Hi everyone,
So I have a request for the future. Don't know if it was best to post in this forum or the CCS forum. It's related mostly to Tivaware and Tiva documentation.
The MSPWare adds into the "create new project" a template. I simply select the template when creating a project and it's good to go. It has some basic includes, the paths all set up and some basic code (the MSP430 has the standard of disabling the watchdog at the beginning).
Could something similar be added? Most of the time you have to import a example and edit it, but a empty template with the same options as the examples could be made! It could even include in the beginning the clock set (could maybe be a problem due to 2 different functions).
It's a very basic request but I think it would be very useful IMO.
Another thing I have to ask... why is the MSPWare in the app center and the Tivaware isn't? Having the Tivaware installed from the App center in CCS would allow to set automatically the CCS symbols for the Tivaware related paths and files and aid the implementation of a working template that could be used with a workspace in any location? Plus it would be handy!
Now about the cloud. I know MSP430 is in the front with that in here. The CCS online tool is for the CCS team side and that will probably take a long time.
But what I found really handy is how the info is all organized on the TI resource explorer online. I just wanted to check MSPware, no download, just browse! Let me check the libraries, I open the folder, see right away "Driver library", in this case see right away the desired family and right there in my face is "User guide" and "API Programmer's Guide". I think better than that only if someone came to my house and slap the guides/documents on my face.
Same for the part info, easily browse the family, find the part and I'm given access to the reference manual, datasheet, specific code examples (though in DRM).
All the boards have their folder with documents and examples too.
You get the idea, I really love how the info is there, all compacted and easy to find. No need to be asking "Where are the examples, where is the documents", they are not scattered or with long and complicated names (in Tivaware the docs have their version name and short name which I understand why). For reference it's this what I am talking about http://dev.ti.com/tirex/#/Package/MSPWare
Is there any idea to add Tivaware into the online resource explorer? If so, any general ETA?
Just some requests/wishes I have. Not exactly critical to using the Tiva and Tivaware, but I think would aid people starting with Tiva, using a new compiler and getting the include paths and everything right can be hard and demoralizing. Finding info can also be a daunting task which a lot of people try to avoid when it takes too long and straight come here asking where to search.
I hope the TM4C team takes into consideration as something to improve in the future and not as a critic as most of what I requested came to the MSP430 not too long ago.
