DebugLib.dll causing CCS crashing

Hi Kacper,

is this reproducable?  Ie is there a program or window or situation that seems to trigger this?  Do you see this with every project/workspace?  Have you tried a fresh workspace?  What exactly do you experience and what steps do you take?  Ie what exactly do you term "crash" and at what point?

Could you please send any error files or dump files generated?

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Troubleshooting_CCS

Best Regards,
Lisa

Hi Lisa,

yes, I just did a clean installation of CCS and done exactly the same what caused the IDE to crash last time. Basically what I did was:

1. Follow the instructions for installation from here http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Stellaris_LM4F120_LaunchPad_Blink_the_RGB

2. Connect the Stellaris LM4F120 with the USB cable, to the debug port on the micro, set the two way switch to "DEBUG". Now the micro is running the last program it was programmed with, for me it's some LED blinking program. Start the CSS, go to Project Explorer

3. Try some example programs - I've rebuilt "project0" then pressed "debug Project0" (the bug icon on the toolbar)

4. This goes smoothly, although the microcontroller stops the last program it was running. I have to disconnect and reconnect it to the PC, ONLY THEN it starts running Project0. The "Console" window shows me "CORTEX_M4_0: Error: Timed out while waiting for target powerup/polling a hardware resource." of course.

5. Close the debug, go back to Project Explorer

6. This time I try "blinky" and I follow the exact same procedure -> rebuild -> debug "blinky"

7. I get a warning "You are required to terminate existing debug session to perform the current action. Do you want to continue." Press Yes.

8. CCS goes to debug but I get a message "ccstudio,exe has stopped working" and I can only close the program.

Here's Windows Error log for that http://pastebin.com/iAuShbT0

edit: I've read the troubleshooting and found the diagnostic tool, how/where should I send it? which files do you require?

Hi Kacper,

thanks for the logs, we are going to have a look and I will post feedback as soon as I have some.

In the mean time there are a few comments in your steps that also seem to indicate note quite the typical debug proceedure.  

4. This goes smoothly, although the microcontroller stops the last program it was running.

What do you mean here?  What do you see/experience?

I have to disconnect and reconnect it to the PC, ONLY THEN it starts running Project0. The "Console" window shows me "CORTEX_M4_0: Error: Timed out while waiting for target powerup/polling a hardware resource." of course.

Does this mean you are unplugging and plugging the the target when in a  debug session? This is not at all recommened.  There are other ways to reset or restart or reload a target right from within a debug session.

5. Close the debug, go back to Project Explorer

How do you close the debug?  The message below indicates the debug session may not have be exited in a proper/normal way for whatever reason.

 "You are required to terminate existing debug session to perform the current action. Do you want to continue." Press Yes.

Best Regards,
Lisa

Hi Kacper,

please send the debug servers logs (or any .dmp and errors logs) either attached here or to us offline.  You can do this via a friend/conversation request.   You will notice my user id is a link.

Best Regards,
Lisa

"4. This goes smoothly, although the microcontroller stops the last program it was running.

What do you mean here?  What do you see/experience?"

For example - if it was running project0 before starting debug the LED would stop at the last colour it was showing, and stay like that until I flip a switch. (the Debug/Device switch on the board)

"Does this mean you are unplugging and plugging the the target when in a  debug session? This is not at all recommened.  There are other ways to reset or restart or reload a target right from within a debug session."

Can you enlighten me? Reset switch doesn't work in this situation, before microcontroller starts the program I currently wish to debug I have to flip Debug/Device switch, or dis and re-connect the USB cable.

"5. Close the debug, go back to Project Explorer

How do you close the debug?  The message below indicates the debug session may not have be exited in a proper/normal way for whatever reason."

In the right, upper corner of the screen, just below the Minimize/Maximize/Close controls of the window, there is a CCS Debug button while debuging, I right-click on it and select Close from that menu. I assumed that when IDE prompts me later to close the debug session it gets closed properly anyway.

Here's the "Eclipse log" http://pastebin.com/vJfAqVcK

And attached is a Debug Server Dump file.

Hi Kacper,

a couple things.  Do you know/can you try to see if you can generate an ds logs (debug server)?  For now what we see is that it appears a thread was started by debuglib.dll to do something, however the dll was unloaded before the thread started.

A ds log would possibly tell us more. 

Best Regards,
Lisa

Hi Kacper,

very glad to hear you managed to find out what the issue was.   Thanks for the update and log.

All the best with development.

Best Regards,
Lisa