Release Notes for Code Composer Studio™ v6.1.0

These release notes contain valuable information which may not be included in other product documentation. This information will assist you in the use of Code Composer Studio™.
The release notes are divided into four sections:

General Information

CCSv6.1.0 uses an unmodified Eclipse Version 4.4.1 and CDT 8.3.
They are packaged together under “Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers” package available from www.eclipse.org. Additional plug-ins or 3rd party tools may be installed that are compatible with Indigo release.

For additional information and support, please go to: https://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Category:Code_Composer_Studio_v6  

Installation:

Please note that use of anti-virus software or a firewall may cause issues during installation.
McAfee software in particular has been especially troublesome.
If possible, disable anti-virus and firewall software during installation.
If not, use of the Offline Installer is strongly recommended.

On Windows:

If you are using an Offline CCS Installer, the zip file in which it is
distributed must first be extracted:

1. Right-click on CCS_6.x.x.xxxxx_win32.zip and select "Extract All...".
2. Enter the directory where you wish to extract the files.
3. Click on Extract.

Once extraction has successfully completed, proceed with the installation steps below.

To install Code Composer Studio:

1. Run ccs_setup_6.x.x.xxxxx.exe.
2. Choose where you want to install.
3. Select the components you wish to install.

On Linux:

Please visit https://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Linux_Host_Support_CCSv6 before installing CCS on Linux. It contains important information on
installing CCS on different Linux distributions, including CCS dependencies that may need to be installed first.

Before installing CCS, the tarball file in which the CCS Installer is distributed must first be extracted:

untar CCS_6.x.x.xxxxx_linux.tar.gz or CCS_6.x.x.xxxxx_web_linux.tar.gz and extract all files.

If installing from DVD, you also need to either mount the DVD with execute permissions first, or copy the files off the DVD to a local drive and change permissions there to run the installer.

Once extraction has successfully completed, proceed with the installation steps below.

Note: To facilitate the installation of emulation drivers, it is necessary to run part of the installation process as root.
You may if you wish install all of CCS as root. However, it is preferred that you first install CCS as a normal user and then install the drivers as root.

To install Code Composer Studio as a normal user and emulation drivers as root:

1. Run ccs_setup_6.x.x.xxxxx.bin as a normal user.
2. Choose where you want to install.
3. Select the components you wish to install.
4. Navigate to directory <Install-Folder>/ccsv6/install_scripts.
5. As root, execute script "install_drivers.sh".

To install all of Code Composer Studio as root:

1. Run ccs_setup_6.x.x.xxxxx.bin as root.
2. Choose where you want to install.
3. Select the components you wish to install.

Activation:

  1. Go to https://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Activating_CCSv6
  2. Follow step-by-step instructions

Managing Your License:

  1. CCS requires a valid license to be used.  There are a number of free license options, you will be given the opportunity to create one of the free licenses when you first run CCS. 
  2. Note that you are not able to use a CCSv5 license with CCSv6; it requires a CCSv6 license.
  3. Web interface for managing your licenses: www.ti.com/myregisteredsoftware 
    Use it if you want to see expiry info, or move the license to a different machine.
     

New in CCSv6.1.0

·        General Enhancements

·        Bug Fixes

Id Component Headline
SDSCM00051190 CCS App Center Update "CDT GNU Support" package to include GDB h/w debug feature
SDSCM00050028 DVT Code coverage trace job freezes CCS
SDSCM00050080 DVT Support dynamic TSK/HWI/SWI name in System Analyzer
SDSCM00050599 DVT ProTrace/FunctionExecutionGraph fails to visualize >512 functions
SDSCM00051019 DVT Add CSV format to the exported EnergyTrace data
SDSCM00051019 DVT Add CSV format to the exported EnergyTrace data
SDSCM00051073 DVT EnergyTrace configurations view fails to show if the workspace is brand new or "cleaned"
SDSCM00051169 DVT Code Coverage source code coloring is not working well
SDSCM00049303 Emulation C6671 device file specifies 2 C66x cores when it should be one
SDSCM00050110 Emulation Imported TivaWare project missing links files on CCS Linux
SDSCM00050124 Emulation Unable to step over an ARM embedded BKPT instruction if it is BKPT 123, works if it is BKPT #123
SDSCM00050343 Emulation Change Project wizard's default binary format for C674x families from COFF to ELF
SDSCM00050412 Emulation Some PRU0 registers are mapped to PRU1 registers on AM437x devices
SDSCM00050413 Emulation The debug register for PRU0 core of the ICSS1 has a typo
SDSCM00050421 Emulation Support CC3200 with XDS100/200/560v2
SDSCM00050444 Emulation When two XDS100 emulators are connected to a USB3.0 Hub, only one emulator is able to be connected to CCS
SDSCM00050586 Emulation CCS for Linux collapses when trying to connect to more than seven cores on a Keystone 2 EVM
SDSCM00051029 Emulation dbgjtag can communicate with xds200 but debug launch fails with unable to communicate message
SDSCM00051033 Emulation The word "Emulator" is still present in several emupack messages
SDSCM00051077 Emulation C6455 and TCI6482 PLLC2 register bank is broken
SDSCM00051077 Emulation C6455 and TCI6482 PLLC2 register bank is broken
SDSCM00051182 Emulation Cycle counts are not available for profile clock on C64x targets
SDSCM00042270 IDE Linker - Cmd mapping should be introduced when a user changes defaults for RTSC projects.
SDSCM00042650 IDE [TISB] Project Manager should add the RTSC Platform file to the Project Explorer view
SDSCM00044613 IDE XDC Content Assist is triggering a lot exceptions in customer workspace logs
SDSCM00046255 IDE JLink: loading and running program in a debug session on LM3S9D92 behaves oddly
SDSCM00047366 IDE Improve usability for setting linked resource path variables and build variables
SDSCM00047368 IDE Ability to import/export project and workspace level variables (to/from a file)
SDSCM00047370 IDE Add support for easily leveraging build variables when setting build properties
SDSCM00047827 IDE Would like ability to rename memory view "tabs" to user specified name
SDSCM00047828 IDE Enhancement to use last specified data format for new views.
SDSCM00048029 IDE CCS flash programmer fails with message "Timed out while writing to Flash memory"
SDSCM00048546 IDE variables decalred in annoymous namspace cannot be accessed
SDSCM00049004 IDE MSP430 GTI driver is getting installed even when MSP is not installed
SDSCM00049095 IDE The wrench/push-pin icon that denotes a file with file specific options does not appear when expected
SDSCM00049211 IDE Need erase flash option for MSP430
SDSCM00049404 IDE msp430 emulation logic not restored on a hard reset
SDSCM00049534 IDE Windows ERRORLEVEL code is not set for headless project import error
SDSCM00049537 IDE Installation dialog shows "Not Responding"
SDSCM00049538 IDE Digital Gauge rapaint issue when threshold value is small
SDSCM00049540 IDE CCS GUI does not allow for compiler option --interrupt_threshold with threshold value omitted
SDSCM00049562 IDE Renaming widget ID causes existing binding to disappear.
SDSCM00049613 IDE case sensitive mismatch when importing v3 projects to v5
SDSCM00049687 IDE CCS not creating proper INTEL-HEX for msp430
SDSCM00049742 IDE Pop up a warning dialog when 1 day is left on eval license
SDSCM00049763 IDE headless project import: Add option to auto-import dependant projects
SDSCM00049804 IDE CCS fails in the presence of VMWare shared folders
SDSCM00049845 IDE App Center search should search the title as well
SDSCM00049910 IDE Adding a source look up from Debug View context menu does not works
SDSCM00049947 IDE New CCS EVE project does not run out of the box
SDSCM00049947 IDE New CCS EVE project does not run out of the box
SDSCM00049988 IDE Switching compiler tools from Red Hat GNU to TI does not set linker command file properly
SDSCM00050100 IDE The Pending Installation Dialog for the App Center has the wrong menu item listed
SDSCM00050101 IDE Indexer settings not maintained
SDSCM00050102 IDE Changing part should trigger reindexing
SDSCM00050108 IDE If a GUI Composer app already contains appInitDS.js file, then it should be used during export
SDSCM00050132 IDE Dependency Checker having issues with libusb on CentOS 6.5
SDSCM00050137 IDE A basic new project for Tiva does not run to main when built with Linaro GCC
SDSCM00050189 IDE Scroll bars missing on Getting Started View
SDSCM00050230 IDE Browse box of Debug Server log is missing the filename designator
SDSCM00050275 IDE License location is lost after an update
SDSCM00050324 IDE Switching between Linaro GNU and TI compiler does not include/exclude linker command file and startup file properly
SDSCM00050342 IDE When trying to manually load an executable to a PRU core, Browse project returns no hits
SDSCM00050353 IDE Scanner config builder is very slow for projects where many files override build-settings
SDSCM00050356 IDE DSS documentation for the description for memory.loadData2() API has typos.
SDSCM00050491 IDE Manual-mode MPU Project-Property Settings don't persist
SDSCM00050552 IDE assembly source debug for PRU does not work
SDSCM00050555 IDE Memory Usage View should state that a non-TI compiler is not supported
SDSCM00050559 IDE Register view cannot export registers if group has more than 100 registers in it
SDSCM00050580 IDE CCS for Linux shows GTK and DVT errors errors when launched from the command line
SDSCM00050639 IDE Profile clock produces different results through each run of the program when benchmarking floating point math
SDSCM00050647 IDE CCS for Linux shows GTK and DVT errors errors when launched from the command line (Operation Completed in # ms.)
SDSCM00050659 IDE Enabling parallel build with specific number of jobs along with a pre-build step causes the parallelism to not take effect
SDSCM00050660 IDE Build option --exceptions correctly used on the compile, incorrectly missing on the link
SDSCM00050702 IDE CIOServer documentation is missing descriptions
SDSCM00050708 IDE GC: Not able to select UART for Tiva device
SDSCM00050730 IDE Update "CDT GNU Support" package to include GDB h/w debug feature
SDSCM00050735 IDE Continuous Refresh button disappears for Expressions View
SDSCM00050787 IDE Data corruption occurs when loading memory in 8-bit TI Raw Data mode
SDSCM00050789 IDE CCS stack trace does not work if stack is in far RAM
SDSCM00050791 IDE Remove PRU from list of Targets in the target filter field
SDSCM00050797 IDE Would like a method to disable Optimization Advice or not have it come to the foreground if in the background
SDSCM00050816 IDE Backslashes in overridden tool-commands cause error-parser problems
SDSCM00050822 IDE Unexpected behavior after pressing the ctrl key in GUI Composer editor
SDSCM00050844 IDE Setting TCL_LIBRARY environment variable can cause the CCS installer to not start
SDSCM00050857 IDE Wrong console output when programming a MSP430 FRAM device
SDSCM00050869 IDE OMAPL137 and OMAP5912 board XML files are not available in CCS
SDSCM00050877 IDE CCSv6: CCS Support dialog does not have the correct path for the installation logs
SDSCM00050888 IDE CCS Memory view: "Copy to clipboard > Selection" limited by range in view
SDSCM00050894 IDE CCS crashes when loading an ARM relocateable object file
SDSCM00050906 IDE Add the ability to load a prebuilt linker xml file into the Memory Allocation View
SDSCM00050989 IDE Request to suppress the message "Unrecognized product of type com.ti.rtsc.XDAIS" that appears during project import
SDSCM00051007 IDE Memory browser does not display Q values
SDSCM00051063 IDE Bundle a readme.txt file (with url to CCS Linux Host support page) with all CCS Linux installers
SDSCM00051084 IDE Code Composer Help content has not been updated for v6. It is still for v5.
SDSCM00051118 IDE CCSv6: CCS Support dialog does not have the correct path for the installation logs
SDSCM00051173 IDE CCS deadlock during build
SDSCM00051265 IDE Problems view displays garbled messages
SDSCM00051279 IDE Scripting Console command 'eval' is overriding JavaScript 'eval' function
SDSCM00051293 IDE MSPMathlib does not link in CCS by default; libmath.a library placed after libc.a
SDSCM00051414 IDE FPv4SPD16 is shown as being set for CC3200 (but really is not)
SDSCM00044490 Trace Need to load installed libbz2.dll and not the first one found on the windows path
SDSCM00047338 Trace connecting to multiple cores in two separate debug sessions (each using a different emulator/target) will crash one CCS
SDSCM00049598 Trace ETB Trace fails to collect data in CCSv6 for Linux
SDSCM00049598 Trace ETB Trace fails to collect data in CCSv6 for Linux
SDSCM00049896 Trace Trace Server Crashes on Debugger Terminate after using ITM
SDSCM00050239 Trace Hardware watchpoint halts more often than expected when configured to halt on writes with specified data value
SDSCM00050528 Trace Unable to set breakpoint while target is running on Tiva LaunchPad
SDSCM00050628 Trace Trace Fails to Function after Flash Programming on Hercules Products
SDSCM00050762 Trace Cortex M4 Trace jobs fail to properly initialize
SDSCM00051035 Trace Trace analyzer does not think SWO is enabled when it in fact is
SDSCM00051040 Trace Hang when running Statistical Profiling on TM4C129
SDSCM00051187 Trace CCS Linux crashes when connecting to EVE coprocessor on a DRA74x

 


New in CCSv6.0.1

·        General Enhancements

·        Bug Fixes

Id Component Headline
SDSCM00050287 IDE Tools menu activation can take a long time on Ubuntu.
SDSCM00050260 IDE Example Project Import hangs
SDSCM00050224 IDE Parameter -D PART_XXXXXXX missing from default build options for Tiva devices
SDSCM00050208 IDE CCS not creating proper INTEL-HEX for msp430
SDSCM00050195 IDE Importing a library project ends up as an executable project instead
SDSCM00050150 IDE Installing an update of MSP GCC via CCS App Center deletes older version
SDSCM00050125 IDE Rename "Integra Device Support" to "OMAPL/Integra Device Support"
SDSCM00050119 IDE Project takes very long time to build when error parser is turned on
SDSCM00050109 IDE msp hex utility improperly naming TI-TXT files
SDSCM00049970 IDE Changing compiler version causes the compiler include paths to get corrupted
SDSCM00050185 DVT DSP/BIOS dynamically created objects do not display their names in the ROV
SDSCM00050386 Emulation Cannot step over on 28 after emu update
SDSCM00050117 MSP Compiler ULP Advice links do not show up in the Advice view

 


New in CCSv6.0.0

·        General Enhancements

·        Bug Fixes

Id Component Headline
SDSCM00036459 DVT Graph shows fractional numbers of samples on x-axis
SDSCM00038605 DVT STS and CPU Load views should indicate that they are not supported in stop mode RTA
SDSCM00042689 DVT Graph tool should allow user to set fixed values for the axis
SDSCM00043761 DVT The "Display Data Size" parameter of the graph tool seems limited to 512
SDSCM00045320 DVT Show Coverage option in CodeGen Coverage DVT view does not work
SDSCM00046965 DVT Analysis (DVT) table views are slow to scroll on Linux
SDSCM00046966 DVT Trace Analyzer delta cycle count is one row off on ARM targets
SDSCM00047977 DVT CCS will hang if you terminate the debug session while ITM data is still being processed
SDSCM00048382 DVT CCS install fails in the presence of VMWare shared folders
SDSCM00049506 DVT Trace is not working on Linux for Sitara devices
SDSCM00044821 Emulation CCSv5 is loading emulation DLLs from v3.3
SDSCM00044859 Emulation CCS hangs when coming out of Windows 7 'Sleep' mode when using XDS560 PCI
SDSCM00045482 Emulation CCSv5.1 f2811.gel typo
SDSCM00046465 Emulation Hardware watchpoint set on a 32-bit variable halts the CPU for 16-bit access width when it should not
SDSCM00046908 Emulation CCS hangs for long moments when debugging BIOS programs with RTDX enabled
SDSCM00047340 Emulation Errors when starting up a debug session for a single target configuration with a multiple emulator and multicore setup
SDSCM00047514 Emulation When a device is set for Boundary Scan, any attempt to connect yields a vague error message
SDSCM00048095 Emulation memory mapped register reading performance degradation between CCS v5.2 and 5.4
SDSCM00048719 Emulation Floating point option for save memory utility is not available on 66x
SDSCM00048815 Emulation Connecting to ARM9 cores in Linux using emupack 5.1.320.0 causes a JVM failure
SDSCM00049032 Emulation profile clock does not work on mid-GEM devices with XDS560v2 and XDS100
SDSCM00049535 Emulation PRU Disassembly and Memory views show inconsistent data in the 0x1000 address boundary
SDSCM00038282 IDE CCSv4: After launching target configuration, the debug window is not automatically brought to top
SDSCM00039487 IDE EASY: Hex utility options should be exposed in the project options dialog
SDSCM00039794 IDE Prompt user with confirmation dialog box when clicking on "Restore Defaults" in Project Build Properties
SDSCM00041406 IDE US: Project properties is disabled even when there is a project highlighted
SDSCM00041649 IDE After installing CCS, starting the setup program again causes "Program Compatibility Assistant" dialog
SDSCM00042122 IDE Request to support loading of raw data format to Flash memory using Tools->Load Memory
SDSCM00043464 IDE Differentiate between Standard Eclipse / CDT help and CCS IDE help
SDSCM00043913 IDE In multicore debugging sessions, the debugger should have differentiator/identifiers of its elements for each core
SDSCM00044278 IDE Install size reported is inflated
SDSCM00044371 IDE CCS5.2.0.00069_linux crash shortly after startup when welcome screen displayed - Resource explorer/browser collides ds' xul
SDSCM00044374 IDE CCS Editor: The parallel instruction syntax ('ll') is considered as a syntax for commenting for assembly files
SDSCM00045135 IDE Headless projectCreate: add ability to set file/folder-level build-options
SDSCM00045301 IDE CCS refresh compiler options GUI for each new compiler patch release (only currently for major/minor releases)
SDSCM00045352 IDE Syntax highlighting for GEL files
SDSCM00045780 IDE Full Verification of Code Download to MSP430 BSL fails
SDSCM00045853 IDE RTSC Product Discovery should allow you to not be reminded for specific products
SDSCM00045895 IDE Uninstaller hangs
SDSCM00045932 IDE Linux: CCS crash when install GUI app or export app from GUI Composer
SDSCM00046042 IDE CCS should automatically create the CGT built-in macros according to the project settings
SDSCM00046162 IDE Hide hello world template for C2000 devices that don't have enough memory
SDSCM00046163 IDE Helloworld template does not work for Stellaris
SDSCM00046166 IDE Helloworld template doesn't work for common MSP devices
SDSCM00046393 IDE Unable to connect to Stellaris Launchpad on Linux
SDSCM00046611 IDE Request for command line projectBuild to be able to specify path/version of compiler tools to use for build
SDSCM00047075 IDE MSP 430 only install contains ARM, C2000 and C6000 bios examples in TI Resource Explorer
SDSCM00047169 IDE Improve usability for replacing tabs with spaces in the editor
SDSCM00047262 IDE CCS Installer should by published by Texas Instruments
SDSCM00047339 IDE 'Test Connection' option in Target Configuration editor only tests first emulator defined
SDSCM00047365 IDE Support comments in macros.ini and vars.ini files
SDSCM00047371 IDE Ability to warn user to check their build and path variables on project import
SDSCM00047372 IDE Ability to manage and modify/fix header specifications in the source
SDSCM00047399 IDE Problems view does not display full text of error/warning
SDSCM00047457 IDE Ability to sort 'Discovered projects' list alpha-numerically
SDSCM00047462 IDE Breakpoint doCelarTriggerBps can run into concurrent modification exception
SDSCM00047524 IDE Request to be able to modify flags set using "Set Additional Flags" using the same dialog box rather than the GUI options
SDSCM00047561 IDE MSP430 - manual JTAG or Spy-Bi-Wire selection offered
SDSCM00047562 IDE Rebuild of main project passes even if build of dependent library project fails
SDSCM00047576 IDE Unable to generate code coverage data via DSS
SDSCM00047614 IDE Scripting Console: Button to open/load a javascript file
SDSCM00047744 IDE legacy format header files not handled correctly
SDSCM00047834 IDE DS initiated progress dialog should consider the dialog option "Always Run on Background"
SDSCM00047846 IDE Once I start a CCS debug session, build all will popup a modal progress box
SDSCM00047876 IDE Floating point format not available in the Memory Browser view for C66x
SDSCM00048068 IDE [C28 Flash] Flash programming does not work with "Auto Run on Reset" option on
SDSCM00048113 IDE Adding RTSC support to a non-RTSC project sets it to wrong RTSC target
SDSCM00048152 IDE Importing a SYS/BIOS project created with older version of CCS causes migration errors
SDSCM00048177 IDE Scan compiler options files to improve conditional formatting
SDSCM00048225 IDE Flash programming sometimes results in error "Timed out while writing to Flash memory"
SDSCM00048248 IDE Breakpoint on a single source line causes the debugger to break twice before resuming execution
SDSCM00048258 IDE Importing a CCS3.3 library project with project dependencies results in java.lang.NullPointerException
SDSCM00048265 IDE In the compiler selection drop-down the listing for gcc should include the executable name
SDSCM00048309 IDE Missing .ebss and .reset directive highlights for C2000 cmd file
SDSCM00048344 IDE Class members are not shown in Variables view for code built with GCC
SDSCM00048357 IDE MSP430 Trace View does not refresh properly when decoding instructions
SDSCM00048384 IDE Project import tool sometimes does not resolve paths correctly
SDSCM00048388 IDE Provide more precise error messages in Import CCS Project wizard
SDSCM00048408 IDE Switching between two projects can sometime get GUI Composer out of sync
SDSCM00048410 IDE Display demangled names instead of root name in disasm view
SDSCM00048417 IDE The compiler option -v that specifies the silicon version is retained when switching device variants
SDSCM00048446 IDE Flashing fails on Stellaris TM4C129X devices
SDSCM00048462 IDE Makefile validation errors prevent makefile re-generation
SDSCM00048468 IDE The Location of local variables is sometimes displayed incorrectly for GCC ELF files
SDSCM00048553 IDE Include paths using "workspace_loc: variable are not passed to the compiler if the path does not exist
SDSCM00048568 IDE Request to have LCD option for meter widget
SDSCM00048569 IDE Request to have an out of range indicator option for gauges and meters
SDSCM00048612 IDE CCS fails to program certain .out files when "Auto ECC generation" is enabled in Flash Settings
SDSCM00048700 IDE Using a custom perspective copied from the 'CCS Debug' perspective is missing some DVT menus
SDSCM00048759 IDE Deadlock due to "buddy" classloading
SDSCM00048906 IDE Invoking gmake with -s option causes the Problems view to not update after errors have been corrected
SDSCM00048918 IDE Would like a method to disable Optimization Advice
SDSCM00049002 IDE App center in installer shows MSP430 content even when MSP not selected
SDSCM00049053 IDE Request fpr Memory Allocation view to show UNION sections
SDSCM00049115 IDE GUI Composer launcher.exe should accepts additional vmargs from the command line
SDSCM00049202 IDE Directory structure affecting project import
SDSCM00049209 IDE Post-build steps to generate flash images need to be updated for GCC
SDSCM00049212 IDE List .hex in the list of valid extensions for a program to load
SDSCM00049265 IDE Dependency build order is not as expected
SDSCM00049332 IDE Unable to change options set via "Additional Flags" unless enclosed in quotes
SDSCM00049339 IDE Profile Clock shows incorrect count on MSP430
SDSCM00049426 IDE Unable to save memory contents to file on Windows Desktop
SDSCM00049438 IDE Project Import dialog should not resize off the screen
SDSCM00049449 IDE CCS Installer reports  gnome-vfs2 as a missing dependency even when it is installed
SDSCM00049450 IDE CCS Installer dependency checker misses libcanberra-gtk-module:i386
SDSCM00049451 IDE Project Wizard device drop-downs are VERY slow on Linux
SDSCM00049473 IDE CCSv6.0 installer creates bogus Start Menu entries
SDSCM00049495 IDE Some projectspec settings are lost when imported in Turkish locale Windows
SDSCM00049563 IDE CCS does not use the correct bit size for long long variables ( c2x, COFF debug info )
SDSCM00049569 IDE Fast Verification does not work
SDSCM00049593 IDE CCS App center throws a java.null.lang error if the PC does not have an active internet connection
SDSCM00049602 IDE Implementation of SDSCM00039843 (default adaptive clocking setting) broke in CCSv5.4
SDSCM00049604 IDE Hello world program built with Linaro GCC for Tiva C does not load to target
SDSCM00049606 IDE A ControlSuite project that builds without errors in CCS 5.5 now generates build error in CCSv6
SDSCM00049656 IDE Update setpath.bat to apply to CCSv6
SDSCM00049724 IDE Changing the compiler tools from TI to MSP GCC does not automatically change the linker command file
SDSCM00049768 IDE Project Wizard device drop-downs are VERY slow on Linux
SDSCM00049798 IDE It takes too long to display all the tabs for a multi-core device in the project wizard.
SDSCM00049803 IDE CCS fails in the presence of VMWare shared folders
SDSCM00046862 Simulation 66AK2H12 simulator : Source line Step over on  function calls  is not working for CortexA15 cores
SDSCM00045277 Trace ETB is not working on DM365 and DM368
SDSCM00046146 Trace Setting a trace end job completely disables the Trace generation
SDSCM00048594 Trace DM814x Trace shows a Device ID mismatch in Linux
SDSCM00048596 Trace DM816x core Trace shows nothing at the Trace Analyzer view in Linux
SDSCM00048597 Trace OMAP4 and OMAPL138 Trace fails to properly initialize in CCS for Linux
SDSCM00049318 Trace Data Mask property missing for Data Watchpoints on 28x
SDSCM00049499 Trace Crash on Terminate with XDS200 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32bit

 


Component Versions

Software Components Version
IDE  
Eclipse 4.4.1
Code Composer Plugins 6.1.0.N201502111100
CCS Launcher 6.1.0.20140917 
CCS Utilities 1.0.0.20141121
JRE 1.7.0.60
Compilers  
C2800  6.4.2
C5500  4.4.1
C6000  7.4.12
MSP430  4.4.3
ARM  5.2.2
GCC ARM (LaunchPad) 4.8.0.2014q3-20140805 
On-line Documentation 1.1.4.0
Device Support  
C2000 4.1.4.1
C55xx  1.1.4
C6000  1.1.1
C6000 Multicore  1.0.4
CC2538  1.30.10.0
CC26xx 1.13.0.1
CC32xx 1.0.0.5
DaVinci  1.1.2
Hercules  6.0.6.0
Keystone1  1.0.9.1
Keystone2 1.1.0.0
MSP430  6.1.0.4
OMAP  1.0.8
OMAPL / Integra  1.0.9
Sitara  1.2.1
Stellaris  2.0.3.12770
Tiva-C Series ARM MCU 2.1.1.14351
Tiva-E Series ARM MCU 2.1.1.14351
UCD31xx 1.0.0
Other / Shared 1.0.8
Debugger / Emulation  
Debug Server 6.1.0.1150
Debug Server Flash 6.1.0.1155
TI Debug/Trace  5.1.641.0
C2000 Flash  1.0.0.2
Tiva/Stellaris ICDI Debug Probe 2.1.1.14351
BeagleBone FTDI Drivers 2.8.30.20140130
Blackhawk  6.0.0.344
Spectrum Digital  5.2.0.12
Analysis Tools  
Data Visualization Tools 4.0.0.201501151820
Other Tools  
Graphical Modeling Framework 1.7.0
Target Content Core 3.31.00.24
MSVC 2012 11.0.61030
MSVC 2005 6.0.2900.2180
Add-ons  
E.g., MSP430Ware, GCC/MSP430, GUI Composer, ControlSuite, TI-RTOS, etc. available via
CCS App Center

 


Known Issues

Id Component Headline Additional Details Workaround (if applicable) Planned Resolution
SDSCM00040469 DVT Use profile data to compute CPU loading      
SDSCM00040470 DVT Call graph with link back to raw data view      
SDSCM00040471 DVT Show profile data in call graph      
SDSCM00040472 DVT Would like to pick out a range of data to display      
SDSCM00041366 DVT Code Coverage coloring does not work for files that do not have a CCS Project Line coloring works if coverage is done for an executable from a CCS Project.  Does not work E.g. if a .out file is directly loa...    
SDSCM00041756 DVT Add ability in image analyzer to flip the image on either axis: up/down or left/right Request to add the ability in image analyzer to flip the image on either axis: up/down or left/right    
SDSCM00045827 DVT Using JTAGRunMode with stairstep example on LM4F232 results in "trouble reading memory block" error RTA does not work reliably when using JTAGRunMode on LM4F232 and results in "trouble reading memory block" errors.   CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00046280 DVT Image Analyzer does not process 8bit data read in big endian for RGB correctly Ther is a problem with viewing RGB data with 8bit Data Read. See forum post for details.  http://e2e.ti.com/support/development_... Customer was able to workaround this using 32bit Data Read. See Forum Post for details:  http://e2e.ti.com/support/development_t... CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050047 DVT System Analyzer/UIA data transfer via JTAG should have a progress bar When using UIA in JTAG stop mode, this stage is preceded by the time when the JTAG reads data from the target. If the logger buf... N/A.  
SDSCM00050087 DVT Ability to show user events in Execution Graph     CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050408 DVT Request for a way to clear the printf log data without having to close the view Request for a way to clear the printf log data without having to close the view    
SDSCM00050409 DVT Request for a way to be able to adjust and save column settings in system analyzer data views Request for a way to be able to customize and save column settings in system analyzer data views so they are preserved for futur...    
SDSCM00050410 DVT Request to add commas to timestamps in RTOS Analyzer views to make it easier to analyze the numbers Request to add commas to timestamps in RTOS Analyzer views to make it easier to analyze the numbers    
SDSCM00050680 DVT Bookmarks in any DVT view (Trace/RTOS/System Analyzer) does not work with filtering and sorting. Bookmarks in DVT views (RTOS/System/Trace Analyzer) are associated with the index into the buffer. When the buffer is filtered/s... None.  
SDSCM00051495 DVT Graph Q_Value parameter should allow values larger than 30 When trying to set a Q_Value larger than 30, the graph tool refuses to accept this entry and limits the range from 0 to 30.   Th... N/A. CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00042934 Emulation Improve the error message when attempting to connect to the ethernet interface of XDS560v2 STM from multiple hosts Whenever two users attempt to connect to the ethernet interface of a single XDS560v2 STM emulator, the error message thrown show... N/A.  
SDSCM00043910 Emulation MSP430 REGISTER view descriptions for SR.SCG0 and SR.SCG1 incorrect in CCSv5.1      
SDSCM00047337 Emulation Request to separate out FPU registers into their own group Request to separate out FPU registers for Stellaris into their own group so they are visible in the CCS registers view under the...    
SDSCM00047580 Emulation Linking MSP FETS and sessions      
SDSCM00049637 Emulation Remove/improve error messages displayed in CCS console when accessing uninitialized peripherals Request to remove/improve error messages displayed in CCS console when accessing uninitialized peripherals.    
SDSCM00050949 Emulation Debug view does not display correct target state on disconnect On C2000 devices with a majority of emulators (excluding XDS100), the default behavior is to resume execution of a halted target...    
SDSCM00051311 Emulation Blackhawk XDS200 debuggers do not install firmware update utilities When installing XDS200 debugger support, one of the critical update directories for updating the firmware is located under a Spe... Install the Spectrum Digital support  CCS 6.1.1
SDSCM00051476 Emulation Add ability to view D0 - D31 and S0 - S31 floating point registers on Cortex A15 Add the ability to view Neon floating point registers in the registers view.    
SDSCM00034673 IDE CCS v4 allows usage of 1 hardware breakpoint less than CCS 3.3 for BIOS programs CCS v4.0x allows user to set only 1 hardware breakpoint when debugging BIOS programs in Flash    
SDSCM00038571 IDE Need excluded files filter for the Project Explorer In the Project Explorer, which will be the default project view in CCSv5 instead of the C/C++ Projects View, there is a list of ...    
SDSCM00038857 IDE EASY: Simplified Build Options Dialog Today the build options dialog is quite cluttered and it can be overwhelming to use.  Creating the Basic options helped a bit bu...    
SDSCM00039559 IDE Would like ability to adjust file specific options on multiple selected files. Would like ability to be able to apply file specific options on multiple files.     
SDSCM00040028 IDE Import wizard should prompt user to change compiler version if needed If I am importing a project that uses a different version of the compiler than what I have installed the wizard should inform me...    
SDSCM00040045 IDE NullPointerException when renaming project Sometimes when renaming an imported project you will get a dialog complaining of a null pointer exception.    
SDSCM00040259 IDE Merge the two CCS project import wizards Today we have separate wizards for importing eclipse based CCS projects and legacy CCSv3.x projects.  We could have them be a si...    
SDSCM00040262 IDE MMU Page table view should be listed on the view menu The MMU Page Table View should be listed on the view menu.    
SDSCM00040708 IDE For header files outside the project folder double clicking on compile errors in the Problems view does not jump to error When a compilation error occurs in a header file that is outside the project (e.g. system header file or even user header file l...    
SDSCM00041325 IDE Library projects for non-default build configurations must have 'lib' for the Artifact Extension Library projects for non-default build configurations must have 'lib' for the Artifact Extension. The default 'Debug' and 'Relea...    
SDSCM00045764 IDE Renaming linked files causes invalid duplicate links in another workspace that is sharing the same file When the file is renamed in CCS (hence updating the .project file), the rename is not getting handled properly by other workspac... Remove the project from the workspaces that exhibit the issue and re-import it. This will correctly update the Project Explorer ...  
SDSCM00046736 IDE Eclipse won't start when there are unusual characters in the platform path Eclipse and hence CCS will not start if a folder contains #!$ characters in the path. As a workaround CCS installer is detecting... Don't use a User or Install path that includes characters like # or $.  
SDSCM00047055 IDE Support for debugging RealView Compiler output including Semi-hosting Would like to be able to use CIO functions like printf when debugging code generated by the RealView compiler in CCS.   CCS 7.0.0
SDSCM00047285 IDE Support Linux OS Aware Debug This feature existed with CCSv4 but was not ported to CCSv5 for a variety of reasons (compatibility issues with stock Eclipse, l...    
SDSCM00047442 IDE New project wizard should only create one default build configuration When a new project is created in CCS, two build configurations are created by default - 'Debug' and 'Release'. This has been the...    
SDSCM00047490 IDE Rebuild of index for updating macro expansions does not permeate through multiple levels of include files Rebuild of index for updating macro expansions does not permeate through multiple levels of include files    
SDSCM00047723 IDE In the Target Configuration Editor, changing the "Device" or the "Connection" should not reset to all defaults Whenever creating a Target Configuration using the Editor, any changes to either the Connection or the Device reset all settings... N/A. CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00048600 IDE CCS needs to interpret .debug_macinfo ( was: Symbol not found when adding expression ) In some cases, adding a symbol found in the source window to the watch window results in an error: identifier not found. This ha... Inspect the generated map file for the program. Look for the symbol name and note its fully qualified name. Use the long name in... CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00049478 IDE CCSv6 should be integrated in Ubuntu's Dash menu Historically CCS and Blackhawk/Spectrum Digital always created desktop icons in Ubuntu.  This is fine for Ubuntu releases 10.10 ... N/A. CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00049589 IDE variables decalred in annoymous namspace cannot be accessed  (GCC compiler )     CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00049607 IDE [CDT] Enhance Codan plug-in with the ability to create custom rules Enhance Codan plug-in with the ability to define and create custom rules.   Codan is an Eclipse plug-in and any modifications wo... Use other 3rd party Code Analysis plug-ins that support this feature CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00049786 IDE GC: support bi-directional char array binding     CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00049856 IDE CCSv6 experiences high CPU usage when chromium based tool is opened If GUI Composer feature is installed in Linux, then CCS will experience high CPU usage for the rest of CCS session. There is no ...   CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00049901 IDE Blank line shown above editor area when editors are open side by side When viewing source files side by side you get a blank line above the editor area.    
SDSCM00049917 IDE Error when using editor feature 'Open Declaration' to jump to declaration of an array Error when using editor feature 'Open Declaration' to jump to declaration of an array.   An internal error occurred during: "Ope...    
SDSCM00049946 IDE EVE CCS/Load Program/Browse Project not working     CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00049946 IDE EVE CCS/Load Program/Browse Project not working     CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00049946 IDE EVE CCS/Load Program/Browse Project not working     CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050201 IDE Removing file should remove all associated settings     CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050229 IDE The ability to set file specific linker options should not be exposed If you have a .lib in your project you can right click on it and CCS will let you set file specific options for the linker.  How...   CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050293 IDE Spell-checker in the editor does not work Spell-checker in the editor does not work despite the feature being enabled.   CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050372 IDE CCS needs to interpret .debug_macinfo (GCC support) In some cases, adding a symbol found in the source window to the watch window results in an error: identifier not found. This ha... Inspect the generated map file for the program. Look for the symbol name and note its fully qualified name. Use the long name in... CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050489 IDE Once launch configuration has been created, can't switch from load symbols back to load program   Simplest way of making the change without deleting launch configuration is to use "Debug Configurations..." dialog  (Run-> Debug... CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050510 IDE Hide the 'RemoteSystemsTempFile' project as an option when browsing projects in the workspace The RSE plugin comes with CCSv6 by default. Because of that, a folder called  'RemoteSystemsTempFile' appears in the workspace w...   CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050521 IDE Autoformat (ctrl + shift + F) can alter formatting of source files which can cause compiler errors. Autoformat (ctrl + shift + F) can alter formatting of source files which can cause compiler errors.  Related to combination of #...    
SDSCM00050556 IDE Memory Usage View should support GCC The Memory Usage View is currently only supported for TI build tools. It is important to support GCC due the growing popularity ...   CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050620 IDE Request command line utility to dump out the type information for every symbol      
SDSCM00050650 IDE CCS for Linux shows GTK and DVT errors errors when launched from the command line (DVT Text) Calling CCSv6 from a Linux terminal shows several error messages related to GTK at startup, the already common "client has not b...   CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050833 IDE Callstack line numbers are off by 1 when using imported Energia project When I look at the call stack (and PC in the editor) the source line number is off by +1.  If the call is on line 239 it instead...   CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050940 IDE Trying to set the optimization level via C/C++ Build settings results in an error message Create a project Right click on it and select properties Click at the bottom to show advanced options Under C/C++ Build select s... Compiler options should be set via CCS Build -> Compiler CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00050964 IDE Hex Utility (and GNU Objcopy in the case of GNU tools) should run before post build steps in CCS Request for the Hex Utility (and GNU Objcopy in the case of GNU tools) to run before post build steps in CCS during project buil...   CCS 6.1.1
SDSCM00051026 IDE CCS hex utility build dialog has no method for supplying a command file     CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00051052 IDE When using SW breakpoints in source file, the LDR instruction does not work correctly on a Cortex-A8 (AM335x)     CCS 6.1.1
SDSCM00051072 IDE Launching a debug session when a previous one is still active leaves its header lingering in the Debug view When launching one debug session with another one still running, CCS politely asks to terminate it before completing the new lau... N/A. CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00051082 IDE Remember that clock was visible from previous debug session and show it again The issue is that if you enable and show the clock in a debug session it does not remember that the next time you launch so you ... Manually open the clock after each debug launch. CCS 6.2.0
SDSCM00051224 IDE C Code Formatter Results in Build Errors This has only been seen with one project but using the code formatter did introduce a build error with it.  Use the local history tool in CCS to revert to the previous version of the file.  
SDSCM00051272 IDE The CCS Online Help content for "Data File Formats" is outdated The CCS Online Help content for "Data File Formats" is outdated since the fomat changed for CCSv6.   CCS 6.1.1
SDSCM00051434 IDE Multiple copies of the same header file are opened when clicking on a error/warning in the Problems view For errors/warning listed in the Problems view, clicking on one for an entry found in a header file not part of the project will...   CCS 6.1.1
SDSCM00048795 Trace Trace: "End at address" of the "Trace Range" parameter fails to stop and display trace data Setting an end address to the "Trace Range" parameter fails to stop the Trace data collection at the specified address and cause... Use "Range" or "Start and stop at address" instead.  
SDSCM00048813 Trace When simultaneously running two separate CCS debug session, one instance may hang and crash When simultaneously running two separate CCS debug session, one instance may hang and crash when trying to run both targets.  Th... Use a single target configuration that defines both emulators.  
SDSCM00050024 Trace Cache analysis trace job collapses CCS When trying to gather the data for cache analysis trace job, CCS collapses without a trace.   This is probably related to the am... N/A  
SDSCM00050619 Trace Trace viewer should not reset its display arrangement when a column is added/restored If the trace display is changed by order, size, etc., whenever a column is added/removed the display is restored to defaults.  T... N/A.  
SDSCM00050622 Trace Trace display should allow cumulative storing of data between start/stop jobs Whenever a trace job is started, the trace display (and its data) is cleared from the view before the new incoming data is captu... Save to .csv/.tdf every step on the way.  

 


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