2017 VNA Testing Software Setup - Revision history

Frohro: /* Possible Problems */

2017-06-05T23:46:36Z

Possible Problems

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	into the popup window for the address. Then CCS Cloud will import it into your workspace, and you can then right click on the 2017 VNA folder, and select Import CCS Project, and it will import it into CCS Cloud as a project. Then you should be able to select the hammer and build it.		into the popup window for the address. Then CCS Cloud will import it into your workspace, and you can then right click on the 2017 VNA folder, and select Import CCS Project, and it will import it into CCS Cloud as a project. Then you should be able to select the hammer and build it.
	====Possible Problems====		====Possible Problems====
	* There are some settings in Chrome and Firefox that make it so the menus when clicked on in CCS Cloud do not drop down. I haven't figured out how to make them work, short of downloading another browser and starting fresh with it. It ~~did~~ fine with Opera.		* There are some settings in Chrome and Firefox that make it so the menus when clicked on in CCS Cloud do not drop down. I haven't figured out how to make them work, short of downloading another browser and starting fresh with it. It worked fine with Opera, when it wouldn't work in my usual chrome. It worked in chrome on another account as well, so it is something to do with my settings in chrome, and in firefox.

	==Gnu Octave==		==Gnu Octave==

Frohro: /* Code Composer Studio Cloud */

2017-06-05T23:45:00Z

Code Composer Studio Cloud

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	You should now be able to compile and flash the program. You may be able to just take the whole zip of my project from [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA/tree/master/2017%20VNA github] and just import into CCSv7, which might be easier, but you learn less about using CCSv7.		You should now be able to compile and flash the program. You may be able to just take the whole zip of my project from [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA/tree/master/2017%20VNA github] and just import into CCSv7, which might be easier, but you learn less about using CCSv7.
	==Code Composer Studio Cloud==		==Code Composer Studio Cloud==
	This is the quick and easy route toward being able to work with the 2017 VNA software It should work in Windows, Linux and OS X (unfortunately not ChromeOS). Go to [https://dev.ti.com/ CCS Cloud], and click on the menu tab that says CCS Cloud. In a minute CCS Cloud will open in a new tab. In another tab go to the [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA github] repository, download the zip, and unzip it. Then in the CCS Cloud, use File->Import CCS Project to import the 2017 VNA project. It should download the files from your computer to the cloud and when it is done, it should build. Alternatively, you can go to the CCS Cloud Git->Clone a Repo and enter:		This is the quick and easy route toward being able to work with the 2017 VNA software It should work in Windows, Linux and OS X (unfortunately not ChromeOS). Go to [https://dev.ti.com/ CCS Cloud], and click on the menu tab that says CCS Cloud. In a minute CCS Cloud will open in a new tab. In another tab go to the [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA github] repository, download the zip, and unzip it. Then in the CCS Cloud, use File->Import CCS Project to import the 2017 VNA project. It should download the files from your computer to the cloud and when it is done, it should build.

			Alternatively, you can go to the CCS Cloud Git->Clone a Repo and enter:
	https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA.git		https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA.git
	into the popup window for the address. Then CCS Cloud will import it into your workspace, and you can then right click on the 2017 VNA folder, and select Import CCS Project, and it will import it into CCS Cloud as a project. Then you should be able to select the hammer and build it.		into the popup window for the address. Then CCS Cloud will import it into your workspace, and you can then right click on the 2017 VNA folder, and select Import CCS Project, and it will import it into CCS Cloud as a project. Then you should be able to select the hammer and build it.

Frohro: /* Code Composer Studio Cloud */

2017-06-05T23:44:17Z

Code Composer Studio Cloud

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	You should now be able to compile and flash the program. You may be able to just take the whole zip of my project from [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA/tree/master/2017%20VNA github] and just import into CCSv7, which might be easier, but you learn less about using CCSv7.		You should now be able to compile and flash the program. You may be able to just take the whole zip of my project from [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA/tree/master/2017%20VNA github] and just import into CCSv7, which might be easier, but you learn less about using CCSv7.
	==Code Composer Studio Cloud==		==Code Composer Studio Cloud==
	This is the quick and easy route toward being able to work with the 2017 VNA software It should work in Windows, Linux and OS X (unfortunately not ChromeOS). Go to [https://dev.ti.com/ CCS Cloud], and click on the menu tab that says CCS Cloud. In a minute CCS Cloud will open in a new tab. In another tab go to the [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA github] repository, download the zip, and unzip it. Then in the CCS Cloud, use File->Import CCS Project to import the 2017 VNA project. It should download the files from your computer to the cloud and when it is done, it should build.		This is the quick and easy route toward being able to work with the 2017 VNA software It should work in Windows, Linux and OS X (unfortunately not ChromeOS). Go to [https://dev.ti.com/ CCS Cloud], and click on the menu tab that says CCS Cloud. In a minute CCS Cloud will open in a new tab. In another tab go to the [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA github] repository, download the zip, and unzip it. Then in the CCS Cloud, use File->Import CCS Project to import the 2017 VNA project. It should download the files from your computer to the cloud and when it is done, it should build. Alternatively, you can go to the CCS Cloud Git->Clone a Repo and enter:
			https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA.git
			into the popup window for the address. Then CCS Cloud will import it into your workspace, and you can then right click on the 2017 VNA folder, and select Import CCS Project, and it will import it into CCS Cloud as a project. Then you should be able to select the hammer and build it.
	====Possible Problems====		====Possible Problems====
	* There are some settings in Chrome and Firefox that make it so the menus when clicked on in CCS Cloud do not drop down. I haven't figured out how to make them work, short of downloading another browser and starting fresh with it. It did fine with Opera.		* There are some settings in Chrome and Firefox that make it so the menus when clicked on in CCS Cloud do not drop down. I haven't figured out how to make them work, short of downloading another browser and starting fresh with it. It did fine with Opera.

Frohro: /* Code Composer Studio */

2017-06-05T22:18:59Z

Code Composer Studio

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	=Fresh Start from Windows, OS X, or Linux=		=Fresh Start from Windows, OS X, or Linux=
	==Code Composer Studio==		==Code Composer Studio==
	Download [http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Download_CCS Code Composer Studio version 7.1] (CCSv7) or later. Install that and make sure you check the box for Simplelink MSP432 when given the opportunity. Version 6.2 doesn't work with Energia version 18, which is what the software uses. Install CCSv7. Then download and install [http://energia.nu/download/ Energia]. Then open the energia application, and go to the Tools-Board->Boards Manager menu. Download the code for the red MSP432 Launchpad. In CCSv7 use the menu Projects->New Energia Sketch to make a new Energia project. You will have to tell it where you installed the energia program. You can then add the files: from [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA~~/tree/master/2017%20VNA~~ github] to your project. They are: vna_2017.ino, MultiTaskSerial.ino, adc14vna.c, adc14vna.h, DynamicCommandParser.c, DynamicCommandParser.h, si5351.cpp, si5351.h, quadrature.cpp and quadrature.h by right clicking on the project, and selecting the Add Files pop up menu. You also need to go the Build Settings->General and select the Products Tab. In this tab select SimpleLink MSP432 SDK. You will also likely have to go to the Directories, and add the directories that contain the driverlib header files. Mine looks like this: [[File:Ccsv7 directories.png]]		Download [http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Download_CCS Code Composer Studio version 7.1] (CCSv7) or later. Install that and make sure you check the box for Simplelink MSP432 when given the opportunity. Version 6.2 doesn't work with Energia version 18, which is what the software uses. Install CCSv7. Then download and install [http://energia.nu/download/ Energia]. Then open the energia application, and go to the Tools-Board->Boards Manager menu. Download the code for the red MSP432 Launchpad. In CCSv7 use the menu Projects->New Energia Sketch to make a new Energia project. You will have to tell it where you installed the energia program. You can then add the files: from [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA github] to your project. They are: vna_2017.ino, MultiTaskSerial.ino, adc14vna.c, adc14vna.h, DynamicCommandParser.c, DynamicCommandParser.h, si5351.cpp, si5351.h, quadrature.cpp and quadrature.h by right clicking on the project, and selecting the Add Files pop up menu. You also need to go the Build Settings->General and select the Products Tab. In this tab select SimpleLink MSP432 SDK. You will also likely have to go to the Directories, and add the directories that contain the driverlib header files. Mine looks like this: [[File:Ccsv7 directories.png]]
	You should now be able to compile and flash the program. You may be able to just take the whole zip of my project from [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA/tree/master/2017%20VNA github] and just import into CCSv7, which might be easier, but you learn less about using CCSv7.		You should now be able to compile and flash the program. You may be able to just take the whole zip of my project from [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA/tree/master/2017%20VNA github] and just import into CCSv7, which might be easier, but you learn less about using CCSv7.
			==Code Composer Studio Cloud==
			This is the quick and easy route toward being able to work with the 2017 VNA software It should work in Windows, Linux and OS X (unfortunately not ChromeOS). Go to [https://dev.ti.com/ CCS Cloud], and click on the menu tab that says CCS Cloud. In a minute CCS Cloud will open in a new tab. In another tab go to the [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA github] repository, download the zip, and unzip it. Then in the CCS Cloud, use File->Import CCS Project to import the 2017 VNA project. It should download the files from your computer to the cloud and when it is done, it should build.
			====Possible Problems====
			* There are some settings in Chrome and Firefox that make it so the menus when clicked on in CCS Cloud do not drop down. I haven't figured out how to make them work, short of downloading another browser and starting fresh with it. It did fine with Opera.

	==Gnu Octave==		==Gnu Octave==

Frohro: /* Fresh Start from Windows, OS X, or Linux */

2017-05-25T23:46:55Z

Fresh Start from Windows, OS X, or Linux

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	=Fresh Start from Windows, OS X, or Linux=		=Fresh Start from Windows, OS X, or Linux=
	==Code Composer Studio==		==Code Composer Studio==
	Download [http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Download_CCS Code Composer Studio version 7.1] (CCSv7) or later. Version 6.2 doesn't work with Energia version 18, which is what the software uses. Install CCSv7. Then download and install [http://energia.nu/download/ Energia]. Then open the energia application, and go to the Tools-Board->Boards Manager menu. Download the code for the red MSP432 Launchpad. In CCSv7 use the menu Projects->New Energia Sketch to make a new Energia project. You will have to tell it where you installed the energia program. You can then add the files: from [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA/tree/master/2017%20VNA github] to your project. They are: vna_2017.ino, MultiTaskSerial.ino, adc14vna.c, adc14vna.h, DynamicCommandParser.c, DynamicCommandParser.h, si5351.cpp, si5351.h, quadrature.cpp and quadrature.h by right clicking on the project, and selecting the Add Files pop up menu. You also need to go the Build Settings->General and select the Products Tab. In this tab select SimpleLink MSP432 SDK. You will also likely have to go to the Directories, and add the directories that contain the driverlib header files. Mine looks like this: [[File:Ccsv7 directories.png]]		Download [http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Download_CCS Code Composer Studio version 7.1] (CCSv7) or later. Install that and make sure you check the box for Simplelink MSP432 when given the opportunity. Version 6.2 doesn't work with Energia version 18, which is what the software uses. Install CCSv7. Then download and install [http://energia.nu/download/ Energia]. Then open the energia application, and go to the Tools-Board->Boards Manager menu. Download the code for the red MSP432 Launchpad. In CCSv7 use the menu Projects->New Energia Sketch to make a new Energia project. You will have to tell it where you installed the energia program. You can then add the files: from [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA/tree/master/2017%20VNA github] to your project. They are: vna_2017.ino, MultiTaskSerial.ino, adc14vna.c, adc14vna.h, DynamicCommandParser.c, DynamicCommandParser.h, si5351.cpp, si5351.h, quadrature.cpp and quadrature.h by right clicking on the project, and selecting the Add Files pop up menu. You also need to go the Build Settings->General and select the Products Tab. In this tab select SimpleLink MSP432 SDK. You will also likely have to go to the Directories, and add the directories that contain the driverlib header files. Mine looks like this: [[File:Ccsv7 directories.png]]
	You should now be able to compile and flash the program. You may be able to just take the whole zip of my project from [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA/tree/master/2017%20VNA github] and just import into CCSv7, which might be easier, but you learn less about using CCSv7.		You should now be able to compile and flash the program. You may be able to just take the whole zip of my project from [https://github.com/frohro/2017-VNA/tree/master/2017%20VNA github] and just import into CCSv7, which might be easier, but you learn less about using CCSv7.

Frohro: /* From a Lab Linux Machine */

2017-05-24T23:05:12Z

From a Lab Linux Machine

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	=From a Lab Linux Machine=		=From a Lab Linux Machine=
			'''Until the Linux Lab machines have upgraded versions of Linux, I suspect the method below will work. So this is just there in case Greg can update glibc. In which case, I will delete this comment.'''
	This assumes you have read the above notes on a fresh install, and highlights the differences between that and installing on the Linux Lab machines.		This assumes you have read the above notes on a fresh install, and highlights the differences between that and installing on the Linux Lab machines.
	# Install CCSv7 locally on your account. There will be updates. Install them with the menu Help->Check for Updates. You can start it using the desktop icon it makes. This insures you are running the correct version.		# Install CCSv7 locally on your account. There will be updates. Install them with the menu Help->Check for Updates. You can start it using the desktop icon it makes. This insures you are running the correct version.

Frohro: /* From a Lab Linux Machine */

2017-05-24T22:35:41Z

From a Lab Linux Machine

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	=From a Lab Linux Machine=		=From a Lab Linux Machine=
	This assumes you have read the above notes on a fresh install, and highlights the differences between that and installing on the Linux Lab machines.		This assumes you have read the above notes on a fresh install, and highlights the differences between that and installing on the Linux Lab machines.
	# Install CCSv7 locally on your account. There will be updates. Install them with the menu Help->Check for Updates		# Install CCSv7 locally on your account. There will be updates. Install them with the menu Help->Check for Updates. You can start it using the desktop icon it makes. This insures you are running the correct version.
	# Install [http://energia.nu/download/ Energia] locally, ~~and do use~~ it to install the MSP432 red Launchpad using the board manager, and described above.		# Install [http://energia.nu/download/ Energia] locally, by uncompressing it where you wish it to reside. Use it to install the MSP432 red Launchpad using the board manager, and described above.
	# Octave is already installed, so start octave and from it do pkg install -forge instrument-control and it will be installed in your local directory.		# Octave is already installed, so start octave and from it do pkg install -forge instrument-control and it will be installed in your local directory.
	# CuteCom is already installed on the Linux Lab machines.		# CuteCom is already installed on the Linux Lab machines.

Frohro: /* From a Lab Linux Machine */

2017-05-24T22:28:28Z

From a Lab Linux Machine

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	This assumes you have read the above notes on a fresh install, and highlights the differences between that and installing on the Linux Lab machines.		This assumes you have read the above notes on a fresh install, and highlights the differences between that and installing on the Linux Lab machines.
	# Install CCSv7 locally on your account. There will be updates. Install them with the menu Help->Check for Updates		# Install CCSv7 locally on your account. There will be updates. Install them with the menu Help->Check for Updates
	# Install [http://energia.nu/download/ Energia] locally.		# Install [http://energia.nu/download/ Energia] locally, and do use it to install the MSP432 red Launchpad using the board manager, and described above.
	# Octave is already installed, so start octave and from it do pkg install -forge instrument-control and it will be installed in your local directory.		# Octave is already installed, so start octave and from it do pkg install -forge instrument-control and it will be installed in your local directory.
	# CuteCom is already installed on the Linux Lab machines.		# CuteCom is already installed on the Linux Lab machines.

Frohro: /* From a Lab Linux Machine */

2017-05-24T22:23:22Z

From a Lab Linux Machine

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	=From a Lab Linux Machine=		=From a Lab Linux Machine=
	This assumes you have read the above notes on a fresh install, and highlights the differences between that and installing on the Linux Lab machines.		This assumes you have read the above notes on a fresh install, and highlights the differences between that and installing on the Linux Lab machines.
	# Install CCSv7 locally on your account.		# Install CCSv7 locally on your account. There will be updates. Install them with the menu Help->Check for Updates
	# Install [http://energia.nu/download/ Energia] locally.		# Install [http://energia.nu/download/ Energia] locally.
	# Octave is already installed, so start octave and from it do pkg install -forge instrument-control and it will be installed in your local directory.		# Octave is already installed, so start octave and from it do pkg install -forge instrument-control and it will be installed in your local directory.

Frohro: /* From a Lab Linux Machine */

2017-05-24T22:19:35Z

From a Lab Linux Machine

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	Invoke it with:		Invoke it with:
	<nowiki>$ interceptty /dev/ttyACM0 /tmp/ttyDUMMY</nowiki>		<nowiki>$ interceptty /dev/ttyACM0 /tmp/ttyDUMMY</nowiki>
	I am assuming that you all have a local bin directory. If the last line has problems, just run interceptty from the interceptty directory where you built it. Invoke it with:		I am assuming that you all have a local bin directory. If the last line has problems, because you don't have one, just run interceptty from the interceptty directory where you built it. Invoke it with:
	<nowiki>$ ./interceptty /dev/ttyACM0 /tmp/ttyDUMMY</nowiki>		<nowiki>$ ./interceptty /dev/ttyACM0 /tmp/ttyDUMMY</nowiki>
	The ./ means execute the file in this directory.		The ./ means execute the file in this directory.