The firmware launch kit is the ideal place to start familiarizing yourself with the capabilities of the PLT. It allows you to develop and refine test plans for your hardware even before your board is ready for mass production. Simply connect the 3 cables to the PLT Breakout Board and use jumper wires to connect to your hardware. This gives you confidence in your design of the pogo pin cassette when you are ready to lock down your hardware design for production.
This kit contains the following:
PLT-300A
PLT Breakout Board
PLT Cable Pack (8-Wire Power Cable, HD78 Cable, USB-C Cable)
Flashing the Microchip AT32UC3L requires additional hardware in the Pogo Pin Cassette. Generally we incorporate either an Intel x86 SBC with Windows and an ATMEL ICE3 Programmer in the cassette.
Flashing the Microchip ATSAMG5 family of microcontrollers requires additional hardware in the Pogo Pin Cassette. Generally we incorporate Raspberry Pi Pico in the cassette.
Flashing of the Nordic nRF91 cellular module has two elements: Application Firmware and Modem Firmware. The Application Firmware can be flashed directly by the PLT-300A. In order to flash the Modem Firmware, a special package from Nordic is required. We facilitate the running of this package by including a single-board computer inside the pogo pin cassette.
Flashing the devices in the STMicroelectronics STM32 family generally benefits from additional hardware in the Pogo Pin Cassette. Generally we incorporate either an STLINK or MCU-LINK for improved signal integrity.
Flashing the STMicroelectronics STM32L0 requires additional hardware in the Pogo Pin Cassette. Generally we incorporate either an STLINK or RP2040 in the cassette.
This kit is useful if you already have hardware on hand and you want an easier way to access the test points on your board and connect other devices (such as our PLT) to them. It is essentially an in-circuit test (ICT) fixture without any computing power inside it. When you order this kit, you will send us the design file of your board so we can build a custom pogo pin cassette to hold your board in place for testing. Using the breakout board, you can connect your new ICT fixture to your own machines or computers.
This kit comes with the following:
ICT-100A Chassis
Pogo Pin Cassette (PPC)
ICT Breakout Board
PLT Cable Pack (8-Wire Power Cable, HD-78 Cable, USB-C Cable)
Some boards have many test points and require more pogo pins. Adding more pins to a pogo pin cassette requires more engineering, assembly labor, and materials. For designs with more than 50 pins, this item is added for each additional 50 pins in the design.