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4 Running the Application
5 Emulators
6 References
Trademarks
Running the Application www.ti.com
To run the application specific hardware, choose either TestDrive-GUI or CCS-Development options below
and follow the appropriate steps.
Step 1. TestDrive-GUI
a. Open the GUI Quick Start Guide, QSG-EightChannelBuck-GUI.pdf, found in:
C:\TI_F28xxx_SysSW\EightChannelBuck\~Docs\
b. Go to directory C:\TI_F28xxx_SysSW\EightChannelBuck\~GUI
c. Open EightChannelBuck-GUI.exe
d. Follow the step-by step instructions found in the Quick Start Guide
Step 2. Code Composer Studio - Development
a. If you have emulation tools and Code Composer Studio already installed and active, load
the project file EightChannelBuck.pjt found in:
C:\TI_F28xxx_SysSW\EightChannelBuck\
b. See the EightChannelBuck.pdf for a step-by-step walk through of how to compile and run
the various labs. This document can be found in
C:\TI_F28xxx_SysSW\EightChannelBuck\~Docs\.
The following companies provide low cost, full featured emulators designed specifically for C2000™
controllers:
Blackhawk™ USB2000 Controller (part number TMDSEMU2000U)
http://www.blackhawk-dsp.com
$299
Spectrum Digital XDS510LC JTAG Emulator (part number 701902)
http://www.spectrumdigital.com
$249
For more information, see the following guides:
• EightChannelBuck – provides detailed information on the EightChannelBuck project within an easy to
use lab-style format.
C:\TI_28xxx_SysSW\EightChannelBuck\~Docs\EightChannelBuck.pdf
• QSG-EightChannelBuck-GUI – gives an overview on how to demo the EightChannelBuck project
quickly using an intuitive GUI interface.
C:\TI_28xxx_SysSW\EightChannelBuck\~Docs\QSG-EightChannelBuck-GUI.pdf
• EightChBuck-HWdevPkg – a folder containing various files related to the hardware on the DC/DC
Developer’s Kit board (schematics, bill of materials, Gerber files, PCB layout, etc). All schematics and
PCB files created with the freeware ExpressPCB package.
C:\TI_28xxx_SysHW\EightChBuck-HWdevPkg\
• F28x User’s Guides http://www.ti.com/f28xuserguides
TMS320C2000, TMS320C28x, PowerTrain, Code Composer Studio, C2000 are trademarks of Texas
Instruments.
Blackhawk is a trademark of EWA Technologies, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
6 TMS320C2000 DSC DC/DC Developer’s Kit SPRUFR7 – July 2008
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