Elnec MEMprog2 User Manual page 112

Dialog Serialization contains also settings for associated serialization position files that are
used with project files with serialization turned on. For more detailed information about using
serialization in project files, look at Serialization and projects.
Basic rules of serialization:
If a new device is selected, the serialization function is set to a default state i.e. disabled.
Actual serialization settings for actually selected device are saving to disk along with
associated device by File / Exit and save command.
When incremental mode is active following actual settings are saved to configuration file:
address, size, serial value, incremental step and settings of modes ASCII / BIN, DEC / HEX,
LS byte / MS Byte first.
When from-file mode is active following actual settings are saved to configuration file: name
of input serialization file and actual label, which indicates the line with actual serial number in
input file.
When program is in multiprogramming mode (multiple socket programmer is actually
selected) the special section - Action on not programmed serial values due to error - is
displayed in dialog Serialization. In this section two choices are available:
• Ignore not programmed serial values
• Add not programmed serial values to file
Ignore not programmed serial values means the not programmed serial values are ignored
and no action is done with them.
Add not programmed serial values to file means the not programmed serial values are
added to file. The file of not programmed serial values has the same text format as
serialization file for "From-file" serialization mode. So there is possible to program the serial
values later on by "From-file" serialization mode.
Notes: If device programming is stopped by user, program will not change the serial values
ready for next batch of devices. The same situation is if device program is incomplete, e.g. for
device insertion test error.
Ignoring or writing not programmed serial values is only used when at least one device from
current batch of devices in multiple socket module programmer is completely programmed
and verified without errors.
Serialization can work with control program's main buffer or extended buffers available for
some types of devices, for example Microchip PIC16Fxxx devices with Data EEPROM
Memory. The selection which buffer has to be used by serialization routine is available in
dialog Serialization. The extended buffer selection is ignored for From-file serialization in
playlist file mode. For more details about this limitation, see the From file mode serialization
mode description please.
If you wish to exclude serialization data from main checksum automatic calculation, you can
use Exclude buffer data for checksum feature available in dialog Checksum in tab Main
checksum options.
Device / Device options / Serialization / Incremental mode
The Incremental mode enables to assign individual serial numbers to each programmed
device. A starting number entered by user will be incremented by specified step for each
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