Support for AM3517 under CCSv4 and CCSv5

Jase,

Jase said:

I am trying to connect to a LogicPD AM3517 EVM using XDS510 USB emulator via CCSv5. I was surprised to find it wasn't supported automatically?

I saw this post on the forums, suggesting to use a modified OMAP3530 XML file: http://e2e.ti.com/support/development_tools/code_composer_studio/f/81/p/89769/318328.aspx#318328

Is this really the only way?

To date yes. Apart from the DSP, the AM3517 and OMAP3530 are similar devices from a JTAG connection perspective, therefore using this configuration is safe.

We are planning to include a specific device file in CCS for AM3517 to avoid this kind of confusion. In the meantime, I have been successfully using the attached XML file with an AM3517 board - simply copy the file to the directory <CCS_INSTALL_DIR>/ccsv5/ccs_base_5.x.x.xxxxx/common/targetdb/Devices and restart CCS.

Jase said:

It was also be useful to include a GEL file for the AM3517. I know you can download this from LogicPD but it's helpful to have all GEL's in 1 place.

Is there a plan to include support in the next revision of CCSv5?

GEL files are another story. Historically the boards changed very little and therefore a GEL file would be the same throughout the entire life of the board - you can see the GEL files for C6713, C6455 and other boards are still the same. However the boards for the newer devices sometimes go through multiple hardware revisions and some of them change critical components - for example, any changes to the memory IC devices require different timing settings in the EMIF. For this reason it is better to download the GEL files from the board vendor to be sure you are using configurations that are matched to the hardware. 

Hope this helps,

Rafael