FlashBurn
Flash memory programming for embedded systems using Texas Instruments Code
Composer Studio.
FlashBurn 3.11 is a direct replacement for the FlashBurn 2.x utility
that was available through Texas Instruments. SDS has licensed the
FlashBurn product and will be maintaining and enhancing FlashBurn going
forward.
News
Features
FlashBurn 3.11 includes new features requested by existing FlashBurn
users.
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Support for Code Composer 2.21, 3.0, 3.1,
3.2 and 3.3
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Flash programming support for OMAP
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Support for multi-processor and multi-board configurations
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Improved programming speed (up to 30% faster)
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New step-by-step user interface
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Updated Porting Kit source code and programmers reference manual
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Feature Highlight: Multi-Processor Support
FlashBurn 3.0 interacts with Code Composer Setup to allow the user to
choose any processor on any board of a multi-processor or multi-board
configuration. This is useful when only one processor in the system has
access to flash memory.
Feature Highlight: Improved programming speed
FlashBurn 3.11 optimizes the data transfer to the target hardware,
providing up to 30% faster programming than FlashBurn 2.x. An actual
comparison is given below.
| DSK6416 running 600MHz, Connected via USB, Using Code
Composer 2.21 |
| FlashBurn 2.71 |
Programmed 512K image in 33.2 sec |
| FlashBurn 3.11 |
Programmed 512K image in 24.3 sec |
The FlashBurn Product Family
FlashBurn 3.1 is delivered in two versions
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FlashBurn DSK 3.11 is freely available and will program flash on the
following TI DSK boards (DSK5402, DSK5416, DSK5510, DSK6416, DSK6713 and
OSK5912).
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The FlashBurn 3.1 Porting Kit delivers an enhanced FlashBurn
application and complete source code and documentation for configuring flash
programming over JTAG for custom hardware based on TI C5000, C6000 or OMAP
devices.
The following chart compares the features of FlashBurn DSK and the
Flashburn Porting Kit
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FlashBurn DSK
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FlashBurn Porting
Kit
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Burn Flash on supported DSK
boards
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Erase, Program, and View flash
memory
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Run the TI Hex Utility via a Hex
command file
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Specify flash memory base
address and size
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Specify offset into flash for
programming
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Kit to configure FlashBurn
support for custom hardware
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Compatible with the FlashBurn
2.x custom configurations
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Delivery |
downloadable |
downloadable |
retail box**
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Price |
FREE |
$389 US |
$399 US |
Available |
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** Retail box is available in United States only
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