3.1.2.2 Downloading the Embedded Firmware

To download the firmware to the board, an XDS110 USB Debug Probe is required. The XDS110 USB Debug probe can come as a standalone programmer or from most TI LaunchPad™ development kits. For this design, we configured a TI LaunchPad to work as an XDS110 USB Debug probe along with a 10-pin ribbon cable compatible with the 10-pin Tag-Connect™ footprint.

After configuring the LaunchPad, the designer can click on the Debug button shown in to download the firmware using CCSv8.2 (see Figure 10).