Code Composer Studio
The concept of COFF tools is to allow modular development of software independent of
hardware concerns. An individual assembly language file is written to perform a single task and
may be linked with several other tasks to achieve a more complex total system.
Writing code in modular form permits code to be developed by several people working in parallel
so the development cycle is shortened. Debugging and upgrading code is faster, since
components of the system, rather than the entire system, is being operated upon. Also, new
systems may be developed more rapidly if previously developed modules can be used in them.
Code developed independently of hardware concerns increases the benefits of modularity by
allowing the programmer to focus on the code and not waste time managing memory and moving
code as other code components grow or shrink. A linker is invoked to allocate systems hardware
to the modules desired to build a system. Changes in any or all modules, when re-linked, create a
new hardware allocation, avoiding the possibility of memory resource conflicts.
Code Composer Studio: IDE
Code Composer Studio: IDE
Integrates
Integrates
: edit, code generation,
: edit, code generation,
and debug
and debug
Single
Single
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click access
click access
using buttons
using buttons
Powerful
Powerful
graphing/profiling
graphing/profiling
tools
tools
Automated tasks using
Automated tasks using
GEL scripts
GEL scripts
Built
Built
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in access to
in access to
BIOS
BIOS
functions
functions
Support TI or 3
Support TI or 3
rd
rd
party
party
plug
plug
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ins
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