What is the XDS100?
• The XDS100 emulator is Texas Instruments’ ultra-low-cost USB-interface JTAG hardware reference design. • The XDS100 emulator provides JTAG access to Texas Instruments’ JTAG based devices. • It is compatible with Code Composer Studio™ development environment. • The hardware is manufactured by TI 3rd parties. • The XDS100 is available as a discrete emulator, or can be embedded on a development card (DSK, EVM, etc.). • There are 2 versions of the XDS100: 1) XDS100v1 and 2) XDS100v2. The XDS100v1 is the original XDS100 design. The XDS100v2 is an updated XDS100 design with more capabilitiy. • Performance of the XDS100 is lower than the XDS510 and XDS560. This means that program and data downloads will take a longer time than with XDS510 and XDS560 emulators. Also, stepping in “C” and “Assembly” will be slower with XDS100 when compared to XDS510 or XDS560 emulators.