The Flash Center™ Software is a free software package that allows engineers to quickly erase, program, and verify I2C- and SPI-based EEPROM and Flash memory chips that are interfaced through Total Phase's industry-leading Aardvark™ I2C/SPI and Cheetah™ SPI Host Adapters.
Overview
New features in v1.20
- Added support for 64-bit Windows. Note that Flash Center will run on 64-bit systems as a 32-bit application.
- Fixed a problem when reading certain I2C EEPROMs greater than or equal to 32 KB in capacity
- New device parameters added to support a broader range of memory devices
New features in v1.10
- Improved support for S-Record files
- Program without erase option for SPI flash devices
- Fill feature, which allows users to specify a data pattern to insert into the hex editor
- Additional device parameters for support of a broader range of memory devices
- Expanded parts library
Key Features
Free Download
The Flash Center Software is available as a free download from our website to all users.
The Flash Center Software requires at least one Total Phase host adapter to program I2C or SPI memory devices. The Aardvark I2C/SPI can be used to program I2C-based or SPI-based devices, while the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter can be used to program high-speed SPI-based devices.
Fast Programming Speeds
The Flash Center Software takes advantage of Total Phase's high performance host adapters to maximize programming speed. Unlike other programmers which can take minutes to program a memory device, the Flash Center Software can program the same device in seconds. There are no images to download to an external programmer - the bytes are sent directly into your target device from the host computer.
Since the Cheetah SPI Host Adapteris capable of signaling at over 40 MHz, the main speed limitation is the flash memory's page commit time. The Cheetah adapter is able to erase, program, and verify a typical 1 Megabyte flash memory in only 23 seconds.
Gang Programming Support
Gang programming is easy with the Flash Center Software. By connecting multiple Aardvark I2C/SPI and/or Cheetah SPI Host Adapter to your computer, you can use any or all of the devices to program your target devices in parallel.
Device Support
Users do not need to wait for the next release to have support for their memory chips to be added to the Flash Center Software. The Flash Center Software was designed with an XML-based memory device library. By adding or modifying the XML descriptions of target memory devices, developers can instantly support almost any I2C- or SPI-based EEPROM or Flash memory
Parts
I2C and SPI parts supported by the Flash Center Software.
Atmel
Catalyst Semiconductor
Chingis Technologies
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IC Microsystems / Xicor
Intel
ISSI
Macronix
Microchip Technology
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Microchip Technology (cont.)
NXP / Philips Semiconductors
Renesas Technology
Samsung Electronics
Seiko Instruments
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Spansion
STMicro / Numonyx
Winbond / NexFlash
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System Requirements
System Requirements
- Intel or AMD processor operating at 2 GHz or higher.
- 512 MB physical RAM
- 1 GB hard drive space
- Windows or Linux
- One or more available USB ports
- One or more:
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Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter
- Hardware version 2.01 or greater
- Firmware version 3.40 or greater
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Cheetah SPI Host Adaptor
- Hardware version 1.00 or greater
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Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter
The latest firmware for the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter and Cheetah SPI Host Adapter can be downloaded from the Downloads section of the website.
Windows
The software is officially supported on Windows XP (SP2 or later, 32-bit only), Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit), and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).
Linux
The software has been designed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 with kernel 2.6. Customers have reported successful operation with SuSE and Ubuntu distributions. Please be aware that there may be significant differences and idiosyncracies in the way that different distributions of Linux operate. As such, Total Phase may not be able to support your particular distribution of Linux. Support will be offered on a case-by-case basis.
64-bit Support
The graphical software will run on 64-bit Windows and Linux systems as a 32-bit application. However, separate 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the API libraries are provided to allow custom applications to be built for either architecture.
Screenshots
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Main Window The Flash Center is a graphical application that allows developers to quickly erase, program, and verify I2C- and SPI-based EEPROM and Flash memory chips. In this screenshot, three Cheetah SPI Host Adapters are being used to gang program three SPI Flash memory chips in parallel. An Aardvark I2C/SPI has been connected, but is not being used. |
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Adding Adapters The Flash Center supports the use of multiple host adapters in parallel. It can use any number of Aardvark I2C/SPI and Cheetah SPI Host Adapter at one time. |
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Transaction Log Every action performed by the Flash Center is logged in the Transaction log for good visibility. |
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Memory Device Support The Flash Center supports a large number of memory devices and the library can be expanding by loading new XML-based part descriptor files. |
Related Products
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Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter
$250 |
Cheetah SPI Host Adapter
$350 |
Flash SOIC-8 Socket Board
$60 |
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Flash SOIC-16 Socket Board
$50 |
EEPROM Socket Board
$75 |
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Downloads
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Flash Center Software User's Manual
V1.20
2008-07-18
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User's manual for the Flash Center software None |
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Flash Center Software
V1.20
2008-07-18
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Flash Center Software Refer to the User's Manual for system requirements. |
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