XCore Exchange

I am getting this error message from xTime Composer 14.0.1

xcc: error: unknown target `500RACK'

Then a list of supported targets and then this:

Additional targets can be installed from within the xTIMEcomposer Studio
using the "Install New Hardware..." option.

I cannot find any information on how to do this.

I am building a modified version of the AVB endpoint application to run on my hardware with a custom xn file.

I guess your makefile has something like TARGET=500RACK?

Your xn file is called 500RACK.xn?

Yes that is correct....

I have another version of the project where I created a custom xn file and I called it SLICEKIT-L2-CHAIN and it compiles fine.

However, SLICEKIT-L2-CHAIN is not in the list of installed targets when I get the error message using 500RACK as a target.

So what it going on here?

So I renamed the target to SLICEKIT-L2-RACK and everything compiles fine.

So how do I install a new target called 500RACK?

Does anybody know anything about this?

The targets (XN files) are populated from the directories set in your XCC_TARGET_PATH environment variable. By default this contains the 'targets' directory in the tools install, and the .xmos/targets directory in your home area. Therefore, if you create a directory in either of these 2 places, and put your new target here, then the tools should pick it up. (You might need to restart the xtimecomposer gui though).

Alternatively, this can be done for you via the 'Help->Install New Hardware' dialog in the xtimecomposer. Just select the 'Install from XN File' option, give it the file and the tool will put it in the right place.

Hope this helps,
Cheers,
Kris.

Does this mean that if I subsequently edit the xn file, I have to edit the copy in the installed location? or reinstall it after an edit?

This doesn't seem right to me, I would prefer to have the tool "pick up" the xn file from the project directory......

Put the XN in the root of the project directory and set TARGET in the Makefile.

See the attached project.

Thanks but I am trying to get the project to build within xTimeComposer.