[FAQ] TMS570LC4357: A tool to decode FEE blocks for failure analysis

FEE_Decoder.exe

PC command line executable file that interprets the FEE data saved by code composer and creates a readable output. By default the output is printed to the screen but it can be redirected to a file.

Example: FEE_Decoder 2 0x4000 file.dat 1 >file.txt

• First argument is number of virtual sectors (2 - 4)
• Second argument is the size of a single virtual sector in 0x hex format
• Third argument is the name of the input file created from Code Composer
• Fourth argument is the number of DATASELECT bits, if omitted 0 is assumed
• In this example the output is redirected into the file “file.txt”

Please use Code Composer Studio to save the TMS570Lx or RM4x/RM5x bank 7 data images in a .dat file. For example to dump FEE 0, use the following:
“Tools” -> “Save Memory”, File Type = “TI Data”; ->“NEXT”; Format = “32-Bit Hex – C Style”; Start Address = “0xF0200000”; “Specify the number of memory words to read” = “0x2000”; “Finish”