I have question regarding a 8051 based ISP type processor. Can I used the free ISP software which can be downloaded from Philips website such as WinISP or FlashMagic to program ANY other manufacture 8051 chips (such as Windbond, Atmel etc ..)? I am tired of having to bring my bulky programmer wherever I go !! We are using Winbond 8052 (W87E516) chip. I am just curios if I can use the softwares mentioned above to program the chip form my Windows based PC. Thanks for your help Jimmy
Probably not. But, there is a list of all the available FLASH programming utilities at: http://www.keil.com/flash/utilities.htm Jon
Jon, I couldn't see a link to add this directly, so please excuse me mentioning it here. Although the Triscend E5 devices don't have on-chip Flash, they do support in-system programming of external Flash. This support is included in the free FastChip download (a full FastChip licence is not required). See also the excellent [1] Application Note 159: http://www.keil.com/appnotes/docs/apnt_159.asp [1] A totally unbiassed opinion, of course! ;-)
downloaded from Philips website such as WinISP or FlashMagic while Philips are one of the most liberal in support (Atmel is freely discussed in the Philips forum) two things go against you: 1) the ISP download algorithm is different from chip to chip. 2) I doubt Philips will pay to have their programs updated to handle competitors product. 3) Winbond make cheap chips, expet cheap support. Erik