2.1 Introduction to cce ide

Introduction to CCE IDE

The introductory overview in the use of CCE will continue with a practical example, addressing some of its main features. Let us begin by building a project. This project will be configured with respect to the hardware, i.e., the MSP430 family device.

Launching the workbench

The term “Workbench” refers to the integrated development environment of all tools necessary for the development and management of projects. When CCE is started, it asks the user where they want to locate the work directory (workspace).

After choosing the location where the workspace will be stored, it opens by default in the project construction perspective. The concept associated with a perspective is important for the correct understanding of CCE operation. A perspective provides that for a given task there is an organization of windows most appropriate to its implementation. Changing perspective involves reformulating the workspace for a new Windows configuration that promotes the development of particular task. There are two major perspectives: C/C++ for editing, management and compilation of projects, and Debug for debugging the applications. The working perspective is selected in the upper right hand corner of the application.

By default, the windows included in the C/C++ perspective are: C/C++ Projects (to manage the projects); Editor (to edit files); Outline (to view data); Console (to send messages); Problems (identifies problems found in the project). The icons associated with the various tasks that can be performed in this perspective are shown together in Table 1 .

Button	Description	Button	Description
	Open a new perspective		Save the active editor contents
	Save the contents of all editors		Save editor contents under a new name or location
	Opens the search dialog		Print editor contents
	Open a resource creation wizard (New)		Open a file creation wizard
	Open a folder creation wizard		Open a project creation wizard
	Open the import wizard		Open the export wizard
	Run incremental build (Build All)		Run a program
	Debug a program		Run an external tool
	Cut selection to clipboard		Copy selection to clipboard
	Paste selection from clipboard		Undo most recent edit
	Redo most recent undone edit		Navigate to next item in a list
	Navigate to previous item in a list		Navigate forwards
	Navigate backwards		Navigate up one level
	Add bookmark or task		Open a view's drop down menu
	Close view or editor		Pin editor to prevent automatic reuse
	Filter tasks or properties		Go to a task, problem, or bookmark in the editor
	Restore default properties		Show items as a tree
	Refresh view contents		Sort list in alphabetical order
	Cancel a running operation		Delete selected item or content
	Last edit location		Toggle Mark Occurrences
	Assembly instruction only

By default, the windows included in the Debug perspective are: Debug (provides information concerning the debug process); Editor (to edit files); Variables/Expressions (to evaluate variables and expressions values during debug); Console (console to send messages); Registers/Breakpoints (to evaluate the contents of registers and to define code breakpoint); and Disassembly/Memory (to evaluate the assembly code and memory map occupation). The icons associated with the various tasks that can be performed in this perspective are shown together in Table 2 .

Icon	Command	Description
	Create New	Create a new project, folder, or file.
	Save	Save the content of the current editor. Disabled if the editor does not contain unsaved changes.
	Print	Prints the content of the current editor.
	Build All	Compiles all files for all projects in workbench.
	Enable/Disable Breakpoints	Enables or disables a breakpoint at the specified location.
	Toggle Breakpoint	Toggles a breakpoint at a specific address selected in the Edit window.
	Change Build Configuration	Lists available build configurations to choose.
	New C/C++ Project	Creates a new C/C++ project.
	New C/C++ Source Folder	Creates a source folder within the current project.
	New C/C++ Source File	Creates a source file within the current project.
	New C/C++ Class	Creates a C++ class within the current project.
	Debug Active Project	Debugs the current active project.
	Launch TI Debugger	Launches the TI specific debugger.
	Debug	Launches the Debug dialog box.
	Run	Launches the Run dialog box
	External Tools	Launches the External Tools dialog box
	Open Type	Brings up the Open Type selection dialog to open a type in the editor. The Open Type selection dialog shows all types existing in the workspace.
	Search	Launches the C/C++ Search dialog box
	Select Working Sets	Selects a working set from the list to be the active one. Working sets group elements for display in views or for operations on a set of elements.
	Next Annotation	Selects the next annotation in the resource that is currently active in the editor area. Supported in the Java editor.
	Previous Annotation	Selects the previous annotation in the resource that is currently active in the editor area. Supported in the Java editor.
	Go to Last Edit Location	Returns editor view to the last line edited, if the file that was last edited was closed it will be re-opened.
	Back	Navigates back through open files.
	Forward	Navigates forward through open files.

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