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Neuros OSD => Neuros OSD - I need help! => Topic started by: hwboy4 on October 13, 2006, 06:15:00 PM



Title: JTAG and OSD
Post by: hwboy4 on October 13, 2006, 06:15:00 PM
I'm anxiously awaiting my OSD pre-ordered from ThinkGeeks and have been reading about building the OSD software from source.  One of the caveats is that my changes to the software I may render my OSD inoperable.   The result is that I would have to send it back to Neuros to be reprogrammed using JTAG.

What is needed to be able to use JTAG?  Other devices I have used required a special cable.   Is this the case for the OSD?  Details would be appreciated.




Title: Re: JTAG and OSD
Post by: caven on October 15, 2006, 09:47:37 PM
Hi, hwboy4
You need place a JTAG header in J3 place if you need use JTAG to reprogram.


Title: Re: JTAG and OSD
Post by: sean weng on October 15, 2006, 10:00:58 PM
More important, you need one JTAG adapter  to program.


Title: Re: JTAG and OSD
Post by: AsGF2MX on October 17, 2006, 05:25:49 AM
This is a question I've been wanting to ask as I too have an order with ThinkGeek...to bad that it's still "New" and there's no info from neither Neuros nor ThinkGeek.

With respect to the JTAG cable, I am wondering if a standard USB one like these (https://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?Prod=JTAG-USB&Nav1=Products&Nav2=Cables)? Also what app is there for JTAG programming in Linux? I came across one but I don't remember its name.


Title: Re: JTAG and OSD
Post by: sean weng on October 18, 2006, 11:24:20 PM
No, it is not one USB interface, it is 14-dip JATG interface.


Title: Re: JTAG and OSD
Post by: hwboy4 on October 19, 2006, 07:17:03 AM
http://openwince.sourceforge.net/jtag/ maybe?  Though it doesn't seem to list the specific hardware that the OSD uses maybe it could be adapted to work.


Title: Re: JTAG and OSD
Post by: terry qiu on October 21, 2006, 08:27:57 AM
I'm not sure why you need to use the JTAG, your OSD's bootloader crashed? you can't see anything from TV?

If you want to use the JTAG to re-burn the OSD:
Fisrt you need a emulator, and maybe need a adapter connect the emulator to the OSD.
Second you need a code composer(such as ti CCS) which can drive the emulator.
then you can do what you want.


Title: Re: JTAG and OSD
Post by: AsGF2MX on October 23, 2006, 09:50:41 AM
No, it is not one USB interface, it is 14-dip JATG interface.

So it's the TI one? I'm not too familiar with the pin assignments and am a little clueless as to where I can get the cable.  I suppose I won't be really needing it but I might get one just in case...we'll see; I still don't have my OSD yet.