Master Code Composer Studio ™ IDE v3 Service Release 3 Release Notes  

Code Composer Studio ™ IDE v3.3 Service Release 3 Release Notes

These Code Composer Studio (CCStudio) release notes contain valuable information which may not be included in other product documentation. This information will assist you in the use of CCStudio.

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Please note the content of each Service Release is cumulative: each Service Release of the content of all previous Service Releases plus the content of the new release.

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General Information

This service release includes the contents of the following Chip Support Packages (CSPs):

  • TCI6486
  • TCI6488

Attention: Users of Blackhawk and Spectrum Digital Emulators

Users of Blackhawk and/or Spectrum Digital Emulators upgrading from the CCS 3.3 RTM or CCS 3.3 Service Release 1 will need to update their 560 drivers after installing SR3.

  • Updated Blackhawk drivers can be downloaded here
  • Updated Spectrum Digital drivers can be downloaded here

Known Issues

  • SDSCM00014180:  h2t and t2h examples do not run on C64+ of DaVinci (DM6446) connected via Rev D JTAG in HS RTDX mode
    • Component: Installer
    • Target: C5500
    • Release Note: HS-RTDX fails to work on XDS560 Rev D cable with a TCLK rate of 35 MHz.
    • Work Around: To enable HS-RTDX run with a TCLK rate of 30 MHz instead of 35MHz. The clock rate can be modified in CCS Setup

  • SDSCM00017025:  No longer able to view register pairs in the register window
    • Component: Register Window
    • Target: C6000
    • Release Note: Users may not be able to view registers in long or double format on C6000 devices.
    • Work Around: Users can utilize the old CCS Register Window in order to view the rgister pairs by using the GEL command 'GEL_OpenLegacyMemoryWindow("Core Registers"). On some targets the associated register group may be "CPU Registers" instead of "Core Registers."

  • SDSCM00017999:  Profiling of single non-CPU event returns -1 for profiled data
    • Component: Profiler
    • Target: All
    • Release Note: Selecting a single event for profiling that is neither the CPU.cycle event nor the Cycle event may cause the profiler to report incorrect event counts after profiling.
    • Work Around: To ensure that profile events are properly configured and collected please ensure that at least two events are selected for any given Profiling run.

  • SDSCM00017777:  CCS crashes when too many control windows are open
    • Component: Code Composer IDE
    • Target: All
    • Release Note: CCS may become unstable and crash when too many control windows are open for multi-core targets
    • Work Around: This issue is due to Windows resource limitations. To prevent it from occuring please ensure that less than six control windows are open at any given time. Also, ensure please ensure that all unnecessary control windows are closed. Alternately, users can alter their Windows Register to increase the resource allocation for Windows programs. Instructions explaining how to do so can be found here.

Defects Addressed

Identifier

Headline

Component

Target
   SDSCM00013078 CodeSize Tune still appears in pictures within Help documentation    Documentation    C6000
   SDSCM00014726 Inter-Core Interrupt model causing hang on Interrupt bursts from CPU    Simulation    C6000
   SDSCM00015752 long long variables are displayed incorrectly in watch window for Ryujin Emulator    Emulation    C5600
   SDSCM00017171 Mem window cache highlighting is not always enabled on 64+ with OMAP2430    Memory Window    C6000
   SDSCM00017256 Processor mode not shown for Cortex R4 simulator    Code Composer IDE    TMS470
   SDSCM00017557 New file needs to be installed in cc\bin\MemoryServerXml folder    CCS Installer    N/A
   SDSCM00017640 CCS Service Release 2 Crashes when starting up with a himalaya board connected to it    Emulation    C6000
   SDSCM00002559 Want line file to be automatically highlighted in goto    Code Composer IDE    All
   SDSCM00011207 C5510 Hardware Counter does not increment    Emulation    C5500
   SDSCM00011478 Embedded breakpoints are ignored.    Emulation    C5500
   SDSCM00011666 Debug->Reset Emulator Crashes    Emulation    C5500
   SDSCM00013608 Addition of unintended task to the profile collector task list    Profiler    All
   SDSCM00013828 Trace Help links for Trace Status Codes and Decoder Status Codes are not active    Documentation    C6000
   SDSCM00015287 Global execution does not work for TCI6488\TCI6486 Emulators.    Emulation    C6000
   SDSCM00015611 Unable to view values of local variables in gcc compiled executable    Object File Server    TMS470
   SDSCM00016390 Debug Line Information not shown correctly by CCS    Object File Server    All
   SDSCM00016472 No way to specify a register on the IO page in the XML schema    Register Server    All
   SDSCM00016671 sizeof() returns incorrect values for sizes of structs both in Watch window and through Scripting APIs when using CCS 3.3    General Extension Language (GEL)    All
   SDSCM00016707 Cannot use enumerated types in assigments using the GEL toolbar.    General Extension Language (GEL)    All
   SDSCM00017281 Shared breakpoints across a board will not be removed    Breakpoint Manager    All
   SDSCM00017290 local symbols are viewed at an incorrect sp offset    Object File Server    All
   SDSCM00017305 re: GTI_Wait_In_Reset_Mode( ) potential issue in serial ICEPick configuration    Code Composer IDE    All
   SDSCM00017321 Advanced Plugin shows incorrect setting after it fails to update the register    Code Composer IDE    All
   SDSCM00016528 Parent is not disconnected automatically when the child disconnectdue to fatal errors    Code Composer IDE    All
   SDSCM00016551 Page selection box is not big enough to distinguish data pages    Memory Window    All
   SDSCM00016881 CCS sometimes yields 'CIO command not recognized' error    Debugger    C6000
   SDSCM00016973 Stack overflow error in handling connect error (no clock)    Debugger    TMS470
   SDSCM00017158 Remove the extra information at the end of error messages    Debugger    All
   SDSCM00017239 Problem using CCDspUser::RemoveAllBreakpoints    Breakpoint Manager    All

Previous Service Releases

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