NEWS - FLIP - 3.0.0

               
Atmel

Please read the LICENSE file.


DESCRIPTION
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This Atmel ISP program is a preliminary version released to support
the AT90USB1287 device.

It runs under Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP.

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 website: 
http://www.atmel.com


MAIN FEATURES
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- performs In-System Programming  through RS232, USB or CAN interfaces.

- may be used through its intuitive Graphical User Interface or launched
  from a DOS window (see the batchisp manual), from an embedded software IDE
  like KEIL's uVision2, or even from your own application (see the ISP
  Functions Library manual).

- runs under Windows 9x / Me / NT / 2000 / XP.

- supports Intel MCS-86 Hexadecimal Object, Code 88 file format for data
  file loading and saving.

- buffer editing capabilities : fill, search, copy, reset, modify, goto.

- target device memory control : erase, blank check, program, verify,
  read, security level and special bytes reading and setting.

- parts serialization capability (from batchisp only).

- ISP hardware conditions may be set by software (AutoISP).

- the demo mode emulates ISP operations without any target hardware.

- the debug mode lets you log the traffic on the selected medium.

- on-line help.



KNOWN BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
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PROBLEMS
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If you find any problem, please report it to
Atmel Microcontrollers hotline:
http://support.norway.atmel.com/bin/customer



CHANGES
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- Major release: Devices, protocols and GUIs are built from 
  XML files by Java handlers.
  This program requires Java Run-Time Environment (JRE 1.5)
  to be installed. The JRE may be donwloaded from
  http://java.sun.com/

- Adds support for the AT90USB1287 device.

- This release of Flip does not support all our devices yet as
  Flip 2.4.4 and above did. Missing devices will be added soon.



- Known bugs and anomalies :
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