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TMS320DM8168: Proper Debugging Tools for ARM Cortex-A8 DSP IC

Part Number: TMS320DM8168
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TMDSEMU200-U

Hello all,

I'm looking to better understand what probes and tools I need to properly debug a kernel loading bug on the TMS320 DSP. I work on the hardware side and have extremely limited experience with this aspect of debugging. I would like to better understand what's going inside the DSP itself during boot-up and programming. Should I get the TMDSEMU200-U XDS200 USB Debug Probe or is an older XDS510 spectrum digital probe sufficient. Also, is the spectrum digital probe still compatible with CCS? I think I would be using embedded trace buffer (ETB) for debugging. Any tool that allows me to view timing or signals in real-time would be extremely useful. The board I'm using has the 20 pin JTAG header for emulation mode.   

I also see the mention of Core Trace with the XDS560v2 PRO TRACE probe. Can I take advantage of this feature on this DSP processor?

Best regards and many thanks,

Tony