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Started by Bernhard 'Gustl' Bauer October 22, 2004

Hi,

at the moment I'm using DSK6713 with CCS 2.2 on a PIII/600MHz 128MB RAM.
I have a C source file with about 2000 lines. To compile it needs about
10 Minutes. Which in my opinion is pretty long. I wonder if it is
because of a slow processor, or because CCS asks DSK over USB for
permission to continue compiling. In other words is a full CCS 2.2
faster than a CCS 2.2 that comes with DSK?

I've read the minimum requirements for CCS 3.0 are:
PII/600MHz
128 MB RAM

What would those of you who use CCS 3.0 recommend?

Gustl




Gustl-

> at the moment I'm using DSK6713 with CCS 2.2 on a PIII/600MHz 128MB RAM.
> I have a C source file with about 2000 lines. To compile it needs about
> 10 Minutes. Which in my opinion is pretty long. I wonder if it is
> because of a slow processor, or because CCS asks DSK over USB for
> permission to continue compiling.

Are you saying that if you disconnect the DSK board, it won't compile? For
real?

-Jeff




Hello Gustl,

This is only an opinion, but I have always gotten
marginal performance when I used a machine that barely
met a vendor's minimum requirements. Also, compiler
optimization, how you count source lines, etc. can
make a difference.

As a point of reference, I just recompiled a project
that I am working on...

CCS 2.1, 20 source files, -o0 -ml3 options, a little
over 200k of compiled code, Win 2k, 384 Mb ram, 730
Mhz - it took about 90 seconds.

It doesn't mean much, but it may give you a vague
idea.

mikedunn
--- Bernhard 'Gustl' Bauer <> wrote:

>
>
> Hi,
>
> at the moment I'm using DSK6713 with CCS 2.2 on a
> PIII/600MHz 128MB RAM.
> I have a C source file with about 2000 lines. To
> compile it needs about
> 10 Minutes. Which in my opinion is pretty long. I
> wonder if it is
> because of a slow processor, or because CCS asks DSK
> over USB for
> permission to continue compiling. In other words is
> a full CCS 2.2
> faster than a CCS 2.2 that comes with DSK?
>
> I've read the minimum requirements for CCS 3.0 are:
> PII/600MHz
> 128 MB RAM
>
> What would those of you who use CCS 3.0 recommend?
>
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Hi Jeff,

I sometimes get an error that CCS couldn't connect to the DSK board. In
this case I can't compile anymore. The only thing that helps is a reboot.

Gustl Jeff Brower wrote:
> Gustl- >> at the moment I'm using DSK6713 with CCS 2.2 on a PIII/600MHz 128MB
>> RAM. I have a C source file with about 2000 lines. To compile it
>> needs about 10 Minutes. Which in my opinion is pretty long. I
>> wonder if it is because of a slow processor, or because CCS asks
>> DSK over USB for permission to continue compiling. > Are you saying that if you disconnect the DSK board, it won't
> compile? For real?
>
> -Jeff




Gustle:
If you have problems to connect to DSK, CCS should inform you
"Abort","Retry" or "Ignore". If you choose Ignore, you can enter CCS ,
edit and compile your project. It is not important to succesfully
connect to DSK. The compiler is independent of DSK.
I think the time you mentioned is mostly depend on the code,
build options, and your computer. On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:41:32 +0200, Bernhard Gustl Bauer
<> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> I sometimes get an error that CCS couldn't connect to the DSK board. In
> this case I can't compile anymore. The only thing that helps is a reboot.
>
> Gustl >
>
> Jeff Brower wrote:
> > Gustl-
> >
> >
> >> at the moment I'm using DSK6713 with CCS 2.2 on a PIII/600MHz 128MB
> >> RAM. I have a C source file with about 2000 lines. To compile it
> >> needs about 10 Minutes. Which in my opinion is pretty long. I
> >> wonder if it is because of a slow processor, or because CCS asks
> >> DSK over USB for permission to continue compiling.
> >
> >
> > Are you saying that if you disconnect the DSK board, it won't
> > compile? For real?
> >
> > -Jeff
>
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Shucheng Wang
State Key Lab of Fluid Power
ZheJiang University,HangZhou
PR.China





Gustl,

I have had similar problem earlier. If you just want to *just compile*
your code then u can disconnect the DSK and then open CCS. An error
dialog will pop up saying no dsk is connected .. ABORT ... RETRY ..
IGNORE. .. you can hit ignore and continue with ur normal tasks such
as compile and build.. but you wont b able to load ur code.
I am not sure tho whether u want to just compile or what.

Hope this helps,
Tarang On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:41:32 +0200, Bernhard Gustl Bauer
<> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> I sometimes get an error that CCS couldn't connect to the DSK board. In
> this case I can't compile anymore. The only thing that helps is a reboot.
>
> Gustl >
>
> Jeff Brower wrote:
> > Gustl-
> >
> >
> >> at the moment I'm using DSK6713 with CCS 2.2 on a PIII/600MHz 128MB
> >> RAM. I have a C source file with about 2000 lines. To compile it
> >> needs about 10 Minutes. Which in my opinion is pretty long. I
> >> wonder if it is because of a slow processor, or because CCS asks
> >> DSK over USB for permission to continue compiling.
> >
> >
> > Are you saying that if you disconnect the DSK board, it won't
> > compile? For real?
> >
> > -Jeff
>
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Shucheng-

> If you have problems to connect to DSK, CCS should inform you
> "Abort","Retry" or "Ignore". If you choose Ignore, you can enter CCS ,
> edit and compile your project. It is not important to succesfully
> connect to DSK. The compiler is independent of DSK.
> I think the time you mentioned is mostly depend on the code,
> build options, and your computer.

Some other group members have let me know offline that for DSK C6713, CCS 3.x
does
check for the DSK board during compile. It is a new "feature".

For lower CCS versions, or DSK C6711, choosing 'Ignore' is still Ok.

-Jeff

> On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:41:32 +0200, Bernhard Gustl Bauer
> <> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi Jeff,
> >
> > I sometimes get an error that CCS couldn't connect to the DSK board. In
> > this case I can't compile anymore. The only thing that helps is a reboot.
> >
> > Gustl
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Jeff Brower wrote:
> > > Gustl-
> > >
> > >
> > >> at the moment I'm using DSK6713 with CCS 2.2 on a PIII/600MHz 128MB
> > >> RAM. I have a C source file with about 2000 lines. To compile it
> > >> needs about 10 Minutes. Which in my opinion is pretty long. I
> > >> wonder if it is because of a slow processor, or because CCS asks
> > >> DSK over USB for permission to continue compiling.
> > >
> > >
> > > Are you saying that if you disconnect the DSK board, it won't
> > > compile? For real?
> > >
> > > -Jeff
> >
> > _____________________________________
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Shucheng,

this is true. I seem to always hit the wrong button :-(

I always thought the DSK board is a kind of dongle for CCS.

But this also shows that my computer is way to slow.

Gustl

Shucheng Wang wrote:
> Gustle:
> If you have problems to connect to DSK, CCS should inform you
> "Abort","Retry" or "Ignore". If you choose Ignore, you can enter CCS ,
> edit and compile your project. It is not important to succesfully
> connect to DSK. The compiler is independent of DSK.
> I think the time you mentioned is mostly depend on the code,
> build options, and your computer.
>






Jeff:
I am not familiar with CCS3.x. Do you mean it's a feature of CCS
3.x? or CCS3.x with DSK6713?
thanks!

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 17:14:51 -0500, Jeff Brower <> wrote:
> Shucheng-
>
> > If you have problems to connect to DSK, CCS should inform you
> > "Abort","Retry" or "Ignore". If you choose Ignore, you can enter CCS ,
> > edit and compile your project. It is not important to succesfully
> > connect to DSK. The compiler is independent of DSK.
> > I think the time you mentioned is mostly depend on the code,
> > build options, and your computer.
>
> Some other group members have let me know offline that for DSK C6713, CCS 3.x
does
> check for the DSK board during compile. It is a new "feature".
>
> For lower CCS versions, or DSK C6711, choosing 'Ignore' is still Ok.
>
> -Jeff
>
> > On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:41:32 +0200, Bernhard Gustl Bauer
> > <> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Jeff,
> > >
> > > I sometimes get an error that CCS couldn't connect to the DSK board. In
> > > this case I can't compile anymore. The only thing that helps is a reboot.
> > >
> > > Gustl
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jeff Brower wrote:
> > > > Gustl-
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> at the moment I'm using DSK6713 with CCS 2.2 on a PIII/600MHz 128MB
> > > >> RAM. I have a C source file with about 2000 lines. To compile it
> > > >> needs about 10 Minutes. Which in my opinion is pretty long. I
> > > >> wonder if it is because of a slow processor, or because CCS asks
> > > >> DSK over USB for permission to continue compiling.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Are you saying that if you disconnect the DSK board, it won't
> > > > compile? For real?
> > > >
> > > > -Jeff
> > >
> > > _____________________________________
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> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Shucheng Wang
> > State Key Lab of Fluid Power
> > ZheJiang University锛孒angZhou
> > PR.China > >
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--
Shucheng Wang
State Key Lab of Fluid Power
ZheJiang University, HangZhou
PR.China



Shucheng-

> I am not familiar with CCS3.x. Do you mean it's a feature of CCS
> 3.x? or CCS3.x with DSK6713?

When used together.

-Jeff

> On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 17:14:51 -0500, Jeff Brower <>
wrote:
> > Shucheng-
> >
> > > If you have problems to connect to DSK, CCS should inform you
> > > "Abort","Retry" or "Ignore". If you choose Ignore, you can enter CCS ,
> > > edit and compile your project. It is not important to succesfully
> > > connect to DSK. The compiler is independent of DSK.
> > > I think the time you mentioned is mostly depend on the code,
> > > build options, and your computer.
> >
> > Some other group members have let me know offline that for DSK C6713, CCS
3.x does
> > check for the DSK board during compile. It is a new "feature".
> >
> > For lower CCS versions, or DSK C6711, choosing 'Ignore' is still Ok.
> >
> > -Jeff
> >
> > > On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:41:32 +0200, Bernhard Gustl Bauer
> > > <> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Jeff,
> > > >
> > > > I sometimes get an error that CCS couldn't connect to the DSK board. In
> > > > this case I can't compile anymore. The only thing that helps is a
reboot.
> > > >
> > > > Gustl
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jeff Brower wrote:
> > > > > Gustl-
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >> at the moment I'm using DSK6713 with CCS 2.2 on a PIII/600MHz 128MB
> > > > >> RAM. I have a C source file with about 2000 lines. To compile it
> > > > >> needs about 10 Minutes. Which in my opinion is pretty long. I
> > > > >> wonder if it is because of a slow processor, or because CCS asks
> > > > >> DSK over USB for permission to continue compiling.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Are you saying that if you disconnect the DSK board, it won't
> > > > > compile? For real?
> > > > >
> > > > > -Jeff