Blackhawk Entry-Level XDS100 JTAG Emulators

If you like all the capabilities and pricing of the new XDS100 from Texas Instruments, but feel left out because you are still locked-in to Code Composer Studio v3.3, Blackhawk has the answer.

You can continue to use CCS v3.3 and a Blackhawk USB100v1 and we will upgrade your USB100 to the v2 for free when you upgrade CCS. Now, you won't have any reason to wait. Your investment will be protected with a free upgrade whenever you are ready.

The USB100v1 is the best and least expensive entry-level emulator for debugging TI C28x and C674x, but as you can see in the chart below, it has limited device support using CCS v3.3. To unleash the full potential of XDS100, you will need CCS v4 and the USB100v2.

So now there is no reason to wait. Buy the Blackhawk USB100v1 and use it with CCS v3.3 and then when you make the move to CCS v4, contact us and we will upgrade your USB100v1 to a USB100v2 at no charge. Simple! And remember, CCS v4 for the USB100 is free too!

The Blackhawk USB100v1 and USB100v2 are available from a world wide network of industry resellers for a Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price of $99.

Check the TI XDS100 Wiki Page for a complete list of supported devices.

CCStudio and Device Support

The following list compares software and device support for the XDS100 reference designs by TI. For a comparison of emulator product offerings, please see the Blackhawk emulator comparison page.

	CCStudio v3.3 ^{Note 1}		CCStudio v4
Device Support	XDS100v1	XDS100v2	XDS100v1	XDS100v2
TMS320C28x		NO
TMS320C674x		NO
TMS320C54x	NO	NO
TMS320C55x	NO	NO
TMS320C64x+	NO	NO
ARM 9	NO	NO	NO
ARM Cortex M3 (not including Stellaris Cortex M3)	NO	NO	NO
ARM Cortex R4	NO	NO	NO
ARM Cortex A8	NO	NO	NO

For the latest, up to date information, please visit the TI XDS100 Wiki Page.

Supported Features

For complete list of features, please visit the individual Blackhawk XDS100 product pages or the TI XDS100 Wiki Page using one of these links below.

Blackhawk USB100v1 Page

Blackhawk USB100v2 Page

TI XDS100 Wiki Page

	XDS100v1		XDS100v2
Feature	TI Reference Design	Blackhawk USB100v1	TI Reference Design	Blackhawk USB100v2
	Common TI Reference Design Features
1.8v and 3.3v IOs
JTAG Reset oot-modes (using EMU0/1 + nTRST)
Power-On-Reset boot-modes (using EMU0/1 + TVD)
Wait-In-Reset modes (using EMU0/1 + nTRST)
	Other Features
CCStudio v3.3			NO	NO
CCStudio v4
USB v1.1 (full speed)
USB 2.0 (high-speed)	NO
Standard TI 14-pin target connection
Compact TI 20-pin target connection	NO ^{Note 2}
Power LED	NO	NO		NO

The Bottom Line

The XDS100v2 + CCStudio v4 is the way to go, unless you have a v3.3 requirement (and supported device).

CCStudio v4 is available from TI free-of-charge for use with an XDS100 controller. So, for under one hundred dollars, you can have an entry level debug setup (IDE + Emulator). For v4 download information go to: http://tiexpressdsp.com/index.php/CCSv4#Downloads

Note 1:

If you are using CCStudio v3.3, but not one of the supported devices, you can update to CCSv4 for the XDS100 (v1 or v2) at no cost.

TI provides XDS100 support under CCS v4 free of charge (registration/download of software is required). Go to the following link for more CCSv4 information: http://tiexpressdsp.com/index.php/CCSv4#Downloads

Note 2:

The TI reference design for the XDS100v1 includes support for this feature but no one offers a product with this feature, except Blackhawk.