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CCS 3.3 + Wintech TDS560USB + Win7 64 bit

Chris Hollman64394
Prodigy 70 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TMS320F2812

We've been using CCS v3.3.38 with a Wintech Digital TDS560USB to program a TMS320F2812 for several years now. We recently replaced one of our development machines with one running 64 bit windows 7. When trying to install the driver for the emulator windows gave an error message that it would not work on 64 bit operating systems. We have contacted the emulator manufacturer and their solution is to run a virtual machine.

 

My question is, given the hardware and software that we have, what is the easiest/most cost effective way to get our development machine up and running? I have considered a few options:

 

- Run windows XP 32bit in a virtual machine on the windows 7 desktop... (PITA)

- Remove windows 7 64bit and replace it with windows XP 32bit... (PITA + $$$)

- Purchase a new emulator that supports 64 bit windows 7, such as the USB510L from Blackhawk... ($$$)

 

Neither of these options are particularly attractive, if there is anything I am missing or if anyone has any other suggestions I would love to hear them.

Thank you.

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    TI__Guru**** 162255 points

    Chris,

    A cheap option would be to buy an XDS100 class emulator.  They are very cheap.  There is one available from TI for ~$75 or you can order them from a number of our emulation partners.  XDS100 is a slow emulator but for C28x devices it is not bad.

    Regards,

    John

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    TI__Guru**** 463231 points

    Chris Hollman said:
    - Run windows XP 32bit in a virtual machine on the windows 7 desktop... (PITA)

    It can be a PITA... but I  have a had decent luck dealing with virtual machines (WMware specifically) and CCS. It's not too bad:

    http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/VMware_with_CCS

    Chris Hollman said:
    - Purchase a new emulator that supports 64 bit windows 7, such as the USB510L from Blackhawk... ($$)

    You can get an XDS100 emulator. It is a low cost (under $100) JTAG emulator. Performance isn't the best in terms of speed (especially compared to an XDS560) but it is tolerable if you application is not too big.

    ki

     

     

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    TI__Guru**** 171004 points

    Hi,

    Unfortunately the emulator manufacturer controls the device driver support, therefore your options seem the only ones to me.

    My first option would be the cheapest one - installing XP on a VM. I have CCSv3.3 installed in a Windows XP Mode (I use Win7/64 as well) and did not have trouble connecting to an external emulator. For VmWare I would check the information at the page below:

    http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/VMware_with_CCS

    Purchasing a new emulator is a bit sad given you currently have a 560-class, but there are some low-cost options exclusively for the C2000 family (BH USB2000 or SD XDS510LC are two that I can recall now). If you want to stay in the 560-class of emulators, you can always check the lower cost but more featured XDS560v2s (BH and SD have it).

    However, CCSv3.3 is not fully supported in Windows 7, therefore I would be a bit cautious before spending any money. A good reading is the page below:

    http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Using_CCS_with_Windows_Vista_and_7

    Hope this helps,

    Rafael

     

     

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    Prodigy 70 points

    Thanks so much for the quick reply guys!

     

    I'll look over the link you provided Ki and may try a virtual machine solution first, but it is nice to know that there is an affordable hardware solution as well, we were not looking forward to spending another thousand bucks on a new emulator!