Renesas PG-FP6 V1.06

PG-FP6 V1.06 Terminology
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Oct.01.21
Terminology
The meanings of the terms used in this document are as follows.
Term
Meaning
FP6 main unit
Abbreviation of the flash memory programmer PG-FP6
FP6 Terminal
Windows application including functions for creating or changing setting files for the
FP6 and handling commands for the PG-FP6 main unit
FP6
Collective term for a system consisting of the FP6 main unit and FP6 Terminal
FP6 Gang Programmer
Windows application for operating up to 12 FP6 main units and having a simultaneous
programming function
MCU
Abbreviation of “microcontroller unit”
Target device
On-chip flash memory microcontroller from Renesas Electronics
Target system
User-designed board on which the target device is mounted
Setting file
FP6’s setting file (file extension: *.esf or .es6).
This file contains settings regarding the programming environment such as the target
device and options.
Program file
Program to be written to the MCU. For the FP6, the following file formats are supported.
<RL78, 78K, and V850>
a. Intel HEX format HEX file
b. Intel HEX format HCUHEX file
c. Motorola S-record format HEX file
d. Motorola S-record format HCUHEX file
e. RPI file (only supported for RL78 products)
f. RPE file
<RX family and SuperH family>
a. Intel HEX format HEX file
b. Motorola S-record format HEX file
c. DDI file (only supported for SuperH products)
d. RPI file
e. RPE file
<RH850 family, R8C family, Renesas Synergy family, RA family and RE family>
a. Intel HEX format HEX file
b. Motorola S-record format HEX file
c. RPI file (not supported for R8C products)
d. RPE file
Note Only the ASCII character code (1 byte) is supported. Unicode is not supported.
Flash-option data
General term for MCU operation settings such as security settings
HEX file
HEX file of Intel HEX format type or Motorola S-record format type that does not include
flash-option data
HCUHEX file
For details, refer to the following Web page.
https://www.renesas.com/us/en/hcu
DDI file
File that contains data in multiple flash areas generated by the Flash Development
Toolkit
RPI file
Image file generated by the RFP that combine usable HEX files and flash-option data
RPE file
An encrypted program file that has been generated by the encryption utility program
Flash Development Toolkit
Software for programming the on-chip flash memory of Renesas MCUs. For details,
refer to the following Web page.
https://www.renesas.com/fdt
RFP
Abbreviation of “Renesas Flash Programmer”, software for programming the on-chip
flash memory of Renesas MCUs.
For details, refer to the following Web page.
https://www.renesas.com/rfp