TMS320F28377D: Use IPC to re-program flash of CPU2 using secondary boot-loader in CPU1

SAYALI MAHAJAN

Part Number: TMS320F28377D

I am designing a secondary boot-loader to flash data over a serial protocol. I am using the Flash API driver to accomplish this.

My controller is dual core - with 512KB flash memory for each.

Is it possible to have my application code on CPU2's flash memory & the secondary boot-loader on CPU1's flash memory? (i.e. can we flash the cpu2's memory from the secondary boot-loader in cpu1's flash memory?)

Can we make use of IPC to serve this purpose?

Thanks

over 4 years ago

+1 Vamsi Gudivada over 4 years ago

TI__Guru* 87145 points

Sayali,

Each core has to program it's own bank. CPU1 can not program CPU2's flash bank. I think you know this. Wanted to confirm.

If you want to keep the boot-loader in CPU1's flash memory and transfer the CPU2 image from CPU1 to CPU2 via IPC - that is fine.

If you want to reduce complication of hand shaking between the two cores, and if you can accommodate CPU2's custom boot-loader in CPU2's flash bank, then it might be easy for you to implement (CPU2's custom loader to reside in CPU2's flash bank).

Hope you already looked at https://www.ti.com/lit/sprabv4

Thanks and regards,
Vamsi

0 SAYALI MAHAJAN over 4 years ago in reply to Vamsi Gudivada

Prodigy 120 points

Yes, I'm aware of the bank allocation scheme. But just wanted to confirm.

Thanks

0 Vamsi Gudivada over 4 years ago in reply to SAYALI MAHAJAN

TI__Guru* 87145 points

Sayali,

Ok, I am closing this post. If you have further questions, you can open a new post.

Thanks and regards,

Vamsi

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