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CCS: Upgrade our CCS from 6.1.3.00033 ?

lslonim
Expert 1710 points

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Hi,

We're happily using CCS  6.1.3.00033  to develop with the 2812, 28035, 28335, and 6713.

I'm wondering if we should upgrade our installations (we have about 8 users) to version 8 just to be up to date. I'm tempted to stay where we are, because everything is stable and we all know all the ins and outs of this version. But I've seen places where version 6 is referred to as "very old".

1) Are we missing out on anything by staying at  6.1.3.00033 ? Our code is in the 20,000 lines range for each project so compilation time isn't an issue.

2) The 6713 is a very old part, we had to downgrade the compiler to find one that works. Would we be able to use it with a newer CCS?

3) Can version 8 coexist with  6.1.3.00033?

Thanks for any input,

Lloyd

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    TI__Guru**** 483541 points

    Hi Lloyd,

    Lloyd Slonim said:
    1) Are we missing out on anything by staying at  6.1.3.00033 ?

    We are always adding new features (like the enhanced Resource Explorer) in addition to constant bug fixes and enhancements. And each major CCS version comes with a newer Eclipse and CDT version.

    See this page for a list of changes

    Also, we prioritize support for the latest version.

    Lloyd Slonim said:
    2) The 6713 is a very old part, we had to downgrade the compiler to find one that works. Would we be able to use it with a newer CCS?

    Yes, you can use older version of the compiler with newer CCS versions

    Lloyd Slonim said:
    3) Can version 8 coexist with  6.1.3.00033?

    Absolutely.

    We always recommend customer who are starting development to use the latest versions of the tools. When in the middle of development, the answer is not so clear cut. Usually people will update if there are running into a CCS issue and the fix is in a later version. If they have no issues with the version of the tools they are currently using, they tend to stay put. Since you can have multiple versions of CCS installed, I'd recommend keeping your v6.1.3 and install v8 in another directory to try it out and perhaps start any new development on it.

    Thanks

    ki

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    Expert 1710 points
    Thanks for the input Ki,
    Lloyd