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LAUNCHXL2-TMS57012: Need Tutorials for LAUNCHXL2-TMS57012

Part Number: LAUNCHXL2-TMS57012
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: HALCOGEN

Hello friends

Recently I bought TI's TMS57012 launchpad. I normally worked with MSP430 and AVR microcontrollers but I want to learn the Hercules series. The MSP430 and most of the AVR controllers I used are almost the same but these Hercules series made me cancer. I couldn't find any good tutorials except TI's own tutorials.My question is:

1- How can I learn to code this launchpad?

2- Why even LED blink example so different then MSP?

3- Where can I find better tutorials then TI's?

  • Hello,
    If you already got TMS57012 LaunchPad, then all you need to start coding is Code Composer Studio ( download from here: www.ti.com/.../CCSTUDIO ) and HALCoGen ( download from here: www.ti.com/.../HALCOGEN ). HALCoGen makes configuration of Hercules MCUs very simple. Also drivers and APIs are generated by HALCoGen. As LaunchPad has embeded JTAG emulator you will not need any other tools for starting.
    TI provides very useful training movies for starting with Hercules MCUs, HALCoGen and CCS : training.ti.com/hercules
    After installing HALCoGen, when navigate to HALCoGen Help->Help topics->Examples, you could find many examples together with explanation how to configure HALCoGen for particular example. Very nice example on how to blink a LED using RTI module and GIO modules could be found in examples as well.

    I hope this helps.

    Best regards,
    Miro