Description and Technical Specifications

Stag has launched the Stag P803, a high performance, high volume production programmer which gives a ten-fold improvement in productivity and production throughput. The programmer is compatible with both 3V and 5V technology devices.

Designed for either standalone or remote operation, the Stag P803 incorporates a powerful 32bit embedded processor to give the fastest programming and verify times. Typically, programming of eight 28F010 Flash devices is achieved in less than four seconds. The P803 is capable of programming eight devices at a time in gang or set mode using twin, plug-in modules each with four sockets. Each socket is backed up with isolated pin drivers for each pin in each socket. The RAM capacity starts at 4 Mbytes (32 Mbits) and is expendable to 16 Mbytes (128 Mbits) using SIMMs, with further expansion planned for the future. Support is provided for a variety of devices including EPROMs, EEPROMs and Flash memory as well as Microcontrollers.

The use of plug-in modules not only ensures that existing packages styles, such as DIPs, PLCCs, PSOP, TSOPs and QFPs, are catered for, but that new package styles can be supported in the future. The device support library is fully updatable and is held in non-volatile Flash memory. New and updated device support software can be simply downloaded from a host computer.

To ensure programming integrity, all parts are checked for correct insertion on power up and programming is undertaken to manufacturers' specifications either by selecting the manufacturer's part name or using the electronic ID to select the programming algorithm for the device in the socket. Programming can also be security locked, if required in the application. Post-program verification is normally performed to the manufacturer's specification but can be set to the user limits in order to screen parts more stringently if required.