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Mandeno Granville Electronics offer progammers for PLD/CPLD
design, and also design services.
These programmers support Vector testing ( and Vector Edit /
Vector Save ) of SPLD/CPLD up to 44 pin CPLDs, and programming
support up to 100 pins, and on those devices, 36 io pins can be
vector tested.
By placing the Silicon INSIDE the design loop,
you verify all stages,and avoid the 'is this a SW BUG, or my
problem ?', uncertainty.
Volume Production, Teaching and Design
Lab solutions are available.
Universal Programmers
We have a family of universal Programmers, from low cost
models, to high speed, high performance production and test
programmers. The advanced models use FPGA's for high speed, fully
configurable pin drivers,and full vector tests.
TopMAX-2 Universal FAST
DIP48/PLCC44 Programmer and 44 Pin Vector Tester
TopMAX Universal FAST
DIP48/PLCC44 Programmer and 44 Pin Vector Tester
ChipMAX-2 Universal DIP48/
Programmer and 48 Pin Vector Tester
ChipMAX Universal DIP40 Programmer and 24 Pin Vector
Tester
Features available are
Programming of std
EPROM/FLASH/EEPROM
Programming of PLD,CPLD, and
FPGA 17xxx (F)PROMS
FULL Vector Test, AFTER
program, to fully verify design
Parallel port operation of
programmers
FAST startup, and BATCH
commands supported, for production
Self Test, and Chip Test
features
Do not loose JTAG pins, and can
recover devices with JTAG off fuse set
SW designed for Speed, and ease of use
Why Vector Testing?
Unlike EPROMS, with PLD's, it is not enough to simply PGM &
VERIFY. This has only tested the PROM array inside the PLD, not
the PLD logic nor PLD pins. Vector testing applies test stimulus
waveforms ( vectors ), generated by the CUPL simulator, to the PLD
pins, and reports the results. Advantages of test vectors are
many:
Allows rigorous design loop
process
Version control, and revisions,
are much safer
Gives REAL SILICON confirm of
the simulated results, avoids 'gotchas'
HW can be run BEFORE the PCB
design is complete, & Pinlock confirmed
Provides a good way to verify
an already SECURED device
Much easier to trouble shoot,
than a new PCB layout
Greatly speeds production, as
only PROVEN parts are used
FAST - typically a few seconds to run
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