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.

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. c:\ti\ccs_7_3_0_00019\ccsv7\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\ccs_7_3_0_00019\ccsv7\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110\xdsdfu.exe -e

USB Device Firmware Upgrade Utility
Copyright (c) 2008-2015 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:       2.3.0.9
Manufacturer:  Texas Instruments
Serial Num:    L1100017
Mode:          Runtime

<<<< Device 1 >>>>

VID: 0x0451    PID: 0xbef3
Device Name:   XDS110 Embed with CMSIS-DAP
Version:       2.3.0.9
Manufacturer:  Texas Instruments
Serial Num:    L11000EN
Mode:          Runtime

Found 2 devices.

C:\>

For XDS100 series debug probes, open a command prompt and run the xds100serial.exe command for your CCS version, e.g. c:\ti\ccs_7_3_0_00019 \ccsv7\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds100serial.exe. This should result in output like the following:

C:\>c:\ti\ccs_7_3_0_00019\ccsv7\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds100serial.exe
Scanning for XDS100 emulators...

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

C:\>

Configure Serial Number¶

It may be necessary to set or unset the selected debug probe. Use the following steps to do this.

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