ECE/EEE F434 : Digital Signal Processing
CCS Installation Guide
Prof. Sandeep Joshi
Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani - Pilani Campus
October 25, 2025
Abstract
This document describes the installation procedure of Code Composer Studio software by Texas Instruments
for the purposes of building, debugging and running programs on the TMS320C5515 Digital Signal Processor
kit, as part of the Hardware Laboratory Experiments for the course ECE/EEE F434 : Digital Signal Processing
conducted at Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani - Pilani Campus.
1 CCS Download & Installation
Navigate to [Link]/tool/CCSTUDIO .
Figure 1: TI Website for CCS Download
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Click on Download Options and select on-demand (web) installer according to your appropriate system config-
uration.
Figure 2: CCS Download Options
After the Download is complete, extract the compressed file and navigate to the uncompressed folder.
Figure 3: CCS Installer Unzip
Run the web installer.
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Figure 4: CCS Run Installer
Go throught the various pages, until you arrive at the below mentioned page. Select Custom Installation option.
Figure 5: CCS Installer Custom Installation
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Select the C55XX ultra-low-power DSP option on the next page.
Figure 6: CCS Installer C55XX Selection
Select the Blackhawk Debug Probes on the following page.
Figure 7: CCS Installer Blackhawk Probes Selection
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Complete the installation by agreeing to all necessary terms & conditions.
Now Download the USBSTK5515 v1 [Link] from Nalanda. Unzip it.
Move the folder usbstk5515 v1 to the following location: ti/ccs1280/ccs/ccs base/emulation/boards/ .
Overwrite if necessary.
The folder at the location ti/ccs1280/ccs/ccs base/emulation/boards/usbstk5515 v1 should have the following
contents:
Figure 8: usbstk5515 v1 Folder contents
Now Click on the Desktop Link to CCS previously created. Basically open CCS.
Figure 9: Launch CCS
Set your workspace location. This will be the place where all your project files will be stored. Choose wisely.
Figure 10: CCS Workspace Selection
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You will be then greeted by the following Getting Started Screen. Click on App Centre.
Figure 11: CCS Welcome Screen
Click on C5500 Compiler and on the install Software Button. Complete the Installation. CCS will close auto-
matically or Restart.
Figure 12: CCS C5500 Compiler Installation
You have thus succesfully completed the Installation of CCS Software on your System.
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2 Hello World - Blink the LED
This section will take you through the creation of your first project witht the objective of blinking the onboard
LED.
Following the instruction in these sections is going to be necessary for all subsequent projects that you will be
making. So commit this to memory to save time.
Connect the Kit to AC Power. Connect the Blackhawk JTAG module to the KIt. Connect the Blackhawk module
to the PC with a Micro-usb to USB-B Cable.
Start by Launching CCS.
Click on New Project on the Getting Started Page.
Ensure that the options circled in red match exactly on your system.
Figure 13: CCS New Project
Click on the Verify button. A popup window will open, in which look for the text succesful. If you dont see this
check your connection with the kit.
Click on Finish button.
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Right Click on the Project Name in the project Explorer tab to view the following options as seen in the below
picture. Click on Show Build Settings .
Figure 14: CCS Build Settings
In the General tab, look for the Runtime Support Library . Browse the location of the usbstk5515 v1 folder that
you installed earlier, and inside that folder open the lib folder. Select the [Link] file.
Figure 15: CCS Build Settings - Runtime Library Support
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Navigate to the Include Options tab. Click on the Add button. Select the include folder from the folder
usbstk5515 v1.
Figure 16: CCS Build Settings - Include Options
Click on Apply and Close button.
The previous procedure has to be followed for every project.
Now copy the contents of the file LED [Link] , downloaded from Nalanda, to the main.c file.
Click on the Hammer symbol to build the project. Resolve errors if any. Click on the Spider symbol to debug.
Figure 17: CCS Build & Debug
Click on the Play-Pause button and observe the blinking led on the kit. Click on the STOP button to exit the
debugger.
Figure 18: CCS Run
SUCCESS!!
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