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CCS: Installing new targets

Mahmood Anvar
Prodigy 200 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP430FR2355

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Is there a way to install missing targets (s.a. MSP430FR2355) in CCS 6.2?

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    TI__Guru**** 465021 points
    Yes, please re-run the v6.2 installer over your existing installation. The installer will detect an existing installation and allow you to add components that you skipped when you first installed it.

    Thanks
    ki
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    TI__Guru**** 162315 points
    Mahmood,

    You can check for updates in CCS from the Help menu. Device support updates are available this way however MSP430F2355 is likely too new to be available as an update to CCSv6.2.

    Your best option would be to download CCSv8 from here: processors.wiki.ti.com/.../Download_CCS

    Regards,
    John
  • 0 in reply to Ki
    Prodigy 200 points

    Hi Ki,

    Thank you for taking the time to read my post and respond. Your suggestion is good for installing new features and tools into existing installation. It does not work for adding new targets (new mcu's) into CCS.

    Mahmood

  • 0 in reply to JohnS
    Prodigy 200 points
    Thank you John for taking the time to read and respond. Unfortunately this seems to be the case. The update does not add any new devices (that I could see -- definitely not FR2355). I even downloaded the latest MSPware (3_80_05_04) which has the libraries and examples for new devices but Resource Explorer in 6.2 (both beta and classic) refuses to import it.
    I had noticed in MSPEXP-FR2355 a note regarding requiring CCS8 for using the board but I was hoping TI had made a tool for adding new targets to old installations. The main issue for me is that I will have to migrate a lot of designs and tools if I want to upgrade to CCS8 as it is not supported on XP (as weird as it may sound, for continuity reasons I am still using XP for much of my embedded work). Maybe finally it is time to bite the bullet and move to 7?
    Has anyone tried CCS8 on XP SP3 by any chance?
    Regards,
    Mahmood
  • 0 in reply to Mahmood Anvar
    TI__Guru**** 162315 points
    Ki's suggestion will work if you need to add support for a new device family. For example if you had originally installed C2000 support and now want to add MSP430 support.

    For getting the latest support for a specific family you can install the latest update via the update manager. The latest version of the "MSP430 Emulators and Device Support Files" package available for CCSv6.2.0 is 6.9.0.0

    However I have installed this into my CCSv6.2.0 installation and it does not include support for MSP430FR2355. To get support for this device you will need a newer version of CCS such as CCSv8.2.

    Regards,
    John
  • 0 in reply to JohnS
    Prodigy 200 points
    Thank you John. I just checked my installation and it has the same version (6.9.0.0) of MSP430 Device support. I am not familiar with the internals of CCS but given the ever-changing list of mcu's in each family, would it be difficult to make a tool to add new devices (either as an update or a separate tool)? Do you know if new device updates for 6.2 are planned or that version is off the radar?
  • 0 in reply to Mahmood Anvar
    TI__Guru**** 162315 points
    There are no planned device support updates for CCSv6.x (or 7.x for that matter). For some device families it is pretty straight forward to copy some files from a new CCS to enable support for a particular device. However for MSP430 I really would not recommend it as it is more than just device definition files that need to be updated. You also have to update the binaries that do the device programming. Those binaries will have been designed to work with a much newer CCS. There is no charge for CCSv8.2. You can download it and install it for free. You can even install it in parallel to CCSv6.2. I have many versions on my machines.

    John
  • 0 in reply to JohnS
    Prodigy 200 points
    Thanks John. Just to make sure I am not missing anything, you are running windows 7 or newer, not XP. Or does CCS8.2 actually work on XP?
  • 0 in reply to Mahmood Anvar
    TI__Guru**** 465021 points

    Mahmood Anvar said:
    Or does CCS8.2 actually work on XP?

    The last version of CCS to officially support Windows XP is CCSv6.x. Later versions of CCS may work on XP, but there is no guarantee... and no support.

    Thanks

    ki