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Installation and Setup for DSP/BIOS 5.41

 

This version of DSP/BIOS is delivered as a component of Code Composer Studio v4 (CCStudio). It is available for Microsoft Windows. It includes support for all DSP families supported by DSP/BIOS: C28x, C55x, and C6x.

 

For the latest information about what’s new in this release and any known issues, see the release notes (which, in turn, has links to other documents).

 

This document describes how to perform the following tasks:

Installing DSP/BIOS

DSP/BIOS 5.41 is installed as part of the CCSv4 installation process. 


If you ever need to uninstall DSP/BIOS, an uninstaller is provided for Windows (Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs).

Setting System Variables

If you want to build with DSP/BIOS 5.41 outside the CCSv4 environment, follow these steps:

1.     Create the BIOS_INSTALL_DIR system environment variable, and set it to <install_dir>/bios_5_41.

2.     Insert the location of the XDCtools 3.15 installation at the beginning of your PATH system environment variable. (Remove any DSP/BIOS or XDCtools locations that were put in for earlier DSP/BIOS or XDCtools installations.) For Windows use back slashes (“\”) and a semicolon (;) between each system environment variable you add to the PATH. For example:

C:\Program Files\Texas Instruments\xdctools_3_15

Coordinating with CCStudio v4

In order to correctly build DSP/BIOS 5.41 applications, you need to enable DSP/BIOS support when creating a DSP/BIOS project. To watch a demo that creates a CCSv4 project that uses DSP/BIOS, see the Hello World DSP/BIOS 5 demo. See Section 2.1 of the TMS320 DSP/BIOS v5.41 User’s Guide (SPRU423) for descriptions of the steps in this demo. You can perform this demo yourself to test your installation.

   

When you are creating a CCSv4 project, the key step is to select the "Use DSP/BIOS v5.xx" option in the Target Content area of the "CCS Project Settings" page. 

   

Target content options

     

If you want to modify the version of DSP/BIOS used to build an existing project, right-click on the project name in the CCSv4 list of projects and choose Build Properties. In the CCS Build Settings category, go to the General tab and choose the DSP/BIOS version you want to use.


Converting CCSv3.3 Projects to CCSv4 Projects

To import a CCSv3.3 project, choose Project > Import Legacy CCSv3.3 Project in CCSv4. Follow the instructions in the import wizard. For more information about converting CCSv3.3 projects to CCSv4 projects, go to the Code Composer Studio Mediawiki and read the "Migration" section of the page.

If you are importing a project that uses DSP/BIOS, the import wizard asks you to select the version of DSP/BIOS you want the imported project to use. It is recommended that you select DSP/BIOS 5.41. This version of DSP/BIOS is compatible with previous 5.x versions. If you select a DSP/BIOS 6.x version, you will need to make changes to your source code and configuration. If you select a DSP/BIOS version prior to 5.41, you will not have access to the ROV tool and Real-time Analysis debugging features.

DSP/BIOS Examples

You can use the following sources for example DSP/BIOS applications:

          See the release notes for known issues.


More Information About DSP/BIOS

See the following documents available with this release and also on www.dspvillage.com to learn about DSP/BIOS:

 

 

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