Yes, it is an MCU chip.But it contains EEPROM or FLASH,Usually requires firmware to be written to work correctly.
I also have a TMS320F2812,It is broken, but I don't know how to write new firmware to the newly acquired 2812.
I have looked for very few standalone programmers that support it,Someone suggested using online JTAG programming, but I still don't know how to use it, in other words, what type of JTAG programmer should I buy?
If you know please tell me, thanks