ANALOG DEVICES UG-049 Service Manual

Software Tool User Guide

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UG-049

Super Sequencer Software Programming Tool User Guide

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This user guide describes a command line tool to use with
the ADM1062/ADM1063/ADM1064/ADM1065/ADM1066/
ADM1067/ADM1068/ADM1069/ADM1166/ADM1168/
ADM1169, hereafter referred to as a Super Sequencer® device.
The tool, called prog106x.exe, is designed to allow a user to
manipulate the EEPROM in a single Super Sequencer device.
If it is necessary to program more than one device, create a
standard batch file to automate and simplify the process.

The prog106x.exe tool is designed to perform the following
basic functions:

• Detect if a device is present on the bus

• Erase EEPROM contents

• Download an Intel hex format file to EEPROM

• Upload EEPROM to an Intel hex format file

• Verify EEPROM against an Intel hex format file

These functions are explained in detail in this user guide.

DETECT

The detect function checks if a Super Sequencer device with
a user-specified device address is present on the I
can be useful in a batch file to determine if one or more devices
are present at specific addresses on a particular board. If one or
more devices are not present, then the programming process
can be stopped before any of the devices are modified.

All other functions in the software perform a detect operation
prior to carrying out their action.

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C bus. This

ERASE EEPROM

The erase function erases the entire EEPROM of a Super Sequencer
device at the user-specified device address.

DOWLOAD TO EEPROM

An Intel hex file can be generated using the ADM106x to
ADM116x Super Sequencer evaluation software; the default file
extension used is .hex. When the download function is selected,
the entire EEPROM contents of the device are first erased, and
then replaced with the data taken from a user-specified Intel
hex file.

After the data is downloaded, the contents of the EEPROM on
the device are verified against the hex file on disk in a byte-by­byte manner to ensure a successful download.

UPLOAD EEPROM

The upload function reads the EEPROM contents of the Super
Sequencer device and creates a file on disk with a user-specified
name. The device EEPROM contents are verified against the
contents of the output file to ensure the data was correctly
uploaded.

VERIFY EEPROM

The verify function compares the contents of the device
EEPROM against an Intel hex file on disk byte-by-byte. If the
data in the EEPROM and in the file on disk do not match, the
function generates an error and outputs the number of bytes
that are mismatched.

For more information on the ADM1062 to ADM1069, ADM1166,
ADM1168, and ADM1169 devices, and to download the
evaluation software, visit www.analog.com.

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND USAGE

Installation

Versions 1.2.0 or later of prog106x.exe are installed as part
of version 4.1.0 of the Super Sequencer evaluation software.
Earlier versions of prog106x.exe require version 4.0.5 or 4.0.6
of the ADM1062 to ADM1069 evaluation software to be
installed prior to installing and using this tool. This is necessary
because the evaluation software installs a device driver used by
the dongle to interface correctly with `the PC.

Usage

Because prog106x is a command line tool, it must be run from
a DOS window. This is typically accessed using the Run
command available on the Windows® Start menu. Enter the
word command as the executable to run.

When installed as part of version 4.1.0 of the Super Sequencer
evaluation software, the prog106x.exe file is installed in a
system directory, and so should automatically be found by the
DOS command shell. No modifications of the PATH
environmental variable should be required in this instance.

Enter prog106x at the command line, without options, to
produce output that describes the tool options and gives some
common usage cases.

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For example, to program a part at Address 0x6E, with an Intel
hex format file, enter

prog106x download 6E c:\text.hex

All device addresses are treated as 8-bit, with the LSB set
to zero.

Examples of usage for the other commands are as follows:

prog106x erase 58
prog106x upload 7e c:\config.hex
prog106x verify 2A c:\saved.hex

prog106x detect 4e

After the contents of the EEPROM are modified, it is
recommended that the device be power cycled. This is to
download the EEPROM contents to the RAM-based
configuration registers

Using Batch Files

A DOS batch file can be used to program multiple devices
quickly and simply, minimizing the possibility of user error.
Prog106x.exe includes error reporting that can be used within
a batch file to take appropriate action in the event of an
unexpected condition.

The following batch file checks if four specific devices are
present on the I

2

C bus. The four devices are only programmed if
all devices are detected. If one or more devices are not detected,
the programming run is stopped, and no device EEPROM is
modified.

@ECHO OFF
:BEGIN
del log.txt
rem detect all devices
Echo checking devices

prog106x detect 6E >>log.txt
if not %errorlevel% == 0 goto fail
prog106x detect 6A >>log.txt
if not %errorlevel% == 0 goto fail

prog106x detect 6C >>log.txt
if not %errorlevel% == 0 goto fail
prog106x detect 4C >>log.txt
if not %errorlevel% == 0 goto fail

rem download configurations to devices
Echo downloading configuration

prog106x download 6E test_config.hex >>log.txt
if not %errorlevel% == 0 goto fail
prog106x download 6A test_config2.hex >>log.txt
if not %errorlevel% == 0 goto fail
prog106x download 6C test_config3.hex >>log.txt
if not %errorlevel% == 0 goto fail
prog106x download 4C test_config4.hex >>log.txt
if not %errorlevel% == 0 goto fail

:pass
echo.
echo Programming successful
goto end

:fail
echo.
echo Failure detected
echo Error code: %errorlevel%
:END

Additional Software Information

Note the following:

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• This software is only intended for use with the USB-to-I

C
dongle, USB-SMBUS-CABLEZ. It is not compatible with
the parallel-to-I

2

C dongle, CABLE-SMBUS-3PINZ.

• This software only supports the loading of the Intel hex file

format. It does not support use of the standard Super
Sequencer evaluation software configuration files.

• This software is not compatible with the main ADM1062

to ADM1069 evaluation board, EVAL-ADM106X-EBZ.

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