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Acroview Technologies, a leader in chip programming, has officially announced the expansion of its compatible chip model coverage with the release of its latest programming software. The company's core product, the universal programming platform AP8000, now fully supports Geehy Semiconductor's industrial-grade microcontroller, the APM32E030G8U.

The APM32E030G8U is an industrial-grade, basic extended-series MCU. Building on the performance foundation of the APM32F030, it achieves a higher main frequency, lower power consumption, and more advanced analog and communication interfaces. It is equipped with rich on-chip resources, meeting the application upgrade needs of various industries, particularly in cost-sensitive applications. It is widely used in fields such as industrial control, smart home, instrumentation, wearable devices, medical and handheld devices, small appliances, and lighting.

Product Features

• System and Architecture

• 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M0+ core

• 72MHz operating frequency

• Memory

• Flash: 64KB capacity

• SRAM: 8KB capacity

• Clocks

• HSECLK: Supports 4~32MHz external crystal/ceramic oscillator

• LSECLK: Supports 32.768KHz crystal/ceramic oscillator

• HSICLK: Factory-calibrated 8MHz RC oscillator

• LSICLK: Supports 40KHz RC oscillator

• PLL: Phase-Locked Loop, supports 2~16 frequency multiplication

• Power and Power Management

• VDD range: 2.0 ~ 3.6V

• VDDA range: VDD ~ 3.6V

• Supports Power-On Reset/Power-Down Reset (POR/PDR)

• Low-Power Modes

• Supports Sleep, Stop, and Standby modes

• DMA

• One DMA with 5 channels

• Debug Interface

• SWD

• I/O

• Up to 55 I/Os

• All I/Os can be mapped to external interrupt vectors

• Up to 36 I/Os tolerant to 5V input

• Communication Peripherals

• 2 x I2C interfaces (1Mbit/s), supporting SMBus/PMBus

• 2 x USART interfaces, with a maximum rate of up to 6Mbit/s

• 2 x SPI interfaces, with a maximum transfer speed of 18Mbit/s

• Analog Peripherals

• 1 x 12-bit ADC, supporting a total of 18 channels (16+2)

• Timers

• 1 x 16-bit advanced timer (TMR1) providing 7-channel PWM output, supporting features like dead-time generation and brake input

• 5 x 16-bit general-purpose timers (TMR3/14/15/16/17), each with independent channels for input capture, output compare, PWM, and pulse counting

• 1 x 16-bit basic timer (TMR6)

• 2 x watchdog timers: one Independent Watchdog (IWDT) and one Window Watchdog (WWDT)

• 1 x 24-bit down-counting system timer (SysTick Timer)

• RTC

• Supports calendar function

• Can be used for alarm and periodic wakeup in Stop and Standby modes

• CRC Calculation Unit

• 96-bit Unique Device ID

• Chip Packages

• TSSOP20 / QFN28 / QFN32 / QFN48 / LQFP32 / LQFP48 / LQFP64

System Block Diagram

Acroview Technologies' self-developed AP8000 universal programmer has become a benchmark professional programming solution in the industry. This equipment supports flexible and adjustable 1-to-1 and 1-to-8 configuration modes, and provides online and offline dual operating modes. It features dedicated programming solutions developed especially for storage chips like eMMC and UFS, fully covering the offline bare-chip programming and on-board programming needs for Geehy Semiconductor's entire series of chips. The AP8000 adopts an innovative modular design with three core modules: main unit, base board, and adapter socket, endowing the device with excellent compatibility and scalability. As a universal programming platform, it not only adapts to various programmable chips on the market but also serves as a core component of Acroview's automated mass programming equipment, the IPS5800S, with its stable and efficient performance, efficiently handling large-scale chip programming tasks to meet mass production requirements.

The AP8000 main unit features flexible connection methods, equipped with both USB and NET interfaces, enabling convenient networking of multiple programmers. Through the networking function, users can easily achieve synchronized control of multiple programmers for efficient parallel programming operations. In terms of safety, the main unit has a built-in intelligent safety protection circuit that monitors chip placement status and circuit connections in real-time. Once abnormalities like reverse insertion or short circuits are detected, it immediately triggers a power-off protection mechanism, safeguarding the chip and programmer comprehensively. The main unit houses a high-speed FPGA chip, significantly enhancing data transmission and processing efficiency to ensure a smooth and efficient programming process. To enhance user convenience, an SD card slot is located on the back of the main unit. Users simply need to save the project file generated on a PC to an SD card and insert it into the slot, then use the programmer's physical buttons to select, load, and execute the programming operation, enabling standalone operation independent of a PC. This design not only reduces reliance on computer hardware configuration but also simplifies the work environment setup process, significantly improving operational flexibility.

In terms of scalability and compatibility, the AP8000 uses a modular combination design of base board and adapter board, effectively expanding the main unit's functional boundaries. Currently, this equipment supports products from all major semiconductor manufacturers, covering well-known brands such as SK hynix, Micron, SANDISK, ASR, and Kingston. It supports a wide range of device types, including NAND, NOR, MCU, CPLD, FPGA, eMMC, etc., and is fully compatible with various industry-standard file formats like Intel Hex, Motorola S, Binary, and POF, providing users with a one-stop, all-scenario chip programming solution.

Company Profile

About Geehy Semiconductor: Geehy Semiconductor is an integrated circuit design company dedicated to developing industrial-grade/automotive-grade microcontrollers, high-performance analog chips, and system-on-chips. With 20 years of IC design experience and embedded system development capabilities, Geehy provides customers with core, reliable chip products and solutions, enabling accurate sensing, secure transmission, and real-time control, assisting customers in fields such as smart home, high-end consumer electronics, industrial control, automotive electronics, smart energy, and communication infrastructure.

About Acroview Technologies: Acroview Technologies is a national-level "Little Giant" enterprise specialized in R&D, production, and sales of semiconductor chip testing and programming equipment. The company is committed to empowering the entire industry chain, including Fabless, IDM, OSAT, wafer fabs, and end-device companies, through innovative semiconductor testing technologies and solutions. Acroview's pioneering fully automatic Auto Burn-In (ABI) system significantly enhances customers' chip burn-in testing efficiency and reduces Per DUT testing costs. It also provides customers with equipment products and solutions for various stages including PSV, CP, FT, ABI, SLT, and programming, perfectly integrating the company's leading product technology, system-level expertise, and globally deployed R&D and sales service network to create value for customers to gain a competitive edge in the market.