System analyzer tutorial # 2 does not run as described

Hi Shiv,

   This is a known bug and is fixed in the upcoming System Analyzer 1.2 release.  You should be able to ignore this without it causing problems.  

  If you would like to turn off the welcome page entirely, you can do so by replacing the uiaSettings.txt file (typically in ~/user) with the file that is attached. 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<section name="SystemAnalyzerAutostart">
	<item value="true" key="doNotShowAgain"/>
</section>

Regards,

  Brian

Hi Brian,
Thanks, but I am not able to complete the tutorial.After ignoring the earlier error message,  when I move the slider (1 or 2), a message appears on the *Live session Logs windows saying: "Info: Halt CPU for new log records" but when I try to halt the CPU, there is yet another error:

"Trouble halting target cpu: (error - 1060 @ 0x0) Device is not responding to the request. Reset the device, and retry..."

- Shiv

Hi Shiv,

    There is a GEL file that is required to be used to properly configure and intialize the C6678 EVM - it's located in the ccsv5/ccs_base/emulation/boards/evmc6678l/gel folder.  Please ensure that this gel file is configured to run with C66xx_0 in your .ccxml Target configuration:

- double click on your .ccxml in the Target Configurations view to open it in the editor

- go to the Advanced page

- expand the TMS320C6678_0/IcePick_D/subpath_0/C66xx_0 node and click the Browse button to the right of the initialization script box,

- browse to ccsv5/ccs_base/emulation/boards/evmc6678l/gel/evmc6678l.gel

Save the .ccxml file and relaunch it.

Could you then try connecting / loading your program and ensuring that you can run and halt it? 

If all of this is ok, you should be able to use System Analyzer to collect events without having to halt the program.

Regards,

  Brian

Hi Brian,

I am using the correct GEL file. I can load my program and run and halt it. Its only when I try to use the slider that I run into problem.

CCS v 5.2.1.00018, System Analyzer 1.1.0.04.

Thanks,
Shiv

Hi Shiv,

  I've looked into this in more detail and have found that some recent changes to the way the UIA metadata is generated is causing problems with this tutorial.  I'm filing a problem report against the UIAMetaData.xs component and will post a workaround to this problem when I have something that works reliably.

Thanks for identifying this problem.  My apologies for the time this has cost you!

Regards,

  Brian