Graphing Signals in CCS5 - Kyle Silvares

This guide will walk you through how to setup a basic graph in Code Composer Studio 5.







The first step will be to add a break point where
your memory that you would like to observe is
being updated. Once the break point has been
added right click on it and select Breakpoint
Properties.

Once in the properties you will want to go the Debugger Response and change its Action property to
Refresh all Windows. This makes it so your graph will always update when data is being written to its
memory location.

Next you will need to add the graph, go to Tools > Graph > Single Time.

Next, set your graph properties.
Acquisition Buffer Size = The Acquisition Buffer
Size determines the size of the buffer CCS uses to
sample your values.
Dsp Data Type = 16 bit unsigned integer (this is
what the ADC is sending us).
Q_Value = is used to normalize values on your y-
axis. If left at 0, they will show the actual values.
If, for our case, this is changed to 16, then it will
normalize our data, and 1 on the y-axis will
correspond to the maximum ADC value, 65536
(or 0hFFFF).
Sampling Rate = The rate at which you are
sampling with your ADC.
o Note: Depending on your signal/code
implementation, you may have to adjust
the Sampling Rate.
Start Address = location at which you begin to
store your read in values.
Time Display Unit = at the bottom under Display
Properties can also be changed if
desired/needed. For our purposes, leaving it as
sample should be fine.


On the right hand side shows a completed graph showing a sine wave being saved into memory.