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C6211 support with CCSv5 ?

Niall Parker
Intellectual 370 points

Hello,

I have some old hardware based on the C6211 and would like to migrate it to ccsv5 if possible. I note the product folder points to CCSv5 as the development platform yet there isn't any support as device/cpu or boards ... I recall seeing something about the C6211 being no longer supported but can't find the last version of ccs that did include support for it .

Was support dropped for lack of demand or did the ccs version updates make it too hard to stay compatible ? I hunted through the board and device databases in ccsv5 and it looks like there remain bits referring to the C6211, C6711 but wasn't able to get ccs to include them as options. Is there any document that describes the necessary components/configuration to support a new(old) device ?

Thanks.

            ... Niall

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    TI__Guru**** 171729 points

    Niall,

    If you intend to connect to your C6211 hardware through a XDS510 or XDS560 emulator, this is supported by CCSv5 (the old parallel-port DSKs are not supported anymore, sorry).

    However you need to create a configuration from scratch to connect to the hardware. Check this post.

    I also send attached a configuration file that I created a long time ago and it worked for me. You may need to add a proper GEL file (also attached).

    Hope this helps,

    Rafael

    C6211_XDS510USB.zip
  • 0 in reply to desouza
    Intellectual 370 points

    I tried following the custom config procedure but couldn't find any reference to a C621x device but did find via browsing it under cpu ... however when I tried to add it there was a complaint about unable to find appropriate driver ... I then tried importing your .ccxml file but it ignored it. Reviewing the file I found reference to sdgo6xusb.xml which I was unable to locate.

    I'm trying this on a Linux host, maybe no driver for this combination ?

    You mention it works with the XDS510 and XDS560, is the XDS100 not an option at all ? I do have a XDS510 but only the ISA interface and I think I saw something somewhere that this was no longer supported either (not that my current pc has any ISA slots !)

        ... Niall

  • 0 in reply to Niall Parker
    TI__Guru**** 171729 points

    Niall,

    Unfortunately you have a combination of device/emulator/hostOS that is very unfavorable.

    CCSv5 does not support the XDS510ISA, the XDS100-class emulators do not support C62x and Linux does not support this family of devices as well. 

    Check the sections Emulators supported and Supported ISAs of the Linux Host Support page.

    Also, check the section Features not supported of the XDS100 page.

    So the options are either use an older system to maintain this legacy product (with an older version of CCS) or update everything to newer device/debug system - I obviously understand this is not a very practical alternative, though.

    Hope this helps,

    Rafael

  • 0 in reply to desouza
    Intellectual 370 points

    Thanks for the additional info, I had been hoping to retire the old development system but it looks like even with a new jtag emulator I'd still need to maintain a dedicated windows environment for it.

                  ... Niall