SPRACM8A June   2019  – January 2021 OMAP-L132 , OMAP-L132 , OMAP-L138 , OMAP-L138 , TMS320C6742 , TMS320C6742 , TMS320C6746 , TMS320C6746 , TMS320C6748 , TMS320C6748

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1OMAP-L138 Boot Process
    1. 1.1 During Reset
    2. 1.2 After Reset
  3. 2Boot Utilities
    1. 2.1 AISgen
    2. 2.2 Serial Boot and Flash Loading Utility
      1. 2.2.1 Compiling
        1. 2.2.1.1 Under Windows
        2. 2.2.1.2 Under Linux
      2. 2.2.2 Running
        1. 2.2.2.1 Under Windows
        2. 2.2.2.2 Under Linux
      3. 2.2.3 Serial Flasher Options
    3. 2.3 Modifications for Custom Boards
    4. 2.4 Rebuilding and Customization of Boot Utilities
      1. 2.4.1 Download the Flash and Boot Utilities
      2. 2.4.2 Install and Configure the Required Software
        1. 2.4.2.1 Cygwin
        2. 2.4.2.2 Microsoft .NET Framework
      3. 2.4.3 Compiler Tools
        1. 2.4.3.1 Compiler Tools (CODESOURCERY G++ LITE)
        2. 2.4.3.2 C6X Compiler Tools
        3. 2.4.3.3 Newer CCS
      4. 2.4.4 Rebuilding the Serial Flash and Boot Utils Package for a Particular Platform
      5. 2.4.5 Rebuilding the HexAIS Utility for OMAPL13x
  4. 3Boot Examples
    1. 3.1 Booting Binaries
      1. 3.1.1 Description
      2. 3.1.2 Obtaining the Software
      3. 3.1.3 Running
    2. 3.2 Booting DSP Binaries on AM1808/OMAPL138
      1. 3.2.1 Description
      2. 3.2.2 Obtaining the Software
      3. 3.2.3 Running
        1. 3.2.3.1 OMAP-L138 EVM
        2. 3.2.3.2 C6748 EVM
  5. 4Debugging Bootloader
  6. 5OMAP-L138 Boot Benchmarks
    1. 5.1 Host Boot Performance
    2. 5.2 Test Details
      1. 5.2.1 Methodology
      2. 5.2.2 43
      3. 5.2.3 Software
      4. 5.2.4 Hardware
      5. 5.2.5 Discussion
  7. 6OMAP-L138 Bootloader FAQ
  8. 7References
  9.   A Setting c_int00 Using SYS/BIOS
  10.   Revision History

5.2.5 Discussion

The results show that the OMAP-L138/AM1808 boot times (boot devices) are generally much longer than for the C6748 (DSP boot device). There are a few explanations for this:

  • The cache is not enabled by default, while the DSP cache is. This means that the code, especially delay loops, will execute much faster on the DSP.
  • The OMAP-L138/AM1808 require additional time before the bootloader begins executing.
  • The DSP compiler generates fewer instructions for delay loops than the compiler, resulting in faster execution.

For larger boot images on OMAP-L138/AM1808, it would be beneficial to enable the cache through AIS commands. Future versions of AISgen will provide this option.