EPSILON5-A1 Equinox Technologies, EPSILON5-A1 Datasheet - Page 85

• Manufacturer Part Number: EPSILON5-A1
• Description: ISP PORTABLE PROGRAMMER USB
• Manufacturer: Equinox Technologies
• Series: Epsilon5r
• Type: Portable ISPr

Specifications of EPSILON5-A1

• Contents: Programmer, Software, Cables and Documentation
• Ic Product Type: In-Circuit Programmer
• Features: 2Mbits Of On-Board Non-Volatile FLASH Memory For User Project Storage
• Interface Type: JTAG
• Mcu Supported Families: ATmega And AT91SAM7
• Mpu Supported Families: AVR
• Rohs Compliant: Yes
• External Depth: 31mm
• Height: 189mm
• Length: 80mm
• For Use With/related Products: ATMEL AT89S, AVR, AT91SAM7, NXP P89C51Rx2 P89C66x, Zensys, Serial EEPROM's
• Other names: 483-1000

4.10 ISP Cable considerations
The programmer is supplied with a single 10-way ISP Cable as standard. This cable is terminated
with a 10-way IDC 0.1” female polarised plug at each end. The cable is wired as a so-called ‘straigh-
through’ cable with pin 1-1, 2-2 etc. The polarised ISP Header ensures that the ISP Cable cannot be
plugged in the wrong way around by mistake. If you are planning to design such a header onto your
Target System, it is strongly recommended that a similar polarised header is used. This will help to
prevent accidental damage to both the programmer and the Target System.
Pin 1 of the ISP cable can be determined by looking for a small arrow on the plastic part of the ISP
female plug. If the cable has a RED stripe on one cable, this usually also indicates pin 1.
If you are using the programmer in a production environment and constantly plugging / unplugging the
ISP cable into/from the Target System, you may find that the cable eventually fails. Spare ISP cables
can be ordered from Equinox in this eventuality.
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EPSILON5 MKII Programmer - User Guide V1.12 – 1
August 2007