Configuring Debugger in Code Composer Studio¶

If only one debug probe is attached, CCS will automatically select the connected debug probe when a debug session is started. You can start a debug session by clicking the debug icon img_icon_debug_ccs on the toolbar.

If more than one debug probe is attached when a debug session is started, CCS will prompt you to select a debug probe as seen in Figure 51. CCS will save the selected debug probe in the target configuration for the project.

CCS Probe Selection¶

To set or change the selected debug probe for a project, it is necessary to set the serial number for the probe in the project’s target configuration.

Open the target configuration file.
Open the Advanced pane.
Choose the top-level debugger entry.
Enter the serial number.

Find The Serial Number¶

To find the serial number for XDS110 debug probe, open a command prompt and run the xdsdfu.exe command for your CCS version, e.g. <CCS_INSTALL_DIR>\ccs\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110\xdsdfu.exe -e. For UniFlash, the command will be: <UNIFLASH_INSTALL_DIR>\deskdb\content\TICloudAgent\win\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110\xdsdfu.exe -e. This will enumerate all the attached XDS110 debug probes. This should result in output like the following.

C:\>c:\ti\ccs1210\ccs\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110\xdsdfu.exe -e

USB Device Firmware Upgrade Utility
Copyright (c) 2008-2019 Texas Instruments Incorporated.  All rights reserved.

Scanning USB buses for supported XDS110 devices...


<<<< Device 0 >>>>

VID: 0x0451    PID: 0xbef3
Device Name:   XDS110 Embed with CMSIS-DAP
Version:       3.0.0.22
Manufacturer:  Texas Instruments
Serial Num:    LS420073
Mode:          Runtime
Configuration: Standard

Found 1 devices.

C:\>

Note

More information of the tool can be found in <CCS_INSTALL_DIR>\ccs\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110\XDS110SupportReadMe.pdf

For XDS100 series debug probes, open a command prompt and run the xds100serial.exe command for your CCS version, e.g. <CCS_INSTALL_DIR>\ccs\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds100serial.exe. This should result in output like the following:

C:\>c:\ti\ccs1210\ccs\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds100serial.exe
Scanning for XDS100 emulators...

VID/PID    Type            Serial #    Description
0403/a6d1  XDS100v3        06EB12213144  Texas Instruments XDS100v3

C:\>

Configure the Serial Number¶

Open the xdsdfu.exe command for your CCS version, e.g.

<CCS_INSTALL_DIR>\ccs\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110\xdsdfu.exe -m
<CCS_INSTALL_DIR>\ccs\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110\xdsdfu.exe -s LS470000 -r

These will first switch XDS110 to DFU mode if it is already in runtime mode, then set the serial number to the LS470000. The output should be like the following.

C:\>c:\ti\ccs1210\ccs\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110\xdsdfu.exe -m

USB Device Firmware Upgrade Utility
Copyright (c) 2008-2019 Texas Instruments Incorporated.  All rights reserved.

Scanning USB buses for supported XDS110 devices...


<<<< Device 0 >>>>

VID: 0x0451    PID: 0xbef3
Device Name:   XDS110 Embed with CMSIS-DAP
Version:       3.0.0.22
Manufacturer:  Texas Instruments
Serial Num:    L1100JU9
Mode:          Runtime
Configuration: Standard

Switching device into DFU mode.

C:\>c:\ti\ccs1210\ccs\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110\xdsdfu.exe -s LS470000 -r

USB Device Firmware Upgrade Utility
Copyright (c) 2008-2019 Texas Instruments Incorporated.  All rights reserved.

Scanning USB buses for supported XDS110 devices...

Setting serial number to "LS470000"...

C:\>

Program Board ID on LP-EM Boards¶

It is possible that in some very rare circumstances different LP-EM Boards are with the same Board ID or with empty Board ID. In this case:

UniFlash may not identify the device correctly

CCS may not identify the board correctly

Programming the different Board ID to each board should help. It can be done also by open a command prompt and run the xdsdfu.exe command. Plug only one LP-EM board to the host PC. Unplug all other boards. For CCS version, e.g. <CCS_INSTALL_DIR>\ccs\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110\xdsdfu.exe -p. For UniFlash, the command will be: <UNIFLASH_INSTALL_DIR>\deskdb\content\TICloudAgent\win\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110\xdsdfu.exe -p. This should result in output like the following:

C:\>c:\ti\ccs1210\ccs\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110\xdsdfu.exe -p LS47XXXX

USB Device Firmware Upgrade Utility
Copyright (c) 2008-2019 Texas Instruments Incorporated.  All rights reserved.

Scanning USB buses for supported XDS110 devices...

Setting serial number prefix to "LS47XXXX"...

The serial prefix was set in EEPROM.
Power cycle the XDS110 for the change to take effect.

After running the command, unplug and re-plug the LP-EM board to the host PC to acknowledge the new Board ID to the host PC.