In ‘Standalone Mode’, the EPSILON5 is controlled via the push buttons on the front panel of the programmer - no PC connection is required.The programmer can store one 'Standalone Programming Project' which can then be executed multiple times by simply pressing the 'Autoprogram' button.

In Standalone Mode...

• Programmer is completely portable as no PC connection is required
• Programmer supports storage of 1 x  'Standalone Programming Project' in the non-volatile On-board 512kbyte FLASH Memory Store .
• Single key auto-program mode - supports repetitive programming of the same project
• Simple BUSY / PASS / FAIL indication via 'Programmer Status LEDs'
• Operator can not inadvertently change the programming data or settings

 To configure the programmer for 'Standalone Mode'...

• A Project Collection containing a single  'Standalone Programming Project'  must be uploaded on a one-off basis to the programmer using the EQTools PC software
• This is a single file which can be easily distributed to remote sites. It contains all projects, Hex File data, Fuse information etc. 

The EPSILON5-MK4 programmer supports the following Target Programming Interfaces / Algorithms:

• Atmel AVR - SPI - Serial Programming Mode
• Atmel AT89S - SPI - Serial Programming Mode
• Atmel ATtiny11/12/15 High-Voltage Serial Programming Mode
• UART Boot Loader - for Atmel T89C51Rx2 8051 microcontrollers
• UART Boot Loader - for Philips P89C51Rx2 and P89C66x 8051 microcontrollers
• Atmel ATmega JTAG In-System Programming (ISP) - chargeable upgrade
• 24Cxxx Serial EEPROMs I2C (Two-Wire Interface) - chargeable upgrade
• Atmel AT91SAM7 ARM JTAG In-System Programming (ISP) - chargeable upgrade
• NXP LPCxxxx ARM JTAG In-System Programming (ISP)
• ST STM32Fxxxx / STM32Lxxxx ARM JTAG In-System Programming (ISP)

The EPSILON5 programmer features all the popular In System Programming (ISP) Headers including:

• Atmel 10-way SPI Header (for Atmel AVR and AT89S microcontrollers)
• Equinox 10-way Header (for Atmel AVR and AT89S microcontrollers) and I2C Serial EEPROMs 
• Atmel 6-way SPI Header (for Atmel AVR and AT89S microcontrollers)
• Atmel 10-way JTAG ISP Header (for JTAG ISP of Atmel ATmega AVR microcontrollers)
• Equinox 10-way UART Header (for Atmel AT89C51Rx2 and Philips P89C51RX2 and P89C66x microcontrollers)
• A special 'ARM JTAG ISP Cable' is available to support programming of all ARM microcontrollers via the JTAG interface.

This allows the programmer to interface directly to most target systems without requiring an external cable convertor. 

Please refer to the ISP Header Overview page for full details of all available ISP Headers and ISP Cables.

The new EPSILON5-MKIV programmer has the following improvements compared to the earlier MKII and MKIII versions:

• Features an on-board high-speed USB port instead of an RS232 port.
• The MKIV programmer is capable of programming ARM microcontrollers including Atmel AT91SAM7, NXP LPCxxxx and STM32Fxxxx / STM32Lxxxx (requires chargeable ARM upgrade plus connector cable)
• Uploading of large project collections and PC controlled programming is now significantly faster
• The MKIV programmer now runs at x2 the speed of the older programmer versions
• Most algorithms will now run faster due to faster processor and more on-board RAM 
• The internal electronics now runs at +5V instead of +3.0V giving a better signal drive
• The external DC Jack power input will now accept any voltage between +6.2V and 12.0V.
• The programmer can be powered from the PC USB port during configuration / project uploading

Please note:
Not all devices may be supported within a family.
Please see the Detailed Device Support List for a list of all devices which the product supports.