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2.8 Development
2.8.1 Development Support
2.8.2 Device Support
TMS320C6454
Fixed-Point Digital Signal Processor
SPRS311A – APRIL 2006 – REVISED DECEMBER 2006
In case the customer would like to develop their own features and software on the C6454 device, TI offers
an extensive line of development tools for the TMS320C6000™ DSP platform, including tools to evaluate
the performance of the processors, generate code, develop algorithm implementations, and fully integrate
and debug software and hardware modules. The tool's support documentation is electronically available
within the Code Composer Studio™ Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
The following products support development of C6000™ DSP-based applications:
Software Development Tools: Code Composer Studio™ Integrated Development Environment (IDE):
including Editor C/C++/Assembly Code Generation, and Debug plus additional development tools
Scalable, Real-Time Foundation Software (DSP/BIOS™), which provides the basic run-time target
software needed to support any DSP application.
Hardware Development Tools: Extended Development System (XDS™) Emulator (supports C6000™
DSP multiprocessor system debug) EVM (Evaluation Module)
2.8.2.1 Device and Development-Support Tool Nomenclature
To designate the stages in the product development cycle, TI assigns prefixes to the part numbers of all
DSP devices and support tools. Each DSP commercial family member has one of three prefixes: TMX,
TMP, or TMS (e.g., TMX320C6454ZTZ). Texas Instruments recommends two of three possible prefix
designators for its support tools: TMDX and TMDS. These prefixes represent evolutionary stages of
product development from engineering prototypes (TMX/TMDX) through fully qualified production
devices/tools (TMS/TMDS).
Device development evolutionary flow:
TMX Experimental device that is not necessarily representative of the final device's electrical
specifications
TMP Final silicon die that conforms to the device's electrical specifications but has not completed
quality and reliability verification
TMS Fully qualified production device
Support tool development evolutionary flow:
TMDX Development-support product that has not yet completed Texas Instruments internal
qualification testing.
TMDS Fully qualified development-support product
TMX and TMP devices and TMDX development-support tools are shipped with against the following
disclaimer:
"Developmental product is intended for internal evaluation purposes."
TMS devices and TMDS development-support tools have been characterized fully, and the quality and
reliability of the device have been demonstrated fully. TI's standard warranty applies.
Predictions show that prototype devices (TMX or TMP) have a greater failure rate than the standard
production devices. Texas Instruments recommends that these devices not be used in any production
system because their expected end-use failure rate still is undefined. Only qualified production devices are
to be used.
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