supply..................................................................................................................18
4.11 Getting the XE8000 checksum.................................................................................................................18
4.12 Enabling / disabling the RS232 line driver (Port B 6/7)............................................................................18
5Electrical specifications and hardware description..............................................................................................19
5.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................................19
5.2 Highlights......................................................................................................................................................19
5.3 Hardware layout...........................................................................................................................................19
5.4 Electrical parameters....................................................................................................................................20
5.5 Programmer parameters..............................................................................................................................20
6Programming connector description....................................................................................................................21
6.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................................21
6.2 Highlights......................................................................................................................................................21
6.3 DB25 connector............................................................................................................................................21
6.4 Programming on-board / ISD feature...........................................................................................................22
7XE8000MP Revisions..........................................................................................................................................26
7.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................................26
7.2 Highlights......................................................................................................................................................26
7.3 Boards Revision numbers............................................................................................................................26
7.4 Boards Versions...........................................................................................................................................26
7.5 Differences Between revisions.....................................................................................................................27
8Socket Boards .....................................................................................................................................................28
