User`s manual

Chapter 1, Introduction
Congratulations. You now have, what we believe to be, the most cost
effective and advanced eprom programmer on the market today. The
design philosophy used on the GTEK, Inc. Model 9000 allows for
simple future expansion of capabilities. All serial communications with
the 9000 is in printable ASCII characters and it supports Intel hex and
Motorola hex formats as well as simple block formats. Additionally, the
9000 supports the MCS–86 extended hex format, and Motorola’s S
record format with features for automatically split programming 2
Eproms for use in a true 16 bit data path. Resident features include
facilities for making source to eprom content comparisons, erasure
checks, formatted device listings, menu driven device selection, and
more.
The 9000’s interrupt driven type ahead buffer allows it to program and
verify in real time, while data is being sent (transparent to the user,
whose sole responsibility is to send and receive data).
Three user selectable algorithms are available, a standard 50ms
program cycle with post verification, adaptive algorithms and Quick-
Pulse™ algorithms. Adaptive algorithms may be either by Intel
(inteligent™) or others such as Fujitsu® (Quick Pro™), Xicor®,
Motorola, etc.
Adaptive algorithms typically offer a six fold improvement in program-
ming time over the standard algorithm. QuickPulse algorithms are
about 10 times faster on the 9000 over the GTEK, Inc. Model 7228
adaptive algorithms. Extended diagnostics pinpoint the cause of any
errors.
Throughput is greatly enhanced by using parts which can be
programmed with the QuickPulse algorithm. QuickPulse can program
an Intel P27256 in 24 seconds. The adaptive algorithm can program
the same part in 164 seconds. The standard algorithm, (if it were
available for this part) would take 1638 seconds!
The Model 9000 may be used without handshaking, or with
XON/XOFF or hardware CTS/DTR handshake. Baud rate selection is
done automatically through your interface program or PGMX. The
9000 default baud rate is presettable for those not using PGMX (see
appendix C).
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