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TMS320F28379D: GUI Composer

Aditya Ghule1
Intellectual 440 points
Part Number: TMS320F28379D


Hi,

I am trying to use the GUI Composer to create a simple dashboard.  I tried creating a simple test software with boot from flash mode and it worked with both the autoprogram checked and unchecked.  I would eventually like to connect the GUI without the autoprogram with the target already programmed.

As suggested in https://e2e.ti.com/support/tools/code-composer-studio-group/ccs/f/code-composer-studio-forum/704757/ccs-tms320f28027-gui-composer-only-online I wanted to try connected the GUI to a dummy program with only the variables that I need to access.  

I created a dashboard using the dummy program with autoprogam unchecked and created a runtime version on desktop.

Programmed the flash of the MCU with the actual .out file from CCS and programmed to boot from flash.

Then I tried connecting the GUI to the MCU.  The GUI connects properly but the values that I need to be read do not update in the system.  

Is there anything that I am doing wrong in this procedure?

Thank you,

Aditya 

  • +1
    TI__Guru**** 468961 points

    Hello Aditya,

    The "dummy out" workaround is to avoid having to upload an out file to the cloud to generate a standalone package to be used locally. Once the package is generated, the original out file would then be swapped in the exported package. Did you do this prior to running the GC application?

    Thanks

    ki

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    Intellectual 440 points

    Hi Ki,

    I did swap out the .out file in the downloaded (exported package).  But I have chosen the GUI option with no "autoprogram" my understanding was that this would not reprogram the MCU and in that case would swapping the out file make any different? Also is it important for the name of the out file to be the same as the the dummy out? if I have two projects "project.out" and the "project_dummy.out" when swapping the out file do I need to rename "project.out" to "project_dummy.out" when replacing the file in the target folder in the exported package..

    Thanks,

    Aditya

  • +1 in reply to Aditya Ghule1
    TI__Guru**** 468961 points
    Aditya Ghule1 said:
    But I have chosen the GUI option with no "autoprogram" my understanding was that this would not reprogram the MCU and in that case would swapping the out file make any different?

    I believe GC would still need the debug symbols in the original out file.

    the out file name should be the same as what was used when the project was exported.

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    Intellectual 440 points

    Thanks a lot! This helped and the GUI works as intended

  • 0 in reply to Aditya Ghule1
    TI__Guru**** 468961 points

    Glad to hear it is all working now!