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2.6DeviceSupport
2.6.1DevelopmentTools
2.6.2DeviceNomenclature
TMS320DM355
DigitalMediaSystem-on-Chip(DMSoC)
SPRS463A–SEPTEMBER2007–REVISEDSEPTEMBER2007
TIoffersanextensivelineofdevelopmenttoolsforDM355systems,includingtoolstoevaluatethe
performanceoftheprocessors,generatecode,developalgorithmimplementations,andfullyintegrateand
debugsoftwareandhardwaremodules.Thetoolssupportdocumentationiselectronicallyavailablewithin
theCodeComposerStudio™IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironment(IDE).
ThefollowingproductssupportdevelopmentofDM355basedapplications:
SoftwareDevelopmentTools:
CodeComposerStudio™IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironment(IDE):includingEditor
C/C++/AssemblyCodeGeneration,andDebugplusadditionaldevelopmenttools
HardwareDevelopmentTools:
ExtendedDevelopmentSystem(XDS™)Emulator(supportsTMS320DM355DMSoCmultiprocessor
systemdebug)EVM(EvaluationModule)
Foracompletelistingofdevelopment-supporttoolsfortheTMS320DM355DMSoCplatform,visitthe
TexasInstrumentswebsiteontheWorldwideWebathttp://www.ti.com.Forinformationonpricingand
availability,contactthenearestTIfieldsalesofficeorauthorizeddistributor.
Todesignatethestagesintheproductdevelopmentcycle,TIassignsprefixestothepartnumbersofall
DSPdevicesandsupporttools.EachDSPcommercialfamilymemberhasoneofthreeprefixes:TMX,
TMP,orTMS(e.g.,).TexasInstrumentsrecommendstwoofthreepossibleprefixdesignatorsforits
supporttools:TMDXandTMDS.Theseprefixesrepresentevolutionarystagesofproductdevelopment
fromengineeringprototypes(TMX/TMDX)throughfullyqualifiedproductiondevices/tools(TMS/TMDS).
Devicedevelopmentevolutionaryflow:
TMXExperimentaldevicethatisnotnecessarilyrepresentativeofthefinaldevice'selectrical
specifications.
TMPFinalsilicondiethatconformstothedevice'selectricalspecificationsbuthasnotcompleted
qualityandreliabilityverification.
TMSFully-qualifiedproductiondevice.
Supporttooldevelopmentevolutionaryflow:
TMDXDevelopment-supportproductthathasnotyetcompletedTexasInstrumentsinternal
qualificationtesting.
TMDSFullyqualifieddevelopment-supportproduct.
TMXandTMPdevicesandTMDXdevelopment-supporttoolsareshippedagainstthefollowing
disclaimer:
"Developmentalproductisintendedforinternalevaluationpurposes."
TMSdevicesandTMDSdevelopment-supporttoolshavebeencharacterizedfully,andthequalityand
reliabilityofthedevicehavebeendemonstratedfully.TI'sstandardwarrantyapplies.
Predictionsshowthatprototypedevices(TMXorTMP)haveagreaterfailureratethanthestandard
productiondevices.TexasInstrumentsrecommendsthatthesedevicesnotbeusedinanyproduction
systembecausetheirexpectedend-usefailurerateisundefined.Onlyqualifiedproductiondevicesareto
beusedinproduction.
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