Texas Instruments TMS370 Benutzerhandbuch

Microcontroller Programmer Overview and Description

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Introduction and Installation

 The TMS370 Microcontroller Programmer is an interactive, menu-driven sys-
tem that facilitates programming TMS370 family devices and EPROMs either
directly or through an XDS. The microcontroller programmer is currently
capable of programming the TMS370, TMS7742, TMS77C82, 2732, 2764,
27128, and 27256 device families. To program the TMS7742 and TMS77C82
devices, you will need a 40-pin to 28-pin converter, which is sold separately.

Figure 1–1. Microcontroller Programmer Personality Module

To operate the programmer,  create a COFF file using the TMS370 Assembler
and Linker on a PC. The programmer loads the object code from the COFF
file into PC memory and programs a device from the data in PC memory. The
device is programmed and verified in units (packets) of 180 bytes at a time.

The programmer software  has the following features:

Window-oriented screens with a menu-driven command structure.

Intermediate PC memory, which provides a storage area for downloading
a COFF file or uploading from the device. This allows you to inspect and
patch the loaded data.

Reversed assembly code display.

Ability to generate a COFF file from PC memory content.

Relocatable  programming capability, which allows source data bytes
within a certain address range to be programmed at a specified  location
in the device.

User-defined device types that allow new family members.

Ability to save or load the programmer configuration to or from a
configuration/batch file.

In addition to these features, a limited batch mode is also supported.