SPRUIZ1B July 2023 – August 2024 TMS320F28P650DH , TMS320F28P650DK , TMS320F28P650SH , TMS320F28P650SK , TMS320F28P659DH-Q1 , TMS320F28P659DK-Q1 , TMS320F28P659SH-Q1
Gel files perform certain initialization tasks. This helps the users in a debug environment. However, when executed standalone (without the emulator connected), the application does not work as expected, since there is no gel file to perform those initializations. For example, the gel file disables the watchdog. If user code does not service the watchdog in the application (or fails to disable the watchdog), there is a difference in how the application behaves with the debugger and without.
Common tasks performed by the gel files (but not boot-ROM):
For more information, see C2000 MCU JTAG Connectivity Debug.