
FAQ’s for Actel’s Antifuse FPGA Programming 19
41. Do I need a license to run Silicon Sculptor?
Ans. No, you do not need to have a license to run the software.
42. Do I need admin rights to install and run Silicon Sculptor?
Ans. Yes, you need Administration rights to the local workstation for both installation and at least the first
launch of BPWin
You must have full control permissions for the following registry keys and all subkeys:
– HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\BP Microsystems
– HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\SculptW
43. Silicon Sculptor II programmer does not communicate with computers
installed with Windows 2000/XP, and the GUI is fixed in demo mode.
What is the communication problem and why is the GUI fixed in the
demo mode?
Ans. Silicon Sculptor II programmers are based on the BP x600 technology. These programmers are
faster than other programmers from BP, partly because they use EPP communication on the LPT1 port.
You must set the Silicon Sculptor II programmer to EPP; otherwise, it does not communicate on most
computers and the GUI will remain fixed in demo mode.
You need to go into the BIOS setup, find the LPT1 port settings, and change the LPT1 Port mode to EPP.
There may be cases where the Silicon Sculptor II programmer will still fails to communicate with
computers with Windows 2000, no matter which parallel port setting is used.
In this case, if the Silicon Sculptor II programmer still cannot communicate with the computer, the parallel
port cable may be the problem. Silicon Sculptor II programmers must use IEEE 1284-compliant parallel
port cables.
If Silicon Sculptor 3 comes as demo mode, check if the USB driver is installed properly. Then manually
uninstall/reinstall the driver to make sure it is not the driver issue.
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