circuitco BeagleBone Board Support Package

This package contains project templates, system files and example programs for the circuitco BeagleBone.

CrossWorks Version 4 Installation Instructions

This package can only be installed if you have the following CrossWorks license bolt-ons:

• ARM License

To install this support package

1. Click the Tools > Package Manager menu option to open the package manager window.
2. Right click on the circuitco BeagleBone Board Support Package entry and select Install Selected Packages.
3. Click Next to take you to the summary page.
4. Click Next to install the package.
5. Click Finish to close the package manager window.
6. Click the Tools > Show Installed Packages.
7. Click on the circuitco BeagleBone Board Support Package link to view the package and its contents.

To manually install this support package

1. If you have not done so already, follow the CrossWorks Tasking Library Package and Texas Instruments Sitara CPU Support Package installation instructions.
2. Download the file BeagleBone.hzq using your web browser.
3. Click the Tools > Manually Install Packages menu option.
4. Select the file you have just downloaded to install the package.
5. Click the Tools > Show Installed Packages.
6. Click on the circuitco BeagleBone Board Support Package link to view the package and its contents.

To install this support package using other versions

• CrossWorks Version 3 Installation Instructions

Release Notes

3.0

• Initial release for CrossWorks V3.

Documentation

Creating Projects

To create a new BeagleBone project

• Select the File > New > New Project menu item.
• Select the appropriate BeagleBone from the Categories list.
• Select the required project template type from the Templates list.
• Set the required project name and location directory.
• Click OK.

To build and debug an application

• Select the project to work on by using the Project > Set Active Project menu option.
• Select the configuration you require by using the Build > Set Active Build Configuration menu option.
• Build the project by using the Build > Build Project menu option.
• Connect to the appropriate target in the target window.
• Download and start debugging the current project by using Debug > Start Debugging.

The project will be built to run in the SDRAM of the BeagleBone.

Project Specifics

Board Initialization

The SDRAM of the BeagleBone is initialized in the BeagleBone_Target.js target script by executing a program in the internal SRAM of the AM355x. This program requires the AM335x STARTERWARE software to be installed.

Board Support

The file BeagleBone_ctl_board.c implements the led output function.

AM335X STARTERWARE Projects

Install the STARTERWARE-AM335X code and set the CrossWorks global macro AM335X_STARTERWARE to point to the installation directory e.g. AM335X_STARTERWARE=c:/TI/AM335X_StarterWare_02_00_01_01.

You can build the AM335X STARTERWARE libraries and demo project using the following projects:

• AM335X STARTERWARE Libraries (click to load project) then double click on the BATCH_BUILDME project to select it, ensure the build configuration is set to ARM Debug and then right click on the project select Batch | Batch Build on the context menu.
• AM335X STARTERWARE Demo (click to load project) note that you will need to edit the memory map file to place the IRAM_CODE and IRAM_DATA sections

            <MemorySegment start="0x40300000" size="0x10000" name="OCM_RAM">
              <ProgramSection load="Yes" name="IRAM_CODE"/>
              <ProgramSection load="No" name="IRAM_DATA"/>
            </MemorySegment>
          

  and comment out the memcpy code in demoMain.c.