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CCS4 crashing when Starting Debug

Matthew Schuckmann
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Other Parts Discussed in Thread: LM3S6965

I'm seeing CCS 4 crash when I try to start debugging the example applciations for my LM3S6965 evaluation board.

CCS Version 4.1.3.00034 (I also saw this crash with v 4.1.2.00027)
Host OS: Windows 7 Professional 64bit
TI board/Processor: LM3S6965 Evaluation Board

Process to reproduce crash:

1. Start up CCS and select my workspace with all the example projects for my eval board.
2. Select the Hello World application and click on the Debug button.
3. CCS switches to the Debug perspective and then shortly there after crashes with the dialog below

Note I can also reproduce the crash by right clicking on the target_config.ccxml file for the project selecting Debug As > Debug Session and then pressing Alt+c to connect, at which point CCS crashes.

I've followed most if not all of the suggested Troubleshooting suggestions at http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Troubleshooting_CCS and nothing helps.
I'm working on looking for and generating log files for the crash.

I have recently (as I was writing this report) discovered a couple of new data points/work arounds.  

1. For much of my testing I have had a FTDI F4323H Mini Module connected to my development system, I just discovered that if I unplug this mini module from my system while attempting to start the debugger CCS does not crash and debugging appears to work. I have verified that if I plug in the FTDI mini module the CCS crashes. While this appears to be a temporary work around it is not an end all solution because I need to use the FTDI Mini Module to communicate with the application I'm developing on the LM3S6965 eval board. (port A on the FTDI mini module is connected to UART0 on the LM3S6965 processor). Note my installed FTDI drivers are version 2.6.0.0 dated 10/22/2009

2. If I leave the FTDI Mini Module connected and disconnect the LM3S6965 board and then start CCS, select the Hello project and attempt to start debugging the debugger starts but displays the message  "Error connecting to the target" with Cancel Retry buttons displayed. If I then connect the LM3S6965 eval board and click Retry CCS connects to the board, loads the application and debugging seems to work. Note, I have seen CCS crash once using this workaround, I'm not sure what happened, it could have been that it took me a while to click Retry as I was writing this bug report.

Please advise if there is a fix for this crash or if there is anything further I can do get this fixed.

Thanks
Matt Schuckmann