Properties window

When you select Preferences from the Edit menu, the Properties window appears.

Note: These same programming options appear in the Properties tab of the Project Edition window, which appears when you create or edit a project.

Click on a property check box to turn on/off that property. Click on OK to save settings and exit the window.

Check the Programming Option boxes you want to perform.

     Blank check before programming (when available): This option is only available with FLASH devices.

     Verify after programming

     Clear memory before loading a file: Checking this option will clear the existing memory values in your STVP session when loading a new file. If you do not check this option, each time you load a new file, only those memory values also present in the newly loaded file will be overwritten.

     Erase device memory before programming (when available): This option is only available with FLASH devices.

     Display a popup window when an error occurs

     Log activity

     Unlock protection before a programming cycle: This option is only available if a project file is open and on certain devices. Click this option if you want to unlock the protection at the beginning of a cycle to be able to reprogram the device if it was protected before executing the project.

     Prompt for new programming cycle: This option is only available if a project file is open. Click this option if you want to repeat the same programming procedure for several microcontrollers. When this option is checked, a dialog box will appear at the end of each programming cycle, asking you if you wish to perform the same programming cycle again.

     Activate secure mode on next project loading: This option is only available if a project file is open. Checking this option only allows the programming session saved in the project file to be performed while the project is open. This option is useful if you want a specific programming session to be used repeatedly without tampering. Once applied, this option can be removed from the Project Edition window, Properties tab, accessible by selecting Project>Edit from the main menu.

NOTE 1: The 'Unlock protection before a programming cycle', 'Prompt for new programming cycle' and 'Activate user mode on next project loading' options are only available when a project is opened.

NOTE 2: Click on Browse to create or select a log file. The log file name is displayed in the bottom left hand corner of the Properties window.