CCS/LAUNCHXL-CC2650: Problem running a project in CSS cloud - project does not have a target - but it is a demo project from projectzero

Sian Armstrong

Part Number: LAUNCHXL-CC2650
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CC2650, CC2640, CC2540

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Session 1508945208400_00013935

I'm trying to install the ProjectZero application onto my CC2650 Launchpad as per the Academy video https://training.ti.com/simplelink-academy-develop-your-bluetooth-low-energy-project (about 8.30mins into the video)

I've had to muddle through a little because the Resource Manager does not seem to list files in the same way as in the video, but all was going well until I needed to program the device in the Launchpad with the ProjectZero software from CSS cloud.

It builds okay, but I get the error "Run Failed. The project does not have a target type"

I'm new to CSS so a bit stuck - googling this error did not seem to help.

Note: The academy video is for CC2650 which I have, but the only projectzero project I could find was for the CC2640 (apparently they are cross compatible so assumed this would be okay)

Please help.
thanks
Sian

over 6 years ago

0 Sian Armstrong over 6 years ago

Prodigy 190 points

The "target" menu at the top has a "connect to com port field" - which says "opening com port failed". But I have been using it from the exercises (outside of css) in the simpleacademy video. Could this be the problem? But as I said, it was connected for the earlier parts of the exercise...

0 Sy Su over 6 years ago in reply to Sian Armstrong

TI__Expert 5390 points

Hi Sian,

Since opening the com port is failing, there's no target device connected so the that definitely sounds like the problem.
Have you used Device Manager to check if you're connecting to the correct COM port? What baud rate do you have it set to?

-Sy Su

0 Sian Armstrong over 6 years ago in reply to Sy Su

Prodigy 190 points

Sorry, been tied up with other work for a few days.

That was my assumption, but I had been successfully connecting to it directly before (the Academy video takes you through sending the existing demo hex file to the target and then trying it out by viewing data and sending commands from a mobile phone app) so it had been connected. The baud rate then was 115200.

I'll take another look and see - my unfamiliarity with CCS meant that I was unsure if the problem lay there or not.

Thanks

Sian

0 Sy Su over 6 years ago in reply to Sian Armstrong

TI__Expert 5390 points

Hey Sian,

It is strange that it has stopped working.
Have you tested to see if the projects that were working in the past are still working?

Another thing to try out is uninstalling and reinstalling the TI Cloud Agent Bridge Chrome extension?

-Sy Su

0 Sian Armstrong over 6 years ago in reply to Sy Su

Prodigy 190 points

Hi, I still cannot get this to work.

The Launchpad is DEFINITELY still connected to the port (I can flash the prebuilt project to it using the button in the ProjectZero instructions (in the sources section of here: http://dev.ti.com/tirex/content/cc26xx_bluetooth_smart/cc26xx_bluetooth_smart__2.01.00.44423/Projects/ble/ProjectZero/project0_resources/prz/index.html

But when I try to build and download the ProjectZero stack using the RUN button in CCS Cloud it says "The project does not have a target type"

Note, I am following instructions in the SImpleLink Academy https://training.ti.com/simplelink-academy-develop-your-bluetooth-low-energy-project )at 8:30 mins approx) - the only issue being that I could not find the ProjectZero for CC2650 but only for the CC2540 - thus the "target" is different to what it is expecting.

This could be the problem. If you think it might be, could you please give me the link in the resource explorer where I can find the ProjectZero for CC2650 (as described in the Simplelink academy video)

If you think the problem is something else, please advise.

Thanks

Sian

0 Sian Armstrong over 6 years ago in reply to Sian Armstrong

Prodigy 190 points

As a post script to the above, I still get "Opening COM port failed. This project does not have a target type" when I goto Target>>Connect COM port. But as I said, I successfully connected to the board (via the com port) to download the prebuilt file, but outside of CCS cloud.

0 Sian Armstrong over 6 years ago in reply to Sian Armstrong

Prodigy 190 points

And the Bridge extension (again outside of CCS cloud) is installed and seems to be working

0 Sy Su over 6 years ago in reply to Sian Armstrong

TI__Expert 5390 points

Hi Sian,

Yes, the fact that you are using a CC2540 Project Zero is the reason why you are seeing this error.
The link for CC2650 project zero is invalid now.
Refer to this answer in a similar post for the new link: e2e.ti.com/.../636551

There are further directions for running project zero found here: software-dl.ti.com/.../ble_01_basic.html

-Sy Su

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