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Silicon Explorer Software Version 4.0 Release Notes

Silicon Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95/98/NT is the latest version of software for the Silicon Explorer II, Silicon Explorer-Lite II, Silicon-Explorer and Silicon Explorer-Lite products. New features added: 

  • Now fully Windows 95/98/NT compliant
  • Supports both Silicon Explorer I and Explorer II 
  • Supports the 54SXA family
  • Includes multi-level trigerring for Silicon Explorer II

Installation Notes

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Minimum Required Software: Designer Series version R3-1998

Do not download or install Silicon Explorer version 4.0 if you do not have Designer Series version R3-1998 or later.

A Probe file (.prb file) is used by the Silicon Explorer 4.0 software to perform debugging. The probe file can only be exported from Designer Series version R3-1998 or later. To export a .prb file from Designer, select the Export command from the file menu, then choose Auxiliary File as the File Type and Probe as the Type.

Note: Verify that the installed version of Designer is version R3-1998 prior to installing this update.

Run the executable to extract the necessary set up files.

Run "setup.exe" in the "Silicon Explorer 4.0" directory.