Please list your required IP Packages for TM4C123GXL Software

Hi Joseph,

You can download Tivaware from TI website: . It is TivaWare_C_Series-2.1.2.111. There are many example projects for the evaluation board (TM4C123 launchpad or development board).

Regards,

QJ

That doesn't actually address the Que Joseph asked. Although I'm pretty sure IP here refers to intellectual property not internet protocol, it's still not clear how this should be answered.

Robert

Bah!, question not Que

Robert

One day TI will make this editable on a tablet

Joseph,

The difficulty we are having answering your question is we do not see the request "Please list your required IP Packages" when we download the code at TI so we do not know exactly what context this is asked in. Are you downloading the TivaWare package the QJ provided a link to? Or are you downloading some other SW package? If could provide more specific information and even a screen grab of the questionnaire (please deprecate/hide any personally identifiable info) this would be helpful in providing an answer or at least guidance.

Usually - but not always - such "Legal prompts" appear when poster is directed to complete an identification form.   Most always this occurs when "export restrictions" are in play - item requested is deemed "sensitive" - and poster is "outside" the U.S.  (or seeks to "export" that which is restricted)

I'd further note that when you access your own site - treatment (often) is different than that experienced by those outside the T.I. umbrella...

cb,

This is puzzling to me simply because when I download SW such as this from the TI sight, I also get what appears to be a generic page with export related questions (assurances I am not in or from a banned country, etc) and end application related questions (military vs. civilian) but I do not see a question similar to the one posted. This is irrespective if I access inside or outside of the TI network. This is why I am curious what SW package is being downloaded and to get a screen shot. Once I see the screen, I can better direct the question to the experts that can provide guidance or even potentially answer myself.

Chuck,

I'd wager that if you approached from (outside) your TI network - and made the (proper/triggering/geographic/destination) "reveal" - then that, "Please list your required IP Packages" prompt WOULD appear!

TI legal would seem able to guide - hopefully resolve. (I cannot recall such restriction upon StellarisWare or TivaWare - during my (short) time here...)

Thanks everyone for your input,

I've followed a few different links to try and get the software I need, always getting to the same form in the end. I ran through it again using QJ's link and took screenshots:

Following the initial link I get this, where I click the indicated link:

Next, I get this page. As you can tell I've tried a few different links from this page. All of these others also led me to an identical form. For this run I tried the link indicated.

After clicking that link, I get the US Government Government Export Approval Form.

As you can see, it also says "Contact your local representative," but I'm not sure who that would be, or even which section of support to email from the "contact us" page, hence why I came here.

I would also note that this isn't the only US Government export approval form I've seen downloading software here, but I do get this one when I try to get any of this Tivaware software.

Fortunately, I was able to get Keil uVision to interface with my board without this software, but I'm still interested in figuring this out.

Hello Joseph,

Sorry for all of the hoops you have to jump through for a simple download. Unfortunately, the export questions are necessary for legal reasons. I believe the question regarding IP Packages is merely a marketing hook to see what devices you might be interested in so they can target specific messages/content to you or have someone reach out to you. I would simply put the TM4C123 launchpad in the text entry field and be done with it. If there are other products in which you are genuinely interested, you could also enter them here has well.

Let me know if this gets you through the screen and on to the download or not. By the way, I also agree that this is overly vague and, if truly not a legal requirement, then it is out of place. Unfortunately, it isn't something I have control over.

A good opportunity to add some criticism.

First, no other vendor brought up "export regulations" yet, when I tried to download a free firmware package for a general-purpose MCU.

Second, and more important, I have trouble to understand the reason for packing text files (mostly *.c, *.h) into an executable (*.EXE). Not only is this troublesome for non-Windows users (like me) and Windows users behind restrictive company-gateways, but raises suspicions that this EXE might do something else in the background...  An "E2E" forum assumes engineers, and engineers can be expected to handle ZIP files.

Just my personal opinion ...

Agreed, zip files are pretty common denominator. Direct support in windows and easily supportable on most other platforms.

Robert

Hi,

f. m. said:

for non-Windows users (like me)

and also like me  - just change the extension from .exe to .zip and it will behave like you need. I think (could be wrong) the .exe extension is for users to read the licence agreement.

... just change the extension from .exe to .zip and it will behave like you need.

That only works if you don't fall in the second category (Windows user behind restrictive company gateway) - that's me, too.

At work, I cannot download any *.EXE file - except, of course from the Microsoft.com website ;-{.

Good catch, and something TI needs to fix. At the very least to the extent that it detects JavaScript is disabled and warns that it won't work. Ideally an alternate method would be provided at that point.

I somewhat suspect this design violates the ADA.

Robert