ST9 EPB User Manual
1 - Introduction
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Overview
The ST9 EPB is a programming board kit which allows you to program ST9
microcontrollers having EPROM, OTP, OSD, EEPROM and FLASH memories.
The layout of the programming board included in your ST9 EPB kit varies
depending on the type and package of the ST9 microcontroller you wish to
program (a typical example is shown in
). However, the general
programming procedure explained in this book remains the same for all boards.
A complete listing of the ST9 family of programming boards, with a summary of the
devices they support is given in
Note:
The ST9 EPB is meant to program small numbers of microcontrollers (i.e. prototypes in the
development stage). For mass production programming, it is recommended that you use the
appropriate gang programmer.
The programming board is linked via the parallel port, to a host PC running the ST9
Visual Programmer software (STVP9). This software interface allows you to
customize and control the programming. The object code in either the Intel
®
HEX
and Motorola
®
S19 format can be read and used to program the target devices.
Figure 1: Typical ST9 EPB programming board