DSP/BIOS (Real Time Operating System) 5.33.06

Andreas,

This appears to be more of a general CCS issue rather than specific to BIOS.  I am going to move this post to the CCS forum in hopes that it will get a faster response.

Dave

Andreas,

Here are some initial things to check to make sure the BIOS environment is set up properly and points to the version of BIOS you want to use:

1) Within CCS Help->About->Component manager, Target Content-><your_target_ISA>, check that the appropriate BIOS version is selected.

2) The BIOS_INSTALL_DIR environment variable set under Control Panel->System->Advanced->Environment Variables is set to point to the correct BIOS directory.

3) Under your Project->Build Options->DspBiosBuilder tab, make sure that the -Dconfig.importPath points to the directory with the correct version of BIOS, in this case, C:/CCStudio_v3.3/bios_5_33_06/packages

If these have all been checked, please provide more details on the problems you are seeing.

Thanks for the fast answer!

I had alredy tried the two first step, with succsess. And now I have also setup the third step. But still the same problem when enter the Help->About->Component manager within CCS the window that coming up shows BIOS 5.33.05. instead of BIOS 5.33.06.

I guess its just some kind of a setup change whitin the CCS. But I am not sure what. I would be tremendosly happy if you could help me.

Best regards Andreas Pössl

Andreas Possl said:

But still the same problem when enter the Help->About->Component manager within CCS the window that coming up shows BIOS 5.33.05. instead of BIOS 5.33.06.

Are you saying that you see both versions 5.33.05 and 5.33.06 displayed in the CCS Component Manager but even if you select 5.33.06, it reverts back to 5.33.05? That is unusual, I haven't heard that before.

Are you able to use 5.33.05 successfully?
Was the installation done with administrator privileges? This is required as CCS needs to be able to write and make modifications to the registry.

It sounds like the new version of BIOS did not get installed or registered properly. In such cases, it is best to uninstall and reinstall CCS and then the BIOS update. If this is the ONLY version of CCS installed on this machine, you may want to make sure you do a clean uninstall first (by removing CCS related registry entries) . The process to completely remove CCS from your system is described here: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/CCStudio_FAQ#Q:_When_upgrading_to_newer_versions_of_Code_Composer_Studio.2C_how_do_I_clean_the_Windows_Registry.3F

Hello!

I feel that I am close to a solution, with a few more advice I think we are there. I am sure that the Installation is correctly done I think its just a configuration that is not correctly done. The installation is done with administrator privilegs! But still the same problem when enter the Help->About->Component manager within CCS the window that coming up shows BIOS 5.33.05. instead of BIOS 5.33.06. When I continue  Help->About->Component manager -> Target component (DSPBIOS)->TMS320C67xx->Texas Instruments DSP/BIOS <5.33.06>  and mark the square so far so good. Might be something in the next step (3) When I try to Project-> Build Options...  I cant click on that, the text is not availible (Build Options... ) so I guess Its there the problem occur. It was explined to do so but not what to do if the text where not avialibale. If someone colud help me with this I guess the problem soon is solved.

Best regards Andreas Pössl

Andreas Possl said:

When I try to Project-> Build Options...  I cant click on that, the text is not availible (Build Options... ) so I guess Its there the problem occur

If the Build Options are greyed out, that is definitely an issue, and something may be corrupted in your installation. Without that menu, you will not be able to set any of your project build options.

A couple of things to try first:

1) Go into Component Manager, expand Build Tools and then the device family you are working with, and make sure a version of code generation tools that exists in your installation is checked
2) Go to the \cgtools\bin directory for the device family you are using within your CCS install path. Open a command prompt and type: regsvr32 btixxxx.dll
This will manually register the dll for the build tools interface in CCS

Close and restart CCS. If the Build Options menu is still greyed out, I would recommend doing a clean uninstall and reinstall of CCS.

Thanks for the fast answer!

I have done the first step correctly. And I am sure that installation is also correctly installed I have done it a few times and always the window succsessfully installation complete occur.

For the second step there is some problem showing up first I dont have any directory called cgtools. I just have I program called configuration tool which have a user interface.

the closest directory I is \bios\config\gconf\bin> and if I write regsvr32 bti 6748.dll (have also tried xxxx C6748 C6748evm 6748evm) an error message is shown that says cant read the module. I am writing all this in the command prompt. I dont think it is reinstallation I need to do but some kind of setup.

Best Regards Andreas Pössl

In some cases, even if the CCS installer indicates that the installation completed successfully, if all components were not registered and updated properly, things may not work as expected.

Andreas Possl said:

For the second step there is some problem showing up first I dont have any directory called cgtools. I just have I program called configuration tool which have a user interface.

The directory I am referring to is C:\CCStudio_v3.3\C6000\cgtools\bin. This directory has the file bti6000.dll which is the one that can be registered manually:
regsvr32 bti6000.dll

If you do not have this directory you definitely need to reinstall CCS.

Andreas,

I recall that we had an issue about the C674x family of devices; in CCSv3.3 some components were erroneously associated with the C64x family of devices, therefore the issue you are having with BIOS may be caused by this.

Try to associate both C64x and C67x devices to the desired tools versions inside Component Manager to guarantee that you are selecting the correct versions.

Hope this helps,

Rafael