Texas Instruments TMS320C5 Series User manual

TMS320C5x
Evaluation Module
Getting
Started Guide
1996 Digital Signal Processing Solutions

Printed in U.S.A., September 1996
2617559-9741 revision A SPRU126C

TMS320C5x Evaluation Module
Getting Started Guide
SPRU126C
September 1996
Printed on Recycled Paper

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1
Installing the EVM and the Debugger
This book helps you install the TMS320C5x evaluation module (EVM) C
source debugger on a PC running MS-DOS t , PC-DOS t , or Windows t
Whenyoucompletetheinstallation,turn tothe
TMS320C5xCSourceDebug-
ger User’s Guide.
Topic Page
1 System Requirements 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Preparing the EVM Board for Installation 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Placing the EVM Board Into Your PC 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Installing the Debugger Software 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Setting Up the Debugger Environment 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Verifying the Installation 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 Using the Debugger With Windows 3.1 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

System Requirements
2
1 System Requirements
To install and use the ’C5x EVM and C source debugger, you need the items
listed in the following hardware and software checklists.
Hardware requirements
Host 32-bit x 86-based or Pentium t PC with a hard-disk system and
a CD-ROM drive.
Memory Minimumof640Kbytes;inaddition,ifyouarerunningunderWin-
dows 3.x, you will need at least 256K of extended memory.
Display Monochrome or color monitor (color recommended)
Slot One 16-bit slot
EVM board
power requirements Approximately 1.5 amperes @ 5 volts (15 watts)
Optional hardware Microsoft t -compatible mouse
EGA- or VGA-compatible graphics display card and a large (17”
or19”) monitor.The debugger has several options that allow you
tochangetheoverallsizeofthedebuggerdisplay.Tousealarger
screen size, you must invoke the debugger with an appropriate
option. For more information about options, see the invocation
section in the
TMS320C5x C Source Debugger User’s Guide.

System Requirements
3 Installing the EVM and the Debugger
Software requirements
Operating system MS-DOS or PC-DOS (version 3.0 or later)
Optional: Windows (version 3.0 or later)
Software tools TMS320 fixed-point family DSP (’C1x/’C2x/’C2xx/’C5x) assembler
and linker
Optional: TMS320C2x/’C2xx/’C5x C compiler
Required files
included with the
debugger package
evmrst.exe resets the EVM
Optional files
included with the
debugger package
evminit.cmd is a file that contains debugger commands that define
a ’C5x memory map. When you first start using the EVM, this
memory map should be sufficient for your needs. Later, you may
wanttodefine yourownmemorymap.For informationaboutsetting
up your own memory map, see the
TMS320C5x C Source Debug-
ger User’s Guide.
init.clr isageneral-purposescreenconfigurationfile.Ifthisfileisnot
present when you invoke the debugger, the debugger uses the de-
fault screen configuration.
The default configuration is for color monitors; an additional file,
mono.clr , can be used for monochrome monitors. When you first
starttousethedebugger,thedefaultscreenconfigurationshouldbe
sufficient for your needs. Later, you may want to define your own
custom configuration.
For information about these files and about setting up your own
screen configuration, see the TMS320C5x C Source Debugger
User’s Guide.

Preparing the EVM Board for Installation
4
2 Preparing the EVM Board for Installation
The EVM board has two switches that identify your system’s I/O address
space. Before you install the EVM board, you must be sure that the board’s
switchesare set to correctly identify the I/O space that the board can use. You
can change these switch settings to identify the I/O address space that the
EVM uses in your system.
Figure 1showswhere theseswitchesare ontheEVMboardand identifiesthe
switch numbers.
Figure 1. EVM Board I/O Switches
1 2
on
off
Default switch settings
’C5x
’C5x EVM
The switches are shipped in the default settings shown here and described in
Table 1.IfyouuseanI/Ospacethatdiffersfromthedefault,changetheswitch
settings. Table 1 shows you how to do this.
In most cases, you can leave the switch settings in the default position.
However, you must ensure that the EVM I/O address space does not conflict
withotherbussettings.Forexample,ifyouhave installedasoundcard inyour
system, you may not be able to use the default switch settings for the I/O
address space—the sound card might use this space.
See your PC technical reference manual and your other hardware-board
manuals to determine if there are any I/O space conflicts. If you find a conflict,
use one of the settings in Table 1
.