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AM62A7: CCS load DDR-MARGIN-FW steps

Part Number: AM62A7
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: SK-AM62A-LP

Tool/software:

In the readme.txt, Can connect to SMS0_TIFS_0 core on HS-FS AM62A? It is OK to do it on GP device. but AM62A all are HS device. 

in MCU SDK section:  CCS Launch, Load and Run, also has not such a step to connect SMS0_TIFS_0 cores

EXAMPLE: SK-AM62A-LP EVM

1) Create a target configuration. CCS comes pre-populated with files for the SK-AM62A-LP EVM.
a) Connection = XDS110
b) Board = AM62A_SK_EVM
2) Power on the board and launch the target configuration
3) Launch the serial application, like TeraTerm.
a) Determining the COM port can be tricky, but it is usually the first non-XDS COM port available
4) Connect to the SMS0_TIFS_0 core
b) On target connection, GELs will automatically run to configure clocks and power to the device
5) From the Scripts tab, highlight "DDR Init from SMS" and then click "Init_SKEVM_LPDDR4_from_SMS"
6) All of the pre-requisites for the tool are now completed, it can be loaded to any A53 core.
a) Right click on A53SS0_CORE0_0 and click "Connect Target"
b) From the Run tab, click "Load" and then "Load Program"
c) Browse to the downloaded location of the firmware .out file, then click okay.
7) The firmware is now loaded to the A53. Hit the resume button (green play icon) and the firmware will now run.
8) Wait until the firmware has finished, then copy the output in the serial terminal to a text file.

  • Greetings Tony,

    There are a variety of ways to load the tool for all the devices supported, the readme shows two basic examples on how to do so. I happened to have a GP AM62A device and used it when writing the readme, but you can follow the MCU+SDK section on CCS launching and connecting if you wish to do so. The tool is flexible, as long as power+clocks and DDR is configured before loading the firmware it will be functional.

    Sincerely,

    Lucas