CCS/TMS320C6657: UIA LoggerRunMode via Ethernet does not work

Hi Sven,
There have been some issues with LoggerRunMode with Ethernet. What version of UIA are you using? Also, could you please attach your .cfg file?
Best regards,
Janet

Hi Janet,

thanks for your reply. I am using uia_2_00_06_52. Attached is my "universal" .cfg file. You can see that I have try out different transport variants of UIA. The most stable and useable version is LoggerType_MIN. Currently LoggerIdle and LoggerRunMode does not work as expected.

Kind regards

Sven3324.app.cfg

Hi Sven,

LoggerMin is the only logger you have in your .cfg file where the data is uploaded only when the target is halted.  The other logger with this property is LoggerStopMode, which you don't use.  I think LoggerStopMode would also work.

I'm not sure why JTAGRUNMODE wouldn't be working, unless it can't keep up with the data.  There may also be race conditions when you halt the target in the middle of data being uploaded.  What kind of failures are you seeing?

There was a problem with the Ethernet upload that many gaps in the records in RTOS Analyzer.  I am attaching a fix for that (LoggerRunMode.xdt), which you can put in <UIA_INSTALL_DIR>/packages/ti/uia/loggers (after backing up the original).  I had to rename it to LoggerRunMode.xdt.txt in order to upload the file.

1447.LoggerRunMode.xdt.txt

Best regards,

Janet

Dear Janet,

your modified file does not help.

I have the feeling that something around the System Analyzer inside of CCS is broken. All of the tutorials around the System Analyzer in the TI-Wiki, which I have read, are outdated or incomplete. Does anyone use the UIA LoggerRunMode with Ethernet connection in CCS v7.0.0 or v6.2.0 and latest version of UIA running on C66xx?

For testing it will be very helpfully, if you would provide a test project for C6657 or C6670 with LoggerRunMode and Ethernet connection, or provide me any binary trace file?

I am also wondering that the CCS does not send the Rta_Command_START_TX if the Clear Loggers option has been enabled.

Kind regards

Sven

Hi Sven,

I have run the UIA stairstep example with Ethernet transport on an evm6678 using CCSv6.1, and that worked ok.  I have not tried it with CCSv6.2 or CCSv7.  I can try that out and let you know how it goes.

The System Analyzer tutorials were written for UIA 1.x, so yes, they are outdated.

Best regards,

Janet

Dear Janet,

for testing on my site, would you share your running project, please with *.out, *.rta.xml and *.uia.xml files and a record of your trace <workspace>\dvt\systemAnalyzerData\systemAnalyzerData.bin

I will try to open the trace file on my CCS v7.0.0 and CCS v6.2.0 installation.

For your info, the Ethernet based UIA staistep example of C6678 is not part of the UIA 2.00.06.52.

Thanks and kind regards
Sven

Hi Sven,

I ran my stairstep Ethernet example on an EVM6678 in CCSv7.0.  I brought up the RTOS Analyzer Execution graph, and it looked ok.  I'm attaching my zipped up files that you requested.

Best regards,

Janet

7534.systemAnalyzerData.bin.txt

Well, it looks like my zipped up files did not upload.  I'll try thiss again...

8611.evm6678.zip.txt

Dear Janet,

thanks for the trace record. It works on my CCS v7 installation. I can see that here are four special SyncPoint messages at the beginning.

During my own tests I can remember me that I have seen only two SyncPoint messages and the SystemAnalyzer is waiting for additional SyncPoints. May be that is the reason for my issues. I will look deeper in this direction.

Your evm6678.zip file contains a package, unfortunately a CCS project is missing. How can I generate such CCS project?
I have take a look in your code and I find out that you are using some older packages, non public available packages or older compiler version:

* c6x 7.4.17
* xdctools_3_31_01_33_core
* pdk_C6678_1_0_0_11
* bios_6_46_00_23
* ndk_2_22_02_16
* uia-j

Do you have ever tried to compile the Ethernet LoggerRunMode under the latest CCS v7, latest compiler ti-cgt-c6000_8.1.2 and latest processor_sdk_rtos_c667x_3_02_00_05 ?

Kind regards
Sven

Hi Sven,

I have just tried unsuccessfully to build the stairstep Ethernet example with the processor_sdk_rtos_c667x_3_02_00_05.   First of all, I changed the setenv.bat in the SDK to set the SDK_INSTALL_PATH and TOOLS_INSTALL_PATH to my non-standard ccs7 install location.  Then I had to edit the pdksetupenv.bat to change 'ccsv6' to 'ccsv7', and also update the tools version.

I rebuilt the uia_2_00_06_52 to use the more recent ndk (2.25.00.09).  If you don't rebuild uia, you will get undefined symbols when linking for some socket functions.  I'm attaching my updated uia.mak that you can use as an example for changing yours.  To build uia, just run 'gmake -f uia.mak'

I'm also attaching my CCS7 project which you can look at.  Maybe you'll have better luck figuring out how to get it to build.

8875.uia.mak.txt

5861.stairstepEthernet_TMS320C6678_C66XX.zip.txt

Best regards,

Janet

Hi Sven,

I'm glad you got UIA with Ethernet working on your device!  Thanks for posting your code.  I will file a bug against UIA to review your code changes and integrate the necessary changes into UIA.

Best regards,

Janet