Issue
How to determine if the IOU modules neuron chip is manufactured by Toshiba or Motorola?
Environment
Continuum Cyberstation
I/O modules (All modules affected except the AC-1 Plus, VT-1, Infistat, and LC-1)
Cause
Up-reving I/O modules to new firmware and there are 3 types that have been used, Motorola, Toshiba and the most recent Cypress neuron chips. The program ID can help determine which neuron is in the IOU module to select the correct firmware.
Resolution
To determine the chip type, look at the Program ID using the object editor or a listview. The second digit of the second number of the Program ID is the chip set indicator. If the second digit is 2, the I/O Module has a Toshiba chip. If the second digit is 1, the I/O Module has a Motorola or if shipped after 2014 a Cypress chip.
See example of object editor below:
***** Note: The image above doesn't show the Cypress information. a 1 could be Motorola(old) or Cypress (new). If the flash revision is 21 the it is the most recent flash version for the Cypress chip. The IOU modules that could have the Cypress chip are AC-1(Not Plus), A0-4,DI-8,DM-20, D0-4, D0-6, MI-6, UI-8.
There is an old TPA that describes this in detail. You can download the TPA Technical Bulletin 1041 - Continuum IO Modules Now Using the Toshiba Neuron Chip from The Exchange Download Center.