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TMDSEVM5517: C5517: OLED Display Shows Nothing

Sheldon Struthers
Intellectual 530 points

Part Number: TMDSEVM5517

I just completed the C5517 EVM Quick Start Guide and have verified that all the switches are in the correct positions.  However, when I power up the board nothing happens (besides the power LED coming on).  Based on step 9 ("Navigate through demo and examples on the OLED display using the navigation buttons"), I expected to be using the OLED display and buttons to test out example code.

Do I need to download software to the evulation kit or is supposed to allow me to test some of the functions right out of the box?

Thanks! 

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    TI__Guru 55315 points

    Hi Sheldon,

    Which CSL release are you using? Which boot device you are using (SD or NOR, NAND flash)? If you use the SD card to boot, how do you prepare the SD card?

    Ming

     

  • 0 in reply to Ming Wei
    Intellectual 530 points

    Hi Ming,

    Thanks so much for the reply.  I'm sorry, but what is CSL?

    I have not made any selection of which device to use for boot.  In step 1 of the quick start guide they say that we are verify that the switch selections set BOOTMODE 4 to boot from NOR Flash at 12MHz.  I have not programmed the Flash with anything (as I am just trying to get any demonstration to work).  Is it supposed to have a preprogrammed program in it?

    I sure wish someone who also purchased the C5517 EVM could tell me what they did to get started.

    Sheldon

  • 0 in reply to Ming Wei
    Intellectual 530 points

    Which CSL should I be using with the TMDSEVM5517?  There was no software in the box and the link in the documentation says to go a page that no longer can be found.

    I am very frustrated with this development systems that didn't come with example software.  I am thinking of returning it and going with a DSP from a different manufacturer.

  • 0 in reply to Sheldon Struthers
    TI__Guru* 84075 points

    Hi Sheldon

    The CSL is available here, this has low level examples for peripherals 

    http://www.ti.com/tool/SPRC133

    You can download : C55XCSL-LOWPOWER 

    You may find the section on software and ide  in the EVM user guide useful too

     this is linked from the EVM product page

    http://www.ti.com/tool/TMDSEVM5517

    There are some application level demos , but they require additional hardware

    I do regret the issues you are having with the out of box experience.

    I do see that with the c55x family, if you are doing a completely new design, the experience can be challenging as we have limited ability to support.

    You may find the ADT , the 3P listed in the following E2E FAQ helpful for new design work, if c5517 meets all of your requirements

    https://e2e.ti.com/support/processors/f/791/t/818771

    Regards

    Mukul 

  • 0 in reply to Mukul Bhatnagar
    Intellectual 530 points

    I have had good luck with the application examples from the Spectrum Digital () but they don't have examples for as many things (there is no example for the McBSP which I need to use).

    Your link to: http://www.ti.com/tool/SPRC133 has more examples but I can't get any of them to compile because they all give me an error message similar to the following: 

    C55xx: GEL: Encountered a problem loading file:...CSL_RTC_IDLE2_Interrupt_Alarm_Example.out Could not open file

    I have no idea why it thinks it needs to open a file but I can't get any examples to work for the same reason.

    Sheldon

  • 0 in reply to Sheldon Struthers
    TI__Mastermind 30140 points

    Hi Sheldon,

    Can you confirm that your CCS workspace is set to the CSL directory?

    The workspace should be in <INSTALL_PATH>\c55_csl_3.08

    Have you been able to build any project?

    Can you copy paste the console log of the failed build here please?

    Regards,
    Mark