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TMS320F2810: Using JTAG to flash TMS320F281x

Danilo A.
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Part Number: TMS320F2810
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UNIFLASH

Hi Team,

Our customer is trying to create a new GUI and is finding a way to flash the DSP (TMS320F281x) of their existing drives to provide continued support to their customers. They are currently using a modern version of Code Composer Studio, which appears to be incompatible with the legacy version of their drives. The current issue is they require a physical CD and a Windows 7 PC to implement new changes in their program to the drive, and are looking for a modern, updated way to communicate with the DSP. They would like to know if we have any solutions that other customers have implemented in similar situations.

His question are as follows:

1. Is it possible to write a GUI in Python that flashes the .out file and compiled C code to the drive, using a JTAG to USB cable?

2. Is the SDFlash add-on to Code Composer Studio (v3.3) the only solution that uses JTAG?

3. Where is a good place to start when tasked with this challenge?

Regards,

Danilo

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    Danilo A. said:
    Our customer is trying to create a new GUI and is finding a way to flash the DSP (TMS320F281x) of their existing drives to provide continued support to their customers.

    Why create a new GUI when customer could either use the flash plug-in of Eclipse-based CCS (v10, for example) or UniFlash?

    Danilo A. said:
    They are currently using a modern version of Code Composer Studio, which appears to be incompatible with the legacy version of their drives.

    Sorry, I don't understand. Latest versions of CCS do support F2812. Exactly what is incompatible?

    Danilo A. said:
    1. Is it possible to write a GUI in Python that flashes the .out file and compiled C code to the drive, using a JTAG to USB cable?

    It may be possible but why create a tool instead of using the existing one?

    Danilo A. said:
    2. Is the SDFlash add-on to Code Composer Studio (v3.3) the only solution that uses JTAG?

    SDFlash is a standalone tool, but is not supported anymore since the company that made the tool has since shut down.

    Danilo A. said:
    3. Where is a good place to start when tasked with this challenge?

    If all that the customer needs to do is to re-program the flash, it can be done with CCS or Uniflash.