API for XDS100 and XDS110

Li-Lynn

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UNIFLASH, CC3200

Hi,

Is there an API for both XDS100 and XDS110 so that I can implement the firmware flashing of ICs into my own function/program? So that I do not need to install applications like "Flash Programmer 2" and "UniFlash".

I saw similar FAQ about XDS100 on http://processors.wiki.ti.com, but the answer says post it in the support forum, so i did.

Thanks! :)

over 8 years ago

0 Li-Lynn over 8 years ago

Prodigy 170 points

Anyone? Please? Or...
If there is no API for it, is there any other method for me to implement firmware flashing via the XDS in my own program?

0 desouza over 8 years ago in reply to Li-Lynn

TI__Guru**** 169834 points

Hi,

Unfortunately we don't have a public API to interact with our Debug Probes.

If OpenOCD is a venue that works for you, both XDS100 (via the FTDI interface settings) and XDS110 (via the CMSIS-DAP interface) are supported. Details about the XDS110 support are mentioned at the following thread:
e2e.ti.com/.../523340

Hope this helps,
Rafael

0 Li-Lynn over 8 years ago in reply to desouza

Prodigy 170 points

Hi Rafael,

Thanks for replying! I will look at the OpenOCD and see if it'd work for me. :)

I found another thread: e2e.ti.com/.../423630
which had the similar problem that I am facing now.

In one of the replies: e2e.ti.com/.../1513413
Shlomi Itzhak mentioned: "If you are using PC for MCP upgrades, why not use it with Uniflash (you can always integrate it to the application you provide and execute the command line)?"

May I know how to integrate the UniFlash into my C# application? What are the commands for firmware upgrade?

Thanks!

0 Li-Lynn over 8 years ago in reply to Li-Lynn

Prodigy 170 points

Li-Lynn said:

May I know how to integrate the UniFlash into my C# application? What are the commands for firmware upgrade?

Or should I post this in other forum?

0 desouza over 8 years ago in reply to Li-Lynn

TI__Guru**** 169834 points

Hi,

Uniflash is a tool designed to be smaller than CCS and perform flash programming of the devices.

Its latest inception is release 4 and it provides a flexible command line interface that can be called from a shell - it supports Windows, Linux and MacOS.

The Uniflash page and its quickstart guide are at:

Download page: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Category:CCS_UniFlash

Section 2.6 of: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/UniFlash_v4_Quick_Guide

Hope this helps,

Rafael

0 Li-Lynn over 8 years ago in reply to desouza

Prodigy 170 points

Hi Rafael,

You mean UniFlash v4? But what about v3? One of my MCUs is the CC3200, and UniFlash v4 does not support CC3200, am I right?

Thanks.

0 desouza over 8 years ago in reply to Li-Lynn

TI__Guru**** 169834 points

Hi,

Uniflash v3 also has a command line interface shown in section 3.3 of its Quick Start Guide.

processors.wiki.ti.com/.../UniFlash_v3_Quick_Start_Guide

Given it is built upon a completely different platform, it is a bit less featured than v4 and its interface is very different but it works very well.

Regards,
Rafael

0 Li-Lynn over 8 years ago in reply to desouza

Prodigy 170 points

Hi Rafael,

Is this UniFlash v3's CLI standalone?

From what I see, I still need to have the UniFlash v3 installed on my PC in order to use this CLI, am I right?

Thank you very much! :)

0 desouza over 8 years ago in reply to Li-Lynn

TI__Guru**** 169834 points

Hi,

Unfortunately no. Uniflash v3 does not have a standalone version of its command line interface.

Despite this, Uniflash is a lot smaller than a typical CCS install, therefore minimizing the impact in production environments.

Hope this helps,

Rafael

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