CCS/TMS320F28335: How to flash a C2000 program with Code Composer Studio v7

Quartus

Part Number: TMS320F28335
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UNIFLASH

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

I have searched for an answer to this question for quite a while with no results, so here it goes:

How do you flash a precompiled program to the C2000 microcontroller? I have no problem with flashing during a debug session, but I cannot find any information on how to just flash something that is already compiled.

I have seen references to previous version of CCS having an on-chip flash plugin, but there is apparently no such plugin in CCS v7.

Ideally, I would rather flash from the Linux command line with a program with the same functionality as MSP430Flasher but for the C2000 family.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

over 8 years ago

0 Gautam Iyer over 8 years ago

Guru 192875 points

Hi,

You can use CCS Uniflash. Its a flashing utility that can used for C2000 devices. Simply burns the .out file to the controller.

Regards,
Gautam

0 Quartus over 8 years ago in reply to Gautam Iyer

Prodigy 80 points

Thanks for the information, @Gautam. It looks like Uniflash could do the job, but it doesn't work. It spins at the Load Program dialog and then silently gives up. It seems overly complicated compared to tool like MSP430Flasher and lm4flash, too.

0 Manoj Santha Mohan over 8 years ago

TI__Guru 55700 points

Quartus,

On-chip flash plugin is integrated into CCS7.

In CCS Debug mode, Try Run -> Load -> Load program.

Regards,
Manoj

0 Gautam Iyer over 8 years ago in reply to Quartus

Guru 192875 points

Its simple! All you need to do is setup the target configuration properly. Can you check flashing a sample code .out file first?

0 Brett Larimore over 8 years ago in reply to Gautam Iyer

TI__Guru 57255 points

Hi Quartus,

You may also want to take a look at the following thread. It may give you other ideas to investigate, if desired.
https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/c2000/f/171/t/580464

Thank you,
Brett

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CCS/TMS320F28335: How to flash a C2000 program with Code Composer Studio v7