AWR1642BOOST: Hardware issue_XDS110

Hello RJimmy,



For programming/flashing XDS110 there is a flash utility available that can allow you to do so. Once the flashing is done if there are updates to the image these can be downloaded after Code composer studio is connected to the device.

We will get back to you with details about flashing XDS110.

Thank you,
Vaibhav

Thanks for your answer!

Hello RJimmy,
You can find the details about updating the XDS110 firmware at the following page : processors.wiki.ti.com/.../XDS110

The xdsdfu utility mentioned there would get installed along with CCS installation. You can also get it separately by installing the "emulation software package" from the following link : processors.wiki.ti.com/.../XDS_Emulation_Software_Package

Regards,
Vivek

Hi Vaibhav Mahimkar,

I have one more question relates to the XDS110 emulator section of AWR1642 EVM board.

I understand XDS110 emulator provides
1. JTAG for Code Composer Studio connectivity
2. UART1 for flashing the onboard serial flash, downloading FM, and getting application data sent through
UART1

When the USB is connected to the PC, the device manager shows two ports:
1. XDS110 Class Application/User UART - UART1 port
2. XDS110 Class Auxiliary Data Port - MSS logger port


But what is the third port: MSS logger UART??? Looks like there only one UART back channel.

Could you help me answer the question? Correct me if I have misunderstand.

Hi,

XDS110 Class Auxiliary Data Port - MSS logger port is used to let MSS (R4F of radar chip) to send the data to PC. For example, in mmw demo, the data you see in figures of plots are coming from this port.

Hi Chris,

Thanks for answering my question!

One more question for this
Since I have the hardware reference design from TI. I did some read. Looks like there is only one UART port which is AR_RS232TX and AR_RS232RX. That's something I can't understand well. Can you explain it to me?

Hi,

Based on my understanding of the design, as long as I keep the hardware of XDS110 exact same as AWR1642BOOST EVM board, the driver/firmware on the XDS110 is updated automatically when connecting from inside CCS for these two ports
1. XDS110 Class Application/User UART - UART1 port
2. XDS110 Class Auxiliary Data Port - MSS logger port

Am I right?

Correct me if I am wrong.

Hii,

I have a question here.

I made an individual XDS110 debugger based on the original design from AWR1642BOOST. The hardware design is exactly same as the original XDS110 debuger. So I have two separate boards, RF and XDS110 debugger.

The RF board is working fine through UART port individually. However, the debugger board is not working when I connect the RF board together with the debugger. The computer can't find the device. 

How can I load the XDS110 firmware from CSS to the XDS110 debugger???

Thanks,