MaxLoader User’s Guide
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1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................... 7
P
ROGRAMMER
M
ODELS FOR
PC
USB
I
NTERFACE
....................................................................................... 7
P
ROGRAMMER
M
ODELS FOR
PC
USB
I
NTERFACE
M
ULTI
-S
OCKETS
............................................................ 8
P
ROGRAMMER
M
ODELS FOR
PC
PARALLEL
I
NTERFACE
............................................................................... 8
A
BOUT
T
HIS
M
ANUAL
................................................................................................................................. 9
G
ENERAL
D
ESCRIPTION
............................................................................................................................... 9
2. GETTING STARTED / INSTALLATION ......................................................................................... 10
I
NSTALLATION
R
EQUIREMENTS
................................................................................................................. 10
H
ARDWARE
I
NSTALLATION
....................................................................................................................... 10
To Install the software from a CD drive .............................................................................................. 10
T
O
S
TART THE WINDOWS SOFTWARE
......................................................................................................... 10
T
O INSTALL SOFTWARE AND CONNECT TO
PC
FOR
USB
PROGRAMMERS
................................................... 10
T
O INSTALL THE
S
OFTWARE FOR PARALLEL PORT PROGRAMMERS
............................................................ 17
To download the software from the www.eetools.com web site .......................................................... 17
S
ELECT
P
RODUCT
...................................................................................................................................... 18
3. FAMILIES OF PROGRAMMABLE DEVICES ................................................................................ 19
NVM:
N
ON
V
OLATILE
M
EMORY
............................................................................................................ 19
ROM:
R
EAD
O
NLY
M
EMORY
................................................................................................................. 19
OTP:
O
NE
T
IME
P
ROGRAMMABLE
ROM ................................................................................................ 19
EPROM:
E
RASABLE
P
ROGRAMMABLE
ROM ......................................................................................... 19
EEPROM:
E
LECTRICALLY
E
RASABLE
&
P
ROGRAMMABLE
ROM .......................................................... 19
NVM
H
IERARCHY
..................................................................................................................................... 19
S
ERIAL
F
LASH
EEPROM........................................................................................................................... 21
S
ERIAL
EEPROM ...................................................................................................................................... 21
N
ON
-T
YPICAL
D
EVICES
............................................................................................................................. 22
8-
BIT
1-M
EGABITS
..................................................................................................................................... 22
16-bit 1-Megabits .................................................................................................................................. 23
E
RASING AN
EPROM ................................................................................................................................ 23
PLD ........................................................................................................................................................... 23