Intel FLASHBuilder Family

Product Overview

Intel's FLASHBuilder family of products for Microsoft Windows* enables system designers to choose and integrate flash memory components or a flash media manager into their application. Each FLASHBuilder product is designed with a graphical user interface to access source code, utilities and on-line documentation for flash components and flash software—all in Hypertext form. Intel's family of FLASHBuilder products—the first of its kind—helps reduce time-to-market by providing necessary source code and utilities, which makes it easier to select the appropriate flash memory component or filing system for an application.

Product Description

Intel's FLASHBuilder family consists of three separate products—FLASHBuilder 16 Mbit, FLASHBuilder Boot Block and Flash SOFTWAREBuilder. FLASHBuilder 16 Mbit and FLASHBuilder Boot Block enable design and application engineers to select the optimum Intel Flash memory component for specific applications through an easy-to-use graphical user interface.

FLASHBuilder 16 Mbit supports Intel's 28F016SA/SV FlashFile™ and 28F016XS/XD Fast Flash components by providing programming and erase algorithms in both C and ASM, cycling/benchmarking utilities, timing/waveform specifications, on-line documentation and user's manual.

FLASHBuilder Boot Block has the same format as FLASHBuilder 16 Mbit, except it contains information specific to the Boot Block family of products. FLASHBuilder Boot Block supports Intel's High Integration Boot Block Flash memory components, including the 1-, 2-, 4- and 8-Mbit BX/BL and SmartVoltage Boot Block components. To simplify the design process, an intuitive interface for both the FLASHBuilder 16 Mbit and FLASHBuilder Boot Block offers a graphical representation of device functional blocks within the flash memory architecture.

SOFTWAREBuilder directs design and application engineers to the optimum flash media manager for a specific Intel flash application. In one package the user gets everything necessary to start designing with a file system. This greatly eases the implementation of Intel's Flash components and cards, and speeds time-to-market. Included is Intel-developed source code for flash managers and utilities, information about other available flash software solutions and an automated decision tree that aids customers in choosing the best flash software solution for their application. For ease of design, an intuitive interface to the source code enables the user to browse through the files, examine the functions and then launch the file into a text editor for modifications. Several of its file systems conform to PCMCIA specifications to allow compatibility and data transportability to other systems, including LFS File Manager, Virtual Small Block, Flash Translation Layer, iBootLoader, FTL Logger and EEPROM Replacement.

Product Highlights

FLASHBuilder family of products

FLASHBuilder 16 Mbit
Flash SOFTWAREBuilder
FLASHBuilder Boot Block

Source code included

On-line documentation
Graphical user interface
Windows95* compatible

Product Highlights
FLASHBuilder family of products FLASHBuilder 16 Mbit Flash SOFTWAREBuilder FLASHBuilder Boot Block Source code included	On-line documentation Graphical user interface Windows95* compatible

Features Benefits

Graphical user interface

Easy-to-use point-and-click access

On-line documentation

Instant access to datasheets, application notes, programmer guides, flash manager user's guides, and product user's manuals

Benchmark Utility

Compares Intel Flash memory components' performance against alternate memory solutions

Flash Cycling Utility

Provides quantitative profile of flash memory cycling due to periodic system updates by allowing the user to change system parameters to determine the effect on cycling capability

Source code

Reduces design time by providing instant access to necessary code

Decision Tree Utility

Allows user to choose the optimum filing system or utility

Features	Benefits
Graphical user interface	Easy-to-use point-and-click access
On-line documentation	Instant access to datasheets, application notes, programmer guides, flash manager user's guides, and product user's manuals
Benchmark Utility	Compares Intel Flash memory components' performance against alternate memory solutions
Flash Cycling Utility	Provides quantitative profile of flash memory cycling due to periodic system updates by allowing the user to change system parameters to determine the effect on cycling capability
Source code	Reduces design time by providing instant access to necessary code
Decision Tree Utility	Allows user to choose the optimum filing system or utility