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Unable to find/install TI Simulator

Jaco Schutte
Prodigy 50 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CCSTUDIO

Hi!

Could someone please help me. I installed code compose 5.1 with a free license. I started a new project using the TSM320C6455.

The thing is, when I tried to choose a connector, the TI Simulator option is not there? I thought, maybe I should install it separately by going to Help -> Install new software, but

when I choose TI Simulators - http://software-dl.ti.com/dsps/dsps_public_sw/sdo_ccstudio/CCSv5/Updates/simulation/p2win32, it says that there are no items available?

So I chose the --All Available Sites-- option and checked "hide items that are already installed", the TI Simulator's not in the list, that means that it is installed? Right?

Please could someone help me, I'm new to the environment and just cant seem to find the TI Simulator? TIA!

Jaco :)

  • TI__Guru**** 162875 points

    Jaco,

    If when you create a new target configuration if TI Simulator is not listed as an option then it is likely that you didn't select simulation when installing.  You can run the installer again to add features to your existing installation.  Just run the installer and point it to your existing install.

    John

  • in reply to JohnS
    Prodigy 50 points

    Hey John!

    Thanks for the advice. I tried it, and the simulator seems to have been selected during the install (but I just ran it again to make sure).

    Still I'm unable to see it, then I changed the device to TMS320C671X, sure enough this has the TI simulator as an option. Is it just that the TMS320C64XX does not have a simulator for CCS 5 (is this an older development kit?).

    One more thing, I tried running the hello world project with the TMS320C671XX's simulator but then I got this error: TMS320C671X: Can't Initialize Target CPU: Error in getting the config file(ESS). 

    Thanks for the help.

    Jaco

  • in reply to Jaco Schutte
    TI__Guru**** 162875 points

    Jaco,

    Working with a simulator is a little different than real hw.  Normally when you use the project wizard to create a new project you select your device and the type of JTAG emulator you are using and then it also generates the debugger/target configuration file (.ccxml) as part of your project.  For simulators it does not work this way as there is no 1 to 1 matching of device to simulator.  If you created a project for a simulator you will need to double click on the .ccxml file afterwards (if there is no .ccxml file in your project just right click on the project and select new->target configuration).  Double clicking on it will open the file in a special editor.  The first drop box is the connection type.  Scroll down and select TI simulator.  The box below this is the device/board selection.  For simulators this will list the various simulators that are available.  In general the TI strategy is to point users to low cost development kits instead of simulators so you will see the number of simulators in CCS decrease over time.

    Are you running 5.1.0 or 5.1.1?  In the 5.1.1 build that is on the web right now some of the simulators don't show up in the target configuration tool automatically (there will be an updated build later this week that corrects that).  You can still access them if you click on the Advanced tab down at the bottom and then click on the Import button on the right hand side.  Some of the simulators that are no longer actively maintained were moved into a different folder that causes them not to show up in the first screen.

    Regards,

    John

  • in reply to JohnS
    Prodigy 10 points

    JohnS, Thank you very much. Your comments has helped my a lot!