queues not visible in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 with WITTENSTEIN plugin

Posted by gmenhennitt on January 27, 2014
I’m developing a C++ application in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430. I’m using FreeRTOS 8.0.0 RC2 (although the same thing happens with the 7.6.0 release too). I have the Wittenstein plugin “Kernel awareness for FreeRTOS and OpenRTOS” version 2.0.0.0 installed. Firstly (an aside), the signature of the vQueueAddToRegistry() is a problem for C++. The pcName parameter should be “const char*” rather than “char*”. This means 3 changes in queue.c and queue.h. Anyway, I’ve defined configQUEUEREGISTRYSIZE to be 5 and I’m calling vQueueAddToRegistry() for the queues that I create. But the plugin won’t show them – it says “Use the vQueueAddToRegistry() API in the source code to make a queue visible in this table”. I am doing that, but it doesn’t work. Tasks do show correctly in the Task view window, but queues don’t show in the Queue window. Does anybody have any clues on getting this working, please. Thanks for your help, Graham

queues not visible in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 with WITTENSTEIN plugin

Posted by rtel on January 28, 2014
The pcName parameter should be “const char” rather than “char
The pcQueueName member of the QueueRegistryItem_t structure has been changed to a const char * to allow the pcName parameter to also be a const char * without generating a warning. You will find this change in the v8 release.
Wittenstein plugin “Kernel awareness for FreeRTOS and OpenRTOS” version 2.0.0.0 installed
Really this is a question for WITTENSTEIN, but I think as a starting point your plug-in version is out of date. Curiously though I would have thought the older version would have problems with the task table, not the queue table. You can download an updated version from the http://www.highintegritysystems.com website. I’m pretty sure I tested the IAR plug-in with the version 8 release candidate, but only in the IAR MSP430 simulator, and with the latest plug-in version. Regards.

queues not visible in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 with WITTENSTEIN plugin

Posted by gmenhennitt on January 29, 2014
Thanks for responding. Just checked SVN and rev 2183 looks like it does the right thing now – thanks. I have tried to find a newer version on that website but haven’t had any success. I’ve also tried emailing them, and posting to their support website (both today and a few weeks ago). But I’ve never had any response. Is there any other way to get the newer version? Can you please tell me its version number? Thanks, Graham

queues not visible in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 with WITTENSTEIN plugin

Posted by rtel on January 29, 2014
I think the latest is version 2.1.0 (from memory).
STATEVIEWER Plug-In
Regards.

queues not visible in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 with WITTENSTEIN plugin

Posted by gmenhennitt on January 29, 2014
Yeah, I went to that page and filled in the form. But I never got a reply. I’ve done it three times now. However,… I also posted a message on the High Integrity Systems “Ask us a question” page (http://www.highintegritysystems.com/sales-support/contact/) and I did get a reply. They’ve sent me version 2.1.0.0 which fixes the problem. So, all working now. Thanks very much for your help. Graham

queues not visible in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 with WITTENSTEIN plugin

Posted by rtel on January 29, 2014
The online form is an automated process. I just tested it and got the download in my email within a few seconds. I suspect your just ended up in a junk or spam folder. Regards.

queues not visible in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 with WITTENSTEIN plugin

Posted by westmorelandeng on January 31, 2014
Hello Richard, Having the same problem here. Download is for ARM – not the 430 – at least that is what I got in my download from them. Tasks are working, Qs are not. Regards, John

queues not visible in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 with WITTENSTEIN plugin

Posted by westmorelandeng on February 1, 2014
Hello Again Richard, I tried to do a search to show how often this issue comes up. But search is broken. Can we put this someplace so that we all don’t have to keep going through this exercise? It is like getting the same molar pulled over and over again. I am not sure why Wittenstein has a policy that is different for ARM vs. the MSP430.
I am sure the ‘volume’ argument can be made. Regards, John W.

queues not visible in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 with WITTENSTEIN plugin

Posted by rtel on February 1, 2014
There are not different plug-ins for ARM and MSP430 – the same works with both. Having re-installed EW430 recently I note they are still shipping with the old plug-in version. It seems EWARM was updated, but not EW430 – but you can update the plug in to V2.1.0 yourself as described in this post just above. Fill in the form to receive a link to the plug-in in your email (its an automated process, you don’t need to wait more than a few minutes). Unzip the files you download. Follow the readme.txt instructions in the file you unzipped. I just tried it myself and everything is working fine after the update. Regards.

queues not visible in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 with WITTENSTEIN plugin

Posted by westmorelandeng on February 1, 2014
Richard, I didn’t know about the ARM/MSP430 ‘merge’. OK – it is working for my installation now. I did try to do a search on this. Regards, John

queues not visible in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 with WITTENSTEIN plugin

Posted by westmorelandeng on February 1, 2014
A suggestion: Put this at the top of the readme: NOTE: If you are using IAR Embedded Workbench for an architecture other than ARM, modify the following line in the OpenRTOSPlugin.ewplugin file supplied with this download to match the actual directory structure: $EW_DIR$armpluginsrtosOpenRTOSOpenRTOSPlugin.dll AND – put this on the download page on the web-site – that only talks of the ARM plugin. Exact verbage from the web-site: “STATEVIEWER comes pre-installed with IAR’s EWARM IDE, for information on other platforms supported by STATEVIEWER within the IAR IDE please contact us here.”

queues not visible in IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 with WITTENSTEIN plugin

Posted by rtel on February 1, 2014
The readme does have the following two notes:
NOTE: If you are using IAR Embedded Workbench for an architecture other than ARM, e.g.TI MSP430 or Renesas RX etc., then replace “arm” in the above path as appropriate, e.g. with “rx” for the Renesas RX.
and
If you are using IAR Embedded Workbench for an architecture other than ARM, modify the following line in the OpenRTOSPlugin.ewplugin file supplied with this download to match the actual directory structure: $EW_DIR$armpluginsrtosOpenRTOSOpenRTOSPlugin.dll
Note these files are not supplied by me. Regards.