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CCS: CCSv7 - PowerSUITE main.cfg does not working with CCSv7

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: POWERSUITE

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Team,

 

I found that main.cfg of PowerSUITE is not working with CCS v7. I think the reason is that I can’t install GUI Composer in CCSv7 (Instead, we can install GUI Composer V2 or GUI Composer Runtime only)

 

Could you check about this and Could you let me know how to use PowerSUITE in CCSv7?

I told my customer to use CCSv6 instead.

 

Ted

  • Ted,

    You are correct, this is related to the missing GUI Composer Runtime. Please have the customer install GC v1 Runtime into CCSv7 from the CCS App Center.

    If that alone does not resolve the issue, please have them also install the GMF runtime by following the steps below:

    1) Go to menu Help->Install New Software
    2) Click on Add next to the Work with dialog
    3) Add Name as "GMF Runtime" and Location as download.eclipse.org/.../
    4) In the filter text box, type GMF and select all the GMF components that appear, and proceed with the installation

    I verified that this allows the main.cfg in PowerSuite projects to open up in CCSv7, however I installed the GMF runtime prior to GUI Composer runtime, so I'm not certain if GC runtime alone is sufficient. 

    Please have the customer try this and let us know if it resolves the issue.

  • GUI Composer Runtime alone did not work, but as I install GMF Runtime, It worked.
    However, as Installing GMF Runtime and installing GUI Composer Runtime is not commented on PowerSUITE User's guide, It will be really hard for customer to figure out how to use PowerSUITE . I think something sholud be done on next version CCSv7.
  • Ted Huh said:
    However, as Installing GMF Runtime and installing GUI Composer Runtime is not commented on PowerSUITE User's guide, It will be really hard for customer to figure out how to use PowerSUITE .

    We plan to include GMF Runtime in the next release of CCS (v7.1.0) expected out in about a month,, so that part should not be an issue.

    As for GUI Composer, even with CCSv6, GUI Composer needed to be installed for the .cfg files to open. In CCSv6, user had the option to select GUI Composer in the last page of the CCS installer wizard as an additional add-on to install. If they did not select the option during initial installation they would have also had to install it from App Center. In CCSv7, the option to select it in the CCS installer wizard is no longer there so they would need to necessarily get it from App Center.

    The GUI Composer requirement is noted in the PowerSuite webpage (http://www.ti.com/tool/powersuite) as this note:

    Note: powerSUITE requires CCS V6.1 or newer with GUI Composer support


    We are looking into clarifying this note to say how the dependency can be satisfied (ie, user would need to go to App Center to get GUI Composer).

  • Hi,
    I have the same problem as mentioned here. Even I have installed GMF Runtime, the GUI Composer is still not working. When I try to open de main.cfg file I get the message bellow:
    Many tahnks fo your help.
    Reama

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  • Reama,

    Your screenshot did not come through. Could you please re-attach it?
  • Hi,
    I have the same problem as mentioned here. Even I have installed GMF Runtime, the GUI Composer is still not working. When I try to open de main.cfg file I get the the script fileas shown bellow: I cant access to the GUI file.
    Many tahnks fo your help.
    Reama.

  • Reama,

    Could you try the following:

    Close the main.cfg file that is open in the editor
    Expand the project in the Project Explorer view. Right click on main.cfg and select "Open with XGCONF"

    If this also does not work, check the version of XDCtools for the project, under Project Properties->General->RTSC tab. Try setting it to version 3.50.
    Then do the same steps as above: close and reopen the .cfg file with XGCONF.

  • Hi,

    Many thanks for your advises.

    I tryied the way you have sugested with no succes.

    Please find here the screenshot  that  I’ve got by doing this :« under Project Properties->General->RTSC tab. Try setting it to version 3.50.

    Then do the same steps as above: close and reopen the .cfg file with XGCONF. »

     Best regards.

  • Which Windows operating system are you using? Do you have a specific language pack installed? If so, could you try it out on a PC with just English version of Windows OS?

    Also to check if the GUI Composer part is working ok, could you try the attached application? Extract the attached zip file into <your_ccs_install_dir>\ccsv7\webapps. Then open the app from CCS menu View->GUI Composer->Applications v1.

    Let us know if that opens up without problems.

    2605.TestApp.zip

  • Hi,

    I'm using Windows 10. No specific language pack installed?

    It seems that GUI Composer part is not working   as shown on the screenshot:

  • It looks like you do not have the GUI Composer v1 Runtime installed. That was one of the requirements mentioned in the initial posts in this thread.

    Go to CCS menu View->CCS App Center, in the Add-Ons section click See More, then select and install GUI Composer Runtime. If it is already installed it will show as "Up to Date" as in my screenshot below.

  • I've installed GUI Composer v1 and tested the file 2605.TestedApp.zip as explained in the previous reply.

    Here is the screeshot obtained:

  • OK, so it looks like the GC Runtime part is working ok. I'm at a loss as to why the PowerSuite config files are not opening up the GUI.

    Do you by any chance have access to another PC where you can test this? Unfortunately we have not been able to reproduce this issue internally at TI, which makes it all the more difficult to isolate the root cause.

    One more question: when you installed CCS 7.1.0, was it a full installation or did you update from CCS 7.0.0 to 7.1.0 by checking for updates?
  • Yes, I have tryied Gui Composer on an other PC with no success.

    On both the two pc I have installed the full version.

    Tomorrow, I will try an other pc.

    The question is: does ccsv7 compatible with gui composer ?

    Regards.

  • abdel reama said:
    The question is: does ccsv7 compatible with gui composer ?

    Yes CCSv7 is compatible with GUI Composer and several of us at TI are using it successfully without any issues. That is the reason this is challenging to investigate, and we suspect it might be something specific to your local environment.

  • Hi,

    If your windows is not using / having "English (United States)" Language pack, Please install it and set it as a default language.
    In my machine and customer's machine, by this method, we were able to run PowerSuite.
    Maybe CCS/Powersuite guys will fix this problem at next version.

    Best Regards,
    Ted