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Still Evaluation License After Installed License File, CCS6

Allen Huo
Prodigy 160 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP430F5529
Before I installed the new CCS v6 on my desktop computer run on XP with SP3, the previous v5.4 was uninstalled first, lest two versions should fight against each other. For some reason, the CCS5.4 was not completely removed due to a problem. However, the v5.4 could not be run anyway.
 
So the installation procedure continued. I could run the v6 without any problem on the EVM bought from TI store, whether it is a Tiva C Launchpad or an MSP430F5529 Launchpad. So I clicked the licensing page to register. Entered the MAC address, sent it to the registration server, received an email with activation file and registered. After registration, I checked the status. It was still free version. I then exited the v6 and run it again. Nothing changed. Before continuing using v6, I clicked upgrade.  It stopped half way. It was not a successful upgrade.  So I considered quitting this installation.  When I installed v6, or v5.4, I used off-line mode.  After download, I stopped network connection, disabled anti-virus program, then installed v5.4 or v6.  Is this a problem when installing CCS? I avoid any virus infection.
 
As the upgrade is not successful, I uninstalled v6, downloaded v6.0.1 from TI web and tried installing again.  It was good.  The license status is 90-day trial.  I activated with the activation file from TI email server but nothing changed again.  Here is my registration:
 
1) CCS v6 installed on my XP computer
2) supplied the on board Ethernet card MAC according to the tab messages
3) the present PC maybe replaced with a new one, so a floating license seems to be a better choice.
4) only I use CCS in our company, so only one MAC was sent.  TI server confirmed the registration.
 
Question:
Why the registration is  Licensed : 88 days remaining
 
Could anyone help?
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    TI__Guru**** 159715 points

    Allen,

    CCS uses the first license it finds that satisfies the features that you are using.  Thus if you have the 90 day license that is still valid and it finds it first it will keep using that until it expires and then look for another license.

    If you access the license dialog from the help menu you can see where CCS is getting the free license from and remove that location.  Personally I would just let it use the free license until it expires.

    Regards,

    John

  • 0 in reply to JohnS
    Prodigy 160 points

    Thanks, John.

    I'll check it up when the trial license expires.

    Allen

  • 0 in reply to Allen Huo
    Prodigy 160 points

    Hello there,

    The 90-day free license period is over. I went to see if my CCS 6 license is switched from free to purchased one. The result is still free license.
    As expressed before, I suggested a $795 license for possible computer change in the future as I'm the only one that use CCS.

    I posted this question before but reserved my conclusion until the suggestion takes effect. It remains the same as free license.

    As a firmware programmer, I pay for using software as respect to the peer. But in this case, it seems that paying $795 or none makes no difference to me. Furthermore, I may get blamed if my CEO finds out that the budget was paid in pain.

    Is there any solution? Thanks.

  • 0 in reply to Allen Huo
    TI__Guru**** 159715 points

    Allen,

    Lets see if we can't figure out what is going on now that the trial license is expired.

    What are you seeing in the bottom right corner of CCS?

    Does it say "Unlicensed", "Free License", "Full License"....?

    You mentioned $795 in your last post.  So I am assuming you purchased a floating license for CCS.  A floating license requires you to setup a license server on your network.  The license server gets setup with the license file and then in CCS you point it to the license server to obtain the license.  This allows the license to be shared by multiple computers.  Have you go through the process of setting up a license server?

    Regards,

    John

  • 0 in reply to JohnS
    Prodigy 160 points

    Hi John,

    Thanks for your prompt assistance.

    The lower right corner on the CCS screen still shows FREE license.  Only one person in this company uses CCS. That's me.  So I assigned the server IP as that on my computer.  The process of setting up a license server?  Not likely.  It is possible to setup one now?

    Allen Huo

  • 0 in reply to Allen Huo
    TI__Guru**** 159715 points
    Allen,

    Ok what has happened is that the eval license expired. CCS looked for another license and couldn't find one (the floating one has be to served up by a license server) so it generated the free limited license (limits the type of debug connection or code size depending on the type of device you are using.

    You can have the license server running on the same machine as CCS if you want but it is a bit of a pain to setup. If you like I can provide you with the instructions on how to do that or I can instead send you a private message with an activation code that will let you create a node locked license. For node locked licenses you just drop them into your CCS installation.

    The license server setup instructions are here: processors.wiki.ti.com/.../License_Server_Administration_for_CCS
    Note that the site is down right now. Maybe it will be up by the time you see this message.

    Let me know if you prefer a node locked license and I will get that for you.

    Regards,
    John
  • 0 in reply to JohnS
    Prodigy 160 points

    Hi John,

    I came half way of the project to this company.  The computer given to me is an XPed one.  Though it works well, I'm not sure when it would end up.  The locked license limits CCS transiting from one computer to another.  That's why I recommended buying the floating licensed version.

    The link you sent is being reviewed now.  I'd try doing a floating server first.  If it doesn't work, I'd ask for help.

    Thanks

    Allen Huo

  • 0 in reply to Allen Huo
    TI__Guru**** 159715 points
    Allen,

    You are correct that floating licenses do offer more flexibility. Note that with the node locked license it is possible to re-host it (change the PC it is associated with). I believe the MyRegisteredSoftware system will let you do that twice.

    Regards,
    John