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Save TMS320F206 code to replacement chip?

Mae Lee
Prodigy 30 points


I have board with a TMS320F206 processor that went bad. 

Can I  save the program from a working chip and then program a replacement chip? 

Is that possible with F206sldr.exe?  Or how about Code Composer?

Can I use a XDS510 USB emulator?  Or do I need the XDS510 parallel port cable?

Thanks!

  • 0
    TI__Guru**** 474281 points

    Regarding Code Composer, you can use Code Composer to read memory and save contents to a data file but that is the best you can do. You would need to know what memory regions the code is in and manually save it yourself. And you would need an very OLD version of Code Composer. Like CC 3.x from 16 years ago which is not available anymore. Sorry

    ki

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    Prodigy 30 points

    Ki,

    Would Code Composer 3.3 work? Or what version are you referring to?

    Matthew

  • 0 in reply to Mae Lee
    TI__Guru**** 474281 points

    CCv3 and CCv4 for C2x should work. Since you have a F206 board, you (or the company) must have one of those two versions. Again this is Code Composer. NOT Code Composer Studio.

    Thanks

    ki

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    Intellectual 675 points

    I remember being able to compile code for the F206 with CCS3.1, but not being able to debug.

    I wonder if its possible to buy an old copy of CC in the case that the software was thrown out or 5S'ed!

    Mae, did you ever get this working?

  • 0 in reply to jason wiseman
    Prodigy 30 points

    Jason,

    Thanks for your insight!  I still need to get the board repaired, but lost hope from what others said here.

    Just to be 100% clear  when you say CCS3.1 do you mean Code Composer Studio.  From what Ki-Soo stated it doesn't seem like anything with  Studio wouldn't work.

    And Jason, one issue is I need to read the code off a working chip.  Any thoughts on if that would work with CCS3.1.

    Thanks!

  • 0 in reply to Mae Lee
    Intellectual 675 points

    It was CC Studio 3.1.  You can configure it to compile code for the F240 and F206, but you cannot debug or connect with JTAG on the F206. 

    This means you cannot read the flash contents out using the CCS3.1 either. 

    You will need to do some research on bootloaders and write a program to dump the flash contents out the serial port or something. 

  • 0 in reply to jason wiseman
    TI__Guru**** 474281 points

    Mae - Did you actually have a Code Composer license? Do you have any Code Composer or Code Composer Studio full license?

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    Intellectual 675 points

     

    I have licenses for ccs including some older ccs v3.3 that came with spectrum digital emulators.

    How do i downgrade or purchase outright some of the older versions of code composer? I can see TMDS3240130 which is code composer v4.1 on digikey. This supports the old c3x and c4x. The TI links hint that it also supports many of the older 2x and 5x family. Would this be suitable for the old f240 and f206 code development and debugging?

     

  • 0 in reply to jason wiseman
    TI__Guru**** 474281 points

    Jason - could you start a private conversation with me (see the Forum README on how to do this)?

    Thanks

    ki