ProMaster 2500 V8.7 User Notes
5
Reminders
Data I/O’s Web Site Replaces ‘Device List on Disk’
Have you been using the ‘Device List on Disk’ for your device information? As we
announced in an earlier edition of these User Notes, we upgraded our device support
and information tools to take advantage of the power, speed, and accessibility of the
World Wide Web. Since the release of V6.1, all our device support information, device
footnotes, and capacitor block configuration information is on the Web. Our Web
address is
http://www.dataio.com
. Data I/O has stopped distributing the Device List
on Disk. If you would like a device list, download it from
http://www.dataio.com/ftp/device_lists/pm2500.txt
Changes to Computer Remote Control (CRC) in V6.8
Beginning with V6.8, new CRC commands were added for:
Programmer type query
Device type query
Device Electronic ID query
Fill RAM with non-repeating test pattern
Device list query
Selection for checksum type
Stand-alone device erase operation
Updating programmer software
For specific information about these new CRC commands, please see the updated
UniSystem Computer Remote Control application note (983-0490-005) available on
the Data I/O Web site at
http://www.dataio.com.
Beginning in V6.7, the 49] command in CRC mode first issues a prompt before
returning to Terminal Mode so that XPI programmers can return an error message if
nothing is connected to the serial port.
Changes to Terminal Mode in V6.8
Beginning with V6.8, the “Device Configure Edit” screen appears under the Main
Menu in Terminal Mode when a device is selected with options that can be edited.
For all other device types, the
More Commands
menu is positioned lower on the
screen than in previous versions. Note that the “Device Configure Edit” screen is also
still available from the
More Commands/Device Checks/Device Configure
menu.
The appearance of the “Device Configure Edit” screen changed in V6.8. With some
newer sectored devices, it became possible to set the Begin Device and Device Block
Size parameters from the “Device Configure Edit” screen. Also, the control-K option
(^K) was added in V6.8. Pressing ^K changes the display and entry of sector
information to an abbreviated mode useful for devices with a large number of sectors.
Please refer to the Help feature for more information.
Device operation block limit parameters are reset to defaults whenever a new device
type is selected. In earlier versions, device operation block limit parameters were
reset only if their values exceeded the size of the newly selected device.
