Dediprog SF Series Programmer User Guide V1.2

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1 Dediprog SF Series Programmer User Guide V1.2 Dediprog Technology Co. Ltd last update:november 23,

2 Introduction... 3 Dediprog Windows GUI Software User Guide... 3 Environment Preparation... 3 Memory Detection... 3 Tool Bar Explanation... 4 Toolbar for Project Operations... 4 Toolbar for Memory Operations... 4 Operation in sequence... 6 Program one memory... 6 Program more than one memories with the same manufacturer and the same density... 6 Program different memories in sequence... 6 Update Firmware... 7 Supported devices, Software version, Firmware version... 7 Dediprog Windows DOS Command Line Software User Guide... 8 Dediprog Windows DOS Command Line Support Display... 8 How to Start... 8 Basic Usages:... 8 Usage Examples:... 9 Basic Switches:... 9 SF100 Usage condition SF200 Usage condition Backup Boot Flash (BBF) Usage condition BBF Serial flash enabled and application serial flash disabled BBF Serial flash disabled and application serial flash enabled BIOS Emulation BIOS Repair

3 Introduction Dediprog SF series programmers are designed to provide users to program Serial Flash memories with the most efficient tools. Before running Dediprog software, please make sure that the software is properly installed with the updated version and the USB driver is also installed. (Please check Dediprog installation guide if the software and USB driver are not yet installed) There is only single software for the following products: SF100, SF200, Backup Boot flash kit. Each product serves its own purpose and in this manual in addition to explain how to use Dediprog software, how each product is used under different condition is also expressed. Dediprog Windows GUI Software User Guide Environment Preparation After the software and USB driver are installed, please follow the following steps before running the software. 1. Connect the programmer to the PC through a USB cable. 2. For SF100ISP, connect the ISP cable to SF100 as well as the application. For SF200, put the appropriate adaptor on the DIP socket located on the top of the SF200 and put a serial flash in the socket. For Backup Boot Flash(BBF) Box, connect the BBF Box to SF100 with the cable provided by the BBF Box and put a serial flash memory in the socket 3. Double click on the Dediprog software icon on your desktop. Memory Detection Double Click on the Dediprog software icon on your PC desktop. You will see the following pop-up window in Fig 1. The default mode for memory detection is automatic detect. Click on ok. Fig. 1 3

4 When the memory is detected by the programmer, you will see the screen in fig. 2 and the detected memory information as well as the programmer information will be shown on the right side of the screen. Fig. 2 Tool Bar Explanation Toolbar for Project Operations Create a blank Project Open a Project Save a Project Fig. 3 About Info Toolbar for Memory Operations This tool bar provides all memory operations in a customized or automated way Fig 4 Sel Chip Select chip: when there is a new chip in the application, you have to click on this button before the following operations. Sel Img Select image: load the file you intend to program. The loaded file size can not be larger the application memory size. In case the selected image is not a.bin file, you will see the pop-up window in Fig. 5. Select the file format the loaded image is equal to and then click on ok. The programmer will create a 4

Fig 5 Corresponding file in the selected file format into the same location as the original file. Blank Blank check: check the application to see whether it is blank.

Prog Program: Program the selected image into the memory Verify Verify the checksum value of the selected image and the programmed image Auto Auto operation: The programmer will perform Blank check +

5 Fig 5 Corresponding file in the selected file format into the same location as the original file. Blank Blank check: check the application to see whether it is blank. Erase Erase memory: Erase the full content in a memory. After Erase the application memory shall be blank. Prog Program: Program the selected image into the memory Verify Verify the checksum value of the selected image and the programmed image Auto Auto operation: The programmer will perform Blank check + Erase + Program + Verify all together in one click. View (View and Edit) When click on View, the programmer will read both the content of the selected image and the content in the application memory and show the content in the window shown in Fig. 6. View the chip content Click on the chip button on the top right corner in fig6. You will see the content of the application chip in both Hex view and ASCII view. The checksum value is also displayed below the chip button. Fig 6 View the selected image content Click on the file button on the top right corner in fig6. You will see the content of the selected image in both Hex view and ASCII view. The checksum value is also displayed below the chip button. Edit content and save Step1 Locate your mouse to the location where you want to change the content in fig 6. You will see the address and value of the selected contents shown in the right frame of the content screen (Fig7). Fig 7 5

Step 2 Change the value in the value box and click on apply. The content now is changed in the computer buffer and you will see the value is changed also in the content screen.

6 Step 2 Change the value in the value box and click on apply. The content now is changed in the computer buffer and you will see the value is changed also in the content screen. Step 3 In order to save the changed contents into a file or back to the application memory, you will need to further click on save to chip or file in fig 7 otherwise the content will be the same as the original file. Compare the content of the loaded image and the application memory This function enables a byte by byte comparison between the selected image and the application memory. It will only display the difference between the selected image and the application memory (see Fig. 8). Operation in sequence Program one memory Step 1: insert the serial flash memory Step 2: click on sel chip Step 3: Click on sel Img Step 4: click on auto Fig. 8 Program more than one memories with the same manufacturer and the same density Step 1: insert the serial flash Step 2: click on sel chip Step 3: Click on sel Img Step 4: click on auto Step 5: replace the serial flash Repeat step 4 Program different memories in sequence Step 1: insert the serial flash 6

7 Step 2: click on sel chip Step 3: Click on sel Img Step 4: click on auto Step 5: replace the serial flash Repeat step 2-4 Update Firmware Note: if you need to update the firmware to a higher version, please contact Dediprog at support@dediprog.com for the updated firmware. Step 1: connect the programmer to the PC Step 2: open the Dediprog software Step 3: click on help on the menu bar Step 4: click on update firmware option Step 5: select the location (folder) where the firmware is located Step 6: click on ok when you see the pop-up window says it takes about 15 seconds to update, click ok to continue. Step7: click on ok and wait for the update complete message Supported devices, Software version, Firmware version Click on information icon for information of supported devices and software version Firmware version 7

Dediprog Windows DOS Command Line Software User Guide Dediprog Windows DOS Command Line Support Display How to Start Dediprog window dos command line software is exec

8 Dediprog Windows DOS Command Line Software User Guide Dediprog Windows DOS Command Line Support Display How to Start Dediprog window dos command line software is executed by the file dpcmd.exe. There are three different ways to run the dos command line. 1. double click on the dpcmd icon on your desktop and type in dpcmd and enter. 2. change your dos directory to the same location where dpcmd.exe is located. C:\program files\dediprog inc\dedipro programmer 3. or type in the following command to auto direct the dpcmd command to the dpcmd.exe location. Set path=%path%; c:\program files\dediprog inc\dedipro programmer Basic Usages: Dpcmd -uxxx Dpcmd /uxxx 8

9 Dpcmd --auto=xxx (space is not needed between the switches parameters. E.g. dpcmd -ubio.bin) Usage Examples: 1. dpcmd -r"f:\file.bin", reads the chip and save it into a file "file.bin" 2. dpcmd -rstdout -a0x100 -l0x23, reads 0x23 bytes starting from 0x100 and display it on the screen 3. dpcmd -ufile.bin, erases and then program file.bin into the serial flash 4. dpcmd -pfile.bin -a0x100, writes file.bin into the serial flash starting from address 0x dpcmd -pfile.bin -x0xaa, programs file.bin into the serial flash and fill the rest area with 0xaa Remarks: -a, -l only works with -p, -r, -s Remarks: -x only works with -p Basic Switches: -? [ --help ] show the help message with examples -d [ --detect ] detect chip -b [ --blank ] blank check -e [ --erase ] erase entire chip -r [ --read ] arg read chip contents and save to a bin/hex/s19 or STDOUT to the console. -p [ --prog ] arg program chip without erase -u [ --auto ] arg automatically run the following sequence: - check if the chip is blank or not); - erase the entire chip(if not blank); - program a whole file starting from address 0 -s [ --sum ] display chip content checksum -f [ --fsum ] arg display the file checksum(needs to work with a file) Optional Switches (specify the following switches to change default values): -x [ --fill ] arg fill the rest of the chip with an hex value, - works with --prog only -a [ --addr ] arg starting address(e.g. 0x1000), - works with --prog, --read and --sum only - defaults to 0, if omitted. -l [ --length ] arg length to read/program in bytes, - works with --prog, --read and --sum only - defaults to whole file if omitted -t [ --timeout ] arg (=300) Timeout value in seconds -g [ --target ] arg (=1) Target Options Available values: 1, application memory(default) 0, reference card 9

10 SF100 Usage condition Please make sure the switch on the SF100 and SF100+ is switch to USB mode(with a computer icon). SF100 or SF100 + can be used alone (ISP mode) or together with back up boot flash Box (BBF Box) in different scenario. The purpose of SF100 in ISP mode is to update the soldered serial flash memory on application directly with SF100 through SF100 ISP cable. There are two scenarios you could use this method. Scenario 1: During application system power off, the SPI bus on the application system and the Vcc signal from the programmer have to be isolated between the application system and SF100 programmer. Scenario 2: During application system power on, the SPI bus between the chipset and the application serial flash memory are in high impedance. The chipset has to be reset manually or automatically by the I/O pin from SF100. Warning: please do not try to use SF100 directly on the application system if the scenario is not in the above two cases. Note: Scenario 1 and Scenario 2 reference schematics are available upon request. Please contact sales@dediprog.com. Note: Scenario 2 requires programmer firmware to be and above. Please to support@dediprog.com and we will send you the updated firmware for update. SF100 ISP Method Cabling Application system SF100 & SF100 Plus 1 Vcc GND 2 3 CS CLK 4 ISP Cable 5 MISO MOSI 6 USB Cable to PC 7 Vpp I/O3 8 WARNING: mistake proof pin Customers have to put mistake proof pin In order to avoid wrong insertion which may result in the malfunction of the programmer or the application system pin header Method: remove an unused pin of the pin header on the application system and insert the pin or glue in the corresponding hole of the pin header connecting to the cable 10

11 SF200 Usage condition Please make sure the switch on the SF200 and SF200+ is switch to USB mode (with a computer icon). Backup Boot Flash (BBF) Usage condition Please connect SF100, BBF Box, your PC, and your application as shown in Fig 9. USB Cable to PC SF100 Backup Boot Flash Box 1 Application system none CS2 2 3 CS1 Vcc 4 Cable to SF100 Socket BBFC Cable 5 MISO Hold Not used GND CLK MOSI 8 10 Fig. 9 BBF Serial flash enabled and application serial flash disabled Requirement: Set up the connection as in Fig 9 and Switch ON the BBF Box Scenario 1: update the serial flash in the BBF socket Scenario 2: boot the application from the BBF Box (SF100 not required to be connected to BBF Box) Scenario 3: online update BBF from SF100 Scenario 4: online update BBF from the application with flash utility software provided by your BIOS supplier (SF100 not required to be connected to BBF Box) BBF Serial flash disabled and application serial flash enabled Requirement: Set up the connection in Fig. 9 and switch OFF the BBF Box Scenario 1: online boot the application system from the soldered serial flash Scenario 2: online update the soldered serial flash from the application flash utility BIOS Emulation Requirement: Set up the connection in Fig. 9 and switch OFF the BBF Box 11

12 1. program the latest BIOS code into BBF serial flash 2. boot the application from the BBF serial flash BIOS Repair Requirement: Set up the connection in Fig Switch ON the BBF Box 2. program the latest BIOS code into BBF serial flash 3. boot the application from the BBF serial flash(sf100 is not required to be connected to BBF Box in this step) 4. after boot, Switch OFF the BBF Box to make BBF disabled(sf100 is not required to be connected to BBF Box in this step) 5. update the application BIOS by using flash utility provided by your BIOS software supplier Remark: Please always remember that BBF is switched ON when you are working with BBF serial flash and switch OFF when you are working with application serial flash. 12

DediProg SF Software User Manual

DediProg SF Software User Manual V5.9 DediProg Technology Co. LTD 4F., No.7, Ln. 143, Xinming Rd., Neihu Dist., Taipei City 114, Taiwan Email for technical support: support@dediprog.com Email for Sale