TMS320C6678
Multicore Fixed and Floating-Point Digital Signal Processor
SPRS691D—April 2013
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2.9 Development and Support
2.9.1 Development Support
In case the customer would like to develop their own features and software on the C6678 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:
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Software Development Tools:
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Code Composer Studio™ Integrated Development Environment (IDE), including Editor C/C++/Assembly
Code Generation, and Debug plus additional development tools.
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Scalable, Real-Time Foundation Software (DSP/BIOS™), which provides the basic run-time target software
needed to support any DSP application.
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Hardware Development Tools:
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Extended Development System (XDS™) Emulator (supports C6000™ DSP multiprocessor system debug)
EVM (Evaluation Module)
2.9.2 Device Support
2.9.2.1 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.,
TMX320CMH). 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:
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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
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TMS: Fully qualified production device
Support tool development evolutionary flow:
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TMDX: Development-support product that has not yet completed Texas Instruments internal qualification
testing.
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TMDS: Fully qualified development-support product
TMX and TMP devices and TMDX development-support tools are shipped with 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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