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From: Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: AM623 experiences
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 19:57:50 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-11-23, David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:
> On 23/11/2024 09:15, Don Y wrote:
>> I'm looking to move my design onto said platform.
>> 
>> Any first-hand experiences to share?
>> 
>> Bugs in silicon, toolchain, support, etc.?
>> 
>
> I've no experience with that device at all, but from experience with 
> other toolchains provided by TI over the years, watch out for zero 
> initialisation of variables in the bss.

For the cortex M4, I'd avoid using TI's toolchain if at all possible.
Download a copy of GCC from ARM.

The general rule I've found to be true for the past 40 years is that
software/tools supplied by silicon vendors is crap.

--
Grant