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CCS: Alternative IDE/Software for Code Composure for programming TM4C123GXL and CC26x2R1 wireless Launchpad



Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Hello,

 I installed CCS (ver.7) but I am facing a lot of difficulty in creating a new CCS project. ("An internal error occurred during: "CrashTrackerJob". Could not initialize class com.ti.utility.filesystem.DirectoryService$SingletonHolder") 

As I have already referred to the wiki (http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Troubleshooting_CCSv6#Missing_MSVC_redistributable_libraries), 

  • Please suggest me another IDE/software capable of programming the two boards mentioned above.
    Also, I am thinking of switching to another OS to use CCS . As I am trying to accomplish this by resolving to Dual-boot , please suggest me a linux based OS that doesn't show up such issues.
  • Prashant,

    The first thing I would do is to start with trying a newer version of CCS.  The most current version is CCSv8.3.0 which you can download here:

    For the CC26x2R1 and to a lesser extent the TM4C123 you don't really want to start with a pure empty project.  For the CC26x2R1 you want to start with an example project from the SImpleLInk SDK, even if it is the "empty" example.

    Here is what I would recommend:

    1) Download and Install CCSv8.3.0

    2) Go to Resource Explorer in CCS.

    3) Browse to the "SimpleLink CC26X2 SDK". Click on the download and install button on the right.

    4) Select an example to start with.  Maybe something like this one:

    5) Click on the Cube icon on the far right to import it into your workspace.

    6) Build and run that example and make sure things are working fine.

    Similarly for the TM4C123GXL you will find examples in the "TM4C ARM Cortex M4F MCU" package in Resource Explorer.

    As far as alternative IDEs, IAR supports a lot of TI MCUs. It would be an option for TM4C123. However currently we don't have IAR examples for CC26x2.

    Regards,

    John

  • Thank You. I have switched to CCS Cloud and find it very hassle free. Your suggestion is very helpful. But could you also tell me whether the SDK can be used in the Cloud version?
  • if you go to dev.ti.com you can use the cloud version of Resource Explorer. It will give you the option to import those same examples from the SDK into CCS Cloud.

    Regards,
    John