Analog Devices ADSP-21161 SHARC DSP Link Port Booting Application Note

This document describes how to link boot one slave ADSP-21161 SHARC® DSP from another master ADSP-21161 DSP.

Brand: Analog Devices
Category: microcontrollers
Document type: Application Note
Language: English
Pages: 29
File format: PDF
File size: 2.8 MB
Published: 03 August, 2012
Updated: 30 September, 2023
Model: ADSP-21161
MD5 checksum: 9829A36302A4B5CA827667E0D42590D1
PDF: Analog Devices ADSP-21161 SHARC DSP Link Port Booting Application Note PDF

About this manual

This document details the process of link port booting for the ADSP-21161 SHARC DSP, covering the link boot process from both master and slave perspectives. It describes four possible boot modes (EPROM, Host, SPI, and Link Booting) and focuses on the configuration required for link port booting, including the use of the EBOOT, LBOOT, and /BMS pins.

What's inside

Introduction
ADSP-21161 Booting Methods
Loader Kernel and Loader Utility
Loader file format
Link port boot kernel structure
Link Port Booting Process
Hardware Considerations
Debugging Guidelines
Setting up the VisualDSP++ Configurator
Debugging the boot process

Specifications

Data width for link port booting	4-bit wide data
Loader utility output extension	.LDR

Frequently asked questions

What are the four possible boot modes for the ADSP-21161?

The four possible boot modes are EPROM, Host, SPI, and Link Booting.

Which pins are sampled during reset to configure the boot mode?

The ADSP-21161 samples the EBOOT, LBOOT, and /BMS pins during reset.

What tool is required to create bootable files for the ADSP-21161?

The loader utility (elfloader.exe) is used to generate boot-loadable files.

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