Release Notes for Spectrum Digital C2000 Emulation Drivers

Spectrum Digital Inc

12502 Exchange Dr.

Suite 440

Stafford, Texas 77477

Web: http://www.spectrumdigital.com/

Ftp: ftp://ftp.spectrumdigital.com/pub/index.htm

Support: mailto:support@spectrumdigital.com

Phone: 281-494-4500

Fax: 281-494-5310

Processors Supported

TMS320F24x, TMS320LF24xx, TMS320F28xx, TMS320C27x

Operating Systems Supported

Windows NT-4 Service pack 6 or higher

Windows 2000 with service pack 2 or higher, service pack 3 recommended for improved USB support

Windows 98-SE

Windows XP, service pack 1 recommended for improved USB support

Emulators Supported:

XDS510PP, XDS510PP_PLUS, SPI510, SPI525, SPI515, eZdsp2401, eZdsp2407, eZdsp2812, XDS510USB

Code Composer Version Supported:

Release 2.1x, 2.2x, 2.21

Product Release: 2.20.03

Release Date; Jan-2004

New Features

• Update XDS510USB drivers to improve code step performance
• Update SDFlash binary to v1.60. Version 1.60 includes non-JTAG flash programming for F28xx family via RS232 and boot loader.
• Update SDConfig to support changes in SDFlash v1.60

• Add driver sdgo28x_wrtdx.dvr to support TI RTDX feature. RTDX enabled driver should only be used with CCS 2.20.18 or later. DO NOT use the RTDX enabled driver with previous versions of CCS as this will cause problems in CCS. RTDX for XDS510USB will be supported in CCS 3.0 driver release. Also, do not use sdgo28x_wrtdx.dvr with SDFlash as RTDX components may caused unexpected behavior outside of CCS environment. Continue using non-RTDX enabled drivers with SDFlash.

History

Release 2.20.01

• Update SDFlash to support XDS510USB programming
• Update SDFlash version to 1.50
• Update SDConfig for backwards compatibility with NT-4.  SDConfig version 1.34 which added XDS510USB support required Windows setup api .dlls that were not always present on NT-4.
• Remove support for Windows ME.

Release 2.20.01

• Update SDFlash to version 1.40.
• Fix SDFlash problem with display of load and run address
• Add watchdog reset into SDFlash for C27xx/C28xx devices. This plus algo changes work around problems seen when attempting to program flash while in flash boot mode.

Release 2.20 Support for CCS 2.2

Release 2.10

• Update 24x emulation drivers to fix step over breakpoint problem

Release 2.00

• All drivers are integrated with CCS install.
• Add in full support for F24x/F24xx/F28xx.
• Updated SDConfig utilities with scan diagnostics.
• Updated SDFlash for support of F2812.
• Update SDFlash structure. Individual device files can be found on the CD or on the Spectrum Digital ftp site.
• Updated CCS setup files with preconfigured gel files per processor.

Release 1.00

• First release for CCS 2.1x (Beta)

Installation

Installation is integrated with CCS. See CCS install instructions or Quick Start included with your emulator. To install from the Spectrum Digital ftp site download the latest drivers, unzip drivers to temp directory and run the self-extracting installation.

Where To Find Things

Under the installation directory, <INSTALL_DIR> you can find the following:

• docs\pdf : Emulator user guides
• docs\releasenotes: This file and other release notes.
• drivers: Emulation drivers, *.dvr files.
• drivers\import: CCS setup configuration files.
• specdig\SDConfig: Spectrum Digital emulator configuration utility.
• specdig\SDFlash: Spectrum Digital FLASH programming utility.

SDFlash

The SDFlash utility is included for programming support. Device specific algorithm and example files are not included in the base install. You can find these in one of three places for the specific device you wish to program.

1. On the installation CD in zip format.
2. On the Spectrum Digital web/ftp site.
3. On the Texas Instruments web/ftp site.

Basic instructions on where to unzip the flash files are documented in the “project_readme.txt” file located in the “specdig\sdflash\myprojects” directory. The FLASH algorithms are device revision dependent so make sure you match the algorithms to the device revision. Following is summary of current F28xx algorithms.

F2810/12 Silicon Rev	REVID (0x883)	SDFlash Algo Version
blank	0x0000	tif28x_v1.zip
A	0x0001	tif28x_v1.zip
C	0x0003	tif28x_v2.zip

SDConfig

In version 2.2x of CCS you have the ability to run external emulator diagnostics during “Emulator Reset” or during CC startup in the event of an error. All of the Spectrum Digital CCS configuration files will point to SDConfig utility. When staring CCS if a serious error occurs you will get a dialog, which has an additional button for diagnostics. If you select this button then the SDConfig utility will be launched. At this point you can check your port settings and test your emulator connection. Once your emulator connection is tested you exit SDConfig and retry CCS.

Once CCS is launched you also have the same capability via the “Emulator Reset” command under the Debug menu.

eZdsp Support

The eZdsp driver included with your eZdsp and the XDS510PP-PLUS driver support the eZdsp under a full CCS install. The CCS included with your eZdsp is a restricted use product and does not include full emulator support.

Known Problems

• If you loose power on your target or emulator CCS will pop up the “Reset Emulator” dialog box. If you choose to reset the emulator then CCS will execute outstanding debug commands that have been queued up as well as clear breakpoints and go other target house keeping. However, as power was lost these commands cannot complete and will return an error code. These will be reported as errors in the CCS output window. In some cases other dialog boxes may pop up. If this occurs you can select the cancel button until you get to the “Reconnect Emulator” dialog box. At this point CCS has flushed its command queue and released the emulator connection. You can reconnect or run the diagnostic utility. This is a CCS 2.2 shortcoming, which TI is aware of.

• Real-time startup on F24xx can be little tricky. The following gel sequence will make things a little easier.

Hotmenu SetupRealTime()

{

/* Start real-time app from reset */

GEL_Reset();

/* Init real-time monitor */

GEL_Go( MON_GO );

/* Enable real-time mode */

GEL_EnableRealtime();

}