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- Page 1 EPOS FlashExtractor User’s guide...
- Page 2 EPOS LLC 44, Verkhniy Val str., Kiev, 04071, Ukraine www.epos.ua April 2011 Ver. 1.0 Sales and support EPOS Data Recovery Center 34, Verkhniy Val str., Kiev, 04071, Ukraine www.epos.ua/recovery Tel.: +380 (44) 467-7540 Fax: +380 (44) 467-7547 e-mail: recovery@epos.ua © 2011. EPOS LLC.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents 1. Introduction ............................3 1.1. Overview ............................3 1.2. What in the box ............... Ошибка! Закладка не определена. 1.3. About this guide ......................... 4 2. Installation .............................. 5 2.1. Physical layout and controls ....................5 2.2. System specification ........................ 5 2.3. -
Page 4: Introduction
1. Introduction 1.1. Overview Thank you for purchasing the EPOS FlashExtractor reader kit. EPOS FlashExtractor is a professional tool for reading NAND flash memory chips. EPOS FlashExtractor 1.2. Package contents Your EPOS FlashExtractor comes in a complete kit which includes cables, adapters, and a power supply. -
Page 5: About This Guide
It is recommended that you practice with a scratch chip to fully appreciate the procedures. The FlashExtractor User’s Guide will be updated as needed to reflect hardware and software modifications. Descriptions of features may be subject to change. -
Page 6: Installation
2. Installation 2.1. Physical layout and controls The following picture illustrates the location of controls on the FlashExtractor. a) e-SATA Port. b) 3-Color Mode Led. GREEN. Unit is powered on, connected to PC and ready to operate. YELLOW. Memory chip reading is in progress. -
Page 7: System Requirements
2.3. System requirements EPOS FlashExtractor require certain hardware and software specifications in order to operate. The following list of requirements applies to the current version of EPOS FlashExtractor. These are basic requirements, though you may want to use our recommended suggestions to improve performance. -
Page 8: Hardware And Software Installation
It is possible to use up to 4 units simultaneously per one PC. Hardware installation using e-SATA port 1) Connect e-SATA cable to FlashExtractor and to any free e-SATA port on your PC. Unit supports hot-plug. 2) Connect the unit’s power supply to unit’s power connector. -
Page 9: Firmware Update
PC before connecting unit to these ports. Some SATA ports may assign PIO transfer mode for hot-plugged device that is not supported by FlashExtractor. If unit is detected in PIO mode Mode Led lights red. FlashExtractor won’t operate in this mode. Operating system stores configuration data about newly connected devices and apply them for their next connections. - Page 10 Note: If the firmware update utility is started after the device is turned on, the update will be impossible. 3. Connect the USB Update Adapter to the device and then connect it to a PC via USB cable; 4. Turn the device on and wait for the diagnostic message "Devices setup completed"...
- Page 11 8. Completion of the firmware update (programming) is indicated by the progress bar and a corresponding diagnostic message (Отключите питание устройства, отключите кабель USB и включите питание устройства). After that, it is necessary to close the firmware update utility, turn the device off and disconnect the USB cable. Firmware update is finished.
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Page 12: Quick Start Guide
PC and click Scan for hardware changes button. 10. Start FlashReader.exe software. Verify that in status bar unit’s serial number is indicated. If it is shown EPOS FlashExtractor is configured and ready to use. 11. Mount flash memory chip to be read on appropriate adapter. Make sure that chip is properly oriented and connected (chip’s pin 1 should match... - Page 13 14. Fill in the Enter task name field. You may name a task according to your own conventions (e.g. case title or number). 15. If you don’t know chip’s operating voltage, in Chip VCC dropdown list box, select chip’s operating voltage known from...
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Page 14: Operation
CE pins the overall reading process consists of 2 reading phases. You may read individual CEs in separate files or all CEs in one file (refer to Software settings section for details). FlashExtractor supports up to 4 CEs per chip. You may use one of three reading modes depending on your requirements to performance and data integrity. - Page 15 If there are a lot of errors irregularly distributed within the page map then memory chip is in bad condition. You may improve results by setting larger value of read cycle time (Read cycle field) in chip properties. Please note that this result in increasing of the overall time necessary for reading chip.
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Page 16: Chips Database Management
4.1.2. Chips database management Database stored in FlashReader.flb file. To access internal chips database, in Database menu, select Edit. Database edit window opens. The Database edit window This window displays a table of supported flash memory chips. Table has four columns: 1) Unique chip part number;... - Page 17 Vendor table management To manage entries in vendor table, follow these steps: 1) In Database edit window, press Vendors button. The Vendors window opens. The Vendors window 2) To add new vendor, click the New button. The New vendor dialog opens. In this window you may name a new vendor and create appropriate VID.
- Page 18 Chip table management In the Database edit window you can add, edit or remove chip entries. To add new chip to database, in Database edit window, click the New button. The Flash record window opens. The Flash record window Vendor. Select the vendor name from drop-down list. Partnumber.
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Page 19: Merging Databases
Chip parameters group. Describes the following parameters: Bus width; ONFI standard compatibility; Read cycle duration in nanoseconds; Supply voltage (VCC IO). To save new chip, click the OK button. Note that the OK button becomes active only when filling out all fields in the Flash record window. To edit chip parameters, in Database edit window, select required chip and then click the Edit button. -
Page 20: Software Settings
4.1.4. Software settings You may configure the software in the Settings window. To access software settings, in the Reader menu, select Settings. Settings window Work folder This option allows changing the default path for saving new tasks. This folder must reside on an NTFS partition. By default it is Data folder in the root directory of the FlashReader application. -
Page 21: Using Several Units Simultaneously
Log file This option allows enabling/disabling logging. When logging is enabled it is possible to set the maximum log file size. When maximum log size is reached the new log file is created. Log file contains information about date and time of creating/opening of the task, chip properties, operations status and results. -
Page 22: Software Menu Reference
4.2. Software menu reference 4.2.1. TASK menu The Task menu allows creating new and opening previously saved tasks. New task This command is used for creating new tasks for reading individual flash chips. Tasks are saved as files with *.fld extension in the Work folder/Task name folder. -
Page 23: Database Menu
4.2.3. DATABASE menu Edit This command opens internal flash chip database management window. Refer to Chips database management section for detailed description. Keyboard shortcut is CTRL+E. Import This command allows importing of chips list to a new empty database. This is service function and is intended for support personnel.
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