XDS560 refers to a
class of JTAG emulation introduced by
Texas Instruments in 2002. This emulator
class was a follow-on to XDS510
emulation which had reached its maturity
and also because XDS510 had limited
bandwidth to support real-time
visibility of the faster processors
being built. A critical task in
debugging is the ability to view in
real-time the logic states and memory
contents in order to find and fix
software bugs. With xds560-class
emulation, TI solved this problem by
offering visibility into on-chip
operation with a high-speed RTDX
(Real-Time Data Exchange) bi-directional
Data Link with speeds of 2MBps. A
quantum leap of 100x the bandwidth over
previous XDS510-class DSP emulators. In
addition to the speed gains in debug
sessions, code downloads of 500K
bytes/second greatly reduce time spent
over older XDS510 with typical code
downloads of about 8K bytes/second. An
additional feature of XDS560 is Advanced
Event Triggering which enables complex
sequences of events to be defined and
evaluated in real time without stopping
system operation.
The original XDS560
JTAG emulator that Texas Instruments
introduced was a full-height/full-length
PCI device. Blackhawk took the TI
reference design and built the first USB
based XDS560. Just as it had done with
the XDS510, Blackhawk eclipsed the
industry with a portable device that was
faster and less expensive than any of
the devices at that time. Since its
introduction, XDS560 emulation has
evolved through several generations of
refinement and redesign. Blackhawk makes
XDS560 JTAG emulators for PCI, USB and
LAN. Plus a model which is bus-powered
and needs no external power supply.
Additional Resources
XDS560 Emulation Technology White Paper .................[download pdf]
Using Advanced Event Triggering to.............................[download pdf]
Texas Instruments wiki on XDS560..............................[link to page] XDS560
JTAG Emulation Block Diagram
About Blackhawk
Blackhawk JTAG
Emulators for Texas Instruments (TI) DSPs are Advanced, High-speed USB, PCI and
LAN based products. Blackhawk
Emulators support a wide array of Texas Instruments devices which
include TMS320™ C5000™ Low Power DSPs, C6000™ High Performance
DSPs, Stellaris® ARM® Cortex™-based MCUs, Delfino™ and Piccolo™
C2000™ 32-bit Real-time MCUs, TMS470 (ARM®), OMAP™ Applications Processors,
Sitara ARM Cortex™ A8 and ARM9, and
DaVinci™ Video Processor platforms. Blackhawk JTAG emulators
are compatible with Code Composer Studio (CCStudio™)IDE software. Blackhawk
JTAG Emulators are available
from a worldwide network of industry resellers and distributors.
Blackhawk
XDS560-class JTAG emulators now support the
Corelis JTAGBoundary Scan
tools. Corelis and Blackhawk are both part of EWA Technologies, Inc. and have integrated the powerful
boundary-scan tools from Corelis
with the advanced JTAG emulator
from Blackhawk. This integration allows customers who are currently using
a BlackhawkJTAG Emulator to debug their TI DSP boards and extend their test capability
by being able to run Corelis JTAGBoundary Scan software
tools without the added expense of purchasing another controller. Increased
capabilities for testing and debugging without the added cost of dedicated hardware.
XDS560
