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3 DiskOnChip GANG Programmer

1. It is intended for mass production quantities of DiskOnChip based products The DiskOnChip GANG programmer includes 9 ZIF sockets for DiskOnChip devices one for the source DiskOnChip device and 8 for the target DiskOnChip devices The DiskOnChip GANG can duplicate up to 8 DiskOnChip devices at a high speed The source DiskOnChip is copied into an internal image file which then can be used as a source for duplication without the need for the source DiskOnChip device to be in the source socket The duplication can be repeated as many times as required The Stand alone DiskOnChip GANG is shipped as a ready to work system simply plug in the power cable and start working 1 2 DiskOnChip Family of Products Overview M Systems DiskOnChip is a family of high performance single chip flash disk The DiskOnChip family includes e DiskOnChip 2000 32 pins DIP flash disks with capacities ranging from 16MB to 288MB e DiskOnChip Millennium Single die flash disks available in an 8MB capacity with a 32 pin DIP or TSOP II packages These unique data storage solutions offer a faster and more cost effective flash disk for applications with limited space and modest disk capacity requirements The DiskOnChip has become the standard flash disk module for Embedded Single Board Computers It is the optimal solution for mother boards used to control a variety of applications such as Set top boxes diskless Network Computers I
2. Phone 886 2 2550 1741 Fax 886 2 2550 1745 DiskOnChip GANG Programmer User Manual http www m sys com info Qm sys com Japan Office M Systems Japan Inc 1 11 15 Higashi Gotonda Shinagawa ku Tokyo 141 0022 Japan Phone 81 3 3445 9042 Fax 81 3 3445 9045 U K Office M Systems UK Ltd PO Box 20 Chalgrove SPDO OX44 7YP UK Phone 44 1865 891 123 Fax 44 1865 891 391 Israel Office M Systems Ltd Atidim Industrial Park P O B 58036 Tel Aviv 61580 Israel Phone 972 3 647 7776 Fax 972 3 647 6668 M Systems assumes no responsibility for the use of the material described in this document Information contained herein supersedes previously published specifications on this device from M Systems M Systems reserves the right to change this document without notice 91 S R 004 03 7L Rev 4 0 13
3. display GANG Update VX XX Starts When the updating process is finished the following message is displayed GANG Update VX XX Finished 4 Power off the GANG 5 Take the floppy diskette out of the floppy drive and keep it in a safe place 6 Power on the GANG 7 Place the source DiskOnChip into the master socket 91 SR 004 03 7L Rev 4 0 9 DR M Systems mmm Flash Disk Pioneers DiskOnChip GANG Programmer User Manual 8 Press the S1 button to read the source DiskOnChip 9 The GANG is ready to work 6 Error Codes Several error codes can appear on the LCD display The codes are described in this chapter according to the operation that was performed when the message appeared 6 1 Source DiskOnChip Device Errors The following error messages can appear while executing the Read from Master operation because of a fault device Error Description DiskOnChip Not found in No DiskOnChip device is available in the socket the socket DiskOnChip device is damaged or inserted incorrectly in the socket DiskOnChip error in Master The DiskOnChip device placed in the Master socket socket was recognized but is a faulty device General failure General system failure occurred 6 2 Read Source DiskOnChip Errors The following error messages can appear while executing the Read from Master operation because of bad format of the DiskOnChip device Error Deseription DiskOnChip has bad For
4. in another socket Problem One target DiskOnChip device failed All others passed I put it in a different target socket and it kept failing Solution If other DiskOnChip devices pass in the same activity you might have a faulty device Contact the nearest dealer Problem When I turn the GANG on it hangs up while looking for the keyboard Solution Change the BIOS set up to ignore the keyboard This is set in the first screen Halt on all error but keyboard 91 S R 004 03 7L Rev 4 0 11 di 8 M Systems Flash Disk Pioneers DiskOnChip GANG Programmer User Manual Q amp A Following is a list of questions that M Systems technical support team is often asked We recommend reading this chapter before contacting technical support Q A Bror gt Should I leave the Master DiskOnChip in the Master Socket after it was successfully read to image file You don t have to After the file was read it is kept on the internal hard disk until a new source is being copied However it is recommended to take out the master DiskOnChip and keep it in safe place for backup I accidentally pushed the READ button while no DiskOnChip was in the Master socket Was the image file that was in the hard disk destroyed the one that was copied last No The image file will be erased replaced only when the READ button is pressed and there is a DiskOnChip in the Master socket Will the GANG support future
5. software and hardware version to be displayed on the LCD display for example GANG version B 1 21 HW version 1 ESR Pressing S3 will start a verification process between the image file on the disk and all DiskOnChip devices plugged in the Target sockets display If there is no image file available a Disk Image file does not exists message will appear on the LCD display If the image file exists the LCD will display Disk Image File xxxMB in which the xxx represents the size of the image file Reserved for future use Reserved for future use S DUPLICATE press this button to copy the image file from the hard disk to all the DiskOnChip devices plugged in the Target sockets 3 2 Rules of Operation The following rules will guarantee a faultless operation of the GANG programmer product hl Pressing this button will show the image file description on the LCD S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 7 1 Place the GANG programmer in a stable location room environment not in direct sunlight 2 Make sure that no DiskOnChip devices are placed in the GANG s sockets when power is turned ON or OFF 3 Don t touch the DiskOnChip devices while the Ready LED is not green indicating the GANG is busy 4 Visit M Systems web site www m Sys com once in a while and look for new features or upgrades 4 Duplicating DiskOnChip Devices 4 1 DiskOnChip Family Products Support The DiskOnChip GANG programmer is
6. DiskOnChip products Yes M Systems will release a new firmware version for the GANG any time new products from the DiskOnChip product family are released Must I put 8 DiskOnChip devices in the Target sockets every time I duplicate No You can duplicate up to 8 devices at a time The software will automatically detect the sockets in which a DiskOnChip device was placed All empty sockets will be ignored I accidentally programmed the same 8 DiskOnChip devices twice Did I cause any damage No You can re program the same devices as many times as you want You can not cause any damage this way Can I duplicate the DiskOnChip using a file from a floppy disk or device other than the Master No You must use a Master for duplication Can I use an 8MB DiskOnChip as a Master and a 16MB DiskOnChip as the Target No The Master and the Target DiskOnChip s must be the same capacity Can I have an old 32MB high profile MD2201 D32 as the master and new 32MB low profile MD2202 D32 as the target No The source and the target must be the same format since they are made of different flash devices 91 SR 004 03 7L Rev 4 0 12 DR M Systems Flash Disk Ploneers How to Contact Us Internet E mail USA Office M Systems Inc 8371 Central Ave Suite A Newark CA 94560 U S A Phone 1 510 494 2090 Fax 1 510 494 5545 Taiwan Office M System Asia Ltd 1 I F 2 No 81 Sec 2 Chang Teh Rd Taipei Taiwan R O C
7. RMAT S commands in DOS The DiskOnChip is tested in the target platform to make sure the integration into the platform is working well This DiskOnChip device will be used as the Master device 4 In the mass production stage the GANG programmer enables the duplication of many units in a short time In order to program many similar systems all that is needed is one source DiskOnChip device Master Device containing the data which all the systems require Instead of repeating the copying equal to the number of systems the GANG programmer duplicates 8 target DiskOnChip devices with one command in a very short time LA 5 Plug the target DiskOnChip devices into a target system and power up The operation of each of those systems should be the same as the source system 6 For control purposes DiskOnChip devices can be verified by placing them in any target socket and pressing button S3 4 3 Step by Step Let s go step by step through DiskOnChip duplicating stages 91 S R 004 03 7L Rev 4 0 7 DR M Systems Flash Disk Pioneers DiskOnChip GANG Programmer User Manual 1 Make sure power is OFF and no DiskOnChip devices are in the GANG s sockets 2 Power up the GANG programmer You should get the following message on the LCD DiskOnChip GANG Ready The GANG is now ready to accept commands via the press buttons 3 Take the pre prepared source DiskOnChip device and place it in the source socket on th
8. WR M Systems em Flash Disk Pioneers User Manual DiskOnChip GANG Programmer Rev B2 1 23 MAR 2000 91 SR 004 03 7L REV 4 0 di M Systems Flash Disk Pioneers DiskOnChip GANG Programmer User Manual Contents T ie ede do ak 3 1 1 DiskOnChip GANG Programmer Chemie 3 1 2 DiskOnChip Family of Products Overview iese ee ee ee ee ee Ee ee ee ee EE ee ee ee ee ee RE EE ee ee ee ee ee 3 18 PIG GEBE 3 2 Quick Installati n Gude sa 4 3 DiskOnChip GANG Programmer Description sass sxxnvevnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnneennnnnnnnnnnnnnvennnn 4 3 1 Push Buttons Description WEE 5 32 RESO OPC AU OM EE 6 4 Duplicating DiskOnChip Devices un gods 6 4 1 DiskOnChip Family Products SUPPOlt ccccccccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessseeseeceeeeeeeeeeeeseesesaaaaaes 6 e ee SE 7 Ee NOY LOD DEE 7 gt d Eat ele EE H 5 1 Internal Maintenance eebe dee dE deer 9 52 ole EES UPA peer 9 6 Error Codes 10 61 Source DISKONGMP DEVICE EPOS enge 10 62 Read Source RUE En LE lee 10 6 3 Errors Generated During Copy to Target DiskOnChip Devices or Verify eee 10 1 TroubleshoOtNE siese se eer ene Ee see ee 11 ole 12 HOW 10 Contact US 13 91 SR 004 03 7L Rev 4 0 2 DR M Systems mmm Flash Disk Pioneers DiskOnChip GANG Programmer User Manual 1 Introduction 1 1 DiskOnChip GANG Programmer Overview DiskOnChip GANG programmer is a stand alone GANG programmer which can duplicate DiskOnChip devices very quickly
9. ction 6 3 91 S R 004 03 7L Rev 4 0 8 DR M Systems m Fash Disk Pioneers DiskOnChip GANG Programmer User Manual 9 All the DiskOnChip devices that were successfully duplicated LED is green have now the exact same disk contents as the source DiskOnChip device 10 All the DiskOnChip devices that had a red LED signal should be checked Refer to Chapter 6 5 Maintenance 5 1 Internal Maintenance The DiskOnChip GANG programmer is testing the internal disk integrity on every boot to make sure the files are not damaged 5 2 Software Upgrade Warning The GANG will not retain any stored images present on the GANG before installing the new software version Therefore before performing the installation make sure that you have the original source DiskOnChip Upon completing the installation make sure to read the source DiskOnChip using the S1 button at least once before performing a duplication From time to time M Systems releases new software versions You can download the software from the web at http www m sys com or you can receive a floppy diskette which contains the software needed to update your GANG programmer Please perform the following steps to update your software 1 Power off the GANG programmer 2 Insert the upgrade diskette into the floppy drive 3 Power on the GANG programmer The GANG will boot from the floppy and start to update the new software automatically The following message will be seen on the LCD
10. e top left hand side of the GANG Verify the polarity is correct 4 Press the Read button The LED under the source socket should be blinking red which means that the GANG is busy During this activity the following message should appear on the LCD display Reading source WAIT 5 The source DiskOnChip device can be taken out of the source socket and kept for future use usually for verification Note The image of the source DiskOnChip is kept on the hard disk of the GANG programmer until a new source DiskOnChip 1s read 6 Place up to 8 target DiskOnChip devices with the same capacity as the source in the target sockets Verify that the polarity is correct 7 Press the Duplicate button The GANG will start copying the Source Image into each DiskOnChip device During operation the LED of each socket will indicate the status by blinking red at work steady green finished successfully or steady red operation failed The LCD displays the following message Copy to targets WAIT 8 When the duplicate operation is finished the ready LED will become a steady green each socket displays it s own status steady green for OK steady red for failed and the following message appears on the LCD 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 A A A X A A XK A The numbers 1 to 8 represent the relevant target socket The xv under each socket represent the return code 0 OK other error code The codes are described in se
11. equipped with 9 ZIF sockets for DIP 32 pins DiskOnChip devices As such it supports 91 S R 004 03 7L Rev 4 0 6 DR M Systems mmm Flash Disk Pioneers DiskOnChip GANG Programmer User Manual e DiskOnChip 2000 products MD2200 Dxx MD2201 Dxx MD2202 Dxx MD2203 Dxx e DiskOnChip Millennium DIP MD2800 D08 For the DiskOnChip Millennium TSOP II an adapter will be required e DiskOnChip Millennium TSOP II ZIF adapter Each TSOP adapter should be placed in a DIP socket The GANG can be used with 4 target TSOP adapters at the same time 4 2 Required Stages The DiskOnChip GANG programmer is a tool used mainly to duplicate DiskOnChip devices It takes one pre prepared DiskOnChip device Master Device and copies the image Source Image to the internal hard disk Then it duplicates this Source Image into a maximum of 8 DiskOnChip target devices The target devices must be of the same type as the master DiskOnChip same product voltage operating capacity etc resulting in target DiskOnChip devices identical to the source DiskOnChip device Below is a summary of the required stages these apply to all DiskOnChip family of products 1 The customer receives a new DiskOnChip from M Systems The DiskOnChip is a DOS formatted empty disk 2 The DiskOnChip device is placed in a target platform and all application files are copied into the device Usually it will be made as a bootable disk remember to re boot after the SYS or the FO
12. mat The file format of the source DiskOnChip device is bad Error writing DiskOnChip The system failed writing the DiskOnChip image image onto the hard disk 6 3 Errors Generated During Copy to Target DiskOnChip Devices or Verify The following error messages can appear while executing the Copy to targets operation Each error is displayed on the LCD display as an error code 91 S R 004 03 7L Rev 4 0 10 DR M Systems mmm Flash Disk Pioneers DiskOnChip GANG Programmer User Manual 0 for 0 4 Capacity oftarget DiskOnChip doesn t mach the souros 6 DiskOnChip format faled or Verity fae DiskOnChip have the wrong voltage supply 3v or 5v 7 Troubleshooting In case of a problem please try to solve it according to the following guide lines In case the problem is not solved please contact the nearest M Systems representative for technical support Problem I pressed the power button but nothing happened Solution Make sure the power cord is connected to the outlet Problem The GANG boots up but no message is seen on the LCD display and the buttons do not respond Solution Make sure no floppy diskette was left in the floppy drive Problem One target DiskOnChip device failed All others passed Solution First try the last operation again If it fails again look at the DiskOnChip device leads Are they clean Are any pins broken Try another device in the same socket and try this device
13. nternet appliances DVD and CD Video players and recorders It can also provide a hard disk O S back up for Network Servers 1 3 Package Contents Please check that you have received all of the package contents as described in the attached release letter In case something is missing or damaged please contact your M Systems representative 91 S R 004 03 7L Rev 4 0 3 DR M Systems mmm Flash Disk Pioneers DiskOnChip GANG Programmer User Manual 2 Quick Installation Guide The GANG is very easy to install 1 Connect Power Cord to power outlet 2 Select DiskOnChip voltage 3 3V or 5V on left hand bottom side of the operating panel 3 Turn power ON 4 Wait for OK on the LCD display The GANG is ready to work 3 DiskOnChip GANG Programmer Description The GANG programmer is composed of a Host PC and an operating panel The host PC is a Pentium class CPU based PC The operating panel includes e 1 8 Sockets for the DiskOnChip DIP products e DiskOnChip Voltage select switch 3 3V or 5V e Push Buttons to control the GANG operation e LCD display e LED s display The Operating panel as shown in Figure I is composed of one source socket labeled as source in the upper left corner and 8 target sockets labeled as to 8 on the right hand side of the source socket Each socket has an indication led The led can be inactive nothing to signal blinking active now red last operation failed or green last opera
14. tion pass An LCD display resides below target sockets 6 8 and is used to display status messages and error codes Seven push buttons are used to activate the GANG programmer Two are used during standard operation S1 is labeled Read and S7 is labeled Duplicate the other are used for technical support or reserved for future use Three LEDs are located on the right hand side of the LCD labeled as L1 L2 amp L3 L1 indicates SV operation L2 is reserved and L3 indicates 3 3V operation 91 S R 004 03 7L Rev 4 0 4 DR M Systems mm Flesh Disk Pioneers Cis KONChip GANG Programmer User Manual s1 at 53 Sd S S sn READ VERSION VERIFY DUFLICATE rn M Systems DiskOnChip mamma Flash Disk Pioneers GANG PROGRAMMER Figure 1 GANG Programmer Operating Panel 3 1 Push Buttons Description The GANG has 7 push buttons numbered from S1 to S7 The following guidelines define the buttons behavior e The software samples the buttons only when the GANG is not busy with previous command e Ifa button is pressed during the execution of a command there will be no affect on the operation The following table defines the buttons behaviors 91 S R 004 03 7L Rev 4 0 5 DR M Systems mmm Flash Disk Pioneers DiskOnChip GANG Programmer User Manual GANG Description Buttons READ Press this button to copy the source DiskOnChip placed in the MASTER socket into an IMAGE file on the internal hard disk Pressing S2 will cause the

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