The C2000 Gang Programmer is not a gang programmer in the traditional sense, in that there are not eight sockets provided to program target devices. Instead, the C2000 Gang Programmer is designed to connect to target devices in-circuit (that is, target devices are mounted in the final circuit or system). The C2000 Gang Programmer accesses target devices using connectors that use JTAG signals. 

The C2000 Gang Programmer is provided with an expansion board, called the Gang Splitter, that implements the interconnections between the C2000 Gang Programmer and multiple target devices. Eight cables are provided that connect the expansion board to eight target devices (via JTAG connectors).

Software Installation TI recommends that you use the latest software version, which can be downloaded from the C2000 website at www.ti.com/tool/c2000-gang. To install C2000 Gang Programmer software: 1. Download C2000-GANG software from TI website - see link above. Unzip file and run setup.exe file. 2. Follow the instructions in the installation process. 3. When the setup program is complete, C2000 Gang Programmer icons are available in the selected folder. Click the C2000 Gang Programmer Read Me First icon to obtain important information about the C2000 Gang Programmer. 4. The setup program also adds a program group and icons to the Windows desktop. 5. To start the C2000 Gang Programmer software, click the newly created icon.

Programming C2000 Flash Devices Using the C2000 Gang Programmer 

The C2000 Gang Programmer is capable of quickly and reliably programming C2000 flash devices using an RS-232 or USB interface. There are four ways to use the programmer to achieve this task and these include:

 • Interactive

 • From Image

 • From Script

 • Standalone 

The Interactive mode is selected by default, and is the easiest to get started with, because it requires the least amount of preparation. After the user has mastered the Interactive mode it can be used to create images and script files, which can then be used with the From Image and From Script modes, respectively. Images and scripts are ready-to-go setups than can run with minimal user input. They are very useful for repetitive programming, for example in a production environment, because they ensure consistency (because of the re-use of images or scripts, we highly encourage the user to thoroughly test their images or scripts for correctness before committing them to production). The C2000 Gang Programmer can also be run in Standalone mode to program target devices without a PC. To do this, first create an image to use for programming, and then save it to internal memory of the C2000 Gang Programmer.