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3. IntroductiontoDSKC6416&C6711ProcessorandRelatedSoftwares:

3.1 C6416TOverview:
ThepurposeofthislabistofamiliarizeyouwithDSPKitTMS320C6416TSimulink,RealTimeWorkshop
and Link for CCS and how they interact with Code Composer Studio (CCS). This lab involves building
relativelysimplesystemsusingSimulinkratherthanCCS.
3.1.1 DSPBoard:TexasInstrumentsTMS320C6416T(DSPStarterKit)DSK
The 6416 DSP Starter Kit (DSK) is an allinone evaluation platform for the TMS320C6416 Digital Signal
ProcessorfromTexasInstruments.Itincludesatargetboardthatcanbeusedasareferencedesignfor
interfacingtheDSPtocommondevicessuchasSDRAM,FlashandacodecaswellasaCodeComposer
Studio development tools. An onboard JTAG emulator allows debug from Code Composer Studio
throughyourPC'sUSBport.

Fig.3.1:BlockDiagramofTMS320C6416TBoard
The TMS320C6416T DSK comes with a full compliment of onboard devices that suit a wide variety of
applicationenvironments.Keyfeaturesinclude:
ATexasInstrumentsTMS320C6416TDSPoperatingat1Gigahertz.
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Configuredbootoptionsandclockinputselection
Standardexpansionconnectorsfordaughtercarduse
JTAGemulationthroughonboardJTAGemulatorwithUSBhostinterfaceorexternalemulator
Singlevoltagepowersupply(+5V)

SystemRequirementsforinstallingDSKcontents

500MBoffreeharddiskspace
MicrosoftWindows2000/XP
128MBofRAM
16bitcolordisplay
CDROMDrive

InstallDSKContentfromtheCDROM
Before you install the DSK software, please make sure you are using Administrator privileges and any
viruscheckingsoftwareisturnedoff.TheDSKboardshouldnotbepluggedinatthispoint.
1. InserttheCodeComposerStudioinstallationCDintotheCDROMDrive.Aninstallmenu(seebelow)
shouldappear.Ifitdoesnot,manuallyrunLaunch.exefromtheCDROM.SelecttheInstallProducts
optionfromthemenu.
2. Install any components you need. To debug with the DSK you must have 1) a copy of Code
ComposerStudio,2)thetargetcontentpackageforyourboardand3)acopyoftheFlashBurnplug
in.UsersofthefullCodeComposerStudiopackagecanskiptheDSKCodeComposerinstallationand
simplyinstallthetargetcontentpackages.
3. Theinstallationprocedurewillcreatetwoiconsonyourdesktop:
6416DSKCCStudiov3.1
6416DSKDiagnosticsUtilityv3.1

ConnecttheDSKtoYourPC

1. ConnectthesuppliedUSBcabletoyourPCorlaptop.Werecommendthatanyonemakinghardware
modificationsconnectthroughaUSBhubforsafety.
2. Ifyouplantoconnectamicrophone,speaker,orexpansioncardthesemustbepluggedinproperly
beforeyouconnectpowertotheDSKboard.
3.Connecttheincluded5VpoweradapterbricktoyourACpowersourceusingtheACpowercord.
4.ApplypowertotheDSKbyconnectingthepowerbricktothe5VinputontheDSK.
5. When power is applied to the board the Power On Self Test (POST) will run. LEDs 03 will flash.
When the POST is complete all LEDs blink on and off then stay on. At this point your DSK is
functionalandyoucannowfinishtheUSBdriverinstall.
6. Make sure your DSK CDROM is installed in your CDROM drive. Now connect the DSK to your PC
usingtheincludedUSB.AfterfewsecondsWindowswilllaunchits"AddNewHardwareWizard"and
promptforthelocationoftheDSKdrivers.
7. Follow the instructions on the screens and let Windows find the USB driver files dsk6416.inf and
sdusb2em.sysontheDSKCDROM.OnXPsystemsWindowswillfindthedriversautomatically.

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DebugHintsandTroubleShooting
1. If installing on Windows XP and your PC is connected to the internet through a firewall the USB
installmaytakeupto15minutesifyouletitcompletenormally.Theworkaroundforthisissueisto
simplydisconnectyournetworkcableduringtheUSBhardwareinstall.
2. MakesurealloftheConfigurationSwitches(SW3)aresetintheoffposition.ThisconfigurestheDSK
for the factory default settings of little endian processor mode booting out of the onboard Flash
memory.
3. If you want to verify a successful USB driver install, open your device manager by right clicking on
the My Computer icon on your desktop and selecting Properties > HW > Device Manager. You
should see a new class SD USB Based Debug Tools and one Spectrum Digital TMS320C6416 DSK
installed.
4. TheBUSYLEDabovetheUSBconnectorcomesonwhenpowerisappliedtotheDSK.Donotlaunch
CodeComposeruntiltheLEDisoff.

3.1.2 DSPBoardComponents

DSPboardcomponentsandtheirspecificationsaregivenintablebelow:

Components Details
TMS320C6416TDSP 1GHzMHz,fixedpoint,1MbyteinternalRAM
CPLD Programmable"glue"logic
ExternalSDRAM 16Mbytes,64bitinterface
ExternalFlash 512Kbytes,8bitinterface
AIC23Codec Stereo,8KHz96KHzsamplerate,16to32bitsamples,mic,linein,
lineoutandspeakerjacks
4UserLEDs WritablethroughCPLD
4UserDIPSwitches ReadablethroughCPLD
8ConfigurationSwitches Selectspoweronconfigurationandbootmodes
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DaughtercardExpansionInterface Allowsusertoenhancefunctionalitywithaddondaughtercards
HPIExpansionInterface AllowshighspeedcommunicationwithanotherDSP
EmbeddedJTAGEmulator ProvideshighspeedJTAG debug throughwidelyaccepted USBhost
interface
Table3.1:6416TDSKSpecifications

ConfigurationSwitches

The6416TDSKhas8configurationswitchesthatallowuserstocontroltheoperationalstateoftheDSP
whenitisreleasedfromreset.TheconfigurationswitchblockislabeledSW3ontheDSKboard,nextto
the reset switch. Configuration switch 1 controls the endianness of the DSP while switches 2 and 3
configure the boot mode that will be used when the DSP starts executing. Configuration switches 58
usedtoconfiguretheEMIFandDSPfrequencies.
Thedefaultconfigurationsettingsaretohaveallswitchesoff.ThisconfigurestheDSKtobootfromthe
onboardFlashinlittleendianmode.

Table3.2:Configurationswitchsettings

ThefollowingtableshowstheswitchpositionsettingsfordesiredCPUandEMIFAfrequencies.

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Table3.3:CPUandEMIFAfrequencyconfigurationswitchsettings

AIC23StereoCodec

TheDSKusesaTexasInstrumentsAIC23(part#TLV320AIC23)stereocodecforinputandoutputofaudio
signals. The codec samples analog signals on the microphone or line inputs and converts them into
digitaldatathatcanbeprocessedbytheDSP.WhentheDSPisfinishedwiththedataitusesthecodec
toconvertthesamplesbackintoanalogsignalsonthelineandheadphoneoutputssotheusercanhear
theoutput.

Fourindustrystandard3.5mmstereojackconnectorsareusedintheaudiointerface:
Onejackisforconnectingaudioinputfromamicrophone.
Onejackforconnectingstereoaudiolineinput.
Onejackforoutputtingstereoaudiolineoutput(unamplified).
Onejackforconnectingstereoaudiooutputtoaspeaker(amplified).

UserLEDs

The four user controllable LEDs allow for user feedback and display of simple status information. They
are controlled by writing to the CPLD USER_REG register. They can also be set or cleared through the
LEDModuleoftheBoardSupportLibrary.

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StatusIndicators

Thestatusindicatorsmonitorthefollowingfunctions.ThePWRLEDishardwiredonthe+5Vsupplyand
will illuminate whenever the power is connected. The RESET LED illuminates when the RESET event
occurs.TheUSB_IN_USELEDisonwhenUSBemulationisusedandgoesoffwhenanexternalemulator
isapplied.TheUSBBUSYLEDindicatesthataUSBemulatortransactionisinprogress.

DIPSwitches

The four DIP switches allow simple feedback from the user. The DIP switches can be read through the
CPLD USER_REG register. They can also be read using the DIP Switch module of the Board Support
Library.

PowerSupply

Anincluded5Vexternalpowersupplyisusedtopowertheboard.Onboardvoltageregulatorsprovide
the 1.4V DSP core voltage, 3.3V digital and 3.3V analog voltages. A voltage supervisor monitors the
internally generated voltage, and will hold the board in reset until the supplies is within operating
specifications and the reset button is released. If desired, JP1, JP2 and JP4 can be used as power test
pointsforthecore,I/Oandsystempowersupplies.

3.1.3 DSPBoardFeatures

TheDSKsupportsaTMS320C6416TDSPwhichcanoperateataclockfrequencyofupto1GHz.TheDSP
core is designed for extremely high performance. Beyond the DSP core, the 6416 integrates a number
of onchip resources that improve functionality and minimize hardware development complexity.
Featuresoftheprocessorinclude:

EMIFAExternalMemoryInterfaceA

A64bitbusonwhichexternalmemoriesandotherdevicescanbeconnected.Itincludedfeatureslike
internal wait state generation and SDRAM control. The EMIF can interface to both synchronous and
asynchronousmemories.

EMIFBExternalMemoryInterfaceB

A16bitbusonwhichexternalmemoriesandotherdevicescanbeconnected.SimilartoEMIFAbutwith
narrowerbuswidth.Usedfordevicesthosearenotasperformancecriticalordonotrequiremaximum
bandwidth.

McBSPsMultichannelbufferedserialports

EachMcBSPcanbeusedforhighspeedserialdatatransmissionwithexternaldevicesorreprogrammed
as general purpose I/Os. McBSP2 is used to transmit and receive audio data from the AIC23 stereo
codec.McBSP1isusedtocontrolthecodecthroughitsserialcontrolport.McBSP0isalwaysbroughtout
totheperipheralexpansionconnector.TheMISCregisterintheCPLDisusedtoselectwhetherMcBSP1
andMcBSP2areroutedtotheAIC23ortheexpansionconnectors.
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1MbyteInternalMemory

Highspeedinternalmemoryformaximumperformance.

OnchipPLL

Generateprocessorclockratefromslowerexternalclockreference.

3Timers

Generate periodic timer events as a function of the processor clock. Used by DSP/BIOS to create time
slicesformultitasking.

EDMAController

EnhancedDMAcontrollerallowshighspeeddatatransferswithoutinterventionfromtheDSP.

Endianness

Endianness is a term that refers to the byte ordering of multibyte data types. Specifically, a system is
calledbigendianifbyte0containsthemostsignificantbyteofthedataorlittleendianifbyte0contains
the least significant byte. The 6416 supports both modes and the processor endianness can be
controlledatboottimethroughoneoftheconfigurationswitches.TheDSKdefaultislittleendianmode
andalloftheDSKspecificcodeexamplesaredistributedinlittleendianformat.

3.2C6711Hardware

DSPBoard:TexasInstrumentsTMS320C6711(DSPStarterKit)DSK

DSP: Fixedpoint and floatingpoint arithmetic, eight functional units (two multipliers and six
ALUs), 150 MHz clock (up to 900 MFLOPS), 32 generalpurpose registers of 32bit word
length,64K(+2x4K)bytes internalmemory,DMAcontroller(16channels),externalmemory
interface(32bitaddressspace),multichannelserialport,hostportinterface.

ExternalMemory:16MbytesSDRAMat100MHzand128KbytesflashprogrammableROM.

WaveformGenerator:SpecifyingWaveformParameterValues

Whileworkingwiththesignalgenerator,youwilloftenneedtoenteravalueforaparameterof
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Turntheknobonthefrontpanelofthesignalgeneratoruntilyoureachthedesiredvalue.You
can also specify which digit to modify by pressing the > or < button. The flashing digit
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Tobuildaproject,chooseProject>RebuildAllfromthemainmenu.Thiswill(re)compileallthe
filesoftheproject,linkthemtotheresulting*.outfile,andloaditintotheDSP'smemory.It's
alsopossibletodoanIncrementalBuildwhereonlythemodifiedfilesarecompiled.

To run a program, choose Debug>Run or press the F5 button. Remember that the program
mustbesuccessfullycompiled,linked,andloadedintotheDSP'smemory.DonotruntheDSP
withoutaprogrambeingloaded.ItmightcausetheDSPboardorthecomputertohalt.

For more convenience, we sometimes provide a WORKSPACE file. Using such a file opens the specified
projectandeditorwindowautomatically.Toopensucha*.wksfile,clickFile>Workspace>Open.

TroubleswithCCS>KnownBugs

CCS built and loaded the interruptbased program successfully but it does not run
properly.

RestarttheDSPprogram:Debug>Restart.

Thisproblemhappensveryoften,especiallywhenitisthefirstprogramafterstartingCCS.
Reallynothingworksanymore.

Close (or kill) CCS, powerdown and powerup the DSP board, and start CCS again. This problem
happens when a big amount of data is transmitted through the parallel connection (e.g. while
debugging).

QuickTestofDSK

LaunchCCSfromtheicononthedesktop.PressGEL>CheckDSK>Quick
Test.TheQuickTestcanbeusedforconfirmationofcorrectoperationandinstallation.The
followingmessageisthendisplayed:

Switches:7
Revision:2
TargetisOK

ConfigurationParametersforC6000Hardware

1.LaunchMatlab
2.AttheMatlabcommandline,typesimulinktolaunchSimulink
3.CreateanewmodelinSimulink.
4.ToopentheConfigurationParameters,selectSimulation!ConfigurationParameters
5.IntheSelecttree,chosetheRealTimeWorkshopcategory.
6. For Target Selection, choose the file ti c6000.tlc. RealTime Workshop will automatically
changetheMakecommandandTemplatemakefileselections.
7.ChoosetheOptimizationcategoryintheSelecttree.ForSimulationandCodegeneration,
unselectBlockreductionoptimizationandImplementlogicsignals....
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8.ChoosetheTIC6000targetsel....SetCodegenerationtargettypetoC6711DSK.
9.ChoosetheTIC6000compiler.SetSymbolicdebugging.
10.IntheSelecttree,choosetheDebugcategory.SelectVerbosebuildhere.
11. In the Select tree, choose the Solver category. Ensure that Solver is set to Fixed type /
discrete.

Task:
Writeabriefreport(2to3pages)aboutyourlearning,observationandunderstandingofthislab.