Dataman 448PRO2AP-AU User Manual page 105

Programmer / Credit box info
The menu item Credit box info provide all necessary information about Credit box(es) attached
to the PC: type, serial number, information about activation and about credits available. If more
Credit boxes attached to the PC, software shows also information about all credits available.
Availability of Credit box(es) and also information about amount of credits in attached Credit
box(es) is also shown at main window, it is 'Credit box' button below the 'Statistics' and 'Count
down' section. This button appears dynamically, when the device that belongs to 'Paid ISP
support' is selected and if at least one Credit box is present.
The bargraph at the bottom of 'Credit box' button also indicates status of credits on attached
Credit box(es) as next:
Green bargraph 85% of total credits available
yellow bargraph credit box button 50% of total credits available
red bargraph
no bargraph
Information about available credits is periodically updated (also during opened Credit box info
window).
Work with devices belongs to 'Paid ISP support' category
According to requests and needs of customers, programmable devices are more and more
complex. Also, programmable devices range is more and more wide. As a result, we - as s
device programmers manufacturer - have to spend much more development resources for
implementation of new programmable devices support compared to past - simply because
complex devices support is more difficult to implement and number of devices we need to
implement is also much higher.
In case of off-line programming (inZIF socket, using programming adapter), development costs
spent for implementation of new devices support are also covered by programming adapters
selling. But in case of programming in ISP mode, the customer buys only a programmer and
after selling programmer support costs, included in new versions of software, are covered by
nothing.
To keep software update downloads for free also for devices programmed in ISP mode, we
come to conclusion to apply a very small fee for programming of those devices, where the
implementation of ISP support takes very long and/or for rarely used devices.
The system is simple. For work with such devices it is necessary to have the Credit box
attached to PC where device programmer is attached. The Credit box is technically a small
dongle in USB port that contains some amount of credits, from 25 thousands to 500 thousands
- depending on the model. The micropayment for each such device programming is done by
decreasing of credits amount in the Credit box.
credit box button 10%, of total credits available
credit box button 0% of total credits available (depleted)
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