November 30, 2007 - SofTec Microsystems unveils a new model of the FlashRunner series of production in-system programmers.

FlashRunner FR03 is a high-performance, standalone In-System Programmers specific for Flash-based microcontrollers and serial memories. FlashRunner FR03 is targeted at production environments and can work either in full standalone mode or controlled by a host system. FlashRunner FR03 has been designed for integration in space-hungry test fixtures, but it can be profitably used in many other programming contexts.

FlashRunner features state-of-the-art electronics to provide you with high integration flexibility in a very compact footprint. The following are the main features of FlashRunner FR03:

• Fastest programming algorithms (as fast as target device's memory technology limit), approved by silicon manufacturers;
• Easy ATE integration;
• Standalone operations (projects and code images stored on a memory card);
• Also controllable by any host system via RS-232;
• Supports most ISP protocols (BDM, JTAG, SPI, I2C, MON, ICC, SCI, etc.);
• Flexible, fully configurable;
• Compact and robust design for production environments;
• Data integrity guaranteed (every data transfer to/from the host system or Secure Digital card is CRC tagged).

Moreover, FlashRunner's open architecture makes its firmware easily upgradable to support both new devices and new features. FlashRunner FR03 supports a device of your choice.