CCSv4: ScriptingEnvironment instance error when calling from Matlab

Hi Eddie,

There is a known issue where the debug server would not shut down correctly from DSS scripts.  Hence you needed to terminate the session with a java.lang.System.exit(0); call. I wonder if you are running into this issue

ki

Hi

Ki-Soo Lee said:

There is a known issue where the debug server would not shut down correctly from DSS scripts.  Hence you needed to terminate the session with a java.lang.System.exit(0); call. I wonder if you are running into this issue

Thats likely the issue. I tried java.lang.System.exit(0), but that also shuts down Matlab.

There must be a java command that can force a shut down without having to kill Matlab.

Cheers

Eddie

Hi Eddie,

I am not sure what the bug was in DSS, however, can the startDebugServer() function check if "script" is null before calling ScriptingEnviornment.instance()?

Regards,
Patrick

Hi

I've made some progress with the help from Ed at the Matlab forum

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/newsreader/view_thread/298936#804810

Its strange, but the addpath and System.setProperty have to be commented out for it to work the second time. Now to figure out how to automate it so that I don't have to manually edit the file.

Cheers

**************** MATLAB SCRIPT *******************************

function startDebugServer()

YES = 1;
NO = 0;

FIRST_PASS = YES;        % set this to no the next time you run this.

disp ('SetupCcsDebugServer');

DEBUG_DIR = 'C:/Program Files/Texas Instruments/ccsv4/DebugServer';
%TARGETCFG_DIR = 'C:/Program Files/Texas Instruments/ccsv4/emulation/boards/evmc6472/target_configuration';
TARGETCFG_DIR = 'C:/Documents and Settings/epatto/user/CCSTargetConfigurations';
%TARGET_EMULATOR = '/EVM6472_BHUSB560M.ccxml';
TARGET_EMULATOR = '/evm6472_USB560M.ccxml';
WORK_DIR = 'D:/vws/ejp_M2_evm6472_pwcw/spDsp/EVM/Test/Test.Doppler/Test.WallFilter';
%CPU_NAME = 'Spectrum Digital XDS510USB Emulator_0/C6472_0';
CPU_NAME = 'Blackhawk USB560-M Emulator, 20-pin JTAG Cable_0/C6472_0';

if FIRST_PASS
javaaddpath([ DEBUG_DIR '/packages/ti/dss/java/js.jar'  ]);
javaaddpath([ DEBUG_DIR '/packages/ti/dss/java/dss.jar'  ]);
javaaddpath([ DEBUG_DIR '/packages/ti/dss/java/com.ti.debug.engine_1.0.0.jar'  ]);
javaaddpath([ DEBUG_DIR '/packages/ti/dss/java/com.ti.ccstudio.scripting.environment_3.1.0.jar' ]);
javaaddpath([ DEBUG_DIR '/packages/ti/dss/java/com.ti.ccstudio.scripting.rtdx_1.0.0.jar' ]);
javaaddpath([ DEBUG_DIR '/../eclipse/startup.jar' ]);
end

import com.ti.ccstudio.scripting.environment.*;
import com.ti.debug.engine.scripting.*;
import java.lang.System;
import java.lang.Object;
 
if FIRST_PASS
System.setProperty('XPCOM.RUNTIME',[ DEBUG_DIR '/win32' ]);
end

%global script;
script = ScriptingEnvironment.instance();

uDebugServer = script.getServer('DebugServer.1');

%uDebugServer.setConfig(targetConfigFile);

%uDebugServer = script.getServer('DebugServer.1');
uDebugServer.setConfig([TARGETCFG_DIR TARGET_EMULATOR]);

% Starts IDE

%script.getServer('CCSServer.1').openSession('.*');

% Exclude the text in the quotes to get list of targets (WARNING: the text in quotes has to match what you see in your CCSv4 emulator view)
uDebugSession = uDebugServer.openSession(CPU_NAME);
%uDebugServer.openSession('.*');         % do this to see device names.

uDebugSession.target.connect();

uDebugSession.memory.loadProgram([ WORK_DIR '/Debug/Test.WallFilter.out']);

%global debug_Server;
%debug_Server = uDebugServer;

display('Done')

Hi Patrick

patch said:

can the startDebugServer() function check if "script" is null before calling ScriptingEnviornment.instance()?

I would if I knew how. In Matlab, workspace variables show up in the workspace window. The "script" variable is declared within the function when I do 

script1 = ScriptingEnvironment.instance();

And after leaving a Matlab function, any workspace variable declared in the function is supposed to be destroyed unless declared as global. 

So I'm not sure how to find the variable "script" when its not supposed to be there.

Cheers

Does matlab script has global? can 'script' be declare as a global variable?

Hi

Yes, but globals are cleared when your main function exits. The main function is out Matlab GUI, and when you exit, bye bye globals.

Keep the ideas comin. I'm sure we'll find a solution.

Cheers