Hi,
Just got a Windows 8 machine. I know that XDE is not listed as compatible, but I need the speed. I have a question..
The XDE doesn't seem to be allowed to access online items (for example: Create New Project, Show Content from XDE Online" will not populate list box).
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Gerhard J Norkus
Windows 8 Compatibility
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Hi Gerhard,
Strange, I just had a quick go on a windows 8 machine, and it seemed ok for me. Do you see any online content at all, i.e. do you see the components listed in the xSOFTip browser view? Also, I think that in the new project wizard, the contents of the list is dependent on the currently chosen target. If you select XC-1A for example, do you still not see an items in the list?
Cheers,
Kris.
Strange, I just had a quick go on a windows 8 machine, and it seemed ok for me. Do you see any online content at all, i.e. do you see the components listed in the xSOFTip browser view? Also, I think that in the new project wizard, the contents of the list is dependent on the currently chosen target. If you select XC-1A for example, do you still not see an items in the list?
Cheers,
Kris.
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I uninstalled and resinstalled the xTimeComposer software and came up with a bunch of problems...
When it launches, it gives me a problem at startup, which may be the cause of all of this... After installing the package on the Windows 8 Machine, I simply double click on the xTIMEComposer shortcut. As the studio is launching, it displays a message, "XDE was unable to locate the XMOS toolchain libraries". Then, it displays a dialog stating that it has an "Invalid Environment" - the following environment variables are not set: XCC_TARGET_PATH XCC_DEVICE_PATH XMOS_CACHE_PATH XMOS_REPO_PATH XMOS_DOC_PATH.
When the composer finally starts, I press File.. New.. XDE Project.. and the problems begin. Under target hardware, it says No Targets Available...
Hmm.. What did I miss? The software was registered per it's request...
When it launches, it gives me a problem at startup, which may be the cause of all of this... After installing the package on the Windows 8 Machine, I simply double click on the xTIMEComposer shortcut. As the studio is launching, it displays a message, "XDE was unable to locate the XMOS toolchain libraries". Then, it displays a dialog stating that it has an "Invalid Environment" - the following environment variables are not set: XCC_TARGET_PATH XCC_DEVICE_PATH XMOS_CACHE_PATH XMOS_REPO_PATH XMOS_DOC_PATH.
When the composer finally starts, I press File.. New.. XDE Project.. and the problems begin. Under target hardware, it says No Targets Available...
Hmm.. What did I miss? The software was registered per it's request...
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Sounds like the environment for some reason is not set up properly before starting the xtimecomposer. Maybe you could try starting it manually:
- open a cmd terminal
- cd to the base directory of the tools installation
- Run the SetEnv.bat
- xtimecomposer_bin\xtimecomposer.exe
Does this now start ok?
- open a cmd terminal
- cd to the base directory of the tools installation
- Run the SetEnv.bat
- xtimecomposer_bin\xtimecomposer.exe
Does this now start ok?
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No, it seems the shortcut paths are boogered also... I open up the cmd window, and do the SetEnv and the run of the app, and I get the same errors. I am going to restore the machine to a previous checkpoint and start over...
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I restored my computer to it's original state. I decided to experiment with the 11.11.1 tools, and attached is a photo of the dialog the app is giving me. The xTIMEComposer does something similar... I am certain that the web is accessible since I am typing this very message on the new computer and submitting it to the XCore site over my hotel's internet connection...
I don't know how the environment variables got trashed. It may have been installing the 12.0.0 tools while the 11.11.1 tools were simultaneously on the same machine. I don't know...
Thanks ahead of time for any useful suggestions! Let's simply address the "No connection available" issue...
I don't know how the environment variables got trashed. It may have been installing the 12.0.0 tools while the 11.11.1 tools were simultaneously on the same machine. I don't know...
Thanks ahead of time for any useful suggestions! Let's simply address the "No connection available" issue...
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Hi Gerhard,
Could you submit a support ticket for this issue (http://www.xmos.com/contact/support)?
Also, if you could run the xtimecomposer with logging enabled, and attach the output to the support ticket, then that'll be great. To do this, you'll need to do the following:
- Open a cmd terminal
- cd to the tools installation
- Run the SetEnv.bat
- Run: xtimecomposer_bin\xtimecomposer.exe -consoleLog -debug <full path to properties file>
Where the properties file is the one attached. Once the xtimecomposer is open, just open the new project wizard, create an XC-1A based project, then close the tool. Hopefully the log might point us in the right direction.
Cheers,
Kris.
Could you submit a support ticket for this issue (http://www.xmos.com/contact/support)?
Also, if you could run the xtimecomposer with logging enabled, and attach the output to the support ticket, then that'll be great. To do this, you'll need to do the following:
- Open a cmd terminal
- cd to the tools installation
- Run the SetEnv.bat
- Run: xtimecomposer_bin\xtimecomposer.exe -consoleLog -debug <full path to properties file>
Where the properties file is the one attached. Once the xtimecomposer is open, just open the new project wizard, create an XC-1A based project, then close the tool. Hopefully the log might point us in the right direction.
Cheers,
Kris.
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