Equinox are pleased to announce the release of firmware version 3.07 for the Equinox Epsilon5, FS2003 and PPM3-MK2 ISP programmers. This latest firmware introduces an optional upgrade for ISP programming support for Atmel 24xxx Serial EEPROM Memory devices. Also in this version is a new AVR JTAG programming algorithm which now supports faster JTAG programming and also allows multiple JTAG devices to be programmed in a JTAG chain. A host of new features have been added to the PPM3-MK2 programmer firmware to help speed up standalone projects.

The new features implemented in this firmware are as follows:

• Support for programming Atmel 24xxx Serial EEPROM Memory devices
• Faster programming of Atmel ATmega AVR microcontrollers using SPI – EEPROM Page Based EEPROM Programming Mode
• Faster JTAG programming of Atmel ATmega AVR microcontrollers
• JTAG-in-a-chain programming support for Atmel ATmega AVR microcontrollers
• JTAG ID can now be read and validated (works for both Atmel and non Atmel JTAG devices)
• JTAG chain validation now possible
• Faster Power Supply voltage Settling time (PPM3-MK2 only)
• Leave Power Supply on at end of Standalone Programming Project (PPM3-MK2 only)
• Skip ‘Standalone Project Image Check’ in manual Keypad mode
• Skip ‘Standalone Project Image Check’ in ‘ASCII Text Communications’ mode. (new command ‘FPROGRAM’)
• Locked Keypad Projects – new functionality
• RESET_PPM command now does not wait after the command has been issued.

Programmers supported:

• Epsilon5
• FS2003
• PPM3-MK2

Firmware upgrade instructions:

• You can upgrade your programmer firmware by uploading the relevant ‘Firmware Upgrade Project Collection File’ (*.ppc) using EQTools / Upload Wizard.
• For detailed Firmware Upgrade instructions, please see Application Note AN112.