How to choose a IC PROGRAMMER? A Beginner's Guide.

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如何挑选燃烧器？

首先，什么是燃烧器？burner 是一种可以用作编程器 （PROGRAMMER） 将数据写入可编程集成电路的工具。

编程器主要用于编程（或写入）芯片，例如微控制器（包括嵌入式）、内存（包括 BIOS）。程序员主要修改只读内存中的程序。

程序员通常连接到计算机并与编程软件一起使用。

由于工程师开发组件，大部分都是在厂商的配置开发板上开发的，或者在自制的模拟器上烧录的，

但是，当涉及到批量作时，会发现开发板的烧录功能远远不够满足量产能力。因此，需要一个燃烧器

那么，你知道哪些芯片需要烧录吗？

一般来说，Nor Flash/Nand flash、EMMC、EEPROM、EPROM、微控制器、CPLD、CMOS PLD、FPGA、防熔丝......等等，都需要在这个过程中被销毁。

燃烧器的类型？

燃烧器可分为手动燃烧器、自动燃烧器、在线燃烧器和 UFS 燃烧器

手动燃烧器：

它是通过 USB 连接 PC 并通过网线访问 LAN 来实现本地或远程 PC 通信。此过程可以独立离线运行，使用

作方便，易于扩展，因此适用于小批量作。

一般来说，这类燃烧器支持型号很多，但由于配套治具测试座的限制，只用于一种包装，不能使用

对于其他套餐，所以成本很高;

但是，这种——离线烧录可以避免芯片烧录调试出现问题后拆解的损失，而且拆板烧录稳定高效，是

适用于小批量生产。

此外，这种类型的刻录机具有一整套功能，允许用户将擦除、检查、编程、检查和加密等常用命令序列组织成单个命令

that can be completed at will.It is worth noting that in general, the burners that support more chip models are relatively better and can maximize the output ratio.

Common brands of manual burners are:

MINATO:Origin Japan, reference price: 8000-15000RMB

Europe Elnec (Aico):Reference price: 5000-25000RMB

Silt programmer:Reference price: 5000-25000RMB

ZLG :Reference price: 3500-6000RMB

HILO:Reference price: 5000-6500RMB

Automatic recorder

Generally, such equipment is expensive. The equipment is controlled by microcomputer and uses batch suction nozzle to take material. The discharge structure can complete various operations independently.

The device can burn 30-80 chips at the same time. It is a fully automatic intelligent IC programming device designed for mass production of electronic products without human intervention, and the 

machine will automatically alarm in case of abnormal conditions.

The price of such equipment ranges from 110,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan, so most of the purchases are dedicated to burning factories or SMT lines.

Burn online

That is, the chip is first attached to the PCB board and then burned in.  However, due to the flexibility of online burning (the product is produced first and then different firmware can be burned in 

according to user orders).

Speaking of the advantages of online burning, it is suitable for large-scale operation, high production capacity, and security is guaranteed. It can realize FRB file encryption to effectively avoid hacker intrusion.

As for its disadvantages, it is not easy to rework, which can easily cause batch loss, false soldering or component quality problems, and improper operation may lead to unsuccessful burning, so the stability is low.

However, due to the low cost of equipment, it has become a burning method chosen by many manufacturers.

UFS burner

It is a manual mass production IC burner, which can expand the number of burners to up to 96, and the burning speed can reach 180 Mbytes per second; of course, the actual burning speed varies from chip to chip.

At the same time, it can support multiple burners to work together on the same PC, which can fully meet the needs of small batch copy operations.  It is reported that the price of this UFS burner ranges from 

several hundred to 15,000 yuan.

How do we choose the right ones?

Engineers need to select the burn-in device that conforms to the actual production scheme according to the size of the chip capacity, the amount of quantity and the budget.

If the mass production is large and stable, you can choose an automated burner.

If it is a small mass production, you can choose a manual burner.

It is well known that the burning speed of a burner is critical because it determines whether the company's capacity can keep up.

As a component spot distributor with more than ten years of supply, Icone knows the difficulty of burning. Therefore, we provide free on-demand burning services for our customers to save time, manpower, 

equipment and cost, so as to solve the worries of engineers. We also provide free sample support.

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