DSP/BIOS Help

 Product v5.3x Release Notes

Last updated: 01 Oct 2007

This release note covers general product level issues and is divided into four sections, "General Information", “Limitations”, "Fixed In This Release", and "Validation Info".     


General Information

DSP/BIOS Help is a set of Microsoft Windows help files that contain help topics on DSP/BIOS. These help files are integrated into Code Composer Studio when a DSP/BIOS is selected via the CCS Component Manager DSP/BIOS Selector.


Limitations

In CCS 3.3, the DSP/BIOS 5.3x Tutorial is not available from CCS Help->Tutorial menu.   User's must select Help->Content, then look for DSP/BIOS 5.3x help topic, the tutorial is a sub topic under this heading.


Fixed In This Release

SDSCM00020066

TSK_isTSK() API description needs to be updated

SDSCM00020065

New APIs: LOG_event5, LOG_printf4, MEM_getBaseAddress, LOG.TS

SDSCM00019996

Edit constraint section of DEV_CreateDevice in API Guide

SDSCM00019678

MEM_increaseTableSize documentation has wrong return type

SDSCM00018615

GIO_create() should have constraint warning against sharing handle by multiple threads

SDSCM00018342

Documentation error in GBL_getFrequency().

SDSCM00018091

BIOS 4.90 docs state there is a 28xx Audio example when there is not

SDSCM00017622

remove sectti, nmti, etc. from BIOS documentation

SDSCM00016821

GIO_new() API description is missing from the BIOS API Manual

SDSCM00016107

New HWI/WUGEN APIs for 2430/3430 should be in API Guide

SDSCM00015714

Calling context appendix in BIOS API guide should state that LCK_pend()/LCKpost() cannot be called from main()

SDSCM00015238

Need clarifications to BCACHE API descriptions

SDSCM00010183

Problem with NMI and dispatcher on 28x when PIE is enabled

SDSCM00003738

document restrictions about NMI interrupts for 55x BIOS


Validation Info 

Installation and Host Development tools (build and config) validated on:

 

·         Windows XP Pro SP1 and SP2

·         Validated with CCS 3.3