TMS320TCI6487
TMS320TCI6488
Communications Infrastructure Digital Signal Processor
SPRS358F–APRIL 2007–REVISED AUGUST 2008
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2.8 Development
2.8.1 Development Support
In case the customer would like to develop their own features and software on the TCI6487/8 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) Evaluation Module (EVM).
2.8.2 Device Support
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., TMS320C6474ZUN). 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.
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 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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