CCS/CCSTUDIO: Creating a new configuration with a different device family

Thomas Hunniford

Part Number: CCSTUDIO
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CC3220SF-LAUNCHXL

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

I've created a CCS7 project that compiles and runs on CC3220SF-LAUNCHXL.

I'd like to run the same program on the MSP-EXP432P401.

I've hived off all the code that is specific to any particular microcontroller into separate files that can be included or excluded easily in different configurations.

However, I can only select the ARM family of devices and not the MSP432 family (both are installed and work from different projects).

Is there any way I can use ARM in one configuration and MSP432 in another or do I have to create a separate project for each?

over 7 years ago

0 Ki over 7 years ago

TI__Guru**** 465811 points

Hi Thomas,
build configurations for a single project must be for the same family. MSP432 seems to have it's own family (MSP432) separate from the ARM family -
despite the MSP432 being based of an ARM core. SO even though both both MSP432 and CC3220 are ARM cortex-M4 based cores, they are categorized under different families and hence you are unable to have a single project that supports both.

Why it is this way I'm not sure. I'll have to do a bit more investigation.

Thanks
ki

0 Thomas Hunniford over 7 years ago in reply to Ki

Prodigy 170 points

Thank you. That answers my question. Although it would be a "nice to have" feature to be able to switch between processor families, I'm sure there are reasons why this would be tricky to do.

0 Ki over 7 years ago in reply to Thomas Hunniford

TI__Guru**** 465811 points

I will make a formal request to have MSP432 under the list of devices for ARM. It does make logical sense to do so. I don't have any timelines on when this could be implemented as of yet however

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