- TMS370 Microcontroller/Gang Programmer User's Guide

Understanding the Batch Mode File
A-2
Operating the Programmer in Batch Mode
A.1 Understanding the Batch Mode File
Batch mode allows you to program and/or verify devices repeatedly with a
fixed configuration setup in the configuration/batch file. When you invoke the
programmer in batch mode, all device parameters are specified by the device
type called out in the configuration/batch file.
The configuration/batch file is an ASCII file that calls out the device table and
device type. You can create a configuration/batch file by using an editor or by
using the
save configuration command in the interactive mode. A single file
can be used as either a configuration file or a batch file. If the programmer is
invoked with the –b option, it is invoked in batch mode, and the executable
commands are executed. If the –b option is not specified, the file is used to set-
up the configuration, and all exectuable commands are ignored.
Example A–1 shows a configuration/batch file with comments explaining the
purpose of each line.
Example A–1. Example Configuration/Batch File
DT=dev220.tbl ;Use device table ’dev220.tbl’.
DV=tms370@C756 ;Device family is ’tms370’, device
;first name is ’C756’.
o=test.out ;Use COFF file ’test.out’.
PO=1 ;Use communication port 1.
If you want to use this file as a batch control file, you must add batch commands
to control programmer operation. Details about the valid batch commands are
explained in Section A.2.