Faqs...

General ALPTEX Questions:

• Who is ALPTEX?

• How long has ALPTEX been in business?

• How do I purchase ALPTEX's products?

• How is ALPTEX's vertical integration beneficial to me?

General Emulator Questions:

• What is an embedded system?

• What is a memory emulator?

• How does the emulator physically substitute real memory?

• Why don't I just program a memory chip and try it?

• Why shouldn't I just run my application with ROMDOS?

Specific ALPTEX ie Emulator Questions:

• What is the ALPTEX ie memory emulation system?

• Why does ALPTEX refer to it as a "System"?

• How many different models of ALPTEX's ie are there?

• What kind of memory can ALPTEX's ie emulate?

• What size memory will ALPTEX's ie emulate?

• What memory speeds will ALPTEX's ie emulate?

• Will ALPTEX's ie also emulate 8bit memory?

• Will ALPTEX's ie also emulate 32bit or 64bit memory?

• Does ALPTEX's ie emulate Flash Memory?

• What voltages will ALPTEX's ie operate at?

• Do I need an adaptor for these other voltages? Do I have
     to use jumper wires to select the voltage?

• How much current does ALPTEX's ie draw from the target?

• What file formats can I load into the ie emulator?

• Which operating system does ALPTEX's "iemulate" require?

• What is the price of the host software?

• I would rather write my own application to interface with
     the emulator. Can I get help?

• The network admin doesn't allow me to connect any device
     to our LAN. Is there another way to use the emulator?

• Does ALPTEX's ie have a parallel port?

• What is the target control I/O port for?

• What is the Virtual UART?

• What is the product warranty for ALPTEX's ie?

Specific ALPTEX PGM II Questions:

• What is an ALPTEX PGM II?

• I've seen other emulators that use software to change the
     signal mapping to the target. Isn't that a better solution?

Specific ALPTEX FlexProbe Questions:

• What is an ALPTEX FlexProbe?

• What sizes and types of FlexProbes are available?

Specific ALPTEX Competitive Questions:

• Why should I use your emulator?

•My target is already set up with a header specified by my
     current emulator manufacturer. Is it too late to try
     out ALPTEX's ie emulator?

• Can I purchase FlexProbes and PGM II's for a brand of
     emulator other than ALPTEX's?

• Does ALPTEX's ie require an ethernet adaptor like
     other emulators do?

• Does ALPTEX's ie require external target adaptors like
     other emulators do?