TM4C129XNCZAD: Build a Debug Probe

Parsa R

Part Number: TM4C129XNCZAD
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UNIFLASH, SEGGER

currently i'm using an on-board debugging probe for my launchpad which uses mentioned MCU . is there anyway that we could program another MCU with the same type to act as a Debug probe ( XDS110 preferred).

best regards

over 7 years ago

0 Charles Tsai over 7 years ago

TI__Guru**** 191486 points

Hi Parsa,
You can use your LaunchPad with the on-board ICDI as a debug probe to debug/program another board. Please see this app note. www.ti.com/.../spma075.pdf
Additional information about XDS110 can be found here.
processors.wiki.ti.com/.../XDS110

0 Parsa R over 7 years ago in reply to Charles Tsai

Prodigy 110 points

Hi ,tnx for the reply Charles
isn't the source available ?

0 Charles Tsai over 7 years ago in reply to Parsa R

TI__Guru**** 191486 points

Hi Parsa,
No, the source is not available.

0 Parsa R over 7 years ago in reply to Charles Tsai

Prodigy 110 points

isn't there any alternatives for debug/programming to XDS110 for Hercules MCUs ( open source or something , already aware of OpenOCD ) ... it's pretty hard to import this kind of devices ...

0 Charles Tsai over 7 years ago in reply to Parsa R

TI__Guru**** 191486 points

Hi Parsa,
For Hercules MCU questions I will suggest you open a new thread in the Hercules forum. I believe the Hercules LaunchPad comes with the XDS110 on board already. You can use CCS7 which is free as your IDE. If you want to use GCC to compile your code then you can use Uniflash to load the code to the MCU.

0 cb1_mobile over 7 years ago in reply to Parsa R

Guru 117855 points

You may consider (OTHER) than "Vendor-Locked" JTAG/SWD probes - too.

Often - as these "vendor agnostic" probes (available from others) are far more popular - have been around much longer - and ARE the result of (other firm's Design Focus) - their performance, features & capabilities - prove superior. Segger's J-Link is one such device - believed to be the "world leader" in Sales & Installation Base.

You are "locking yourself" into "One and only one" vendor - via the path you seek! Are you certain that - always and only - ONE Vendor (alone and forever) will satisfy your needs - now and into the future? (especially as other vendors have long produced Cortex M4s running 180MHz and beyond - as well as Cortex M0, M3 & M7!)

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TM4C129XNCZAD: Build a Debug Probe