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Update Advisor

7.1.1Opening Component Manager

To open the Component Manager:

1.From the Help menu in the Code Composer Studio IDE, select About. The About Code Composer Studio dialog box appears.

2.In the About dialog box, click the Component Manager button. The Component Manager window displays.

7.1.2Multiple Versions of the Code Composer Studio IDE

The following is a list of requirements for maintaining multiple versions of the Code Composer Studio IDE and related tools:

∙To keep more than one version of the Code Composer Studio IDE or a related tool, you must install each version in a different directory.

∙If you install an additional version of the Code Composer Studio IDE, or an additional version of a tool in the same directory as its previous installation, the original installation will be overwritten.

∙You cannot enable multiple versions of the same tool within one installation.

7.2Update Advisor

The Update Advisor allows you to download updated versions of the Code Composer Studio IDE and related tools. The Update Advisor accesses the Available Updates web site. This site displays a list of patches, drivers, and tools available for downloading.

To use the Update Advisor, you must have Internet access and a browser installed on your machine. See Update Advisor under the online help for complete system requirements.

Note:

You must be registered with my.TI before you can access the Available Updates web site.

7.2.1Registering Update Advisor

If you did not register your product during installation, you can access the online registration form from the Code Composer Studio help menu: Help→Register.

Note:

The first time you use Update Advisor, your browser may display the my.TI web page. To register, follow the directions displayed on the page.

You must register online and have a valid subscription plan to receive downloads through Update Advisor. You receive a 90 day free subscription service with the Code Composer Studio product. At the end of this period, you must purchase an annual subscription service. Annual subscriptions are only available for the full product.

7.2.2Checking for Tool Updates

In the Code Composer Studio IDE, select Help→Update Advisor→Check for Updates. If you are already registered with my.TI and have accepted the cookie necessary for automatic log-in, your browser will go directly to the Available Updates web site. To query the Available Updates web site, the Update Advisor passes certain information from your machine:

∙Code Composer Studio IDE product registration number

∙Code Composer Studio IDE installation version

∙Text description of the installed product

∙List of installed plugins

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