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Selecting the tim, Specifying the type of tim, Accessing the rom – Sundance SMT6001 User Manual

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User

TIM

definitions This is available for users with customised Sundance

hardware to specify additional TIM definitions.

Selected TIM type

This is used to specify the type of TIM being accessed.

3.1

Selecting the TIM


Using the "Carrier board" field, select the board carrying the TIM you wish to
access. Often there will only be one such board and it will have been selected for you.
Next, use the "Selected TIM" field to select a particular processor on that board.

Important Note: Some TIMs, such as the SMT374, have multiple processors and
these will appear in the Selected TIM lists. It is important only to select the main
processor for such TIMs (often designated "Processor A"); selecting any of the
secondary processors on a TIM will lead to unpredictable behaviour. SmtFlash will
attempt to detect this situation and prevent access.

3.2

Specifying the type of TIM


There is no practical way that any program can determine the type of the TIM that has
been selected. The ROM usually holds this information, but to access that ROM you
also need to know the TIM's type. Worse, the ROM may not have been programmed
yet or may have been erased for security reasons.

Before you can access the TIM you must use the "Selected TIM type" field to
specify the type of the TIM you have selected. Clicking on the ▼ button to the right
of the Selected TIM type display window will bring up a list of the available TIM
types. Scroll up or down as necessary and click on the correct type.

If the type of the TIM use are using does not appear on the list, please contact
Sundance for assistance.

3.3

Accessing the ROM


You can access the selected ROM once you have analysed its contents. This is done
by pressing the "Analyse Flash" button, and is usually only needed once after
selecting a particular TIM.

The analysis procedure will generate activity from Code Composer and some pop-up
windows may appear and disappear. This is part of the normal operation of SmtFlash.
Following the analysis you will be in one of three states: