RC21008/RC31008 EVK product page. Operational Characteristics The RC21008A/RC31008A programmer board is equipped with a single on-board LDO that takes voltage in from USB and supplies 3.3V to all device domains. The board is designed to plug directly into any PC and be ready for use with the RICBox GUI and blank part.
RC21008A/RC31008A Programmer Board Manual 1.2.1. Part Placement Part placement should follow the first pin marked on both the programmer board socket and blank part. Ensure both markings match before placing the part into the socket. Figure 3. Pin 1 Location Note: It is critical to ensure that pin 1 markings match between the board and device;...
1.2.2. Jumper Selection The RC21008A/RC31008A programmer board is equipped with five GPIO selection jumpers (J5-J9), four GPI selection jumpers (J10-J13), and a jumper strip for XIN/CLKIN trace paths (J4). The GPIO and GPI jumpers can be pulled high or low by placing a jumper shunt between the center pin and VDD, or GND accordingly.
1.3.1. Software Installation The RC21008A/RC31008A programmer board is compatible with the RICBox VersaClock 7 plugin. The plugin can be used to interface with the device via register read/writes. For instructions on installing RICBox or other device plug-ins, see the RICBox product page.
1. Place a device in the socket and connect the programmer board to a PC, with RICBox and the VersaClock 7 plug-in installed, via the USB connector. 2. Open RICBox and navigate to an existing RC21008A or RC31008A settings file, or create a new configuration.
RC21008A/RC31008A Programmer Board Manual 5. Use the Configuration Type drop-down menu to select between the following: ■ NoConfig – Nothing will be programmed to OTP memory. ■ SingleConfig – Program a single configuration into the OTP common configuration. ■ StaticMultiConfig – Program multiple configurations into a device that can be selectable at device start-up.
RC21008A/RC31008A Programmer Board Manual 7. If DynamicMultiConfig is selected in the configuration type menu, the Dynamic User Config Selection section can now be used to set configuration selection bits. These have the same options as in StaticMultiConfig, except there are additional options to allow for differing types of input.
RC21008A/RC31008A Programmer Board Manual 9. Establish a connection to the device in socket. Figure 15. Device Connection 10. Press the “Program OTP” button on the OTP/EEPROM page. Figure 16. Program OTP R31UH0018EU0100 Rev.1.00 Page 10 Aug 16, 2022...
RC21008A/RC31008A Programmer Board Manual 2. Board Design Figure 17. RC21008A/RC31008A Programmer Board (Top) Schematic Diagrams The RC21008A/RC31008A schematic diagrams are located at the end of this document. R31UH0018EU0100 Rev.1.00 Page 11 Aug 16, 2022...
RC21008A/RC31008A Programmer Board Manual 3. Ordering Information Part Number Description RC21008_31008-PROG RC21008A/RC31008A Programmer Board 4. Revision History Revision Date Description 1.00 Aug 16, 2022 Initial release. R31UH0018EU0100 Rev.1.00 Page 14 Aug 16, 2022...
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