SYSCONFIG: AM263P4: Best Way To Handle Variants in SysCfg

Kier

Part Number: SYSCONFIG
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TMDSCNCD263P,

Tool/software:

Hello,

We are currently developing on TMDSCNCD263P but custom hardware will be available soon and there will be a period of overlap where we must support both TMDSCNCD263P and custom HW. It is primarily the same software but using different pins.

What is the best way to support two HW variants within CCS / SysCfg?

My first thought is to maintain two .syscfg files and two build configs then exclude one .syscfg or the other in each build configuration.

Will that work?
Is there are smarter way to do this?

Thank you.

over 1 year ago

0 Kier over 1 year ago

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Anyone?

0 Franz Schmid over 1 year ago in reply to Kier

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Hi Kier, what do you mean by two HW variants. The SYSCONFIG will help to generate the low-level setting on the AM2563P, like e.g. clocking; pin cofing etc..

The CCS can host Mutiple projects in parallel. Does this answer your question?

~ Franz

0 Kier over 1 year ago in reply to Franz Schmid

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Hi Franz,

Franz Schmid said:
what do you mean by two HW variants.

I mean same processor but different pin allocations for two slightly different PCBs. Unless SysCfg can handle variants in one file (I don't think it does) then that implies multiple SysCfg files.

Franz Schmid said:
The CCS can host Mutiple projects in parallel.

My only idea was to use multiple build configurations to handle multiple SysCfg files which was clunky enough but multiple projects is wholly impractical.

Franz Schmid said:
Does this answer your question?

Well if the answer is that there's no smarter way to handle it then I guess the answer is yes. I am merely checking that I haven't missed a trick in handling this problem more elegantly. And I'll bet it must be a problem that's been rasied before.

0 Kier over 1 year ago

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Hi Ki, Do you have a view on this please?

0 Franz Schmid over 1 year ago in reply to Kier

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CCS can handle multiple SYSCONFIG configuration in individual Projects.

SYSCONFIG configures PIN OUT so can't be used on different packages.

+1 Shaunak Deshpande over 1 year ago in reply to Franz Schmid

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Hi kier,

Apologies for a delayed response, I was out-of-office and returned back today. Not sure if you have already had a look at this, but incase you haven't, this can help: https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/esd/documents/application_notes/appnote-sysconfig_multiple_configuration_files.html

Regards,
Shaunak

0 Kier over 1 year ago in reply to Shaunak Deshpande

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Hi Shaunak. Thank you for the link, that's the method I had in mind. It's not ideal since it means the maintenance effort is double. At least I now know there is not a better way to do it.

Please consider improving SysConfig so that a single .syscfg file can support variants inherently.

0 Shaunak Deshpande over 1 year ago in reply to Kier

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Hi Kier,

Will pass this feedback to our tools team.

Thanks and Regards,
Shaunak

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