How to load the built executable onto LAUNCXL2-TMS57012

Let's learn how to flash executable onto controller.

1. Create a target configuration.

   Goto view>Targetconfigurations

2. Target configurations tab appears as below.

   

3. Right click on project name select new target configuration. below window appears, give some file name and press finish.

   

4. Below window appears, where select connection and board as below image, just save the configurations.

   

5. Now before launching the selected configuration, we need to wire up UART pins to an USB to UART converter as below.

   

6. Now right click on created configuration and press "Launch selected configuration". Below window appears.

   

7. Right click on "Texas Instruments XDS110 USB Debug Probe+0/CoretxR4" and then click on "Connect Target". Below window appears.

   

8. Click on below mentioned symbol. It will show "Load Programs". Click on it.

   

9. Below window appears. Just browse the executable you wish to load and press okay.

   

10. Now Program Counter (PC) will be at main as below. Click at Run icon as shown.

    

11. This will Toggle USER_LEDA and USER_LEDB on board as below.

    

12. Connect USB to UART converter to one of USB ports of laptop. If required, you would need to update driver for USB to UART converter.

13. Now open Tera Term or any other serial terminal, USB to UART converter will be listed as below. press ok.

    

14. Setup>serial port and select below configurations. This is exactly what we set from HAL CoGen.

    

15. Press enter, now whatever we have written on UART is seen in Tera Term console.

    

    
    

    Now, is this what we started with, how does it help camera interface?

    It just helps logging info onto serial console and this tutorial was to get hands on hardware. in coming posts let's start real work of interfacing camera with controller leading to our CubeSat design.