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CCS UniFlash v3.0 Release Candidate Release Notes
Contents
- 1 CCS UniFlash v3.0 Release Candidate Release Notes
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 System Requirements
- 1.3 Installation Instructions
- 1.4 List of Supported Devices
- 1.5 List of Communication Interface (Emulator) Support
- 1.6 List of Supported File Types
- 1.7 Issues Reporting
- 1.8 Where to Get Help
- 1.9 Release Roadmap (Tentative)
- 1.10 Bug Fixes
- 1.11 Improvements and Changes
- 1.12 Known Issue(s)
- 1.13 Release Notes Archive
CCS UniFlash v3.0 Release Candidate Release Notes[edit]
- Release Date: October 25, 2013
- Build Version: 3.0.0.00021
Overview[edit]
Universal Flash Programmer for Texas Instruments devices. Provides a single interface for programming Flash memory and executing Flash based operations on supported targets.
This is the release candidate for v3.0 release of the application. UniFlash v3.0 adds support for off-chip Flash Programming for the Sitara family of devices. Please see the Improvements and Changes and Bug Fixes sections for the list of changes.
Please read the Known Issue(s) section for issues we are currently working on, and the Issues Reporting section for information on how to report issues you come across.
System Requirements[edit]
CPU - supports SSE2 instruction set (ie; Intel Pentium 4 or newer, AMD Opteron/Athlon 64 or newer)
Disk Space - 600MB (2GB recommended)
Memory - 1GB (2GB recommended)
OS - Windows XP/7, Linux Distribution based on CCS requirements here
JRE 1.6 (or above) required
Installation Instructions[edit]
Download CCS UniFlash here: www.ti.com/tool/uniflash
List of Supported Devices[edit]
C2000™ 32-bit Real-time Control MCUs
Device Series | Part # | Device List |
---|---|---|
C28x Fixed-point Series |
TMS320F280x TMS320F281x TMS320F2801x TMS320F28044 TMS320F2823x |
TI Product Page |
C28x Delfino™ Floating-point Series | TMS320F2833x | TI Product Page |
C28x Piccolo™ Series |
TMS320F2802x TMS320F2803x TMS320F2805x TMS320F2806x |
TI Product Page |
C28x + ARM® Cortex™ M3 Concerto™ Series |
F28M35x F28M36x |
TI Product Page |
Hercules™ ARM® Safety MCUs
Device Series | Part # | Device List |
---|---|---|
TMS470M ARM Cortex-M3 Series | TMS470Mx | TI Product Page |
TMS570 ARM Cortex-R4 Series |
TMS570LS20xxx/10xxx TMS570LS31x/21x/11x TMS570LS1227 TMS570LS04x/03x |
TI Product Page |
RM4 ARM Cortex-R4 Series |
RM48xxx RM46xxx RM42xxx |
TI Product Page |
MSP430™ Ultra-Low Power 16-bit Microcontroller
Device Series | Part # | Device List |
---|---|---|
All MSP430 Series | MSP430 | TI Product Page |
Sitara™ ARM Cortex™-A8 & ARM9™ Processors
Device Series | Part # | Device List |
---|---|---|
AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 (or equivalent) | AM335x | TI Product Page |
Stellaris® ARM® Cortex™-M Microcontrollers <Quick Start Guide >
Device Series | Part # | Device List |
---|---|---|
LM3S Cortex-M3 Series | LM3Sx | TI Product Page |
LM4F Cortex-M4F Series | LM4Fx | TI Product Page |
Tiva™ ARM® Cortex™-M Microcontrollers <Quick Start Guide >
Device Series | Part # | Device List |
---|---|---|
Tiva™ C Series MCUs | TM4Cx | TI Product Page |
Tiva™ E Series MCUs | TM4Ex | N/A |
Wireless Connectivity CCxxxx Cortex™-M Devices <Quick Start Guide >
Device Series | Part # | Device List |
---|---|---|
CC253x | CC2538 | TI Product Page |
List of Communication Interface (Emulator) Support[edit]
- TI XDS100 Class Emulator
- TI XDS560 PCI Emulator
- Blackhawk Emulators
- Spectrum Digital Emulators
- Stellaris In-Circuit Debug Interface (for Stellaris, Tiva-C and Tiva-E devices only)
- USB Debug Firmware Update (DFU) Interface (for Stellaris, Tiva-C and Tiva-E devices only)
- MSP-FET430UIF (for MSP430 devices only)
- Serial Connection (for C2000 Concerto series of devices only)
List of Supported File Types[edit]
Loading:
- TI COFF
- TI ELF
- Intel Hex
- Motorola S-Record
- Tektronix Hex
- TI-TXT
- Binary
Saving/Exporting:
- TI COFF
- Binary
Issues Reporting[edit]
Please report all bugs, issues and enhancement requests in the following forum:
http://e2e.ti.com/support/development_tools/code_composer_studio/default.aspx
Where to Get Help[edit]
Read the Quick Start Guide for more information on the product: Quick Start Guide
Read the FAQ
Please post questions about the product in the following forum: http://e2e.ti.com/support/development_tools/code_composer_studio/default.aspx
Release Roadmap (Tentative)[edit]
- UniFlash v3.1 is currently schedule for end of year/early next year. Specific features and bug fixes will be announced at a later date.
Bug Fixes[edit]
- SDSCM00045031 - Restoring clock settings after loading a program on Concerto devices
- SDSCM00047258 - Support Tiva Blizzard B1 revision devices
- SDSCM00046748 - Fixed issue with session launch sometimes gets stuck during C28x devices
- SDSCM00046909 - Fixed issue with erasing of TMS570LS3137
- SDSCM00048160 - Fixed Unable to program OTP on Hercules devices
- SDSCM00048225 - Fixed issue with Stellaris Flash Programming with WDT enabled
- SDSCM00048161 - Fixed issue with UniFlash GUI not allowing addresses in the above 0xF0000000 in the Flash Export dialog
- SDSCM00047645 - Fixed issue with UniFlash RCP failing to start after performing an update
Improvements and Changes[edit]
- Sitara Flash Support (Windows Only)
- SDSCM00048295 - Stellaris Flash Connectivity: USB DFU (Windows Only)
- SDSCM00048294 - Stellaris ICDI Firmware Update (Windows Only)
- SDSCM00048297 - Stellaris Debug Port Unlock (via ICDI interface Only)
- SDSCM00046342 - Support for multiple ranges for memory export to file
Known Issue(s)[edit]
ID | Description | Targeted Release |
---|---|---|
1 | If the product is used to connect to a target that is already connected in another instance of UniFlash or CCS, the product might crash. | N/A |
2 | Multi-load features are not supported in CCxxxx devices, and therefore, users should not try to load more than 1 program at a time on these devices | N/A |
3 | The permissions on the ICDI USB connection is currently not set up correctly on Linux machines by default. Therefore, you might experience problems with connecting to devices using the ICDI on Linux machines | N/A |
4 | SDSCM00047168 - DSS unable to load libIceBox.so. This will result in errors "TraceCompMgr: error while loading shared libraries: libIceBox.so.21: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory" when using scripting and command line tool under Linux. These errors can be safely ignored. | N/A |
5 | Using the command line tool to create configurations does not work for some connection types under linux. The workaround is to create the CCXML file using the GUI before using the command line tool. | N/A |