CCS/IWR6843ISK: Offline debugging

Mehdi Molu

Part Number: IWR6843ISK
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MMWAVEICBOOST, IWR6843

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Hi,

I have recently purchased an evaluation kit (IWR6843 + MMWAVEICBOOST) for our new project. I am a system/algorithm engineer with limited knowledge on embedded systems, however I am experienced in c/c++ and using Eclipse.

when I code c/c++ programs, I usually set debug configuration and step through the code to find the bugs and make sure that the code works as I expect. I would like to practice a similar approach with CCS too. For this, I started to build the mmwave_sdk_demo (mmwave_sdk_68xx_mss) and made sure that I am able to run the project. At the moment, I would like to step through the code and get familiar with the parameters (e.g., Task_Params, SOC_Handle, SOC_Cfg, etc). At this stage, I am not interested in flashing the boards, however, I would like to step through the code like a regular c/c++ debug mode, however, I am not sure how should I proceed. In debug configuration I see the two options that I believe are relevant (C/C++ remote application and Code Composer Studio-Device debugging). I tried both of them but was not able to proceed to the stage of debugging the C/C++ code.

I would appreciate if someone could advise me how should I proceed? how do I set the debugging configuration and step through the code like a regular c/C++ code, without using the actual evaluation kit.

Many thanks

over 6 years ago

0 Ki over 6 years ago

TI__Guru**** 472221 points

Hello,

Thank you for purchasing an eval kit and my apologies for the delayed response.

Since you are experienced in Eclipse, it should help with getting up to speed with CCS. However, I would like to caution that while CCS is certainly Eclipse based, working with CCS projects and debugging with CCS have some extra considerations and sometimes a different way of doing things from the standard Eclipse way. Hence I would start slowly with the environment. The first place to start is the CCS Getting Started section:

http://dev.ti.com/tirex/#/?link=Development%20Tools%2FIntegrated%20Development%20Environments%2FCode%20Composer%20Studio%2FUser's%20Guide%2FGetting%20Started

Note that while there is a specific section for mmWave under the "Device Family Specific Information" section, it is missing information for the xWR68xx. The link of interest to you will be for the MMWAVE SDK Demo - 68xx Lab User's Guide:

http://dev.ti.com/tirex/content/mmwave_industrial_toolbox_3_2_0/labs/lab0017_mmwave_sdk_68xx/docs/mmwave_sdk_68xx_user_guide.html

Please start with the general CCS Getting Started guide and then move on to the MMWAVE SDK Demo - 68xx Lab User's Guide. It will introduce you to your target, the SDK, and also CCS.

Once you had a bit of exposure with CCS, you can then peruse the rest of the CCS User's Guide for more information:

http://dev.ti.com/tirex/#/?link=Development%20Tools%2FIntegrated%20Development%20Environments%2FCode%20Composer%20Studio%2FUser's%20Guide

One final note:

Mehdi Molu said:
how do I set the debugging configuration and step through the code like a regular c/C++ code, without using the actual evaluation kit.

CCS does not support instruction set simulators, hence you will need actual hardware (eval kit) when you wish to debug the code.

Hope this helps!

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