- TMS370 Microcontroller/Gang Programmer User's Guide

Contents
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Table of Contents
2.12 Saving Configuration Parameters and the Device Table to a File — the
Save Command 2-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.13 Showing the Display Window — the Display Command 2-16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.14 Ending Your Current Session and Returning to DOS — the Quit Command 2-16. . . . . . .
3 Operating in the Display Window 3-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1 How Command Menus Work 3-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Using the Special Function Keys 3-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3 What Happens If I Make an Error 3-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.4 Understanding Your Input at the Prompt 3-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.5 Display Window Overview and Description 3-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.5.1 Differences in Command Structures for Microcontroller
Programmer and Gang Programmer 3-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.6 Filling a Block of PC Memory With a Value — the Fill Command 3-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.7 Loading a COFF File Into PC Memory— the Load Command 3-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.8 Outputting a COFF File From PC Memory — the Output COFF Command 3-10. . . . . . . .
3.9 Moving Blocks of PC Memory—the Move Command 3-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.10 Programming a Device From PC Memory — the Program Command 3-13. . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.10.1 Programming Using the Microcontroller Programmer 3-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.10.2 Programming Using the Gang Programmer 3-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.11 Showing and Operating Within a Text File—the Show Command 3-17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.11.1 Finding Character Strings Within a Text File — the Find Command 3-18. . . . . .
3.11.2 Finding the Next Occurence of Character String — the Next Command 3-18. . . .
3.11.3 Positioning the Cursor at a Specific Line Number — the Line Command 3-18. . .
3.11.4 Positioning the Cursor at Top of a File — the Top Command 3-18. . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.11.5 Positioning the Cursor at the Bottom of a File — the Bottom Command 3-18. . .
3.12 Uploading a Device’s Contents Into PC Memory—the Upload Command 3-19. . . . . . . . . .
3.12.1 Uploading Using the Microcontroller Programmer 3-19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.12.2 Uploading Using the Gang Programmer 3-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.13 Verifying the Contents of a Device—the Verify Command 3-22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.13.1 Verifying Using the Microcontroller Programmer 3-22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.13.2 Verifying Using the Gang Programmer 3-23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.14 Editing the Contents of PC Memory—the Edit Command 3-26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.15 Using the Master Mode Menu—the Master Command 3-27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.16 Suspending the Program and Entering DOS—the System Command 3-28. . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.17 Quitting the Program and Exiting to DOS—the Quit Command 3-28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Operating the Programmer in Batch Mode A-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A.1 Understanding the Batch Mode File A-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A.2 Batch File Command Rules and Descriptions A-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A.2.1 Executable Batch Commands A-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A.2.2 Nonexecutable Batch Commands A-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A.3 Batch Mode Status Messages A-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B Error Messages B-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B.1 Error Message Descriptions B-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C Configuration Parameters C-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D Using Keystroke Capture Files D-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .