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1. hexadecimal number OD i e the decimal number 13 ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange The method of encoding characters letters numbers punctuation and controls into 7 bits Specific examples used in the Programmer description are lt cr gt represents the ASCII Carriage Return character value ODH lt If gt represents the ASCII Line Feed character value OAH lt BREAK gt BREAK is defined in the Programmer by a non quiescent positive voltage on the TXD input lasting at least 67 ms As it is not always possible to generate the BREAK character and maintain software portability the ASCII lt 196 gt character is allowed as an alternative In this case the character must be sent at the speed being used by the Programmer at the time lt ENTER gt Represents a press of the ENTER RETURN CR or CARRIAGE RETURN key on the user terminal keyboard EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Usually means erasable by means of UV light PROM Programmable Read Only Memory PROM Programmer Series II User Manual RS232C American modem interface standard very similar to a combination of the CCITT standards V24 and V28 The interface is widely used or misused as a form of interface for connection between various items of computer equipment As RS232C was never intended for this use it is a constant cause of headaches for computer users However you should encounter no problem2. 21V 21 27512 22 27513 23 87C64 24 87C256 25 8755 26 8755A 27 8355 28 8748 29 8749 30 8750 31 8748H 32 8749H 33 8750H 34 8741 35 8742 36 8041 37 8042 38 8048 39 8049 40 8050 41 8751 42 8752 21V 43 8744 44 8051 45 8052 46 8044 47 87C51 48 63705V 49 75P54 6 50 EMULATC 51 2816A 52 2817A 53 2864A Type 18 27128A gt May also be used with type number to save displaying the menu e g NO TYPE gt T 10 2716 gt VI lt filoff gt lt promoff gt VM lt filoff gt lt romoff gt VH lt addr1 gt lt addr2 gt VB lt addr1 gt lt addr2 gt Verify from Intel Hexadecimal format Verify from Hexadecimal format Verify from Hexadecimal Verify from Binary Procedure is as for PI PM PH PB The file will be compared against the PROM and the report will display the first address which did not match if any Motorola unformatted 23 PROM Programmer Series II User Manual X EXCHANGE bytes command This command reverses the default setting for the byte sequence when programming 16 bit wide PROMs Default settings are BINARY MOST SIG BYTE HIGHER ADDRESS HEXADECIMAL MOST SIG BYTE HIGHER ADDRESS INTEL MOST SIG BYTE HIGHER ADDRESS MOTOROLA MOST SIG BYTE LOWER ADDRESS e g 27210 X Bytes REVERSED 27210 use to abort any command Note Program Binary and Verify Binary can only be aborted by providing the pre specified numb
3. used by PROMDRIVER MODULE HEADER RECORD RECORD RECORD MODULE MODULE RSVD CHECK TYPE LENGTH NAME LENGTH NAME SUM 02 LLLL LL NN 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 0E 01 00 F1 MQP Electronics Ltd where LLLL is 2 byte length AAAA is 2 byte load address for the data bytes 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 File record The MODULE NAME generated is MQP ELECTRONICS Intel 8080 Absolute Object files are limited to 64 Kbytes in size PROM Programmer Series II User Manual MQP Electronics Ltd 9 7 Intel 8086 Absolute Object This format is made up of re
4. 3 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 0D 101 102 103 FOC 30D are all equivalent 9 3 Freeform Decimal Format This format is the same as Freeform Hexadecimal except that up to 3 decimal characters are used to represent each byte MQP Electronics Ltd 9 4 Intel Hexadecimal Intel 8080 Hex ASCII and Intel 8086 Hex ASCIl 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 lt cr gt or lt lf 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 hexadecimal To code this in ASCII the 2 bytes 00110101 ASCII for 5 and 01000011 ASCII for C are required A hexadecimal file is made up of records There are 4 possible record types Extended address Record RECD REC ZEROES REC USBA CHK MARK LEN TYP SUM E 02 0000 02 H
5. DATA CHK contiguous records each having the CHARS COUNT SUM same basic format S2 HH HHH HHH CCO lt CR gt lt lF gt RECORD RECORD CONTENTS RECORD CHECK i TYPE LENGTH SUM End or EIG Recaro T VTE BYTE RRECORD LENGTH V ier START BYTE LOAD CHK RYTES a ee All bytes are represented directly in S8 03 0000 FC lt CR gt lt lF gt d g i SQ 03 0000 FC lt CR gt lt IF gt the file by their binary values All where H represents a hexadecimal character 0123456789ABCD E F 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 in 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 OOFFFFH then an S2 record will be generated 13 multiple byte values are ordered least significant byte first The CHECKSUM is the 2 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 figorous and only describe the records to the extent that they are
6. HHH CU lt CR gt Data Record RECD REC LOAD REC DATA CHK MARK LEN ADDR TYP SUM A HUT HHHH 00 HH HH COC lt CR gt Start address Record RECD REC ZEROES REC CS IP CHK MARK LEN TYP SI IM SUM Pi 04 0000 03 HHHH HHHH CC End of file Record RECD REC ZEROES REC CHK MARK LEN TYP SUM i 00 0000 01 FF lt CR gt lt IF gt where H represents a hexadecimal character 0123456789ABCD E F coded in ASCII CC is a single byte 2 character checksum which is the two s PROM Programmer Series II User Manual complement of the sum modulo 256 of all the bytes not characters after the record mark but before the checksum in 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 is 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 OOFFFFH 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 w
7. IVER 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 9 8 Intel 286 Absolute Object This file format comprises the following sequence a FILE HEADER 1 byte a BOOTLOADABLE MODULE HEADER 95 bytes a variable number of ABSTXT fields variable length a CHECKSUM 1 byte FILE HEADER One byte with the value A2H BOOTLOADABLE MODULE HEADER TOTAL RSVD ABSTXT RSVD LAST RSVD SPACE LOCATIO LOCATI 4BYTE 71 ZERO 4BYTES 4ZERO 4BYTES 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 MQP Electronics Ltd 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 is the complement mod 256 of all the previous bytes in the file Intel 286 Absolute Object files are limited to 16 Mbytes in size PROM Programmer Series II User Manual MQP Electronics Ltd 10 HOST COMPUTER PROTOCOL The Series II PROM Programmer communicates with its host computer via a serial RS232C link The Host Co
8. PROM Programmer Series Il User Manual MQP Electronics Ltd QI ELECTRONICS PROM PROGRAMMER SERIES II USER MANUAL MODELS 160 170 180 200 MQP Electronics Ltd Unit 2 Park Road Centre MALMESBURY Wiltshire SN16 OBX UK Tel 44 0 1666 825666 Fax 44 0 1666 825141 e mail sales mqp com Website www map com Issue 7 10 03 COPYRIGHT 1988 2003 MQP Electronics Ltd MQP Electronics Ltd PROM Programmer Series Il User Manual 1 INTRODUCTION Host protocol Terminal mode protocol 2 DEFINITIONS HEXADECIMAL VALUE REPRESENTATION ASCII lt BREAK gt lt ENTER gt EPROM PROM RS232C TERMINAL EMULATOR ZIF 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4 INSTALLATION 4 1 Hardware Installation 4 1 1 Mains Power Connection 4 1 2 RS232C Connection 4 2 PROMDRIVER Installation 5 WARNINGS 6 PROMDRIVER OPERATION MENU MODE 7 PROMDRIVER OPERATION COMMAND LINE MODE 7 1 Syntax 7 2 Defaults 7 3 Instructions 8 PROBLEMS 9 FILE FORMATS 9 1 Binary Image 9 2 FreeformHexadecimal Format 9 3 Freeform Decimal Format 9 4 Intel Hexadecimal 9 5 Motorola Hexadecimal 9 6 Intel 8080 Absolute Object o o oo N DOD om O1 BB A P PHP WOW WWW CO CO CO GO D ND ch M MU sech sch ow non A MQP Electronics Ltd PROM Programmer Series II User Manual 9 7 Intel 8086 Absolute Object 9 8 Intel 286 Absolute Object 10 HOST COMPUTER PROTOCOL 11 CALIBRATION AND SERVICING Appendix 1 Terminal Mode 1 System Requirements 2 Terminal Mode O
9. RMINAL MODE required OFF HOST COMPUTER Protocol N C HOST COMPUTER Protocol ON TERMINAL Protocol RS232 specifies that ON is a voltage greater than 6 and OFF is a voltage more negative than 6 24 MQP Electronics Ltd Appendix 3 Data Flow Control Four types of data flow control or lack of it are used by the Series II Programmer RS232 control line The Programmer will stop transmitting if the RS232 line DTR is turned OFF and will continue if it is turned ON In Terminal emulation it will turn CTS to OFF if it wants the Terminal to stop transmitting XON XOFF The Programmer will stop transmitting if it receives an XOFF character Control S It will resume if it receives an XON Control Q In Terminal emulator it will send XOFF if turning CTS off did not stop the flow and will send XON when ready for further characters Character echo This is only appropriate in Terminal emulation when transmitting a file to the Programmer for programming or verifying a PROM The method by which some terminal emulation programs expect to have their file transmission controlled is by character echo That is the emulator will send each successive character of the file only after the last one has been echoed by the Programmer This is the method used for example by the public domain program MODEM7 If this method is used the setting of File Echo ON must be used If the emulator allows file transmit flow con
10. TEL HEX 3 is the select file format number in the PROMDRIVER menus P PRODUNIT HEX causes the device to be programmed from the file named It is mandatory to have specified the device type before this instruction The user will see information concerning the progress of programming together with the opportunity to retry in the event of failure M causes a message Again Y N to be displayed at the end of the command line If the user responds with a Y the whole sequence of instructions in the command line is repeated The M instruction can appear anywhere on the command line MQP Electronics Ltd Note that because we have not specified otherwise the following defaults are assumed File Address 000000 Polarity TRUE Byte Select ALL NORMAL A similar command line could have programmed two sets of PROMs one containing the ODD bytes the other the EVEN bytes of the file If the target device had been a micro processor with a code locking function the device could be locked as part of the same command line See the examples below A useful feature is the option to request a parameter from the user at the time of programming The normal parameter is replaced with a question mark to achieve this To assist in the testing of new batch commands an instruction is available to display the effects of each batch instruction D should be included in the command line and removed when testing is comp
11. addr gt VI file offset prom offset Display Display Intel Display Motorola Display plain Hex Program manually Program Intel Program Motorola Program plain Hex Program Binary Verify Intel VM file offset orom offsetl Verify Motorola VH lt addr gt lt addr gt Verify plain Hex VB lt addr gt lt addr gt Verify Binary B Blankcheck C Checksum E file Echo H Help R firmware Rev S Status T Set type or lt BREAK gt reset l optional X Exchange Bytes abort command MQP Electronics Ltd 2 4 Command Descriptions B Blankcheck Checks whether the PROM in the socket is fully erased and reports result C Checksum Calculates PROM checksum by adding together the values of all the bytes in the PROM D lt addr1 gt lt addr2 gt lt R gt Display PROM contents between addresses entered e g 2764 gt D013 0000 C3 04 07 FF 41 42 43 44 45 39 38 37 36 AB CD EF 0010 98 87 76 54 2764 gt The display may be paused by pressing the CTRL and the S keys of the user terminal simultaneously and may be restarted by pressing CTRL and Q simultaneously It may be aborted by pressing DI lt addr1 gt lt addr2 gt DM lt addr1 gt lt addr2 gt DH lt addr1 gt lt addr2 gt Display PROM contents addresses entered in between Intel Hexadecimal Format Motorola Hexadecimal Format unformatted Hexadecimal Each of these 3 commands is inten
12. cords having the same basic form as for 8080 Absolute Object RECORD RECORD RECORD CONTENTS CHECK TYPE LENGTH 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 NN CC LHEADR RECORD RECORL RECORD MODULE MODUL CHECI TYPE LENGTH NAME LENGTH NAME SUM 82 LLLL NL NN CC MODEND RECORD RECORE RECORD MODULE TYPI TYPE LENGTH 8A 02 00 00 74 PEDATA RECORD RECORE RECORD FRAME OFFSET DATA CHECK TYPE LENGTH NO SUM BYTES 84 LLLL AAAA OA 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 is to be repeated If BLOCK COUNT is non zero then the CONTENT field is that number of 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 PROM Programmer Series II User Manual PROMDRIVER responds 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 PROMDR
13. ded to be used to create a file using the file capture facility of a terminal emulator program The procedure is a Enter the display command except for the final lt ENTER gt b Instruct the terminal emulator program to start saving to a given file c Complete the command with the lt ENTER gt key 21 PROM Programmer Series II User Manual d The PROM will be displayed in the appropriate format When complete the Socket Active lamp will be extinguished No prompt is yet displayed to avoid the prompt being added to the saved file e Terminate the file capture by the terminal emulator f Press the lt ENTER gt key The prompt will now be displayed E File Echo toggle While programming or verifying from a file the Programmer may be set to echo each character sent to it by the terminal emulation program which may use the echoed character as a means of data flow control If flow control is implemented by RS232 control line or by XON XOFF character protocol it may be required that the Programmer not echo during object file reception Each time E lt ENTER gt is typed the state of the file echo function is toggled and the new state is reported e g 8755 gt File echo ON 8755 gt H Help Displays the help menu shown above P lt addr gt manual Program Permits manual programming of sequential bytes of the PROM Each address is displayed along with the current contents of t
14. er of bytes or sending a lt BREAK gt or by cycling the mains switch Remember that turning off the Programmer is likely to damage the PROM in the socket or lt BREAK gt Reset Programmer Resets the Programmer software except that the PROM type remains set to prevent accidental damage caused by changing type may be keyed at any time including characters sent as part of an object file except while programmer is expecting a binary file lt BREAK gt will be accepted at ANY time by the Programmer MQP Electronics Ltd Appendix 2 RS232C Lead The Programmer is equipped with a female 25 way D type connector Only pins 2 3 5 6 7 8 20 and 23 are connected The pinout is designed so that connection to an IBM PC XT or compatible may be achieved using an off the shelf male to female RS232C cable which connects at least pins 2 3 5 6 7 8 and 20 PC Connection Chart IBM PC IBM AT MQP SERIES II 25 PIN MALE 9 PIN MALE 25 PIN FEMALE 1 GROUND 2 IXD O P 3 TXD OP 2 TXD VP 3 RXD IP 2 RXD IP 3 RXD O P 4 RTS OP 7 TRS OP 5 CTS W 8 CTS Pt 5 CTS Op 6 DSR IP 6 DSR IP 7 GROUND 5 GROUND 7 GROUND 8 DCD IP 1 DCD IP 8 DCD O P 2C DIR Ob 4 DR Ob 20 DIR VP 22 RI P 9 R Ww 23 DSRS pr flow control xk DSRS is not connected to anything if PROMDRIVER is to be used It must be connected to pin 8 if TERMINAL mode is required H using the programmer with other host computers a lead may be made up quite simply usin
15. g the following table of pin connection requirements The use d pins and connector by the Programmer is that of a DCE Data Communications Equipment or Modem WARNING When used with PROMDRIVER under MS DOS all connections are mandatory The optional requirement referred to in this section refer to Terminal Mode operation only PROM Programmer Series II User Manual PROGRAMMER PIN DESCRIPTIONS FOR USE WITH COMPUTERS OTHER THAN PC COMPATIBLES Pir Directior Name 2 INPUT TXD 3 OUTPUT RXD 5 OUTPUT CTS 6 OUTPUT DSR 7 GND 8 OUTPUT DCD 20 INPUT DTR 23 INPUT DSRS Function Data to Programmer Data from Programmer Data Flow Control by Programmer Programmer on Signal Ground Programmer on Data Flow Control by host Select TERMINAL mode i e direct connection of a terminal to the Programmer Description Mandatory Mandatory Optional output Programmer turns this signal OFF if itis not prepared to accept a character at that time Optional output In programmer firmware versions up to v 3 00 this output is ON whenever the programmer is powered Mandatory Optional output This output is always ON when the programmer is powered If not used connect to pin 8 IMPORTANT If DTR is taken to OFF by the host data transmission on pin 3 will cease after the character currently being transmitted and will resume when DTR is taken to ON Connect to pin 8 if TE
16. hat location followed by a prompt inviting a value to be programmed at the location MQP Electronics Ltd Enter a hexadecimal value to program a byte or lt ENTER gt to skip to the next byte or to terminate the command The message failed will be displayed next to any unsuccessfully programmed byte Remember that bits which are already programmed will remain programmed e g 8751 gt P 345 0345 FF 04 0346 FF 87 0347 00 01 failed 0348 01 00 0349 FF 8751 gt PI lt filoff gt lt promoff gt PM lt filoff gt lt romoff gt PH lt addr1 gt lt addr2 gt PB lt addr1 gt lt addr2 gt Program from Intel Hexadecimal format Program from Motorola Hexadecimal format Program from unformatted Hexadecimal Program from Binary lt filoff gt is File Address corresponding to start of PROM lt promoff gt is desired offset in prom a Enter command lt ENTER gt b Instruct terminal emulation program to transmit the file containing the object file in the appropriate format including c The file will be transmitted and programming will take place The programmer will control the data flow as it programs the bytes of the PROM 22 PROM Programmer Series II User Manual d On completion the Socket active lamp will be extinguished may also be caused by incorrect format the file echo if not deselected will show that the transfer has ceased and the terminal emulator prog
17. he full 19200 bits second rate without losing characters For example an IBM PC compatible using the MSDOS Auxiliary driver is limited to around 2400 bits sec in this application although correct installation as explained in the appropriate section normally permits operation at 9600 or 19200 bits sec If you have problems on a particular computer with data loss as evidenced by COMMUNICATION ERROR messages or lock ups then try running the serial link at lower rate Unfortunately even using interrupt control and hardware handshaking as PROMDRIVER does in modes 3 to 12 MQP Electronics Ltd PROM Programmer Series II User Manual there is nothing that can be done if data from the Programmer arrives at a rate that the interrupt routine cannot keep up with This usually happens when other interrupt driven software steals time away from PROMDRIVER This other software may be resident software loaded by left resident after use like PRINT EXE H unsure try booting up with empty AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files If this cures the problem try putting back the contents of those files a bit at a time 26 MQP Electronics Ltd PROM Programmer Series Il User Manual Appendix 4 Serial Interface Parameters If using Terminal Mode the serial port of the host computer should be set up to communicate as follows Mode Asynchronous Speed 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 b s The higher the rate the faster the data transfer
18. hen programming or verifying a PROM from a file the Prom ffset must be set to the address within the file which corresponds to the first byte to be programmed into the PROM tel hexadecimal files are limited to 1 Mbyte in size To allow compatibility with Digital F sd rch Hex files a Record with a record length of 00 is regarded as an End of File Record MQP Electronics Ltd 9 5 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 PROM Programmer Series II User Manual 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 START BYTE LOAD DATA CHK CHARS COUNT ADDR SUM H H imi Gi gr ur eee cR we Motorola hexadecimal files are limited to 16 Mbyte in size Data record 2 byte address START BYTE LOAD DATA CHK 9 6 Intel 8080 Absolute Object CHARS COUNT ADDR SUM St HH HH HDH CC lt CR gt lt F gt Both 8080 and 8086 Absolute Object Data record 3 byte address formats are formed from a series of START BYTE LOADADE
19. ill 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 in 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 PROM Programmer Series Il User Manual 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 9 2 FreeformHexadecimal Format This is a printable file format in which each byte is represented by two ASCII hexadecimal 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 lt cr gt ltz pair after each 16 bytes e g 03 36 5F 3D C4 DD 02 B3 65 7D 91 04 D
20. k rom lock select s3 Select option _ PIC 16C5X FAMILY PIC 16C5x SPECIAL FUNCTIONS PROGRAMMABLE SETTINGS Oscillator Type Watchdog Timer Disabled Memory Codelocked Programmed ID n b Only options followed by a p may still be programmed Oscillator Type of OTP devices must not be reprogrammed FOR INFORMATION ONLY Calculated Checksum 7FFF re read settings shown above disable watchdog timer activate code protect program checksum or id program oscillator configuration Select option _ If item 4 is selected the following sub menu appears 1 program checksum s3 2 program user defined id s4 Select option _ 28
21. lete Using the example above you can run the debug mode with the modified command PD D T 31 O 3 P PRODUNIT HEX M 7 1 Syntax Arguments will be performed in the order present Arguments are separated by one or more spaces Arguments may not have embedded spaces Any parameter can be replaced by or in which case that parameter will be requested from the user requests the parameter only the first time if the M instruction is selected All parameters except filename file address and security parameter are PROM Programmer Series II User Manual decimal numbers equal to the normal responses to menu mode questions 7 2 Defaults Parameters not defined are assumed to be their usual default as follows OBJECT FILE FORMAT BINARY OR INTEL HEX FILE ADDRESS 000000 POLARITY NORMAL BYTE SELECT ALL NORMAL 7 3 Instructions A comprehensive list of instructions available in batch mode may be found in the on line HELP MQP Electronics Ltd 8 PROBLEMS Whether you are using PROMDRIVER or a Terminal Emulator the problem you are most likely to encounter is an apparent total lack of communication The following comments may help The serial lead must be made up as described or be one supplied by MQP Electronics Attempts to simplify the lead wiring will not succeed In Terminal Mode remember that DTR pin 20 of the Programmer RS232 connector must be ON greater than 6V relative to pin 7 f
22. llowing list summarises the accepted by the Request Model Description D lt cr gt Echo control E01 lt cr gt Echo ON E00 lt cr gt Echo OFF Fast Transfer Commands FQ lt cr gt FB lt no of bytes gt lt lt addr gt lt cr gt FC lt no of bytes gt lt addr gt lt cr gt FP lt no of data bytes gt lt start addr gt lt data byte gt data byte lt checksum gt lt cr gt FR lt no of bytes gt lt addr gt lt cr gt PROM In socket check l lt cr gt Enter TERMINAL Monitor mode M lt cr gt No verify control NO1 lt cr gt Set No verify Mode NOO lt cr gt Set Verify Mode Program P lt no of data bytes gt lt start addr gt lt data byte gt lt data byte gt lt checksum gt lt cr gt Read R lt addr gt lt cr gt Security programming S lt no of bytes gt lt sec type gt lt param gt lt param gt lt checksum gt lt cr gt Type set T lt type no gt lt cr gt MQP Electronics Ltd PROM Programmer Series Il User Manual Request Version No V lt cr gt Enter test mode Z Enter Baud Rate Selection Phase or lt BREAK gt Possible Responses from the Programmer Y lt cr gt lt lf gt Command performed no error Y lt param gt lt param gt lt cr gt lt lf gt Command performed result NB lt addr gt lt cr gt lt lf gt PROM is not blank NT lt cr gt lt lf gt Type error NS lt cr gt lt lf gt Syntax error Nl lt cr gt lt lf gt PROM in socket error NP lt addr gt lt cr gt lt lf gt Failure to program Com
23. mands are sent to the Programmer Responses are received from the Programmer as a result but are never sent by the Programmer until the complete Command has been received except during fast transfer commands which allow special concessions to achieve high transfer rates The host computer also follows this practice waiting for a complete response before transmitting any characters of the next command The responses from the Programmer may take up to 40 seconds from receipt of Command so the Driver must not assume a communication failure if there is not an immediate response 18 MQP Electronics Ltd 11 CALIBRATION AND SERVICING The Series Il PROM Programmer is guaranteed for one year against any defects of manufacture Please note that we cannot be responsible for any unit which has been opened by the user or has in the opinion of our service engineers been misused The Series II PROM Programmer contains a small number of adjustable components which are calibrated during manufacture These components control the special voltages used for Programming various PROM types Under normal circumstances it is unlikely that any further attention need be paid to these adjustments If recalibration appears necessary as evidenced perhaps by a difficulty in achieving reliable programming or if your company has a requirement for a calibration certificate on its items of equipment then the Programmer may be returned to MQP Electro
24. mputer Protocol was developed to provide a secure data transfer which at the same time may be implemented on host computers without the limitations of the serial port on some machines causing problems This section will present a brief summary of the Protocol A comprehensive specification can be purchased for a nominal fee from MQP Electronics The Protocol has two phases Automatic Baud Rate Selection phase and Normal Command Mode After switch on the Programmer is in the Baud Rate Selection phase until Baud rate selection has been satisfactorily accomplished after which it is in the Normal Command mode The Baud Rate Selection mode may be re entered by transmitting a character ASCII character 2DH or a lt BREAK gt condition to the Programmer Baud Rate Selection The Rate comprises Selection Sequence A lt BREAK gt condition or a character followed after 0 25 seconds by 4 ASCII lt cr gt characters preferably sent at intervals of approximately 0 25 seconds A wait lasting about 1 25 seconds for a sign on message from the Programmer which provides version information and terminates with the characters lt cr gt lt lf gt ASCII ODH OAH The message has a maximum PROM Programmer Series II User Manual permitted length of 81 characters including the lt cr gt lt lf gt characters Normal Command Mode The commands Programmer Blankcheck B lt cr gt Checksum C lt cr gt fo
25. nics for servicing or calibration Please contact us first for information about the charge for this Make allowance for the fact that EPROM devices are not indefinitely reprogrammable and can also very easily be permanently damaged by mishandling Please consider this before assuming a fault in the Programmer A good way to destroy an EPROM and also to damage the Programmer is to define the wrong PROM type before programming Such damage is readily detectable by our engineers and would have to be regarded as being caused by mishandling MQP Electronics cannot be responsible for damage to PROM PROM Programmer Series II User Manual devices or consequential loss whether or not caused by the Programmer MQP Electronics Ltd Appendix 1 Terminal Mode This appendix is included for reference purposes only for those customers who already use Terminal mode MQP no longer recommends the use of Terminal Mode as its limitations prevent its being generally useful There is no customer help service for questions relating to the use of Terminal Mode 1 System Requirements Terminal Mode is intended for situations where an MS DOS computer is not available The user will need to provide a computer running a serial communications package To use the Programmer in Terminal Mode with all functions the requirement is Host computer with Serial asynchronous RS232C port 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 ba
26. ocessor controlled automatically selecting correct voltage programming timings and sequencing for the PROM type selected Manufacturer approved fast programming algorithms are automatically employed where appropriate The firmware of the Programmers is regularly upgraded to keep pace with developments in the field and the PROM Programmer Series II User Manual upgrades are made available to existing owners at a nominal charge The internal RAM size was chosen to provide sufficient storage not to significantly slow down the transfer protocol This provides future proofing as there is no limit to the size of PROM which can be programmed with an appropriate socket adapter and internal firmware Communication with the host computer is via a serial RS232C link The data rate may be any standard rate between 300 b s and 19200 b s and the Programmers automatically adapt to the rate of the host computer A unique feature of the range is that two independent communication protocols are built in Host Computer Protocol and Terminal Protocol Host protocol Host Machine Protocol is designed to permit reliable communication with a host computer taking into account the range of capabilities of serial ports on different computer types It allows the use of the MQP Electronics host computer software package PROMDRIVER with its many advanced features PROMDRIVER is a versatile support program for MQP Electronics EPROM Pr
27. ogrammer Please read the warnings in this section NEVER switch the Programmer on or off with a PROM in the socket NEVER change the PROM type with a PROM in the socket NEVER insert a PROM of a type other than that selected NEVER insert a PROM or socket adapter upside down or otherwise misaligned NEVER remove or insert a PROM while the Programmer Active light is on BEWARE of misleading PROM type numbers There have been cases of different types being given the same number There are even cases of one manufacturer producing over the years devices with the same type number but incompatible methods of programming If in doubt check the data sheet for your device against one from the PROM TYPE LIST in appendix 6 The algorithms used are briefly described below that list PROM Programmer Series II User Manual 6 PROMDRIVER OPERATION MENU MODE The user interface provides pop up windows for all functions Context sensitive HELP is available by pressing F1 and all options available are indicated on screen MQP Electronics Ltd 7 PROMDRIVER OPERATION COMMAND LINE MODE A complete and accurate detailed description of the batch mode commands is given in the help utility accessed using F1 from the main menu mode screen of PROMDRIVER or by running PDHELP PROMDRIVER may be invoked by a single command line with complete instructions for programming a PROM or PROM set This mode is available to allow
28. ogrammers It is designed to support MQP s Series I Programmers Models 160 170 180 and 200 PROMDRIVER runs on any MS DOS PC DOS computer and provides advanced programming facilities to the user with an extremely helpful menu driven presentation lts capabilities include displaying and printing of PROMs and files PROM security and other special functions byte splitting data polarity control prom set blowing manual programming and the ability to MQP Electronics Ltd read and write a variety of industry standard object file formats Terminal mode protocol Terminal Mode Protocol is designed to be used with a VDU or computer running a terminal emulation program connected to the Programmer Messages which it sends are intended to be displayed directly on the terminal screen This permits the Programmers to be used with any computer having a serial interface and a suitable terminal emulation or communications program The use of the Programmer with a terminal emulator is covered in appendices 1 2 3 and 4 Programmers of this versatility are the subject of continual technical review and MQP Electronics reserves the right to change details of the specification for the purpose of product improvement PROM Programmer Series II User Manual MQP Electronics Ltd 2 DEFINITIONS HEXADECIMAL VALUE REPRESENTATION Hexadecimal values are represented in this manual by following them with H eg ODH represents the
29. or it to operate H your computer cannot or does not turn it on then connect pin 20 to pin 8 of the Programmer RS232 connector If you have had a communication failure and think you have found the reason switch the Programmer off and on again and restart PROMDRIVER from scratch After the Programmer has established its data rate you can only CHANGE data rate if the Programmer receives a character at its current rate or a lt BREAK gt character In other circumstances you must switch the Programmer off and on again The following are the more common problems you may encounter Unless use a baud rate of 2400 or less I keep getting Communication errors You may not have installed PDINIT DAT correctly For PROMDRIVER to be aware of the location of PDINIT BAT the environment must contain PDDIR lt directory name gt This is achieved by typing for example SET PDDIR PD This command is normally included in the AUTOEXEC BAT file executed by the system at start up PROM Programmer Series II User Manual The various menus are displayed on the screen but they include some odd characters lt 2J This will not occur if PROMDRIVER is installed in the standard way If you have modified PDINIT DAT to use communication modes 0 1 or 2 or if you have not put the SET PDDIR command into your AUTOEXEC BAT then PROMDRIVER assumes you have installed ANSI SYS The odd characters are cursor positioning string
30. peration 2 1 Starting up 2 2 Entering a Command 2 3 Command List 2 4 Command Descriptions Appendix 2 RS232C Lead Appendix 3 Data Flow Control RS232 control line XON XOFF Character echo Speed Appendix 4 Serial Interface Parameters Appendix 5 Security Programming etc 8751 Family 87C51 Family 93CS06 26 46 56 66 EEPROMs Z86E11 21 SGS T Z86E21 Zilog PIC 16C5x Family 15 15 17 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 24 25 25 25 25 25 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 MQP Electronics Ltd 1 INTRODUCTION This manual describes the Series II range of EPROM Programmers Models 160 170 180 and 200 The Programmers are designed to program all common EPROM types Models 170 and 200 are equipped with a 32 pin ZIF socket as standard and will program parts up to 1Mbit and beyond The other models have 28 pin sockets but they can also be used to program 32 pin parts with the addition of a Socket Adapter This table summarises the capabilities of the models STD SOCKET 28PINS 32PINS 28PINS 32PINS 24 PIN EPROMS Y Y Y Y 28 PIN EPROMS Y Y Y Y 32 PIN EPROMS R Y Y 40 PIN EPROMS EEPROMS Y Y 8 PIN SERIAL EEPROMS 8748 FAMILY 8751 FAMILY EMULATORS Y Y Y YES WITH SUITABLE ADAPTER All these Programmers are designed to operate with any host computer or terminal having an RS232C port However best performance is obtained in conduction with the specially designed PROMDRIVER software The Programmers are micropr
31. ram may report that the transfer has finished e Type to terminate the command A report on the success of the operation will be displayed Note Binary file programming will not be echoed and will terminate when and only when the number of bytes specified in the command has been received by the Programmer To use the PB or VB commands the terminal emulation program must employ either RS232 control line flow control or XON XOFF flow control R firmware Revision no Displays the version number of the Programmer firmware e g 8748A gt R Rev V3 60 8748A gt S Status report Reports the result of the most recent attempt to program or verify a PROM e g 27513 gt S Failed at 87D4 27513 gt SD lt value gt Scroll Delay Sets delay after lt cr gt lt lf gt combination sent by Programmer in units of about 008 milliseconds from 1 to ffff hexadecimal Default setting is 1000 or about 33 ms Consider varying this if your Terminal Emulator loses MQP Electronics Ltd characters from the Programmer as the result of the time taken to perform a software scroll T Type set Displays PROM type menu and requests type required e g NO TYPE gt T 01 2508 10MS02 2508 50MS 03 2516 10MS 04 2516 50MS 05 2532 10MS06 2532 50MS 07 2564 10MS 08 2564 50MS 09 2758 10 2716 11 2732 12 2732A 10MS 13 2732A 50M14 2764 50MS 15 2764 16 2764A 17 27128 18 27128A 19 27256 20 27256
32. rear panel that you have the correct unit for the local mains voltage MQP Electronics Ltd 4 1 2 RS232C Connection The Programmer is equipped with a female 25 way D type connector A male to female RS232C cable is required cables for both the PC XT and the AT are available If any other type of lead is required please contact MQP Electronics Appendix 2 contains a detailed description of the RS232C interface 4 2 PROMDRIVER Installation The software can quickly be installed by following the instructions on the MQP Electronics website or on the disc supplied with your programmer The first time PD is run it will call a simple installation program for you to set up the communications method with your Programmer and printer And that s all there is to it You can now run PD regardless of which directory you are in your settings will be saved in each directory you use The serial port speed will govern the rate at which you can communicate with your PROM Programmer The maximum rate possible will depend on your computer By default PROMDRIVER uses 9600 Baud which should work on all close compatibles If your clock rate is greater than 4 77MHz you should be able to select 19200 Baud To change your communications settings just type PD I instead of PD PROM Programmer Series II User Manual MQP Electronics Ltd 5 WARNINGS There are some certain ways to destroy EPROMs and possibly even to damage your Pr
33. s ANSI SYS is a standard MS DOS PC DOS system file When in terminal emulator mode the Herald is displayed but no prompt appears Instead keep seeing NS messages The Programmer is using Host Mode Protocol Pins 23 and 8 should be linked alternatively type M lt cr gt The Programmer just locks up after issue a program read or verify command First check the serial lead as explained above Although the host protocol and PROMDRIVER have been designed to make best use of the host computer serial port it is possible that the host may not be capable of handling the full 19200 bits second rate without losing characters For example an IBM PC compatible using the MSDOS Auxiliary driver is limited to around 2400 bits sec in this application although correct installation as explained in the appropriate section normally permits operation at 9600 or 19200 bits sec If you have problems on a particular computer with data loss as evidenced by COMMUNICATION ERROR messages or lock ups then try running the serial link at lower rate MQP Electronics Ltd Unfortunately even using interrupt control and hardware handshaking as PROMDRIVER does in modes 3 to 12 there is nothing that can be done if data from the Programmer arrives at a rate that the interrupt routine cannot keep up with This usually happens when other interrupt driven software steals time away from PROMDRIVER This other software may be resident
34. s if you use a lead supplied by MQP Electronics with the Programmer TERMINAL EMULATOR also known as Program Communications A program which is run on a computer usually with a serial interface which makes the computer appear to be a VDU or terminal perhaps of a particular type Usually permits the capture of received data to a file and the ability to transmit data from a text file Examples are the public domain programs MODEM7 and SIMTERM and commercial programs like Communicator from Computer Concepts ZIF Zero Insertion Force Refers to the type of socket used for the PROMS to be programmed MQP Electronics Ltd 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS In order to run PROMDRIVER successfully the following system requirements must be met MSDOS 2 0 or later Windows Parallel version only RAM requirement 512k Serial asynchronous RS232C port 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 baud Parallel Port Program space of 4 INSTALLATION 4 1 Hardware Installation The only hardware installation required is to fit a mains plug and connect the cable Connect the programmer to your PC using the lead provided either to the serial or to the parallel port depending on which programmer option you have chosen Hint If you are not sure if you have the parallel option board installed switch on your programmer and watch the red socket active LED One flash on powering up indicates serial communica
35. s will take place Bits 8 data no parity bit 1 stop bit or 7 data 1 parity bit any pol 1 stop bit second option does not permit binary files in Terminal Mode Receive Parity Ignore 27 MQP Electronics Ltd Appendix 5 Security Programming etc This is a list of the security programming and other special programming features for each series of devices The functions marked with an S number in square brackets are those available in batch mode This means that for example S1 is the instruction to use in batch mode to lock an 8751 device also see chapter 7 8751 FAMILY Special function s1 Lock PROM y n 87C51 FAMILY 1 program lock bit 1 s1 2 program lock bit 2 s2 3 program encryption table Select option Item 3 refers to the 32 byte encryption table that can be programmed in these devices 93CS06 26 46 56 66 EEPROMS SERIAL EEPROM SPECIAL FUNCTIONS As throughout PROMDRIVER addresses relate to 8 bit byt The EEPROM stores 16 bit words The byte address is obtai by multiplying the required word address by two 1 protect register read 2 protect register write 3 protect register clear 4 protect register disable irrevocable Select option _ Z86E11 21 SGS T 1 eprom lock 2 external memory lock prota bit s1 protb bit s2 Select option _ PROM Programmer Series II User Manual Z86E21 ZILOG 1 eprom lock s1 2 ram lock s2 3 4
36. software loaded by AUTOEXEC BAT or CONFIG SYS or left resident after use like PRINT EXE H unsure try booting up with empty AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files If this cures the problem try putting back the contents of those files a bit at a time Finally a tip for the situation where the Programmer locks up with the ACTIVE light on and an expensive device in the socket as a result of using too high a communications rate e DO NOT remove device with light on e Reboot your PC CTRL ALT DEL e Type PD to start PROMDRIVER e PROMDRIVER will reset the Programmer safely e Now with the ACTIVE light off remove your PROM PROM Programmer Series Il User Manual MQP Electronics Ltd 9 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 file formats 9 1 Binary Image This format is so called because each O 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 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 f
37. the use of PROMDRIVER by non technical personnel or as part of an MS DOS batch file program lt allows a single MS DOS command line to program a PROM or PROM set either as a once off event or repetitively Suppose an end user frequently manufactures a small production run of a product He wants to be able to blow a number of identical EPROMs from a file on the disk called PRODUNIT HEX The file is in Intel Hex format and is always to be programmed into a 27128A The user wants to be able to type the word BLOW at the MS DOS prompt and be instructed exactly what to do to program his devices To achieve this you should create for him an MS DOS batch file called BLOW BAT In its simplest form the batch file would contain a single line of text as follows PD T 31 O 3 P PRODUNIT HEX M The command line comprises PD followed by 4 instructions Notice that the instructions are all separated by space characters and that there are no space characters within an instruction The instructions will be carried out in PROM Programmer Series II User Manual the order you specify them They are shown in upper case for clarity but may equally well be in lower case The command PD will invoke PROMDRIVER which will switch to batch mode because you have included instructions in the command line T 31 sets the device type to 27128A 31 is the PROMDRIVER type number for this device type O 3 sets the Object file format to IN
38. tions and two indicates parallel If you are not using PROMDRIVER you will need to ensure that the host system serial communication characteristics are correctly set The last of these is usually a software function involving running a short Serial Port Parameter Setting program If hardware adjustments are PROM Programmer Series II User Manual required then refer to the parameter details in appendix 4 4 1 1 Mains Power Connection IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED It is essential that the Programmer is correctly earthed through the use of a correctly connected 3 pin mains plug IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red If using a 13A mains plug it must be fitted with a 3A fuse Check on the
39. trol by RS232 line or by XON XOFF then it may be necessary to turn File Echo OFF default setting is OFF None H no flow control is implemented then successful communication depends on the devices in communication being able to process all input and output communication without character loss PROM Programmer Series II User Manual 25 Host computer protocol uses no flow control in serial port modes 0 1 and 2 In modes 3 to 12 it uses hardware handshaking using DTR and CTS If using a Terminal Emulator it is essential to provide a form of positive flow control when transmitting files to the Programmer for programming or verifying a PROM using commands PI PM PH PB VI VM VH or VB Flow control by character echo cannot be used by the PB or VB commands In many Emulators flow control is confined to file transfer The normal terminal emulation may not be able to keep up with the rate of reception from the Programmer at the higher rates If you cannot modify the Emulator then you will have to run at a slower rate A good test of the Emulator is whether the Programmer sign on message is displayed correctly For example a version of Modem7 that we tested running on a 4MHz Z80 would only display characters received at 4800 bits sec or less Speed Although the host protocol and PROMDRIVER have been designed to make best use of the host computer serial port it is possible that the host may not be capable of handling t
40. ud Terminal Emulation Program with terminal file capture and file transmit capability using a suitable form of handshaking Console screen at least 80 columns by 24 rows 2 Terminal Mode Operation In this mode all messages sent from the programmer are intended to be displayed directly on the screen of the user terminal 2 1 Starting up If using a terminal emulation program start running this from the normal operating system level of your computer PROM Programmer Series II User Manual 2 2 Entering a Command Each command consists of a 1 or 2 letter command mnemonic possibly followed by 1 or 2 hexadecimal parameters e g 2764 gt D 0 FF is an instruction to display the contents of the PROM in the socket between the addresses 0000h and OOFFh Spaces must separate the parameters from each other and from the command mnemonic letters A command is not actioned until lt ENTER gt is pressed Until it is the command may be modified using the lt backspace gt or lt delete gt keys or cancelled by typing 2 3 Command List A complete list of commands is available at any time by entering the HELP command H lt ENTER gt which will display the following menu D lt addr gt lt addr gt DI lt addr gt lt addr gt DM lt addr gt lt addr gt DH lt addr gt lt addr gt P lt addr gt PI file offset prom offset PM file offset prom offset PH lt addr gt lt addr gt PB lt addr gt lt
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