CCS/RM57L843: How to use GEL_SymbolLoad function ?

hung dang said:

Encountered a problem loading file: rtiblinky.out
Could not open file
at GEL_SymbolLoad("rtiblinky.out") [DAP.gel:4]
at LoadSymbolsForDAP()

The CCS documentation doesn't make it clear what the current directory is when GEL functions run.

From experimenting with CCS 7.2 the current directory is <CCS_install_root>\ccsv7\eclipse when the GEL functions run, as found by placing GEL_System("cd"); in a GEL script.

Therefore, the GEL_SymbolLoad needs to specify the path to the rtiblinky.out file. E.g. by using the absolute path to the file.

Another option is to specify a path relative to $(GEL_file_dir) which is the directory the GEL file is in. E.g. if the GEL file is in the root directory of the project and you are running the Debug configuration then could use:

    GEL_SymbolLoad("$(GEL_file_dir)\\Debug\\rtiblinky.out");

Dear Mr Chester,

I had make two GEL files which based on two your options. Both Gel files are loaded to CCS7.2 successful. 

But I still do not see the value of global variable is updated in Continuous Refresh mode. This variable is only updated when I temperately STOP CPU.

Can me explain why ? Thank you so  much.

Picture 1: The "temp" variable is not updated in Continuous Refresh mode

Picture 2: The "temp" variable is only updated when CPU is temperately stopped.

 

Hi Chester,

I also believe this to be the case. The global would be stored in Cache for easy and efficient access. The debugger won't have access to this memory during runtime. To resolve this, make the Cache as Write Through so the variable will be stored in primary SRAM.