CCS/TMDSDSK6713: Can I use the gui composer with spectrum digital DSK 6713 boards?

Danny,

GUI Composer can work in multiple ways. One is using the debug probe for communication. The Spectrum Digital probes are not supported by GUI Composer, so that means you can't use the probe on the C6713 DSK. XDS100/110/200 are supported in GUI Composer but those probes also don't support C6713. Those debug probes do support C674x. However the next issue is that today we only support our MCU device families.

Another option is to just have GUI Composer connected to a COM port. Here GUI Composer doesn't care or know what device is there. So instead of using something like RTDX to communicate between the host and device you would use UART. This type of solution requires more work as you have to do the communication side yourself instead of just having the debug probe read/write values.

Regards,
John

Hi Dan,

We have a couple options based on your teaching preference. Is the course covering fixed point or floating point? Is MATLAB a requirement? Will textbook support be important? Will the course be covering audio or motor control?

Likely the OMAPL38 kit (TMDSLCDK138) may be the best fit due to textbook availability, but there are others to consider.

C2000 LaunchPad (LAUNCHXL-F28379D) supports good MATLAB experience and motor control.

C5505 USB stick (TMDX5505EZDSP) for audio signal processing. 

C5545 BoosterPack (BOOST5545ULP) for audio signal processing. 

HI

tx for reply!

The course covers audio (no motor), with assignments on FIR, IIR filters then FFT filtering. The course ends with a project using FFT to blind filter noise.
No Matlab is used, apart from a small bit to find the filter coefficients for the IIR and FIR . The lecture notes cover floating point.

What do you mean by "textbook" support?
Also I'm not quite understanding the role of the ARM and the DSP together in the TMDSLCDK13.

Currently we are considering a future upgrade to:
www.ti.com/.../tmdslcdk6748

Will the TMDSLCDK13 possibly offer us something in the way of branching out into control as well as covering the DSP teaching role?

R.
Dan



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Dan,

The textbook offered for the OMAPL138 is here: www.amazon.com/.../1498781012

This third edition is relatively recent. Most other texts are getting a little dated.

Yes the TMDSLCDK6748 is also an option but no specific textbook resource available although it uses I think same DSP as OMAPL138 so maybe reusable in some ways.

It appears this wiki is the main resource page for the two boards. processors.wiki.ti.com/.../C6748_Development_Kit_(LCDK). You will also need an external emulator likely the XDS100.

I also forgot to mention the Reay book: www.wiley.com/.../Digital Signal Processing and Applications with the OMAP L138 eXperimenter-p-9780470936863

thanks for the links and the support!

I might get those books to look at, I have a small budget at work to cover such things. It seems to me from your posts I have two options the TMS320C6748
or the TMDSLCDK138.

Is there anywhere I can read that compares the two in architecture, speed, peripherals, relevance to industry, possible projects and so on... (with advantages/disadvantages) to help me make the decision.

you see we have two relevant research groups here in my dept at Imperial, one in signal processing and another in control. If I can get more mileage out of the hardware (student final year projects, research projects) all the better. We are going to buy approx 100 boards within the next year for the DSP course so my decision now is critical.

R.
Dan

Hi Dan,

I think the TMDSLCD138 gives just a tad more flexibility with the ARM + DSP and has 1:1 support for the textbooks. I did not find a good comparison but I think there is a small edge on the TMDSLCDK138 and relevant to industry trends.