3.1. Multi API-DLL Functions

These functions operate on meta-data within the Multi API-DLL and help manage the underlying API-DLL instances. These functions do not directly program target devices. Use these functions to initialize the desired number of FPAs, selected all or one FPA(s), read FPA serial numbers, or clean-up resources used by Elprotronic’s DLLs.

Once the desired FPAs have been successfully opened, use Generic Functions to initialize the FPAs, and configure them for the target device(s) being programmed.

4. Generic Functions

Having correctly configured the top-level Multi API-DLL using Multi API-DLL Functions, the functions in this section can be used to initialize and configure each FPA individually (and it’s API-DLL instance).

Generic functions read and write the API-DLL’s configuration, access status messages and can instruct the FPA to power or reset the target device. The functions described in this section require that each FPA already be opened using F OpenInstancesAndFPAs.

After the following functions have been used to configure each FPA correctly for its target device, use Data Buffer Functions to determine what code should be written during programming. Finally, Encapsulated functions can perform the process of programming, writing, erasing, verifying, etc., according to the aforementioned settings.

5. Data Buffer Functions

Having setup the Multi API-DLL and API-DLL instances for the correct target devices using functions from previous sections. Use the functions in this section to specify what code should be written by each FPA to their target device.

All data coming to and from the target device is saved in temporary buffers located inside each API-DLL instance. In summary, these buffers are the Code Data Buffer, Write Data Buffer, and Read Data Buffer shown below:

During normal programming using Encapsulated Functions, such as F_AutoProgram, the Code Data Buffer is used to program the target device. For custom modifications the Write Data Buffer can be used to write to the target device without disturbing the Code Data Buffer using Sequential Functions, such as F_Copy_Buffer_to_Flash.

The Read Data Buffer is used for reading from the target device by the F_Copy_Flash_to_Buffer and F_Memory_Read functions, the contents of which can be accessed using F_Get_Byte_from_Buffer.