User manual

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Overview
ZiLOG's Smart Flash Programmer, SFP, is an in-
circuit Flash MCU software programming tool that
supports Z8 Encore!
®
, Z8 Encore! XP™, and
eZ80Acclaim!™ Flash microcontroller families.
The SFP is intended for low-volume production
programming and field service upgrades. The
ZiLOG SFP is compatible with Microsoft Win
-
dows and supports the ZiLOG serial Smart Cables,
the Ethernet ZPAK, and the USB Smart Cable
communication devices. The SFP is a cost-effec
-
tive tool to program both ZiLOG's Flash microcon-
trollers and selected external Flash memory
devices (eZ80Acclaim!) through the target board's
ZiLOG debug interface.
Features
• MS-Windows PC-based software Flash pro-
gramming tool.
• Easy-to-use GUI for production environments.
• Two end-user configurations:
– Simplified (for use in the production envi-
ronment).
– Advanced (for detailed SFP configura-
tion).
• Supports Program and Verify or Fast Program
modes.
• Calculates hex file checksums.
• Allows you to set up serialization for program-
ming a Flash memory location with a unique
number over a range of values:
– Supports incremental serialization.
– Supports hex, decimal, IP, and MAC seri-
alization values.
• Enables multiple hex file programming.
• Uses hex files produced by ZiLOG’s ZDS II
IDE.
• Programs attached targets through the ZiLOG
debug interface. Requires use of a serial Smart
Cable, USB Smart Cable or Ethernet ZPAK
(eZ80Acclaim!), all available separately from
ZiLOG.
• Provides programming progress indication.
• (eZ80Acclaim! version) Supports external
Flash memory devices from Micron, AMD,
STMicro, and Atmel.
SFP Description
In a production environment, a manufacturing
engineer uses the advanced SFP configuration
interface to create project files. These project files
store the SFP settings for Flash memory program
-
ming on a Z8 Encore! or eZ80Acclaim! target.
Z8 Encore!
®
and eZ80Acclaim!™
PB015801-1004
Smart Flash Programmer
Product Brief
PRELIMINARY