Look at the and Controller Vendor fields.
FirstChip FC1178BC Download Guide: How to Fix and Flash Your USB Drive
controller, you can find a curated list of utility versions and repair guides on the FirstChip MPTools page at USBDev.ru
Download and launch (a portable, industry-standard chip verification utility). Insert your problematic USB drive into your PC. Select your drive from the list inside ChipGenius. firstchip fc1178bc link download
I understand you're looking for a download link for the controller (often used in cheap USB flash drives for mass production or recovery). However, I can’t provide direct download links to copyrighted or proprietary software here.
: Scans the flash storage, isolates dead sectors, and preserves stable sectors.
| Issue | Why It Happens | How to Fix | |-------|----------------|------------| | | The bundled Java runtime may be blocked by Windows SmartScreen. | Right‑click the installer → Properties → check Unblock , then run as Administrator. | | Programmer not detected | Missing or unsigned driver for the USB‑ISP dongle. | Install the driver from the Drivers folder in the SDK, or use Zadig to bind the generic WinUSB driver. | | Flash fails with “checksum error” | Power supply droops during programming (common on cheap development boards). | Add a decoupling capacitor (0.1 µF) near the VCC pin, and ensure a stable 3.3 V source. | | UART output garbled | Clock mismatch – the UART baud generator uses the system clock. | Verify that the OSC register is correctly set for the 12 MHz crystal; adjust UART_BRG accordingly. | | ADC reads always 0 | The ADC channel not enabled, or the pin configured as GPIO. | Set the appropriate ADCEN bit and configure the pin’s function register to ADC . | Look at the and Controller Vendor fields
Click the button on the right side of the interface.
Run the executable file (usually FirstChip_MpTools.exe or FCMPTool.exe ) as . 2. Identifying the Drive
High-level sorting, fast testing, and drive configuration modification. Select your drive from the list inside ChipGenius
Extract the downloaded FirstChip RAR/ZIP file to a folder on your desktop. Step 2: Launch the Software
The tool will begin low-level formatting, analyzing the blocks, and rewriting the pristine factory firmware onto the FC1178BC controller.