Production Programming - Manual Control

P&E’s solution for manually controlled production line programming is the Cyclone Stand Alone programmer. The stand-alone interface was designed to by very simple to operate and provides very high speed programming at a low cost. The units are also very reliable and protect the IP being programmed.

For manual production lines where an operator is initiating the programming of the target, the Cyclone is an extremely simple tool to use. Programming is as simple as pushing a single button on the unit. Programming launches and the on-board LCD displays the current state of the programming process. The final result is displayed on the LCD as well as on highly visible LEDs which clearly indicate the programming result (GREEN for good, RED for ERROR).

The Cyclone unit can contain multiple images within the unit. The image may be selected via the menu available on the LCD screen. The Cyclone remembers the last chose image even after it is powered down.

A programming image contains the data to be programmed, the device-specific programming algorithm, and the steps to be taken during programming and verification. Programming images are very simple to create via P&E’s image creation utility. New programming images may be downloaded into the Cyclone via a simple to use GUI. Programming images are not allowed to be read out of the Cyclone for security reasons.

Images within the Cyclone are checked for validity during the programming process. Utilities on a PC can also validate the image on the Cyclone Unit. P&E will be releasing a plug in expansion unit to the Cyclone in Q4 which allows limiting the number of times a particular image is allowed to be run (to limit production of a product).

The image being programmed into the target can have a serial number or other dynamic data block which automatically increments between programs. A description of the serial number feature can be found here.

The Cyclone may also be controlled by a computer during the programming process. P&E has many utilities which facilitate the process. These are described in the automated production programming section. [please link] The Cyclone may also be used as a debug hardware interface between the PC and target. See the product page for more details.

Cyclone programmers are available for many architectures. For detailed information about the feature set included with the Cyclone please refer to the user’s manual of one of the Cyclone units. Cyclones available from P&E:

Architecture	Part Number & Description	Price
68HC08 68HCS08 68RS08 68HC(S)12(X) ColdFire V1	CYCLONEPRO Hardware Debug Interface and Stand-Alone Programmer	US$499.00
Kinetis Qorivva MPC5xxx ColdFire V2/V3/V4 Power Architecture 5xx/8xx Power Architecture PX Series DSC ARM MAC7xxx	CYCLONE_MAX Programmer & Hardware Debug Interface for ColdFire V2-4, Power 5xx/8xx, Qorivva 5xxx, Kinetis, & ARM (USB, Ethernet, Serial)	US$899.00

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