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1. If you click the E icon again you will see that buffer area indeed contains the serial number in the format you have selected which is the Hex format with LSB starting first Number of bytes max 16 Curent Serial 4 fi 2340000 new Address of Senal Butter Contents FOG OO OM 3412 Increment Serial H If you have chosen the Hex MSB Format then the buffer contents would have been Serial Number Generation X Serial data format w Enable Automatic Increment after pgmg of each device amp Microchip PIC12 16 Hex Microchip FIC1216 SOTP Number of bytes mas 9 Current Serial 4 12340000 new Increment Serial H Address of Serial Buffer Contents f1F00 00 FF OD FF 34 FF 12 FF If you use the PIC12 16 SQTP format Captain automatically inserts the PIC instruction code of 34 into alternating bytes i e the high 6 bits of the PIC instruction word W Enable Automatic Increment Microchip PIC12 16 Hex after pgmg of each device amp Microchip PICT2 16 STP Murmber of bytes mas Current Serial 4 i 240000 new Increment Serial Address of Seral Buffer Contents fi FOU po 34 00 34 34 34 12 34 The word new means that this serial number will be used when you invoke the Prom Program command next time If the word new is not there it means the current device has been programmed with the indicated serial number If the Enable Automatic2. A width of 1 means no split during file load In technical terms your data bus is as wide as the data bus for 1 PROM For example your data bus is 8 bit and it feeds into one set of byte wide memory such as 29F010 During file load consecutive bytes from the file will be loaded into consecutive bytes in the same buffer A width of 2 means a 1 to 2 split during file load In technical terms your data bus width is twice the data size of your PROM For example your data bus is 16 bit and it feeds into two sets of byte wide memory such as 29F010 Or your data bus is 32 bit and it feeds into two sets of word wide memory such as 29F100 During file load data will alternatively go to even and odd buffers This is what will happen when width 2 If your PROM is byte wide consecutive bytes will go to alternate PROMs If your PROM is word wide consecutive words will go to alternative PROMs A width of 4 assumes that your data bus width is four times the data size on a PROM During a File Load a 1 to 4 split will happen For example if you are using word wide EPROMs such as 27C210s and you are selecting Configure Width 4 your EPROMs will be sitting on a 4x16 64 bit wide data bus Even or odd Intel way or Motorola way 14 In almost all digital control systems each data byte is addressable That means each 8 bit byte has its own address In the case of a piece of data that is comprised of a 16 bit word i e two byte
3. or LPT3 When the Configure Port n command is given Captain finds what programmer model is connected at LPTn If nis Auto Captain automatically scans all three ports starting with port 3 If programmer is found then it stops If no programmer is found at a port it resets the port and goes on to the next port If a programmer is found at a port this message is displayed Programmer connection found at LPTn LPT Port Selection good Machine Model is PILOT xxx The machine model will also be displayed at the lower left hand corner of the screen If there is an add on module present the module name will be displayed along side the machine model For example PILOT U44 with UA 44 For some older modules which do not carry module IDs their name will not be displayed The Configure Port Auto command can be selected by clicking 4 1 2 CONFIGURE DEVICE This command allows you to specify the manufacturer and the device type that you need to program All Devices List gang support Search OK Manufacturer Device PU Microchip PC SLF458 Pre Minis Clear Search Cancel Each device type includes all speed temperature and package deviations In cases where the programming algorithm is different the device deviations are listed separately Under the number of pins column 40 44 means both 40 and 44 pin packages where 40 is the DIP package and 44 includes PLCC or QFP packages Under the Size column Kb me
4. COMMANDS Butter Load from device The buffer command group consists of all buffer Init related commands such as selecting a buffer Fill load buffer initialize buffer edit and buffer c checksum To the left is the pull down menu for elect ECE the buffer commands rv Number Edit 1 Bece 7 4 3 1 BUFFER LOAD FROM Baye F DEVICE n Offset 5 E Selected buffers are loaded with data from fi PROMS in corresponding sockets Once in Set buffers the PROM data can be either saved onto a file or modified and a new PROM burned 4 3 2 BUFFER INIT This command initializes the buffer back to its original state usually it is all FF s 4 3 3 BUFFER FILL 19 Selected buffers are initialized with a value the user enters usually a hex value Below is the pop up window Fill Buffer with value Fill Value Cancel When a device type is selected with the Configure Device command a buffer of proper size will be created and initialized to FFs Normally there is no need for you to initialize the data buffers before you do a File Load unless you are using Disable Auto Buffer Clear Before File Load and you are using data files that do not completely fill the buffer 4 3 4 BUFFER EDIT This command allows data in the selected buffer to be viewed and changed Below is the pop up window for this command Hex Editor Ei O000B2r0 OG 84 46 04 FE OG SA 4E FF JA CG 77 13 BS OG 89 F N i W 00006300 CE C4 20 OB 26 FF 30 EG
5. Program Verity Checksum Erase Secure Test with Vectorz On the following screen hitting the s key is the same as clicking on the Save button Hitting n is the same as clicking the No button Since the Yes button is highlighted hitting space bar or y would select the yes option re you sure you want to Quit No Save Save configuration settings then Quit Guit Do not quit CONFIGURE commands specify system parameters such as device type set size odd even splitting operation options etc In general these commands should be used before other commands BUFFER commands allow you to see and edit data in the data buffer The data buffer is a temporary buffer that holds data to be programmed to a device It also holds data that is read from a device The PROM command group consists of erase blank check program verify and checksum functions These are commands that operate on the device versus buffer commands which operate on the data buffer The EXTENDED commands are those that do not fit into any of the above mentioned categories for example the Active Range command and certain special commands that apply only to certain devices The DIAGNOSTIC commands can be used to make sure the programmer hardware is working properly 10 4 1 CONFIGURE COMMANDS 4 1 1 CONFIGURE PORT n The programmer can be connected to the PC through any one of the three parallel printer ports LPT1 LPT2
6. Program command the active range setting is also effective during Prom Checksum and Buffer Load commands You can get the checksum of a certain block of data in the device or you can selectively load a certain part of a device into the buffer using this Active range facility Active range does not apply to other commands such as File Load and File Save It would be very confusing during a file load if File address Buffer Offset and Active Range commands were all in operation Below is the pop up window for this command 4 5 2 EXTENDED SPECIFIC DEVICE CONFIGURATION This is the same command as Configure Specific Device Configuration which is also reachable via the SP icon 4 6 AUTOMATIC SERIAL NUMBER GENERATION When the serial number icon is clicked this dialog appears 24 Serial Number Generation Ei Serial data format cane OF will set Buffer Contentz according to Current Serial H fe Hex Hesk MSE first ASCII Coded Hex ASCII Coded Decimal BCD Binar Coded Decimal Microchip FIC12 16 Hex Microchip FIC12 16 SQTP Enable Automatic Increment after pgmg of each device Number of bytes max 16 Current Serial 4 12340000 Increment Serial Address of Serial Buffer Contents FFOD FF FF FF FF Extract Bute Gontenb as buret Senal If you enter the serial number as above clicking OK will allow Captain to generate serial numbers at the 4 bytes starting at FFOO
7. can be erased and reprogrammed again even after the device has been secured Most UV erasable device can also be erased and reprogrammed again even after the device has been secured A major exception to this are the Microchip PIC 16C or 16LC devices A very frequently asked question is Can I read a device that is secured The answer is NO The reason is if you can read a device that has been secured then the security feature is useless 45 EXTENDED COMMANDS The Extended command group consists of all commands that allow you to selectively program a certain part of a device or select device specific functions To the left is the pull down menu for the Extended commands 4 5 1 EXTENDED ACTIVE RANGE Reset I Active Low End ofo Cancel Active High End Os FFF Chip size 0 FF 23 Active range is preset to include the complete address range of a device type during Configure Device time If you want to program only a certain part of a device you can use the LOW and HIGH windows to select the low and high address boundaries Then only bytes from LOW to HIGH inclusive will be programmed during a Prom Program command Example When Active range Low 276 Active range High 3FF the following will happen ina PROM PROGRAM Address 0000 O00 0276 O3FF DEFF PROM Cowens ey IT TG Only this part 15 programmed Address 0000 O00 0276 Fe BUFFER Contents Active Range R400 GIF Besides the Prom
8. either be repaired or replaced There are no other warranties expressed or implied The liability of Advin Systems Inc is limited to the purchase price of the product and does not cover any lost profits consequential damages or any claim against the purchaser by any party Trademarks PILOT PILOT xxx U44 Plus U84 Plus U128 Plus MVP are trademarks of Advin Systems Inc IBM IBM PC are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation MICROSOFT WINDOWS is a registered trademark of MICROSOFT Corporation All rights reserved Printed in U S A This manual was last revised on Nov 1 2004 Man WinMan User Manual 0411C 44 doc TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE 1 0 GENERAL INFORMATION 2 0 INSTALLATION 2 1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 2 3 SOFTWARE INVOCATION 2 4 QUICK START 3 0 SCREEN DISPLAY 4 0 COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS 4 1 CONFIGURE COMMANDS 4 2 FILE COMMANDS 4 3 BUFFER COMMANDS 4 4 PROM COMMMANDS 4 5 EXTENDED COMMANDS 4 6 AUTOMATIC SERIAL NUMBER GENERATION 4 7 IN CIRCUIT PROGRAMMING 4 8 DIAGNOSTIC COMMANDS 4 9 EXIT COMMANDS 4 10 HELP COMMANDS PREFACE Welcome to the world of PILOT programming instruments PILOT programmers are designed to be easy to use Though it is not really necessary to read the manual in order to use a PILOT programmer it is advised that you should read through it before you begin any serious work If you don t you may miss important information This manual applies to the f
9. operate as a slave unit to a PC through a standard parallel printer port Parallel ports installed as LPT1 LPT2 or LPT3 will all work 2 1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Each PILOT programmer comes with a five foot 25 pin interface cable This cable is for connecting the programmer to a parallel port not a serial port on the PC Install hardware in the following sequence 1 Make sure the programmer power switch is off 2 There is no need to change AC voltage setting in the programmer It has a built in power supply that will automatically sense and adjust to any AC voltages between 110 and 230 volts That is you do not have to change anything inside the programmer if you take your programmer to other countries outside the United States 3 Connect the female end of the 25 pin interface cable to the programmer 4 Connect the other end of the cable to any parallel printer port on the PC You can use LPT1 LPT2 or LPT3 5 Connect power cord from programmer to power source 6 Install add on modules if any as follows All add on modules that have 50 pin connectors are installed on top of the programmer by plugging into the 50 pin expansion port that is closest to the ZIF socket After a module is installed its silk screened legend on the module should look right side up to the user and not up side down 7 Power up the system by pressing the end of the power switch marked 1 The red LED shall come on within two seconds 2 2 S
10. the checksum of the device and how many of the devices have passed or failed are all displayed on the right side of the Captain window The software version number can be found at the upper blue border above the pull down menu If you call technical support you ll need to know the software version you are currently using 4 0 COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS COMMAND OVERVIEW The following diagram shows data flow among the four major components of interest data file data buffer PROM and computer screen Shown below are the most commonly used commands For example to read a master PROM into the data buffer use Buffer Load To program a PROM use Prom Program The most frequently used commands and directions of data flow or PAL kom a a a a Buffer Load Prom Program Buffer Edit a File Load Data butter File Save Computer Screen Data Flow R288 GIF Commands can be invoked by one of three methods a By the mouse via an icon Most commonly used commands are represented by an icon b By the mouse via the pull down menu For example the Prom Program command can be invoked by clicking Prom then clicking Program c By the keyboard For example ALT p causes the following pull down menu to pop up Since the P in Program is underlined hitting p would invoke the Program command Jr Advin Captain NT SAA for PILOT Programmers Configure File Buffer PROM Extended Seral Diagno Blank check Ko
11. 2C Either one of these gang modules can be left on the programmer when this test 1s invoked Factory Tests These tests should not be used 21 4 9 EXIT COMMANDS Ho Save Save configuration settings then Quit Junk Do not quit The Save option should be used if you want current sections such as device name filename etc to be saved into the default configuration file default cfg You can either click on this icon or you can hit the S key on the keyboard to select this option Since the Yes button is highlighted hitting the space bar on your keyboard selects the option that quits without saving the current configuration items into default cfg 4 10 HELP COMMANDS The Help sub menu allows most often needed information to be displayed 28 29 Expanding Possibilities AL ril 7 Advin Systems Inc 556 Weddell Drive 8 Sunnyvale CA 94089 USA 408 243 7000 Fax 408 541 9006 www Advin com 30
12. 7 1234 0006 1C1F 56 10 Clear Microchip PIC16F873A 4 Kw Current Config File _ default cfg C ADATA 4873Dum1 hex EID OF 433FFF Package DIP File Address 00 0000 File Format Hex Split N A Serial 12340006 last used Buffer Offset 00 0000 Size of Set N A Buffer Chksum Buffer 0 Fuses Machine Model PILOT MVP With GM PIC28D Port LPT2 Security No Encrypt Ready O NUM Notice that serial numbers are automatically skipped over empty sockets 26 4 7 ISP IN SYSTEM PROGRAMMING IN CIRCUIT PROGRAMMING PILOT programmer hardware and Captain software provide excellent support for ISP programming especially with Microchip PIC micros and serial PROMs Since there is continuous development in these areas with new PICs being released every month you can find more up to date information on ISP programming from our web site at this page http www advin com isp htm The ISP programming options dialog can be reached via Configure ISP Options command 4 8 DIAGNOSTIC COMMANDS Diagnostic Help Guit Machine Confidence test Gang Module Test Factory tests Not for users Machine Confidence Test This command tests the programmer hardware It makes sure the hardware is functioning properly and reports errors otherwise Before the test is invoked you should make sure all add on modules have been removed from the programmer Gang Module Test This command tests only these gang modules GM 932D and GM 93
13. 7 AC wRAG I Power up Timer Enable BORV 2 0 C Osc 6 HS w PLL I JESO Enable C BORV 27v C Osc 5 EC w RAG casae Gil Enable C BORV 4 2v C Ose 4 RC w div by 4 clk I MELA Enable C BORV 4 5v C Osc 3 AC J Part Enable MV BOR Enable IV WDT Enable You can select the manufacturer and device type by using cursor keys or by typing them into the edit boxes 1 Ose 2 HS IV LYP enable M CCP2MX with RC1 FEAD Enable Osc 1 XT I GPy Bike EWA BIK IT EBTR7 BIK7 C Osc O LP a GRE Bike WHITE BIKE gt EBTRE BIKE CPS Bike I OWRTS BIKS I EBTAS BIKS f GRA BKS WRIA BIKA JE BETH BIRS I CP3 BIk3 M WRT3 BIk3 I EBTR3 BIk3 I CP2 BIk2 I WRT2 Blk2 I EBTR2 Blk2 OSC Enable I CP1 Bik I WRT1 Bik I EBTRi1 Bik1 T CPO BIKO I WRTO BIkO I EBTRO BIKO I CPB BootBik I WRTB BootBlk I EBTRB BootBlk I CPD DataEE I WRTD DataEE I BKBUG Enable I WRTC ConfigBlk VW STYR Enable Use Ghecksun i Cancel SP PIC448 R150 GIF 12 For most devices these specific device configuration bits are part of the data file This is true if the IC manufacturer has guidelines in the programming spec regarding what addresses in the logical data file should be used to store these bits That means after you load a data file these configurations bits will be already setup If your data file does not contain these settings you can use the SP icon to set these bits If you save the data file these bits
14. Advin Systems Inc PILOT DEVICE PROGRAMMERS User s Manual ve T Og www Advin com Advin Systems Inc 556 Weddell Drive 8 Sunnyvale CA 94089 408 243 7000 FAX 408 541 9006 Document Number 21140 V172 C Copyright Advin Systems Inc Legal Notices The information contained in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate and complete at the time of printing However no responsibility is assumed for errors that might appear Advin Systems Inc reserves the right to make any changes to the product and or the manual at any time without notice Advin Systems Inc assumes no liability arising out of the use or application of any of its products No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Advin Systems Inc Life Support Policy Advin s products are not authorized for use as critical components or programming of critical components in life support devices or systems and the use of such implies that user bears all risk of such use Warranty Information The product is guaranteed against defects in material or workmanship and guaranteed to meet specifications in effect at the time of manufacture for a period of one year from date of delivery If it should become necessary to return a product for service or repair within the warranty period contact the factory first for return authorization The returned item will
15. B switch or T switch If so plug the programmer directly into the parallel port at the PC without going through the switch Some switches do cause problems 3 0 SCREEN DISPLAY Below is a graphical representation of the main window of the Advin Captain Software Advin Captain 98 SZW for PILOT Programmers Yersion 1 41 Configure File Buffer PROM Extended Serial Diagnostic Help Quit eee BER GASS BMS GS Se Timer 00 00 20 Device gt 5 Checksum Device Information Result Panel on cht sid m Pass Fail rig side 59 a Status Panel mere on bottom Altera EPC1LC20 128 KB Current Config File C SawsALT EPC1 cfg C Hex 4M FF HEX EID 393500 Package PLCC File Address 00 0000 File Format Hex Split N A Serial Buffer Offset 00 0000 Size of Set N A Buffer Chksum 1D53DE Buffer 0 Fuses Machine Model PILOT U84 With GM 17C Port LPT2 378 Security No Encrypt Ready NUM The pull down menus on the top of the Captain window let you access all of the functions available The toolbar contains icons for the most frequently used functions This toolbar is a quicker method than that of the pull down menu When you place your cursor over any of these icons the description of the icon will appear The lower portion of the Captain window is the status panel It displays the current status and selections The time it took for the device to program
16. CA FF FE 46 FF 75 El 4 0 F u O000B310 89 EC 5D OB 47 04 09 CO 75 17 26 61 SF Fo OF 73 G u 8 7 8 00006320 05 Be 76 O1 EB 08 C 06 BD OB O1 BS 92 OL ED 7 Lm eee 00006350 OG C4 1E YC OB 26 6B 07 83 ES 02 DL EO 83 CO OC l amp saan O000B3DO0 OB 26 89 OF C4 36 60 OG 26 66 04 26 SE 54 02 C4 4 6 46 4 T O000BS3EO 1E FC OB 26 66 4F 06 BF 56 65 72 73 69 GF 6E 20 4 0 ersion OO000BSFO 32 31 2E 33 34 41 50 20 02 E9 DE 40 69 63 72 OF 21 548P Micro 00006400 41 70 70 20 46 69 72 6D 77 61 72 65 20 49 6E 65 App Firmware Inc O000B410 20 44 49 55 46 20 46 4F 52 40 41 54 2E 6B EC E4 DISK FORMAT O000B420 28 63 29 32 30 50 33 84 46 04 E6 OL SDP Ca 02 OO c 2005 F O000B450 55 6B EC 51 C6 46 FF OG 64 46 04 FE CS 64 4E FF OU O F F 0 Discard Changes Buffer Edit R144 GIF You can make changes by clicking on the hex value and entering a new value or by using the right side of the display for ASCII values After changes are made hit the SAVE button to keep the changes or hit the DISCARD CHANGES to return to the original data 20 4 3 5 BUFFER CHECKSUM A checksum is calculated by adding up all the bytes in the buffer Checksums are 16 bit values That is they are word accumulated 4 3 6 BUFFER OFFSET If you can recall from an earlier section describing the File Address command it allows you to select certain parts of a file when loading it into a buffer and discarding a certain beginning p
17. Increment Button is selected then Captain will automatically increment the serial number after each device has been programmed Under gang mode when using Gang Modules serial numbers will be automatically increased across all the devices being programmed ASCII Coded Hex ASCII Coded Decimal C BCD Binary Coded Decimal C Hex OK Cancel HexM MSB first Cancel OK will set Buffer Contents according to Current Serial Enable Automatic Increment Arf Advin Captain NT S W for PILOT Programmers Yersion 1 72 Configure File Buffer PROM Extended Serial Diagnostic Help Quit C Microchip PIC12 16 Hex Microchip PIC12 16 SATP after pgmg of each device Number of bytes max 16 Current Serial 4 fi 2340000 new Increment Serial Address of Serial Buffer Contents FF00 fi 2 34 00 00 Eytract Butter kantent as eurent senal H Microchip PIC12 and PIC16 devices have only 14 data bits per word Therefore serial numbers has to be put into alternating bytes with odd bytes not holding any serial number information Therefore if you use the PIC12 16 Hex format the buffer contents will look like this the FFs are the original contents in the buffer not changed by Captain 25 m Timer 00 00 11 Device 0 1234 0000 Checksum Hl 1234 0001 1C1A 2 1234 0002 1C1B 3 1234 0003 1C1C Result 4 100 1234 0004 1C1D 5 a 6 1234 0005 1C1E Pass Fal H
18. OFTWARE INSTALLATION The shipped CD comes with four major pieces of software Install Captain98 vX XX exe Install CaptainNT vX XX exe Install NTdriver exe AdvinDOS For Windows 98 users To install the Windows based software Captain all you need to do is to click on Install Captain98 vXXX exe where XXX is the software version number Follow the on screen instructions to complete installation For Windows NT 2000 ME XP users You need to install the NT driver by clicking on Install NTdriver exe You need to restart you computer for the NT driver to take effect Then you need to click on Install CaptainNT vXXX exe where XXX is the software version number Follow the on screen instructions to complete installation For DOS users The DOS versions of software should only be used by customers who need to program a limited variety of devices Many newer devices are supported on Windows but not on DOS To install the DOS based software create a directory such as AdvinDOS on your computer and then copy all files under AdvinDOS to it Invoke advin exe to start the software You ll need to select appropriate software modules such as spEE or spEPROM to program different classes of devices such as EE memories or EPROMS To program devices on Gang modules you ll need to use sgXX instead of spXX 2 3 SOFTWARE INVOCATION The Captain software can be invoked by clicking on Captain exe or by clicking on short cuts accord
19. Won changes to your data Here you can make 4 To program a device click 5 To select and load a data file click H to specify your data file and load it 6 If the data filename is already specified as shown in the Status Panel you can click on i to load the data file 2 5 IN CASE OF PROBLEMS Here is a checklist in case of problems If the Configure Port command cannot recognize the hardware 1 Make sure the power switch is turned on and the red LED is lit If the switch is on but the LED is off check the power cord connection and the power supply If both are good check and replace the fuse as follows Disconnect power cable from power source and check the fuse that is located in a HOLDER at the middle of the power entry module between the IEC plug and the power switch There is no need to open up the programmer hardware This HOLDER can be plied out with a flat screw driver When this holder is plied out the fuse will come out with it In case the fuse is blown you can find a replacement fuse in a little tray within the HOLDER In case both fuses are blown you can replace them with a one amp 250 volt slow blow fuse 2 Check the interface cable Make sure the cable is connected to the proper connector on the PC and is firmly plugged in If the cable you re using is not the one supplied it could have been made incorrectly or be otherwise defective 3 Is your PILOT programmer connected to an A
20. a file However in some applications a customer may have to load multiple partial data files In those cases the Auto Buffer Clear feature can be disabled Disable Reading of Electronic ID EID This command should normally not be used It is reserved for special privileged users such as semiconductor manufacturers who are using our equipment for device testing purposes 4 2 FILE COMMANDS File The file command group consists of all file related eae commands such as selecting a file format loading and F saving a file Forma Open 4 2 1 FILE NAME Er This command gives the user the ability to specify a Save S filename without actually opening up the file This an be used with the File Save command to save a new file that is in the buffer 4 2 2 FILE FORMAT This command allows the user to select the file type hex bin S record etc and or the starting file address that will be used to load into the buffer Below is a graphical representation of the pop up window and default settings File Settings x File Address ox 0000 File Format Hex Cancel The file address window specifies which byte in the file will be loaded into the beginning of the buffer In other words File Address 0x0020 means data from address 20 in the file will go into the first byte of the buffer during a file load command In the following examples device type is assumed to be 2732 address range 0000 OFFF Ex
21. ample 1 If a File Address 0x0000 has been entered a file load will cause the following In this case the file size is smaller than the buffer size Address 0900 O00 0020 Contents aa Address 06000 0001 OFF BUFFER Contents 12 34 e eo TJ File Addr 00 GIF Example 2 If a File Address 0x0020 a file load will cause the following to happen That is addresses before 0020 in the file are ignored Data starting at 0020 of the file will be taken and put into address 0 of the buffer Address 0000 0001 Contents Address 0000 0001 DIEF BUFFER Contents pep JJ I File Addr 20 GIF 4 2 3 FILE OPEN This command allows the user to select the file that will be load into the buffer After choosing a file this command will automatically perform a file load to the buffer specified 4 2 4 FILE LOAD 18 This command invokes the file loading process and loads data into the specified buffer The name of the file to be loaded should be already specified by a File Name earlier If Configure Width Set Size is used earlier to specify split the file will be loaded over two or more buffers The user must specify file load in set mode in order for this to work 4 2 5 FILE SAVE Data in the selected buffer or buffers will be saved onto the file specified earlier by the File Name command 4 2 6 FILE SAVE AS This command allows the user to save the file and specify a file name 4 3 BUFFER
22. ans K bits and KB means K bytes If no gang module is installed the devices listed are those supported in single site mode If Captain detects the presence of a gang module the device listed are those supported in gang mode If you want to know what devices are supported in gang mode but do not have a gang module you can check the List gang support button and Captain will list devices that are supported under gang mode 4 1 3 CONFIGURE SPECIFIC DEVICE CONFIGURATION This command is also reachable via this icon Some devices have certain specific configuration bits or fuses that need to be programmed The Extended Specific Device Configuration command opens up screens designed specifically for these devices For example the screen for a Microchip PIC18F448 looks like Specific Device Configuration PIC18LF242 16KB SOIC use 50 284 PIC18LF248 28 16KB SOIC use 50 284 PIC18LF252 28 32KB SOIC use 50 284 PIC18LF258 28 32KB SOIC use 50 284 PIC18LF4220 40 44 4KB MOFP use U 440 TOFP use UA 44T0 PIC18LF4320 40 44 SKB MQOFP use U 440 TOFP use UA 44T0 PIC18LF442 40 44 16KB TOFP use UA 44TO PIC18LF448 40 44 16KB TOFP use U 44T0 PIC18LF452 40 44 32KB TOQOFP use UA 44T0 IC18LF458 40 44 32KB TOFP use UA 44T0 PIC18LF6520 64 32 KB Reg UA 64T0 ii PIC18LF6525 64 48KB ReqU b4TO PIC18LF6585 64 4SKB Rea UA 64T0 4 PICIBF448 00 These bits will be saved to the data file when you do a File Save Osc
23. art In other words the data is moved down to a lower address If you want to move data up to a higher address you can use the analogous command Buffer Offset Below is the pop up window Buffer Offset Fa Please enter the buffer offset in Hex Cancel i File Address allows you to specify how much to ignore at the beginning of the file Buffer Offset allows you to specify how much to skip at the beginning of the buffer For example if File Address is 0000 and Buffer Offset is 20 a file load results in Address 0000 0020 O3FF FILE Contents Address 0000 1020 O3FF O41F OFFF BUFFER Contents EN cD Buffer Offset 20 GIF 21 4 4 PROM COMMMANDS PROM Estended Serial The PROM command group consists of all commands KE that either program or access the PROMs The only i exception to this is the command that copies PROM Verity data into buffers That command is in the buffer pe command group Erase EE The word PROM as used in this manual means device This is because our programmers have evolved from programming PROMs to programming a whole new range of other devices such as Flash PLDs micro controllers etc PROM is still being used here mainly for compatibility between old and new versions of software 4 4 1 PROM BLANK CHECK Checks to see if selected PROMs are blank As soon as a non blank byte is detected the offset address and value of this byte will be displayed Test with Vector
24. efault Captain directory The file default cfg is a default file used by Captain when it is first initialized You can also specify your own file name ending in cfg that can be loaded using the load configuration command described below If the default cfg file is not present a new one will be created If it is already there you will be prompted before the software updates it You can change the configuration information and re save it as often as you like 4 1 6 CONFIGURE LOAD CONFIGURATION This command allows you to load your configuration file that you specify This command can be used to load different configuration for the different types of devices data files file formats etc 15 4 1 7 CONFIGURE OPERATION OPTIONS This command allows you to change other configuration items that are less frequently used Config Operation Options Disable reverse device check Disable continuity device placement check Cancel Disable auto blank check auto erase if EE Disable auto buffer clear before file load I Disable reading of EID WM Disable display of vector details Disable GO button On ISP modules only Enable automatic loading of data files when a config file is used When Using memory devices When calculating checksum Set mode fe Bote mode Word mode Set mode allows the use of Added az Added az multiple buffer and 1 to N splits 2 bit TE bit Config Operation GIF Disable Ins
25. ertion or Reverse Device Check The software checks to make sure a device is inserted properly into the programming socket If a device is not inserted at all or if it is inserted with pin 1 facing the opposite direction the software will issue an error message This check can be disabled if you want to A word of CAUTION reverse device detection works for about 99 of all devices A few devices cannot be checked for reverse insertion The detection is there to save your device only most of the time when it is inserted in reverse Disable Continuity Device Placement Check Before any operation is done on a device the software checks to make sure all pins of the device are making good contact with the programming socket i e continuity from device to socket In case you do not want the software to perform this check e g an IC manufacturer might want to run operations without a device inserted you can disable it Disable Auto Erase and Auto Blank Check 16 If a device is electrically erasable it will be erased and blank checked before programming If you need to save time e g if you are programming a batch of brand new devices by avoiding this operation you can disable it Disable Auto Buffer Clear Before File Load Normally the data buffer is erased at the beginning of every File Load operation This gives you a pre defined empty buffer and gives you a predictable checksum if your data file is not a completely full dat
26. ing to standard Windows operations After Captain is started it scans through the three possible parallel port addresses starting from LPT3 then LPT2 then LPT1 until it finds a programmer that is connected and is powered up If one is found a message like this will appear Programmer found at LPT2 LPT port selection good Machine model is PILOT xxx If the programmer is not powered up or if it is not connected properly you will receive a message that the programmer is not found and to check power switch and parallel cable In this case you should make the proper connection or power up the programmer then manually click on the yellow Configure Port icon at the left most side of the tool bar to have Captain search for the programmer again When the Configure Port command is invoked or when software is first started the presence of any add on module is detected and displayed on the bottom of the Status Display Panel For example if the add on module is a PX 32 the software will display Machine Model PILOT U44 with PX 32 If you do not see the module name being displayed please double check and make sure the module is indeed plugged in properly 2 4 QUICK START As a quick start you can try the commonly used commands via these icons 1 Select a device by clicking kv 2 Place a device into the ZIF socket or adapter Then read it into the data buffer by clicking E 3 To display or edit the data buffer click
27. ollowing PILOT programmer models PILOT U 128 PILOT U84 PILOT U44 PILOT MVP PILOT 1600 PILOT 146 PROM The word PROM is used throughout the manual as a convenient way to represent a semiconductor chip because historically chip programmers or device programmers were called PROM programmers FEEDBACKS We welcome feedbacks If you see anything that is not explained well in this document or if you see mistakes please do not hesitate to let us know You can email us at Support Advin Gmail com We show our appreciation to customers who are the first to tell us errors or improvements with nice company ceramic coffee mugs Please include your address so that we can send one to you 1 0 GENERAL INFORMATION PRODUCT OVERVIEW PILOT programmers are controlled by IBM PCs or compatible computers The control software that runs on the PCs is called Captain You can install Captain from the supplied CD or from downloads at www Advin com SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Minimum System Requirements are A PC with a 400MHz or faster processor Microsoft Windows 98 NT 2000 ME XP 128MB RAM 20 MB of hard disk space CD ROM drive for installation Printer Port One parallel printer port Programming pulse lengths will be within specification limits and is independent of computer speed However faster machines will result in reduced over head and better programming speeds and throughputs 2 0 INSTALLATION A PILOT programmer is designed to
28. s 4 4 2 PROM PROGRAM Programs a device with data from corresponding buffers If the selected device is electrically erasable it will be automatically erased first before the programming cycle starts The entire device is programmed Since the buffer size is always the same as the PROM size this means the entire buffer is programmed onto the PROM If you want only a certain part of the PROM to be programmed you can use Extended Active Range as explained later in section 4 5 1 As soon as a byte fails to program the command is terminated At the end of the command offset locations and values of any defective bytes will be displayed 4 4 3 PROM VERIFY This command verifies data in a PROM against data in corresponding buffer A defective byte terminates the command The offset address of the error byte will be reported The byte values in both the buffer and the problem PROM are also reported 22 4 4 4 PROM CHECKSUM Calculates checksums for selected PROMs The checksum is a 16 bit value calculated by simply adding up all data bytes 4 4 5 PROM ERASE Electrically erases a device when applicable and then checks to see if it is blank 4 4 6 PROM SECURE Secures the PROM from being read and or re programmed when applicable For most devices a secured device would yield all Os or all Fs when read by the programmer e g when you do a Buffer Load to read the data into the buffer An electrically erasable device
29. s two addresses will then be involved Intel s standard way of locating these two bytes is to put the lower order byte first i e at the lower address Motorola s way is to put the higher order byte first i e at the higher address Therefore when programming 16 bit wide PROMs such as a 27C210 for an Intel data bus application the even addressed bytes in your data file should go to bits 0 7 of the PROM and the higher addressed bytes should go to bits 8 15 Conversely when programming 16 bit wide PROMs for a Motorola application the odd addressed bytes should go to bits 0 7 and the even addressed bytes should go to bits 8 15 Data Width The Normal setting should be used predominately Half is used under very special situations where only half the data width is used in programming During normal programming a 16 bit memory device is programmed 16 bit at a time 8 bit programming can be used if and when you mount the memory device on a custom circuit board that uses the 8 bit option of the device For example when the BYTE pin of a device is tied to Vih 4 1 5 CONFIGURE SAVE CONFIGURATION This command allows you to save current configuration information so that you do not have to re enter them every time you use Captain Examples of configuration information saved are file format file name device selection and items in the Configure Operations screen Configuration items are saved into a file called default cfg in the d
30. will be saved as part of the data file The above also means that you should NOT load the data file AFTER you do the setup of these specific configuration bits Please be aware that for some devices the device configuration bits are not part of the data file The Specific Device Configuration screen of an AMD 29F040B device looks like Specific Device Configuration Sector Protection To be used after memory device has been programmed Example to protect multiple sectors 0 Enter 4 Enter etc Sector to be protected Protect Une Query Status Oto F Protect All 4 Unprotect All Cancel Protected sectors ii SP 29F040B R100 GIF 4 1 4 CONFIGURE WIDTH SET SIZE Applies to EPROMs EEPROMs and FLASH EPROMsSs Does not apply to micros or logic devices This command allows you to specify the data bus width of the target processor with which your PROMS are going to be used 13 Width split Set zize etc Cancel Even Odd byte swap during pgmg and reading amp Normal Double amp ntelwav normal Motorola way swap when using memory devices Gang mode Always uses buffer faster Setmode Allows the use of multiple buffers and 1 to N splits 16 bits through 2 chips wide data width with 1 set Split R144 GIF Width and Set Size Width affects only File Load and File Save commands All other commands are executed independent of Width
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