PGA970: Cannot load EVM Sample Project.

Hello,

If you are trying to import the project from your Program Files folder there could be some issues due to access restrictions. Try copying the project to another location before importing into CCS.

Regards,

Scott

I followed the instructions.  The copy location is D:\Temp\code.  At your suggestion I made sure that all permissions were enabled for all files, and the drive.  I get the same error.

Is there more to the error message, or does it only say "Invalid Project Description"?

What is your workspace directory? Are the project files already copied into the directory? Generally it is best to import the project to your workspace from a separate file location. You can select in the import menu whether to copy the files over, or to work on them in place. If you try to import the project and there is already a folder in the workspace directory that contains that same project you will get an error.

Regards,
Scott

I've unpacked the original source into my own user account.

C:\Users\Doug\Documents\PGA970\PGA970 Secure Design Files\PGA970_FW_Release_1_6_Generic

That directory contains 3 subdirectories and a file, code, docs, hex, and Release_notes.txt.

I copy those down to the D:\Temp directory on my PC, and double check all the permissions.  I have also tried to copy JUST the content of the code directory down to D:\Temp and of course double check the permissions.  Neither method works.

CCS always pops up saying;

Operation Summary

Messages/issues which may require your attention were encountered while importing the project(s).

X Invalid project description.

Since you've already ruled out that its the latest version of Code Composer (version 11), is it possible that its Windows 10 Home 64 bit?

Just to clarify, are you using the File -> Import -> Import CCS function to import the project?

You should not need to copy the files outside of the user account directory. You can make a workspace directory wherever you like, and the import function will either copy the files over, or you could work with the files directly from the initial directory by unchecking "Copy files into workspace." 

Before importing, you should make sure the same files are not already located in the workspace otherwise it will think that the project already exists there and throw an error like the one you've seen. My previous response may have been ambiguous, but I was just asking if the files were already in the workspace to make sure that they were not there.

If you are still having trouble, it may be best to just start a new project selecting the PGA970 as the device, and manually bring in all of the code. The example project does not provide a fully functioning application anyway, so you will have to make modifications in either case.

Regards,

Scott