TMS320LF2406A: Debugger and compiler

Nishka Rao said:

is there a recommended debugger

Non-Eclipse version of CCS (v3.3 or earlier).

Nishka Rao said:

flasher for this device.

JTAG programming: Either the Prg2xx command line utility (or) SDFlash GUI (or) CCS flash plugin can be used. Supported debug probes are XDS510PP+ or XDS510USB. Note that the company that manufactured these debug probes (Spectrum Digital) has shut down and is no longer in business. However, you may be able to buy these probes online. SDFlash was developed by Spectrum Digital, so no support is available for that tool. Even if you manage to buy a XDS510PP+ probe, you may not be able to find a PC with a parallel port. 

These two 3rd parties have programming solutions for LF240xA devices: 

www.elprotronic.com/collections/c2000   

www.codeskin.com/programmer 

If you would like to do this yourself, these posts may provide some useful information:

https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/c2000-microcontrollers-group/c2000/f/c2000-microcontrollers-forum/795141/ccs-tms320lf2407a-read-flash-contents

https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/c2000-microcontrollers-group/c2000/f/c2000-microcontrollers-forum/536017/lf2407a-flash-programming

https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/c2000-microcontrollers-group/c2000/f/c2000-microcontrollers-forum/667445/dms-320lf2407apgea-read-copy-firmware    

https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/c2000-microcontrollers-group/c2000-microcontrollers---internal/f/c2000-microcontrollers---internal-forum/1116931/tms320lf2407a-algorithm-file

Nishka Rao said:

What is the best way to compile existing software on this device for windows 10?

Unlike the Eclipse-based CCS, CCS3.3 is not free. The assembler & linker must be purchased as well. You need to jump through some hoops to getCCS3.3 working under Win10. 

Hareesh Janakiraman said:

Unlike the Eclipse-based CCS, CCS3.3 is not free.

Just to clarify, CCS 3.3 for F24x is not free. It is specifically the F24x build tools that have the licensing requirements that require a paid license.

Hareesh Janakiraman said:

You need to jump through some hoops to getCCS3.3 working under Win10. 

Yes. Please see:

https://dev.ti.com/tirex/explore/node?node=A__AJFNkk2jUAyMIAplYIu0cg__ccs_devtools__FUz-xrs__LATEST

Thanks

ki