NOTE: All the statements below refer only to the ChipProg device programmer control via the ChipProgUSB user interface and not in the remote mode via the Application Control Interface.
ChipProg programmers can be launched in two programming modes:
•Single-programming mode, than means programming one device at a time by means of one ChipProg programmer.
•Multi-programming or Gang-programming mode that means concurrent programming of multiple devices at a time by:
-- either a multiple single site programmers of one type connected in one programming cluster driven from one computer;
-- or a special 4-site ChipProg-G41 gang programmer.
The Multi-programming mode differs from the Single-programming mode in the following items:
1.Only the same type of programmers can be used in this mode - either ChipProg-40 or ChipProg-48 or ChipProg-481 or ChipProg-ISP programmers;
2.Only the same type of the device may be selected for every single programmer connected in one programming cluster;
3.Only the same set of buffers can be opened for every single programmer connected in one programming cluster;
4.Only the AutoProgramming function can be executed by the ChipProgUSB in this mode. There is however one exception - ChipProg-G41 gang programmers can be combined with ChipProg-481 tools;
5.The Program Manager tabs and dialogs are very different.
The Multi-programming mode is intended for small- and middle-volume manufacturing. The programmers in the Multi-programming mode work concurrently, e.g. you can start programming on one site, insert a new device into a second socket, start the programming, insert a new device into a third socket, start the programming, remove the first programmed device, etc.. An ability to linearly increase the programming system productivity by adding a new ChipProg programmer gives you flexibility and save money.
In terms of the control there is no difference whether the ChipProgUSB controls a ChipProg-G41 gang programmer or the program drives a cluster of multiple single ChipProg-40 or ChipProg-48 or ChipProg-ISG programmers connected to one PC. To launch ChipProgUSB program in the Multi-programming mode it should be invoked either by using the ChipProgUSB-GANG shortcut in the ChipProgUSB folder or from the command line with the key /GANG.
The first dialog that appears when you started the ChipProgUSB-GANG shortcut (for the case when only two programmers forms a two-site programming cluster):
Now you should press the Start button on the programmer to which you would like to assign the site #1. Then the ChipProgUSB will prompt to assign the site #2 to another programmer (in case there are more than two programmers in the programming cluster), etc. After assigning numbers to the programmers you will get the Program Manager window that differs from the same window that you get when you work with one programmer.