Productronica Day One

by Scott Bronstad | Nov 16, 2021 | Announcements, Events, News, Trade Shows

After a lengthy break from tradeshows, BPM is pleased to showcase its latest innovation: the BPM310 Automated Programming System. The first 10th Generation programmer offers the industry’s fastest programming times for UFS, eMMC, Flash, and MCUs with twice as many sockets per site as its predecessor. The BPM310 offers a capacity of up to 48 sockets, automotive-level quality, and reliability in a small footprint. 10th Gen delivers the fastest UFS programming performance in the industry achieving up to 440MB per second Read and 201MB per second Write. First-part time is accelerated because UFS programming can commence without pausing for data to download.

“The BPM310 with 32 sockets and TS1500 (tray stacker) is running flawlessly– 6,000 devices and counting,” says Colin Harper, Global Sales Director and Product Manager at BPM Microsystems. “It’s great to connect with customers and industry colleagues. It’s been too long!”

BPM is partnering with its European Distributor, Adaptsys, to launch this new product into the market.

If you are attending Productronica, please come by and see the BPM310 in Hall A1, Stand 353.

BPM will also showcase the BPM310 at APEX in San Diego in January 2022 for the American audience.

Productronica, Day 1 Colin Harper and James Cawkell

Colin Harper, BPM’s Global Sales Director, and James Cawkell, BPM’s Distributor in Europe, show off the latest APS from BPM, the BPM310.

BPM Microsystems Launches the BPM310– 10th Generation Universal Automated Programming System with 48 sockets and UFS Support

by Scott Bronstad | Nov 16, 2021 | Announcements, Featured, New Product, News

BPM Microsystems, Inc. announces the release of its 10th Generation programming technology platform and the BPM310 Automated Programming System. The 10th Generation offers the industry’s fastest programming times for UFS, eMMC, Flash, and MCUs with twice as many sockets per site as its predecessor. The BPM310 offers a capacity of up to 48 sockets, automotive-level quality, and reliability in a small footprint. 10th Gen delivers the fastest UFS programming performance in the industry achieving up to 440MB per second Read and 201MB per second Write. First-part time is accelerated because UFS programming can commence without pausing for data to download.

The BPM310 is positioned to outperform higher-priced systems and includes advanced features such as WhisperTeach™, on-the-fly vision alignment, CSP support, serialization, encryption, and JobMaster while providing true universal technology. 10th Gen supports the broadest range of devices including MCUs, eMMC, NAND, Serial Flash, UFS, and others. Highly configurable, the BPM310 provides options for Tape I/O, Tray I/O, Tube I/O, laser marking, and 3D inspection.

“Our engineering team has done an amazing job creating the most powerful universal programmer in the industry. Unlike competitive products, our system offers true universal support including CSP, Flash, MCUs, eMMC, and UFS with up to 8 sockets per site to deliver unbeatable system value,” says William White, founder and CEO of BPM Microsystems. “The BPM310 is now our flagship product with the greatest capacity, flexibility, features, reliability, and smallest footprint in our product line.”

“We’re excited to showcase the BPM310 at Productronica and anticipate a positive market response,” says Colin Harper, Global Sales Director at BPM. “In the past, we have demonstrated two machines at the trade show. Now we have one system that can do it all. In fact, the BPM310 is able to program as many devices concurrently as our larger system, the 4910, in a footprint about half its size while offering the same I/O flexibility and improved reliability.”

The BPM310 leverages much of the socket adapter and algorithm development currently available on its 9th Generation systems. And like all 9th Gen automated programmers, the BPM310 continues to offer ease of operation and fast setup with award-winning BPWin process control software and patented WhisperTeach™. WhisperTeach™ automatically teaches the critical Z-height of each pick/place location with 15-micron accuracy. Accurate automated teaching is vital for small packages due to fundamental human limitations. Plus WhisperTeachTM saves an average of 83% of the time required for the job setup compared to traditional methods while increasing quality and yield.

BPM310 Automated Programmer Branding BPM manufactures its 10th Generation systems in their ISO 9001:2015 certified plant located in Houston, Texas, and their products carry the CE Mark. BPM continues to offer 9th Generation programmers for manual and automated programming. If you are at Productronica 2021, visit Hall A1-353 from November 16 through 19, 2021 to see a live BPM310 demo. For more information on the BPM310, go to www.bpmmicro.com/BPM310.

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End of Life for 6th, 7th, 8th Gen CyberOptics Alignment Sensor

by Scott Bronstad | Nov 15, 2021 | Announcements, End Of Life, News

Obsolescence of CyberOptics Alignment Sensor used on legacy BPM Automated Programming Systems

CyberOptics ceased manufacturing the alignment sensor used on the BPM Microsystems’ 6th through 8th Generation automated programming systems in 2014. Prior to that date, BPM Microsystems invested significantly in a “last time buy” opportunity. During the almost 8 years since the last purchase, all of BPM’s inventory is depleted.

As of March 14, 2022, BPM can no longer repair damaged legacy CyberOptics cameras.

Modern 9th and 10th Generation CyberOptics cameras are available for purchase and repair.

BPM understands the critical nature of this alignment sensor. Today, BPM provides opportunities for the purchase of refurbished replacement sensors through a non-warranty core exchange process. This process requires that “broken” sensors (the core) be sent to BPM for repair. However, not all sensors can be repaired. Therefore even this inventory is almost exhausted.

We highly recommend that all 8th Gen Automated Programmer users consider a strategy to systematically trade-in these legacy systems for modern, more productive BPM APS models. As a start BPM will provide a proposal for the trade-in of your legacy BPM APS and will be providing further recommendations for your other machines.

APS	6th Generation APS	7th Generation APS	8th Generation APS
3000 Series	3600, 3610	3700MK2, 3710MK2	3000FS, 3800
4000 Series	4600, 4610	4700, 4710	4800

BPM Support for eMMC Devices in HS400 Mode

by Scott Bronstad | Aug 11, 2021 | Announcements, New Device Support, New Product, News

HS400 mode significantly increases programming speeds on eMMC devices, especially compared to other programming modes. HS400 programming mode enables programming eMMC devices at greater speeds (up to 400MB/Second) with improved throughput.

Manufacturer/Device	Package	9th Gen	Socket	Purchase Online
Hynix Semiconductor H26M41208HPR (HS400)	BGA(153)	Yes	FVE4ASMC153BGJ, FVE4ASMC153BGZ	Yes
Hynix Semiconductor H26M41204HPR (HS400)	BGA(153)	Yes	FVE4ASMC153BGJ, FVE4ASMC153BGZ	Yes
Kingston EMMC04G-W627-X03U (HS400)	BGA(153)	Yes	FVE4ASML153BGL, FVE4ASMC153BGJ*, FVE4ASMC153BGZ	Yes
Micron MTFC4GACAJCN-1M WT (HS400)	BGA(153)	Yes	FVE4ASML153BGL, FVE4ASMC153BGJ*, FVE4ASMC153BGZ	Yes
SanDisk SDINBDG4-16G (HS400)	BGA(153)	Yes	FVE4ASMC153BGJ, FVE4ASMC153BGZ	Yes
Samsung KLMAG1JETD-B041 (HS400)	BGA(153)	Yes	FVE4ASMC153BGJ, FVE4ASMC153BGZ	Yes
Samsung KLM4G1FETE-B041 (HS400)	BGA(153)	Yes	FVE4ASMC153BGR	Yes
SkyHigh S40FC004C1B1C0000 (HS400)	BGA(153)	Yes	FVE4ASMC153BGJ, FVE4ASMC153BGZ	Yes

*HIC Socket (high capacity)

New eMMC Support for HS400 Mode

Hynix Semiconductor H26M41208HPR (8/3/2021)

Device Parameters

8-bit Bytes: 8814329856
Memory Regions: 0h-1 F02F FFFFh; 1 F030 0000h-2 0D5F FFFFh
Vcc(program): 3.3
Electrical Erase: Yes
Set programming: Yes
Packages: BGA(153)
Device Type: eMMC
Device Size: 8 GByte
Algorithm Programming Mode: HS400
Sockets: FVE4ASMC153BGJ, FVE4ASMC153BGZ

Hynix Semiconductor H26M41204HPR (8/3/2021)

Device Parameters

8-bit Bytes: 8804892672
Memory Regions: 0h-1 EFA7 FFFFh; 1 EFA8 0000h-2 0CCF FFFFh
Vcc(program): 3.3
Electrical Erase: Yes
Set programming: Yes
Packages: BGA(153)
Device Type: eMMC
Device Size: 8 GByte
Algorithm Programming Mode: HS400
Sockets: FVE4ASMC153BGJ, FVE4ASMC153BGZ

Kingston EMMC04G-W627-X03U (8/3/2021)

Device Parameters

8-bit Bytes: 4270325760
Memory Regions: 0h-F063 FFFFh; F064 0000h-FE87 FFFFh
Vcc(program): 3.3
Electrical Erase: Yes
Set programming: Yes
Packages: BGA(153)
Device Type: eMMC
Device Size: 4 GByte
Algorithm Programming Mode: HS400
Sockets: FVE4ASML153BGL (HIC Socket), FVE4ASMC153BGJ, FVE4ASMC153BGZ

Micron MTFC4GACAJCN-1M WT (8/3/2021)

Device Parameters

8-bit Bytes: 4402446336
Memory Regions: 0h-F7D3 FFFFh; F7D4 0000h-1 0667 FFFFh
Vcc(program): 3.3
Electrical Erase: Yes
Set programming: Yes
Packages: BGA(153)
Device Type: eMMC
Device Size: 4 GByte
Algorithm Programming Mode: HS400
Sockets: FVE4ASML153BGL (HIC Socket), FVE4ASMC153BGJ, FVE4ASMC153BGZ

SanDisk SDINBDG4-16G (8/3/2021)

Device Parameters

8-bit Bytes: 17737187328
Memory Regions: 0h-3 E67B FFFFh; 3 E67C 0000h-4 2137 FFFFh
Vcc(program): 3.3
Electrical Erase: Yes
Set programming: Yes
Packages: BGA(153)
Device Type: eMMC
Device Size: 16 GByte
Algorithm Programming Mode: HS400
Sockets: FVE4ASMC153BGJ, FVE4ASMC153BGZ

Samsung KLMAG1JETD-B041 (8/3/2021)

Device Parameters

8-bit Bytes: 17597988864
Memory Regions: 0h-3 DEA5 FFFFh; 3 DEA6 0000h-4 18EB FFFFh
Vcc(program): 3.3
Electrical Erase: Yes
Set programming: Yes
Packages: BGA(153)
Device Type: eMMC
Device Size: 16 GByte
Algorithm Programming Mode: HS400
Sockets: FVE4ASMC153BGJ, FVE4ASMC153BGZ

Samsung KLM4G1FETE-B041 (8/3/2021)

Device Parameters

8-bit Bytes: 4407164928
Memory Regions: 0h-F817 FFFFh; F818 0000h-1 06AF FFFFh
Vcc(program): 3.3
Electrical Erase: Yes
Set programming: Yes
Packages: BGA(153)
Device Type: eMMC
Device Size: 4 GByte
Algorithm Programming Mode: HS400
Socket: FVE4ASMC153BGR

SkyHigh Memory S40FC004C1B1C0000 (8/3/2021)

Device Parameters

8-bit Bytes: 4407164928
Memory Regions: 0h-F817 FFFFh; F818 0000h-1 06AF FFFFh
Vcc(program): 3.3
Electrical Erase: Yes
Set programming: Yes
Packages: BGA(153)
Device Type: eMMC
Device Size: 4 GByte
Algorithm Programming Mode: HS400
Sockets: FVE4ASMC153BGJ, FVE4ASMC153BGZ

TI Bluetooth MCU Released in Latest BPWin Update

by Scott Bronstad | Jun 11, 2021 | Announcements, New Device Support

TI Bluetooth MCU Released in Latest BPWin Update

First-in-Family Support for Texas Instruments CC2640R2LRHBR Bluetooth 2.4 GHz wireless microcontroller (MCU)

BPM is pleased to announce 9th Generation support for the Texas Instruments Bluetooth microcontroller CC2640R2LRHBR. It is an ideal candidate for automation, industrial, medical, sports, and gaming applications. The socket used to program the device, FVE4ASMR32QFNZD, is fully compatible with BPM’s 9th Gen manual programmers (2900 and 2900L) and automated programming systems (3901, 3928, and 4910).

Applications

The CC2640R2L Family

Bluetooth CC2640R2L family of devices is a 2.4 GHz wireless microcontroller (MCU) supporting Bluetooth ® 5.1 Low Energy and Proprietary 2.4 GHz applications. The device is optimized for low-power wireless communication and advanced sensing in medical, asset tracking, personal electronics, retail automation, and building automation markets, and applications where industrial performance is required. The highlighted features of this device include:

Support for Bluetooth ® 5.1 features: LE Coded PHYs (Long Range), LE 2-Mbit PHY (High Speed), Advertising Extensions, Multiple Advertisement Sets, as well as backward compatibility and support for key features from the Bluetooth ® 5.0 and earlier Low Energy specifications.
Fully-qualified Bluetooth ® 5.1 software protocol stack included with the SimpleLink™ CC2640R2 Software Development Kit (SDK) for developing applications on the powerful Arm® Cortex®-M3 processor.
Flash-based architecture with Cryptographic Accelerators and provision for on-chip and off-chip OAD.
Dedicated software-controlled radio controller (Arm® Cortex®-M0) providing flexible low-power RF transceiver capability to support multiple physical layers and RF standards.
Excellent radiosensitivity and robustness (selectivity and blocking) performance for Bluetooth ® Low Energy (-97 dBm for 1Mbps PHY).

The CC2640R2L device is part of the SimpleLink™ microcontroller (MCU) platform, which consists of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, Thread, ZigBee, Sub-1 GHz MCUs, and host MCUs that all share a common, easy-to-use development environment with a single core software development kit (SDK) and rich toolset. A one-time integration of the SimpleLink™ platform enables you to add any combination of the portfolio’s devices into your design, allowing 100 percent code reuse when your design requirements change. For more information, visit the SimpleLink™ MCU platform.

Bluetooth MCU Specifications:

Manufacturer: Texas Instruments
Part Number: CC2640R2LRHBR
8-bit Bytes: 131072
Memory Regions: 0h-1 EFFFh; 1 F000h-1 FFFFh
Vcc(program): 3.3
Electrical Erase: Yes
Set programming: Yes
Package: QFN(32)
Security: Cryptographic acceleration, Debug security, Device identity, Software IP protection
9th Gen Socket Solution: FVE4ASMR32QFNZD
Available on BPM’s Process software BPWin Versions released after 05/13/2021

TI Support

As of publication, BPM has the only supported solution for this particular device. Texas Instruments devices supported by BPM Programmers are currently 1,423*.

	Supported*	Socket	Price
Data I/O	No
Elnec	No
DediProg	No
Xeltek	No
BPM	Yes	FVE4ASMR32QFNZD	$657.00

*As of publication

9th Gen

9th Generation Site Technology delivers the fastest programming times, 2 to 9 times faster for flash devices. Vector Engine™ Co-processing with BitBlast offers the fastest programming speeds in the industry, vastly increasing throughput for automotive MCUs.

BPWin Software Support

In order to fully take advantage of new device support from BPM Microsystems, you’ll need a version of BPWin after 05/13/2021. New programmers come with one year of software support; if your software contract has lapsed, please contact Inside Sales to take advantage of daily additions and improvements in device support.

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Number of Devices Supported by 9th Gen

ROHM EEPROM First-in-Family Support from BPM

by Scott Bronstad | Jun 11, 2021 | Announcements, New Device Support

ROHM EEPROM First-in-Family Support from BPM

First major supplier to support ROHM BR24L04F-WE2 I²C BUS EEPROM

rohm eeprom BR24L04F-WE2 skematic BPM is pleased to announce 9th Generation support for ROHM Electronics EEPROM* BR24L04F-WE2. It’s ideal for maximum data retention projects (up to 40 years). BPM is the only company among our major competitors (Data I/O, System General, Elnec, etc.) that currently provides programming for this device**. Additionally, ROHM EEPROM uses BPM’s universal socket FVE4ASMR08SOPA and is fully compatible with BPM’s 9th Gen manual programmers (2900 and 2900L) and automated programming systems (3901, 3928, and 4910).

*EEPROM is short for Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM, EEPROMs are a type of non-volatile memory that allows data to be written to each address via electric signals. ROHM EEPROMs are capable of an industry best 1 million rewrites and retain data for up to 40 years. ROHM’s unique double cell technology has been incorporated into the entire family, resulting in remarkably high reliability.

ROHM EEPROM Specifications:

Manufacturer: ROHM Electronics
Part Number: BR24L04F-WE2
8-bit Bytes: 512
Memory Regions: 0h-1FFh
Vcc(program): 5.0
Set programming: Yes
Packages: TSOP(8)
Device Type: EEPROM
Device Size: 4 Kbit
Algorithm Programming Method: I2C
9th Gen Socket Solution: FVE4ASMR08SOPA
Available on BPM’s Process software BPWin Versions released after 05/05/2021

Unique Support

As of publication, BPM has the only supported solution for this particular device. The quantity of ROHM devices supported by BPM Programmers is currently 19 (some pending samples).

	Supported**	Socket
Elnec	No
Data I/O	No
System General	No
Xeltek	No
Dediprog	No
BPM	Yes	FVE4ASMR64LQPA

**As of publication