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CCS/IWR1443: Resource manager in offline

kenshow
Genius 3725 points
Part Number: IWR1443

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Hi 

 Can I use the resource manager of CCS in offline (not use internet)?

 For example, I install mmwave industry toolbox in "c:\ti\" folder. Then, can I see it from Resource Manager? If I can, please tell me how to do it.

 I am using CCS v8.1.0.00011 on Win10.

Regards,
Kenshow

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    TI__Guru**** 159715 points
    Kenshow,

    It is possible to use Resource Explorer offline. However for that to work Resource Explorer has to have downloaded the metadata for the software packages that you wish to use it with. That metadata describes how to display content in Resource Explorer. The metadata is downloaded when you download the package via Resource Explorer and Resource Explorer can also fetch the metadata for a software package that you have already downloaded via some other method. What this means is that you have to go online once with Resource Explorer and have it download the metadata for the package. In the future we will move to having the metadata bundled inside the software packages and update Resource Explorer to read it from the package.

    Note that you can still import any of the projects from the Industry Tool box by going to the Project -> Import CCS Projects menu in CCS.

    Regards,
    John
  • 0 in reply to JohnS
    Genius 3725 points
    Hi John,

    Is it possible to reproduce the resource manager of metadata environment read online into offline PC?
    I have two PC with online and offline. I want to use offline PC to develop IWR S/W. Please let me know how to copy environment of resource manager to offline PC if possible.

    Thanks,
    Kenshow
  • 0 in reply to kenshow
    Genius 3725 points
    Hi John,

    I'm sorry. There was my mistake in my previous post.
    It is not the resource manager, but the resource explorer.

    Thanks,
    Kenshow
  • 0 in reply to kenshow
    TI__Guru**** 159715 points
    Kenshow,

    I have never tried it but what you suggest should be possible.

    The Resource Explorer metadata is stored in a database that could be copied from one machine to another. In your <userid>/ti folder there should be a folder called tirex-localserver-3.6.5. You could copy that to the offline PC and that would copy all of the metadata over and should enable Resource Explorer to work offline.

    Regards,
    John
  • 0 in reply to JohnS
    Genius 3725 points
    John,

    I attempted to replace the tires-local server-3.6.5 folder with offline from the online PC, but the CCS RE on the offline PC did not reflect the online setting. It seems that setting RE is using with other database
    Do you have any other ideas?

    Thanks,
    Kenshow
  • 0 in reply to kenshow
    TI__Guru**** 159715 points

    Kenshow,

    I have been experimenting with this today.  It is not a full replication of what you are doing as I am doing it on one computer but I believe I know what the missing step is.

    Here is what I did:

    1. On my computer that has all the Resource Explorer metadata I rename the tirex-localserver-3.6.5 AND tirex-product-tree folders (for me these were both in <userfolder>/ti but it is possible that the product tree may be in c:/ti
    2. disabled network access
    3. opened CCS
    4. opened resource explorer and confirmed that it did not show anything
    5. closed CCS
    6. copied those folders back to their original locations.  The tirex-localserver-3.6.5 had been recreated so I first deleted the new one.
    7. opened CCS
    8. Resource Explorer came up in offline state but was showing the software packages

    Here is what this would translate to on a multi-computer setup with 1 online and 1 offline

    1. Ensure that the software packages you want to use offline have been installed on the OFFLINE computer.  Preferably in c:/ti
    2. Copy the tirex-localserver-3.6.5 and tirex-product-tree folders from the ONLINE computer
    3. On the OFFLINE computer remove the existing folders and copy in the ones from the ONLINE computer
    4. Open CCS
    5. Resource Explorer should now come up in offline mode but show the content

    Hopefully that product-tree folder was the missing step.  I have multiple computers but unfortunately 1 is a PC, one is a Mac and one is running Linux so I can't do a true test.

    Regards,

    John

  • 0 in reply to JohnS
    Genius 3725 points
    Hi John,

    I did.
    The points are to copy tirex-localserver-3.6.5, tirex-product-tree folders and the package folder that was downloaded from "working offline" as I want.

    Thanks,
    Kenshow
  • 0 in reply to kenshow
    TI__Guru**** 159715 points
    Great!

    This will likely be something others ask about so we will turn it into an FAQ or app note.

    Regards,
    John