FlashPro v3.3 Release Notes
FlashPro v3.3 combines all the features of FlashPro v3.2 and has some
new features and enhancements. The key new feature of FlashPro v3.3 software
is support of the new FlashPro3 programmer to provide USB2.0 based ISP
programming capability for Actel's new ProASIC3 family of Flash FPGAs.
Microsoft Windows - U.S. Version
- Windows 98, First or Second Edition
- Windows NT 4.0 with SP5 or later
- Windows 2000 with SP2 or later
- Windows XP SP1 or later
- FlashPro software requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) v1.4 or
higher
- Pentium 133 or higher (Pentium 200 or higher recommended) processor
with Microsoft Windows 98 or higher
- 64 MB available memory
- 50 MB available hard disk space
- VGA or higher-resolution video adapter (SVGA 256-color and 800x600
or higher resolution recommended)
- Administrative rights are required to your local workstation for
Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems for installation
and for running the software.
- Supports all ProASIC and ProASICPLUS devices for FlashPro
- Supports ProASICPLUS devices for FlashPro Lite
- Supports ProASIC3 and ProASIC3E devices for FlashPro3
FlashPro v3.3 provides hi-speed USB support for programming Actel' newest
Flash family, the ProASIC3/E family, on the new FlashPro3 programmer
via USB 2.0. The FlashPro3 programmer is USB 2.0 capable but will also
function at slightly reduced speed on PCs equipped with only full-speed
USB 1.1 ports. The FlashPro3 programmer must be used to program ProASIC3/E
devices.
This new feature set of the FlashPro v3.3 software has been tested using
STAPL generation of Designer 6.1 SP1 (which provides STAPL production
for A3PE600-PQ208 devices) and with EAS (Early Access Samples) of A3PE600-PQ208
silicon. The latest ProASIC3/E Flash silicon supports serialization as
well as a FlashROM area, extensive features have been added to the software
to support this with changes to the GUI.
FlashPro software is now able to run without admin rights.
FlashPro software now provides the capability with FlashPro Lite RevC
programmers to vary the TCK rate in STAPL from what was previously fixed
to 4MHz. In FlashPro Lite programmers, only RevC has the ability to support
different TCK rates, earlier revisions are fixed at 4MHz and an error
message will be reported if a user attempts to use a TCK rate not supported
by that programmer.
FlashPro Lite may now be used in batch mode.
Many enhancements and additions have been made to the User Guide and
this should be referenced when using this release of the software.
Many issues have been resolved. A small selection of these is highlighted
below.
- 34225: Support now added for A3PE600-PQ208 devices.
- 35000: Batch mode now works with FlashPro Lite and
now allows voltage detection to be disabled
- 34894: Electrical pin-out diagrams for all FlashPro
family programmers are now in the User Guide
- 35924: FlashPro software can be installed by an
admin and then subsequently run by a user with non-admin rights
- 40162: The Parport driver is now installed on installation
- 41742: The log file now always displays the latest
information without the user needing to scroll down to it
- 41827: FlashPro now detects if VDDL is provided
by the board and issues an error message if it is not provided
- 42227: The software indicates if a FlashPro Lite
RevC is connected, no RevC indication is provided if the FlashPro Lite
is not a RevC (RevC provides ability to vary TCK under STAPL control)
