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News Release from: Kanda.com | Subject: Handheld Programmer
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 May 2008
Handheld units simplify programming
Programming a device or updating the firmware in a target microcontroller can be done without a computer or a power supply, with users only pressing one button.
Kanda has released a USB interface to simplify loading its Handheld Programmers Unlike complex handheld programmers, these models have only one button and one LED
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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This means that they are really easy to use, as they are just plugged into a target circuit and the button is pressed.
A green light means successful programming and a red light means try again.
The decision about what device to program, what files to use and which fuse and security bit settings should be chosen is made when the programmer is loaded from the PC, using the simple software supplied and the new USB interface.
Once the programmer is loaded, no thought is needed to program a target circuit.
The Handheld Programmer can power a target circuit at a suitable voltage, either using the built-in PP3 battery or an external 9V supply.
Programming a device or updating the firmware in a target microcontroller can be done without a computer or a power supply, with users only pressing one button.
The settings are saved by the programmer even if the battery goes flat.
Once this is accomplished, the programmer is connected to the PC again and different settings are loaded for the next job, and so on as many times as needed.
This programmer has been used on production lines with one programmer for every job, each with a suitable label to eliminate any possibility of error by unskilled staff without constant supervision.
It can also been used to update equipment in the store room or at a distributor's premises when the firmware needs replacing, again without needing an engineer with a laptop.
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