FAQ – How can I unlock a secure processor when connecting via an emulator?

How can I unlock a secure processor when connecting via an emulator?

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The ADSP-BF70x processor can be locked in order to protect customer IP. There may be times when they will want to gain access to that processor with an emulator and a special key is needed in order to do so. A custom board support file is recommended in this situation with the contents similar to the following, but with the appropriate key in the place of the ones shown:

Custom Board Support Example

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>

<custom-cces-proc-xml

xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="\Analog Devices\CrossCore Embedded Studio 1.1.0\System\ArchDef\ADSP-custom-board.xsd"

processor-family="Blackfin"

file="example_custom_board_support.xml">

<custom-register-reset-definitions>

<register name="userkey0" reset-value="0x00001111" core="Common" />

<register name="userkey1" reset-value="0x22223333" core="Common" />

<register name="userkey2" reset-value="0x44445555" core="Common" />

<register name="userkey3" reset-value="0x66667777" core="Common" />

</custom-register-reset-definitions>

</custom-cces-proc-xml>

The 128 bit user key format is

For information on locking the ADSP-BF70x processors, see chapter 30 of the ADSP-BF70x Blackfin+ Processor Hardware Reference manual.

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