Embedded IDE Link™ TS

Setting Target Preferences

Procedure

You must configure your target preferences to use Embedded IDE Link TS software.

Note   Target preferences are persistent across MATLAB sessions. If you have used a previous version of Embedded IDE Link TS software, click Reset to Default before setting up your new preferences, to ensure you use the latest values for all fields.

1. Select Start > Links and Targets > Embedded IDE Link TS > Target Preferences, or enter tasking_edit_prefs.

   The Target Preferences Configuration Selection dialog box appears.

   

2. Select or create a configuration:

   • Choose a predefined configuration from the list that matches your target.

   • Alternatively, select Create new configuration to create a new configuration, and click OK. For new configurations, see the tutorial section Creating a New Configuration.

   The Embedded IDE Link TS Target Preferences dialog box appears. You can use this dialog box to configure the location of your Altium TASKING toolchain executable and other files.

3. Click the plus to expand Configuration Options. Similarly, expand CrossView_Pro_Configuration and EDE_Configuration, as shown in the example. This example is set up for the Infineon C166 Simulator configuration.

   

4. Replace the string <ENTER_TASKING_PATH> to complete the path to the CrossView_Pro_Executable, the DOL_File, and the EDE_Executable. See the next section, Target Preference Fields, for details on each field. The following example is set up for the Infineon TriCore Simulator configuration.

   

   If you have multiple configurations, you have to set them up in your target preferences only once, and then it is simple to switch between them. See the tutorial example Working with Configuration Sets.

5. Click OK to dismiss the Embedded IDE Link TS Target Preferences dialog box.

The next section explains each target preference field.

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Target Preference Fields

Open the Target Preference Setup dialog box by selecting Start > Links and Targets > Embedded IDE Link TS > TASKING Target Preferences, or enter tasking_edit_prefs.

• Configuration

  Select a configuration from the drop-down list. There are preconfigured configurations for

  • C166

  • TriCore

  • M16C

  • ARM

  • DSP563xx

  • 8051

  If you have multiple configurations, you have to set them up in your target preferences only once, and then it is simple to switch between them. You can switch between them using this target preference field.

  Select a free configuration number to set up a new configuration from scratch. See Creating a New Configuration.

• Configuration_Description

  The title of the configuration. After it is created, this title is the name that appears in the Target Preferences Configuration drop-down list in the Configuration Parameters dialog box. Edit this field to change the name of the configuration. These names are predefined for the preconfigured configurations. For a new configuration enter a descriptive name (do not include spaces).

• CrossView_Pro_Executable

  Enter the full path to your TASKING CrossView Pro installation to replace the string <ENTER_TASKING_PATH>. For example, for Configuration_1 for Infineon C166 Simulator:

  D:\Applications\TASKING\c166\bin\xfw166.exe

• Initialization

  This setting determines what the CrossView Pro Debugger executes when it first starts. There are three options.

  • Use .st "Initialization_File" This option is the default setting. ".st" files are in an internal file format used by The MathWorks to provide initialization options to CrossView Pro software during debugger start up. For example, a .st file may specify a CrossView Pro configuration file (.cfg) and target type for CrossView Pro to use. Each of the option sets shipped with Embedded IDE Link TS software specifies a corresponding .st file. For example, the c166_sim option set specifies the c166_default.st file, which includes basic initialization commands for the C166 CrossView Pro Simulator. See Option Sets for related information. To customize your CrossView Pro configuration, you should use one of the .ini initialization options.

  • Use .ini "Initialization_File" Use this option if you have a custom .ini initialization file. The file should be a valid CrossView Pro initialization file for your custom configuration. Refer to your CrossView Pro application documentation for details.

  • Use CrossView Pro Default .ini File Use this option if you want to run CrossView Pro Default .ini file when launching the CrossView Pro Debugger. When launching CrossView Pro software you may be prompted to make configuration selections. Refer to your CrossView Pro application documentation to find the location of this .ini file, and for details of CrossView Pro initialization files.

• Initialization_File

  Full path of the initialization file corresponding to the Initialization field.

• DOL_File

  The full path to the TASKING EDE DOL file. For example, the Infineon_C166_Simulator Configuration has the <ENTER_TASKING PATH>_\etc\c166.dol as the dol file. You need to replace <ENTER_TASKING_PATH> with your real TASKING installation path.

• EDE_Executable

  Enter the full path to your TASKING EDE installation to replace the string <ENTER_TASKING_PATH>. For example, for Configuration_1 for Infineon C166 Simulator, enter

  D:\Applications\TASKING\c166\bin\ede.exe

• Target_Project_Space

  When you build models, new projects in the TASKING EDE will be created. These projects belong to the project space defined in this entry. The default setting is $(DEFAULT_LOCATION)\projspace.psp. The code generation process expands the $(DEFAULT_LOCATION) token based on the build directory of the model, the model name, and model configuration settings, including the name of the template application project. You should avoid changing this default setting.

• Template_Application_Project

  When you build a Simulink model with Embedded IDE Link TS software, the generated projects for your application in the TASKING EDE have the same project settings as the template application project. This template project provides a centric place to manage the project options (e.g., compiler settings, linker settings, etc.) your Simulink models use during code generation. You can modify the project settings of the default template projects or create new ones. See Embedded IDE Link TS Menus for information on creating or opening template projects, and see Template Projects.

• Template_Library_Project

  The same as the Template_Application_Project field, but this is applicable for Library projects.

• Use_State_File

  Opens the TASKING EDE in its last saved state. For more information, refer to your TASKING EDE documentation.

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Using This Guide

Working with Configuration Sets