Summary of Contents for Equinox Systems ISPnano I Series
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com Contents Copyright Information ......................vii Equinox Warranty Information ..................viii Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Compliance............. x Technical Support......................... xi Product Documentation and Software................
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com Disclaimer Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that programming algorithms are correct at the time of their release, it is always possible that programming problems may be encountered, especially when new devices and their associated algorithms are initially released.
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com The picture below shows the ‘ISPnano-MUX8’ programmer… Sequential multiplexing… The sequential multiplexing approach supports programming of only one UUT at a time which means that the programming time for a panel of e.g.
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com A ‘Remote Display / Keypad Module’ can also be connected • to this port allowing the programmer to be remote controlled. The connector is a 4-pin RJ11 connector.
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com The ISPnano kit comes complete with a 9 volt DC universal power supply fitted with a 2-pin JST connector.
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com The programmer comes with an ‘RJ11 to 9-way D-connector’ Serial Cable and also a ‘9-way serial extension cable’. The combination of these two cables is used to connect the programmer to the PC COM port.
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com To set EQTools to communicate with a particular programmer, simply click the radio button • next to the desired programmer in the list and then click <OK> EQTools will now be set up to communicate with the attached programmer at the specified •...
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com The voltage is then applied to the input of the ‘Voltage Regulator Circuit’ on the Target • System. The ‘Voltage Regulator Circuit’...
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com 1.2 Target ISP Port – connector pin-out The ‘Target ISP Connector’ port features all the signals required to implement In-System Programming (ISP) of a Target IC using the SPI, JTAG, I2C or UART interface.
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com External Target Vcc The ‘External Target Vcc’ is the voltage which is applied to the ‘DC EXT’ connector of the programmer.
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com Appendix 2 – ISPnano Series III (ATE) - Target ISP Connector Port 1.1 Programmer I/O Signals The ISPnano Series III / Series III ATE programmers feature the following programmable signal lines which interface the programmer and the Target IC(s) to be programmed on the Target System: 5 x Programmable Input / Output lines •...
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com External Target Vcc The ‘External Target Vcc’ is the voltage which is applied to the ‘DC EXT’ connector of the programmer.
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com O - Output from programmer to Target Device I - Input to programmer from Target Device P - Passive e.g. GROUND and power rails N/C - Not connected It is possible to connect the Zensys Target Board directly to the programmer ‘Target ISP Connector’...
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com Appendix 3 - Remote Control Port 1.1 Overview The ‘Remote Control Port’ features all the connections required to control the programmer via a ‘4-wire TTL control’...
Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com REMOTE FAIL SIGNAL O This is the TTL-4-wire Remote Control Port • ‘FAIL’ signal. Connect to ‘FAIL’ input on Remote System •...
Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com Appendix 4 – ISPnano Series 3 ATE 1.0 Overview The "ISPnano Series III ATE" is a state-of-the-art ISP Programmer designed for high-speed In- System Programming (ISP) of FLASH Microcontrollers and Serial Memory devices in a production environment.
Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com 1.1 Front panel layout The layout of the front panel of the programmer is shown below. Connector Name Description / comment DC Power Input DC Power Input to power the programmer...
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com The relays are energised (switched ON) by enabling the ‘EXT-VCC’ switch in a Programming • Project.
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Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com 2.0 Power Supply requirements 2.1 Overview The ‘ISPnano Series 3 ATE’ programmer requires two independent power supplies, one to power the ‘programmer electronics / Target System’...
Distributor of Equinox Technologies: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of ISPNANO S3 KIT - ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com 2.2 Power Supply connections The ‘ISPnano Series 3 ATE’ programmer requires a separate +12V power supply to power the RELAY coils.
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