Microchip Total Endurance v5.00 Quick Start Guide

About this manual

Total Endurance™ is a Microchip software tool that helps system designers estimate the endurance of Microchip EEPROMs in a given application. It calculates expected failure rates, MTBF, and write‑cycle limits based on user‑entered conditions.

The guide explains how to download the Install.exe file from Microchip’s website, run the setup, and use the four main screen areas—Options, Endurance Parameters, Numerical Results, and Graphic Results—to perform calculations and view graphs of failure rate over time or cycles.

What's inside

• Introduction
• Installing the Software
• Using Total Endurance
• Failure Rate Over Time
• Architecture
• Byte Architecture
• Page Architecture
• Notes

Specifications

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Total Endurance v5.00?

Download the Install.exe file from Microchip’s website, launch the setup file, and follow the on‑screen instructions.

What does the Total Endurance software calculate?

It calculates the expected endurance, failure rate in FITs/PPM, MTBF, and application life based on the parameters you enter.

What EEPROM architectures does Microchip use?

Microchip uses two architectures: a byte‑level architecture and a page‑based architecture.