Product Information

Description

Flash tools for the TMS320F280x Controllers

Features

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GUI CCStudio Plugin

The JTAG based Flash plug-ins will enable you to reprogram the on-chip Flash of the Digital Signal Controller within the Code Composer Studio environment. Be sure you choose the one that is appropriate for your version of CCS. It may also be possible to download the updates through the Update Advisor feature inside of CCS.

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GUI SDFlash

SDFlash is a stand-alone JTAG based GUI interface maintained by Spectrum Digital. It does not require Code Composer Studio but it does require CCS drivers (included in the download). SDFlash is packed in an "Emulation Drivers" download that includes other drivers and utilities that are not necessarily required for flash programming but are commonly needed for eZdsp hardware support. The SDFlash GUI requires DEVICE SPECIFIC algorithms for flash programming. These algorithms must be downloaded separately from Spectrum Digital's website and placed in the sdflash\myprojects directory. In some cases a newer version of SDFlash may be available for certain devices. If a new version is necessary it will noted under the description for the SDFlash Algorithms.

**You should not run SDFlash and Code Composer Studio at the same time**

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JTAG EEPROM (off-chip)

This is an SDFlash based JTAG GUI utility that can read to and write from a Serial EEPROM connected to SPI-A of a 281x device. It uses the standard SDFlash download and the specific Serial EEPROM Algos. Support is currently provided for the Atmel SPI Serial EEPROMs (AT25HP256/512). The utility functions can be modified by the customer to support other EEPROMs if required.

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Serial Port Programmer

For ’28x Devices: This is a serial port (SCI - RS232) based flash programming utility that works as a special patch to the SDFlash utility. This patch is on the Spectrum Digital website (in the F28xx SDFlash Algos section). CCSv2.21 or higher is required to build the .out file.

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Custom Solution:API

The API (application program interface) consists of TI supplied Flash programming algorithms with a well defined and easy to use interface. It allows customers to create their own customized embedded flash programming solution. This can enable field re-programming for firmware updates or calibration data storage. You can also use this to create your own stand-alone programming solution by writing a driver that communicates with the algorithms through other communication ports.

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