NEWS - FLIP - 1.5.3;  Updated: January-18-2002

               
ATMEL

Please read the LICENSE file.


DESCRIPTION
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This ATMEL ISP software allows to program all our FLASH C51/C251 parts.
It runs under Windows 9x/2000/NT and Linux as well.

Communicating with the target device may be done through RS232, CAN or USB link.

This software is named FLIP, which stands for: FLexible In-system Programmer.


DOWNLOAD
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This software program can be downloaded from the Atmel - Wireless & Microcontroller website: 
http://www.atmel-wm.com


MAIN FEATURES
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- Intel MCS-86 Hexadecimal Object, Code 88 file format supported for data file 
  loading and saving.
- Optional address offset for loading.
- Buffer control:
  data byte modification, address range fill-in, goto a specified address, 
  data byte sequence search, checksum calculation.
- Target device control:
  Blank check, Program, Read, Verify, Erase, Special bytes edition capability.
- Permanently displayed and updated information about the buffer options and the 
  target device status.
- Customizable flow for quick repeating programming.
- Recordable commands for fast context reloading.
- Command window allowing control through a command file (Tcl language).
- Progress bar, tooltips and on-line help.

KNOWN BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
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FLIP is not compliant with old versions of our bootloader programs.
For a T89C51RD2 device, the bootloader version must be 1.2.4 or higher.

PROBLEMS
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If you find any problems, please report them to
Atmel-Wireless and Microcontrollers hotline e-mail address:
mailto:micro@atmel-wm.com

CHANGES
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- This version supports the following devices :

  T89C51SND1 through RS232 and USB

  T8XC5121 / RS232

  T89C51AC2 / RS232

  T89C51CC01 / RS232 and CAN via :

    * ATMEL              RS232/CAN interface
    * RM     CANview     RS232/CAN interface
    * VECTOR CANpari     Parallel/CAN interface
    * VECTOR CANcardX    PCMCIA/CAN interface
    * IXXAT  CANdy       Parallel/CAN interface
    * PEAK   Pcan-Dongle Parallel/CAN interface
    * SYSTEC USB-CAN     USB/CAN interface

  T89C51RB2 / T89C51RC2 / T89C51RD2 through RS232


- Known bugs and anomalies :
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* The bootloader version 1.1.1 loaded into the following devices :
  T89C51RB2 & T89C51RC2
  allows writing the BSB byte after the device has been set to 
  security level 1.

* The bootloader version 1.2.4 loaded into the T89C51RD2 device
  forbids the blank check operation after the device has been set
  to level 2. The blank check operation should be allowed, whatever
  the security level is.

* For the On-Line Help to work properly, FLIP must be
  launched from the directory which houses the flip.exe
  file.