9.7.3 Chain Configuration Window

The Chain Configuration window displays the chain order, the chain editing options, and the chain configuration grid. The Chain Configuration Grid enables you to view and set options for each of your devices. Right-click a column heading in the grid and choose a menu option to show or hide a specific column.

The Chain Configuration Grid enables you to view, sort and/or set the following options:
  • Device: Device name.
  • Name: Editable field for a user-specified device name. If you have two or more identical devices in your chain you can use this column to give them unique names.
  • File: Path to programming file.
  • IR Length: Device instruction length.
  • Max TCK (MHz):: Maximum clock frequency to program a specific device. FlashPro® uses this information to ensure that the programmer operates at a frequency lower than the slowest device in the chain.
  • Enable Device: Select to enable the device for programming.
  • Enable Serial: Select to enable serialization when you have loaded a serialization programming file
  • Action: List of programming actions for your device.
  • Procedures: Advanced option; enables you to customize the list of recommended and optional procedures for the selected Action.
  • Serial Data: Opens the Serial Settings dialog box; enables you to set your serialization data.
  • Serial Status: Displays serialization status; lists serialization index(es)/action(s) that have been used and shows the next serialization data that will be programmed.
  • HIGH-Z - Sets disabled Actel, IGLOO®, ProASIC3, SmartFusion®, Fusion and ProASICPLUS devices in the chain to HIGH-Z (tri-states all the I/Os) during chain programming of enabled Actel devices in the daisy chain.

The Show Chain Editing checkbox, when checked displays your chain editing options (Configure device, Add Actel Device, Add Non-Actel Device, and organization buttons to move your device within the grid). For information on how to Add Actel and Non-Actel devices, see the Chain Editing section.

Note: Note: For information on how to use the Organize buttons (located next to the Add Actel and Add Non-Actel buttons) in the Chain Configuration grid, see the Using the Organize buttons in the Chain Programming grid section.
You can enable programming and serialization by checking the Enable Device checkbox and the Enable Serial checkbox in the Chain Configuration grid.
Figure 9-104. Chain Configuration Window
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