IMSProg

• System software requirements
• How to use
• List of supported chips
• Packages
• Changelog
• Project structure
• Chip database format
• Licensing

IMSProg - I2C, MicroWire and SPI EEPROM/Flash chip Programmer - is a program to read, write EEPROM chips use the CH341A programmer device.

The IMSProg makes respect to QHexEdit2 hex editor and SNANDer programmer. The format of the chip database is based on the format used in EZP2019, EZP2020, EZP2023, Minpro I, XP866+ programmers. Warning, format is not the same!

IMSProg is a collection of tools:

1. IMSProg - the chip programmer (it's the main part).

2. IMSProg_editor - chip database editor.

3. IMSProg_database_update - script to update chip database using external web-server.

Compiling programmer

git clone https://github.com/bigbigmdm/IMSProg.git && cd IMSProg
cd IMSProg_programmer
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make -j`nproc`
sudo make install

Compiling editor

cd IMSProg_editor
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make -j`nproc`
sudo make install

These commands are included in the build_all.sh file.

System software requirements

For build are needed:

• g++ or clang
• CMake
• libusb 1.0
• Qt5
• pkgconf or pkg-config
• udev

On Debian and derivatives:

sudo apt-get install cmake g++ libusb-1.0-0-dev qtbase5-dev pkgconf

On Debian >=13 and Ubuntu >=23.10:

sudo apt-get install systemd-dev

On older:

sudo apt-get install udev

Optionally if you want to use IMSProg_database_update script:

• zenity
• wget

sudo apt-get install zenity wget

ℹ️ Debian < 11 and Ubuntu < 20.04 are not supported, you may unable to have it working on them.

How to use:

Chip programmer

Connecting

• Insert the chip into the appropriate slot of the CH341A programmer. The 24xxx and 25xxx series chips must be inserted directly, according to the markings on the PCB of the CH341A programmer. The 93xxx series chips must be inserted into the 93xxx adapter and the adapter into the marking 25xxx programmer slot.

• If the chip supply voltage is 1.8 volt he must be inserted in 1.8 volt adapter and the adapter into needed programmer slot.

• Plug the CH341A programmer into the USB socket of your computer and running the IMSProg.
• You can plug and unplug the programmer device (CH341A) to the USB port at any time when basic operations (reading, checking, and programming) are not in progress.

Chip type selecting

Select the type of chip used from the Type pop-up menu: SPI FLASH when using SPI NOR FLASH chips of the 25xxx series, 24_EEPROM when using I2C EEPROM of the 24xxx series, 93_EEPROM when using MicroWire EEPROM of the 93xxx series. When using 25xxx series SPI NOR FLASH chips (Menu item type -> SPI_FLASH), the Detect button will be available. When the Detect button or or <Ctrl+D> is pressed, the JEDEC information is read from the chip and all parameters of that chip are loaded from the chip database. Any parameter (size, page size, block size, VCC voltage, and 4-bit address length) can be changed manually. You can manually enter the Manufacture and Name pop-up menu data - all other parameters will be automatically loaded from the chip database.
When using 24xxx or 93xxx or 95xxx or 25xxx SPI EEPROM (non NOR FLASH) series chips, it is necessary to manually enter the Manufacture and Name pop-up menu data - all other parameters will be automatically loaded from the chip database.

Basic programmer operations

• Pressing Read or or <Ctrl+R> to read data from the chip into the computer buffer.

• Pressing or <Ctrl+W> to write data from the computer buffer into the chip.

• Pressing or <Ctrl+E> will erase all data in the chip.

• Pressing the or <Ctrl+T> button causes the data in the chip and in the computer buffer to be compared.

The progress bar shows the progress of the read, erase, and verify operations.

• The Auto button is used to perform erase, write and verify operations in sequence. If one of these operations is not needed, you can uncheck the checkbox for that operation.

• The or <Ctrl+I> key is used to force interruption of chip read/write/erase/verify operations.

• The i key show the connection chip to CH341A device image form.

• The Main menu -> Programmer -> Chip info or <Ctrl+P> item shows the Serial Flash Discoverable Parameter (SFDP) register and the status registers of the SPI NOR flash memory chips.

If the SPI NOR FLASH chip is detected normally, but is not read (gives the message Error reading sector 0), then in the Chip info window you can change bits BP4 and BP3 to zero and press the Write registers button. Then repeat the chip reading operation.

File operations

• The or <Ctrl+S> button is used to save the computer buffer to a file.

• The or <Ctrl+O> button is used to save the file in the computer buffer.

• The or <Ctrl+Shift-S> button is used to save a part of the computer buffer to a file (the start address and length of the part must be entered). This operation can be used when splitting a binary data image into parts.

• The or <Ctrl+Shift-S> button is used to load a small file to a certain address in the buffer. The data fragment in the buffer will be replaced with new data from the file.

• The or <Ctrl+Q> button is used to invoke the chip database editor.

• The menu item File / Import from Intel HEX is used to save the Intel HEX file in the computer buffer.

• The menu item File / Export to Intel HEX is used to save the computer buffer to a file in Intel HEX format.

Buffer (Hex editor) operations

The hexadecimal chip editor (right side of the screen) is used to display and modify buffer data.

It contains the following controls: undo, redo, and the search/replace. The [Ctrl+A] key used to update the CRC24 checksum. The [Ctrl+G] key used to to move the cursor to the entered address.

Chip database editor

Chip base editor - IMSProg_editor is a stand-alone program that can be launched from the Development menu or from the IMSProg program by clicking on .

All operations in the editor become available only after loading a chip base file with .Dat extension.

Menu File.

• Open or [Ctrl+O] or allows you to load the data file.
• Save or [Ctrl+S] or saves the chip parameter table to a database file.
• Exit or [Ctrl+X] or - exits the editor.
• Export to CSV format or [Ctrl+X] or allows to unload data about chips in CSV format for further processing by spreadsheet software - LibreOffice Calc, OpenOffice Calc, Google Tables, etc.
• Import from CSV file or [Ctrl+Shift+X] or - loads a table in CSV format and adds data from it to the existing data in the table.

Menu Edit.

• Delete Rows or Del or - deletes one or more rows.
• Add Row or Ins or - adds a row below the selected row and copies all data from the selected row to the new row.
• Move Up or '[Ctrl+Up]` or - moves the selected line up.
• Move Down' or [Ctrl+Down]` or - moves the selected row down.
• Import selected rows to CSV format or - saves selected rows to CSV file.

The most recent version of the chip database file can be downloaded from this page in both .Dat and .csv formats.

Chip updater

IMSProg_database_update uses the zenity graphical Gnome utility. Once started, it copies the downloaded database to the ~/.local/imsprog folder. The script then displays the number of of chips in the database before and after the upgrade.

List of supported chips

I2C EEPROM

24C01, 24C02, 24C04, 24C08, 24C16, 24C32, 24C64, 24C128, 24C256, 24C512, 24C1024

MicroWire EEPROM

93C46, 93C56, 93C66, 93C76, 93C86

Serial SPI Bus EEPROM

• ST

M95010, M95020, M95040, M95080, M95160, M95320, M95640, M95128, M95256, M95512, M95M01, M95M02

• ATMEL

AT25010, AT25020, AT25040, AT25080, AT25160, AT25320, AT25640, AT25128, AT25256, AT25F512, AT25F1024

• MICROCHIP

25AA010, 25AA020, 25AA040, 25AA080, 25AA160, 25AA320, 25AA640, 25AA128, 25AA256, 25AAF512, 25AAF1024, 25LC010, 25LC020, 25LC040, 25LC080, 25LC160, 25LC320, 25LC640, 25LC128, 25LC256, 25LC512, 25LC1024

• ONSEMI

CAT25C01, CAT25C02, CAT25C04, CAT25C08, CAT25C16, CAT25C32, CAT25C64, CAT25C128, CAT25C256, CAT25C512

SPI NOR Flash

• SPANSION

FL016AIF, S25FL016P, S25FL032P, FL064AIF, S25FL064P, S25FL256S, S25FL128P, S25FL129P, S25FL116K, S25FL132K, S25FL164K

• XTX

XT25F02E, XT25F04D, XT25F08B, XT25F16B, XT25F32F, XT25F64F, XT25F128F, XT25W02E, XT25W04D, XT25Q08D(1.8V), XT25Q16D(1.8V), XT25Q64D(1.8V), XT25F128D(1.8V)

• EON

EN25B10T, EN25B20T, EN25B40T, EN25B80T EN25B16T, EN25B32T, EN25B64T, EN25F64, EN25Q40A, EN25Q80B, EN25Q16, EN25Q32C, EN25Q64, EN25Q128, EN25F10A, EN25F20A, EN25F40, EN25F80, EN25F16, EN25F32, EN25S10A(1.8V), EN25S20A(1.8V), EN25S40A(1.8V), EN25S80B(1.8V), EN25S16B(1.8V), EN25S64A(1.8V), EN25QE32A, EN25E10A, EN25E40A, EN25SE16A(1.8V), EN25SE32A(1.8V), EN25T80, EN25QA32B, EN25QA64A, EN25QA128A, EN25QW16A, EN25QW32A, EN25QH16, EN25QH32B, EN25QH64A, EN25QH128A, EN25Q256, EN25QX64A, EN25QX128A, EN25QX256A, EN25QY256A, EN25SX64A(1.8V), EN25SX128A(1.8V)

• ATMEL

AT26DF161, AT25DF321

• MICRON

M25P10, M25P20, M25P40, M25P80, M25P016, M25P32, M25P64, M25P128, N25Q032A, N25Q064A, MT25QL64AB, N25Q128A, MT25QL128AB, N25Q256A, MT25QL256AB, MT25QL512AB, N25Q032A(1.8V), N25Q064A(1.8V), MT25QU64AB(1.8V), N25Q128A(1.8V), MT25QU128AB(1.8V), MT25QU256AB(1.8V), MT25QU512AB(1.8V)

• XMC

XM25QH10B, XM25QH20B, XM25QH40B, XM25QH80B, XM25QH16C, XM25QH32B, XM25QH64C, XM25QH128C, XM25QH256C, XM25QH512C, XM25LU64C(1.8V), XM25LU128C(1.8V), XM25QU256C(1.8V), XM25QU512C(1.8V), XM25QW16C, XM25QW32C, XM25QW64C, XM25QW128C, XM25QW256C, XM25QW512C, XM25QU41B(1.8V), XM25QU80B(1.8V), XM25QU16C(1.8V), XM25LU32C(1.8V), XM25QH32A, XM25QH64A, XM25QH128A

• AMIC

A25L10PU, A25L20PU, A25L40PU, A25L80PU, A25L16PU, A25L10PT, A25L20PT, A25L40PT, A25L80PT, A25L16PT, A25L010, A25L020, A25L040, A25L040, A25L080, A25L016, A25L032, A25LQ080, A25LQ16, A25LQ32, A25LQ64

• EXCELSEMI

ES25P10, ES25P20, ES25P40, ES25P80, ES25P16, ES25P32, ES25M40A, ES25M80A, ES25M16A

• DOUQI

DQ25Q64AS

• Zbit

ZB25LD10A(1.8V), ZB25LD20A(1.8V), ZB25LD40B(1.8V), ZB25LD80(1.8V), ZB25D10A, ZB25D20A, ZB25D40B, ZB25D80B, ZB25VQ16, ZB25VQ32, ZB25VQ64, ZB25VQ128, ZB25LQ16(1.8V), ZB25LQ32(1.8V), ZB25LQ64(1.8V), ZB25LQ128(1.8V), ZB25VQ20A, ZB25VQ40A, ZB25VQ80A, ZB25VQ16A

• ONSemi

LE25U20AMB, LE25U40CMC

• Boya

BY25Q05AW, BY25Q10AW, BY25Q20BL(1.8V), BY25Q40BL(1.8V), BY25Q80AW(1.8V), BY25Q16BL(1.8V), BY25D05AS, BY25D10AS, BY25D20AS, BY25D40AS, BY25Q80BS, BY25Q16BS, BY25Q32BS, BY25Q64AS, BY25Q128AS, BY25Q256ES, BY25Q10AL(1.8V), BY25Q20AL(1.8V), BY25Q40AL(1.8V), BY25Q32AL(1.8V), BY25Q64AL(1.8V), BY25Q128EL(1.8V)

• PFLASH

Pm25LQ512B, Pm25LQ010B, Pm25LQ020B, PM25LQ016, PM25LQ032, PM25LQ064, PM25LQ128, Pm25LQ040B

• Puya

P25Q06H, P25Q40H, P25Q11H, P25Q21H, P25Q10H, P25Q20H, P25Q40H, P25Q80H, P25Q16H, P25Q32H, P25Q64H, P25Q128H

• ESMT

F25L004A, F25L008A, F25L016, F25L032, F25L064, F25L16QA, F25L32QA, F25L64QA

• ISSI

IS25LQ010, IS25LQ020, IS25LP080D, IS25LP016D, IS25LP032D, IS25LP064D, IS25LP128F, IS25LP256D, IS25LP512D, IS25WP040D(1.8V), IS25WP080D(1.8V), IS25WP016D(1.8V), IS25WP032D(1.8V), IS25WP064D(1.8V), IS25WP128F(1.8V), IS25WP256D(1.8V), IS25WP512D(1.8V)

• Fudan

FM25W04, FM25W16, FM25W32, FM25W64, FM25W128, FM25Q04, FM25Q08, FM25Q16, FS25Q32, FS25Q64, FS25Q128

• Zetta

ZD25Q64B, ZD25LQ128(1.8V), ZD25LQ64(1.8V), ZD25WD20B, ZD25WD40B, ZD25Q80C, ZD25Q16B, ZD25Q32C

• PCT

PCT25VF016B, PCT25VF032B, PCT25VF064C, PCT25VF020B, PCT25VF040B, PCT25VF080B, PCT26VF016, PCT26VF032, PCT25VF010A

• MXIC

MX25L8005M, MX25L1605D, MX25L3205D, MX25L6405D, MX25L12805D, MX25L25635E, MX25L51245G, MX25U5121E(1.8V), MX25U1001E(1.8V), MX25U2035F(1.8V), MX25U4035F(1.8V), MX25U80356(1.8V), MX25U1632F(1.8V), MX25U3232F(1.8V), MX25U6432F(1.8V), MX25U12832F(1.8V), MX25U25643G(1.8V), MX25U51245G(1.8V), MX25R2035F, MX25R4035F, MX25R8035F, MX25R1635F, MX25R3235F, MX25R6435F

• GigaDevice

GD25F40, GD25F80, GD25D40, GD25D80, GD25D05C, GD25D10C, GD25Q20C, GD25Q40C, GD25Q80C, GD25Q16C, GD25Q32, GD25Q64CSIG, GD25Q128CSIG, GD25Q256CSIG, GD25LD05C(1.8V), GD25LD10C(1.8V), GD25LD20C(1.8V), GD25LD40C(1.8V), GD25LQ80C(1.8V), GD25LQ16C(1.8V), GD25LQ32E(1.8V), GD25LQ64E(1.8V), GD25LQ128(1.8V), GD25LQ256D(1.8V), GD25WD05C, GD25WD10C, GD25WD20E, GD25WD40E, GD25WD80C, GD25WQ20E, GD25WQ40E, GD25WQ80E, GD25WQ16E, GD25WQ32E, GD25WQ64E, GD25WQ128E, GD25WB256E, GD25LB512ME(1.8V), YC25Q128

• PARAGON

PN25F08, PN25F16, PN25F32, PN25F64, PN25F128

• WINBOND

W25P80, W25P16, W25P32, W25X05, W25X10, W25X20, W25X40, W25X80, W25X16, W25X32VS, W25X64, W25Q20CL, W25Q40BV, W25Q80BL, W25Q16DV, W25Q32BV, W25Q64BV, W25Q128BV, W25Q256FV, W25Q20BW(1.8V), W25Q80, W25Q10EW(1.8V), W25Q20EW(1.8V), W25Q40EW(1.8V), W25Q80EW(1.8V), W25Q16JW(1.8V), W25Q32FW(1.8V), W25Q64DW(1.8V), W25Q128FW(1.8V), W25Q256JW(1.8V), W25M512JW(1.8V), W25Q512JV, W25M512JV, W25Q32JW(1.8V)

• Fidelix

FM25Q04A, FM25Q08A, FM25Q16A, FM25Q32A, FM25Q64A, FM25Q128A, FM25M04A(1.8V), FM25M08A(1.8V) FM25M16A(1.8V), FM25M32B(1.8V), FM25M64A(1.8V)

The latest version of the chip database can be found here. You can download it and copy it to the ~/.local/imsprog folder:

cp IMSProg.Dat ~/.local/imsprog

Packages

• There is a work in progress for add IMSProg to official Debian (and derivatives repositories)

  For some Ubuntu versions you can use this PPA by adding ppa:bigmdm/imsprog to your system's Software Sources.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bigmdm/imsprog
sudo apt update

Is also possible manually build deb package using debian/latest branch.

• The RPM package by Red Soft can be downloaded here
• The RPM package by ALT Linux
• The RPM package by ROSA Linux
• The ARCH AUR repository by kjkent is here
• The openSUSE package is here

Project structure

IMSProg _files_							                    _folder_
===================================================================================
IMSProg                                                     /usr/bin
IMSProg_editor                                              /usr/bin
IMSProg_programmer/other/IMSProg_database_update            /usr/bin

IMSProg_programmer/database/IMSProg.Dat                     /usr/share/imsprog
                                                            ~/.local/share/imsprog

IMSProg_programmer/other/99-CH341.rules                     /lib/udev/rules.d

IMSProg_programmer/other/index.html                         /usr/share//doc/imsprog/html

IMSProg_programmer/language/chipProgrammer_ru_RU.qm         /usr/share/imsprog
IMSProg_programmer/language/chipProgrammer_es_ES.qm         /usr/share/imsprog
IMSProg_programmer/language/chipProgrammer_de_DE.qm         /usr/share/imsprog
IMSProg_programmer/language/chipProgrammer_zn_CH.qm         /usr/share/imsprog
IMSProg_programmer/language/chipProgrammer_uk_UA.qm         /usr/share/imsprog
IMSProg_programmer/language/chipProgrammer_hu_HU.qm         /usr/share/imsprog
IMSProg_programmer/language/chipProgrammer_pt_BR.qm         /usr/share/imsprog

IMSProg_editor/language/chipEditor_ru_RU.qm                 /usr/share/imsprog
IMSProg_editor/language/chipEditor_de_DE.qm                 /usr/share/imsprog
IMSProg_editor/language/chipEditor_es_ES.qm                 /usr/share/imsprog
IMSProg_editor/language/chipEditor_zn_CH.qm                 /usr/share/imsprog
IMSProg_editor/language/chipEditor_uk_UA.qm                 /usr/share/imsprog
IMSProg_editor/language/chipEditor_hu_HU.qm                 /usr/share/imsprog
IMSProg_editor/language/chipEditor_pt_BR.qm                 /usr/share/imsprog

IMSProg_programmer/other/IMSProg.desktop                    /usr/share/applications
IMSProg_programmer/other/IMSProg_editor.desktop             /usr/share/applications
IMSProg_programmer/other/IMSProg_database_update.desktop    /usr/share/applications

IMSProg_editor/other/IMSProg_editor.1.gz                    /usr/share/man/man1
IMSProg_programmer/other/IMSProg.1.gz                       /usr/share/man/man1
IMSProg_programmer/other/IMSProg_database_update.1.gz       /usr/share/man/man1

IMSProg_programmer/img/IMSProg64.png                        /usr/share/pixmaps
IMSProg_programmer/img/IMSProg_database_update.png          /usr/share/pixmaps
IMSProg_editor/img/chipEdit64.png                           /usr/share/pixmaps

Chip database format

IMSProg.Dat file structure:

Chip string lenght: 0x44 (68) bytes;

offset	 Size   Value
00 -     2F     ASCII Chip type, Name and Manufacture, 0x00 filling
30        1     NOR FLASH Chip Size code   / 0x00 - other chips
31        1     NOR FLASH Chip ID Code     / 0x00 - other chips
32        1     NOR FLASH Manufacture code / 0x00 - other chips
33              0x00
34        4     Chip Size
35 	
36 	  
37 
38        2     Sector size
39 
3A        1     Binary chip type:
                - 0x00 - SPI NOR FLASH 
                - 0x01 - 24xxx I2C
                - 0x02 - 93xxx MicroWire
                - 0x03 - 25xxx SPI EEPROM
                - 0x04 - 95xxx ST SPI EEPROM
3B        1     Algoritm code number:
                - SPI NOR Flash always 0x00
                - I2C (24xxx) 0x?1 - address size 1 byte 
                - I2C (24xxx) 0x?2 - address size 2 bytes 
                - I2C (24xxx) 0x1? - address mask 1
                - I2C (24xxx) 0x3? - address mask 3
                - I2C (24xxx) 0x7? - address mask 7
                - MicroWire (93xxx) - 0x1? - organisation 16 bit
                - MicroWire (93xxx) - 0x0? - organisation 8 bit
                - MicroWire (93xxx) - 0x?7 - 7 address bit number
                - MicroWire (93xxx) - 0x?9 - 9 address bit number
                - MicroWire (93xxx) - 0x?A - 10 address bit number
                - MicroWire (93xxx) - 0x?B - 11 address bit number
                - 95xxx ST SPI EEPROM - 0x01 - 8 bit address
                - 95xxx ST SPI EEPROM - 0x02 - 16 bit address
                - 25xxx SPI EEPROM  - 0x?0 - 8 bit address
                - 25xxx SPI EEPROM  - 0x?1 - 16 bit address
                - 25xxx SPI EEPROM  - 0x?2 - 24 bit address
                - 25xxx SPI EEPROM  - 0x0? - fill erasing
                - 25xxx SPI EEPROM  - 0x1? - The third bit of the command is used for the high bit of the address
                - 25xxx SPI EEPROM  - 0x2? - erasing with use CHIP  FULL ERASE command
3C        2     Timing parameter:
3D              3000/1000/500/300/200/100 - NOR FLASH, 4000/2000 - 24xxx, 100 - 93xxx
3E        2     SPI NOR Flash 4bit address type:
                - 0x?0 - Not used (3 bit address data)
                - 0x?1 - Used (4 bit address data)
                - 0x01 - Default 4 bit command using
                - 0x11 - Winbond algorithm
                - 0x21 - Spansion algorithm
3F        1     0x00
40        1     SPI NOR FLASH block size in KB (64K = 0x40)
41        1     0x00
42        1     EEPROM pages 0x01 - 0x04
43        1     VCC 00=>3.3V 01=>1.8V 02=>5.0V
The end record is 0x44 (68) zero bytes.

Licensing

Copyright (C) 2023 - 2024 Mikhail Medvedev. This project use GPL-3+ License, some parts taken from project SNANDer are GPL-2+ and from QHexEdit2 is LGPL-2.1.