The TMS320C645x DSP System Integration Workshop focuses on how to use the device's CPU (C645x) and peripherals to create a high-performance system which consists of increasing the data I/O bandwidth and optimizing code performance.

The course is designed for software and system engineers who want to leverage the unique peripherals and development tools created by Texas Instruments to quickly build a system around the TMS320C645x processors.  The workshop labs utilize the C6455 EVM (DSK + Mezzanine daughtercard).

Workshop Outline

Students will learn the basic concepts of how to design, program, and optimize a system based around the TMS320C645x processors including peripheral programming and system/debug details. The workshop is composed of the following 11 chapters: 

1. Architectural Overview

• Brief Infrastructure System Overview
• Device Architecture
• Peripheral Overview 
• Switches Central Resource (SCR)

2. Code Composer Studio (CCS) Basics and Intro to DSP/BIOS RTOS

• Building a Project using CCS 3.3
• Basic debugging skills
• Scheduling
• Threads: SWI, TSK and semaphores

3. McBSP, Register-Layer CSL 3.0, Basic Memory Setup and Management

• Basic McBSP block diagram and intro to the peripheral registers
• Programming the McBSP via register-layer CSL (Chip Support Library)
• Intro to Internal and External Memory Concepts
• Configuring memory using the Memory Section Manager 

4. Interrupts

• Overview of CPU Core Interrupts
• Interrupt Controller (INTC)
• Exception Handling
• What is Real-Time?

5.  EDMA3 Basics

• Architecture
• Terminology, indexing, synchronization
• Events and Interrupts
• Programming EDMA3 using function-layer CSL 3.0

6.  Advanced EDMA3

• Linking and Chaining
• Channel Sorting
• QDMA
• Performance tips and suggestions

7.  Using the EMAC/NDK

• G.EMAC (Gigabit Ethernet MAC) Architecture
• Socket Programming
• Using the Network Development Kit APIs to Program the Ethernet MAC (EMAC)

8. Serial Rapid I/O (SRIO)

• Why use Serial Rapid I/O?
• Distributed Systems and Topologies
• Direct I/O and examples
• Using Doorbells
• Message Passing and examples

9.  Optimizing Your Code/System

• Intro to cache and examples 
• Cache vs SRAM (increasing cache performance)
• Compiler Optimizations
• IDMA
• Setting SCR (Switched Central Resource) priorities

10. System Design Considerations

• Intro to PCI, HPI, GPIO
• Using EMIF, DDR2
• PLL and clocking
• Boot Modes
• Debug vs Production System
• Programming Flash and running from POR (power-on reset)

 11. Wrap Up

Workshop Comparison Chart

Processor-to-Workshop Selection Chart

Who Should Attend

The course is designed for software and system engineers who want to leverage the unique peripherals and development tools created by Texas Instruments to quickly build a system around the TMS320C645x processors.  The workshop labs utilize the C6455 EVM (DSK + Mezzanine daughtercard).

Prerequisites

While these prerequisites are not officially required , we offer them as guidance for the skills used in this workshop.  Enhancing your knowledge in these areas before the workshop should help you to get the most from your Texas instruments' workshop experience. 

Required

• Working knowledge of C programming - This is the primary computer language used in this course. If you are not actively programming in C on a regular basis, we suggest you refresh your C programming knowledge through a book or a course prior to attending the workshop. 

Not required, but highly recommended

• Basic OS/RTOS skills (i.e. object oriented programming, scheduling)
• Embedded system basics (what is a memory map, linking, etc) 

Nice to have   

• Video/Infrastructure Application/System knowledge

Workshop Comparison Chart

 

Workshop	Applicable Devices	Primary OS	Peripheral programming	Framework or Example Code	Algorithms	Interrupts	Cache	DMA	Flash Stand-alone system
DaVinci™ System Integration using Linux	DM644x, DM646x, DM355, OMAP35x	Linux	PSP Linux drivers	Codec Engine	call xDM codecs/algorithms			none
TMS320C64x+™ DSP System Integration using DSP/BIOS	DM643x, C642x, DM647, DM648	DSP/BIOS	PSP BIOS drivers	Framework Components (DSKT, DMAN, ACOPY)	call xDAIS or xDM algorithms	Yes		DSKT and DMAN framework components
TMS320C645x DSP System Integration Workshop	C645x	DSP/BIOS	CSL 3.0, NDK, SRIO		none	Yes	Yes	EDMA 3.0 details	yes
TMS320C6000 DSP Optimization Workshop	All C6000, detailed CPU architecture		overview		create a XDAIS algorithm	Basic	Yes	brief discussion
TMS320C64x/C67x™ DSP System Integration Workshop	C6414T, C6415T, C6416T	DSP/BIOS	CSL 2.0, Serial port, DMA	Programming examples	none	Yes	Yes	EDMA 2.0 details	yes
TMS320DM64x™Video System Integration Workshop	DM642	DSP/BIOS	CSL 2.0, Serial port, DMA	Programming examples	none	Yes	Yes	EDMA 2.0 details	yes
TMS320C28x™ DSP Workshop	F283xx, F282xx, F281x, F280x	No OS or DSP/BIOS	C header files	Programming examples	none	Yes		C28x DMA examples	yes

 

Processor-to-Workshop Selection Chart

Workshops are conducted in the following languages:

• All European and USA Multi-day workshops are conducted in English
• Workshops in Korea are conducted in Korean
• Workshops in Japan are conducted in Japanese
• Workshops in China and Taiwan are conducted in Mandarin Chinese
• Workshops in other parts of Asia are conducted in English

Course Details

• Classes begin at 8:30 a.m. and run through 5:30 p.m. each day. You can expect to finish class between noon and 2:00pm on the final day
• Click on "Locations" on the left navigation bar for directions to the training facility and information on payment options

Cancellation Policy

• European classes are subject to cancellation if minimum number of attendees is not  met one week prior to the date of the workshop.  
• US classes are subject to cancellation if minimum number of attendees is not met two weeks prior to  the date of the workshop.

   Minimum = 5   Maximum = 12