CCSTUDIO3: Automation using CCS

shriya kulkarni

Part Number: CCSTUDIO3

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Hi Team,

I am working on project to trigger unit tests/integration tests from GIthub Actions on TI board. I need to automate the build, load , execute and generate logs from CCS. I am using Python as scripting language.

I need to know following details -

Using CCS V20

1. How to automate build, execute of tests and capture logs using Python for CCS.

2. If there are multiple tests in the folder, then build should generate for all tests and these tests needs to be executed in sequential order.

3. Can we enable simulator on CCS V20 ?

Thanks,

Shriya

8 months ago

0 Ki 8 months ago

TI__Guru**** 469561 points

Hello Shriya,

shriya kulkarni said:
1. How to automate build, execute of tests and capture logs using Python for CCS.

CCS 20 supports two scripting interfaces:

https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/esd/documents/users_guide_ccs/ccs_faqs.html#which-scripting-solution-legacy-or-new-should-i-use

While we prefer people use the newer CCS Scripting interface, python is not support. The older DSS interface does support python via Jython. Hence for your case I would suggest DSS.

shriya kulkarni said:
2. If there are multiple tests in the folder, then build should generate for all tests and these tests needs to be executed in sequential order.

This would be something you can set up and control in your environment.

shriya kulkarni said:
3. Can we enable simulator on CCS V20 ?

There are no simulators in CCS.

Thanks

0 shriya kulkarni 8 months ago in reply to Ki

Prodigy 50 points

Hi Ki,

Thanks for your inputs. I would like to explore both methods.

I would also like to explore CCS scripting interface, referring this document.

https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/esd/documents/users_guide/ccs_debug-scripting.html

1. Does CCS interface helps in building and capturing logs ? Then it shall be helpful. Kindly share me if you have some more examples related to this.

It can be triggered from Linux terminal ?

2. Also share me pointer to DSS command interface .

3. For DSS using Jython, we can trigger the scripts from Linux terminal ? this shall help in automation. As I am newbie to CCS, just clarifying my doubts.

Thanks,

Shriya

0 Ki 8 months ago in reply to shriya kulkarni

TI__Guru**** 469561 points

shriya kulkarni said:
1. Does CCS interface helps in building and capturing logs ? Then it shall be helpful. Kindly share me if you have some more examples related to this.

CCS Scripting lacks the full logging capability of DSS.

shriya kulkarni said:
It can be triggered from Linux terminal ?

CCS Scripting is supported in Linux

shriya kulkarni said:
2. Also share me pointer to DSS command interface .

https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/esd/documents/users_guide/sdto_dss_handbook.html

shriya kulkarni said:
3. For DSS using Jython, we can trigger the scripts from Linux terminal

There is a Jython implementation for Linux.

Thanks

0 shriya kulkarni 8 months ago in reply to Ki

Prodigy 50 points

Thanks Ki for the information,

I will try out these methods.

Thanks,

Shriya

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