Configuring and Testing Tilcon on VxWorks 6.8

This article mainly refers to the official WindRiver documentation “wr_tilcon_graphics_suite_tutorial_5.8.pdf”, specifically the section “3 Building the Prototype”, and organizes and explains the key steps in the testing process. For detailed testing steps, please refer to the original English document.

Testing Environment

• HOST CPU: X86
• HOST OS: Windows XP
• Target CPU: SIMNT
• Target BSP: simpc
• VxWorks IDE: Workbench 3.0
• VxWorks Version: VxWorks 6.6 for X86
• WindML: WindML 5.1
• Tilcon: Tilcon 5.8

Generating TWD Files

Refer to the following three subsections in the documentation to develop the interface in Tilcon IDT, perform simulation testing, and generate TWD files.

• “3.3 Build Prototype Without Code”
• “3.4 Simulate and Test Prototype Without Code”
• “3.5 Generating a TWD File”

Compiling the WindML Library

Refer to “3.6.1 Starting Wind River Workbench” and “3.6.2 Building the Media Library Archives” for the following modifications:

When creating a new DKM project, when reaching the following interface, select Build tool as Librarian

Configuring and Testing Tilcon on VxWorks 6.8 — Tilcon 5.8 for VxWorks 6.8

To support testing multiple examples, when configuring WindML, the Graphic Monitor can select larger resolution options such as 1024x768-60-32 Bit – ARGB8888 or 1280x1024-60-16 Bit – RGB565.

Compiling the VIP Project

Refer to “3.6.3 Building the VxWorks Image Project”; when configuring WindML components, you need to select INCLUDE_WINDML_ALL:

Compiling the DKM Project

Tilcon Component Template Selection

Refer to “3.6.4 Building the Example Application”; when adding Tilcon middleware components, select Tilcon Graphics application support (not linked with Media Library):

Copying Test Source Code

Copy the source file tiregauge.c from the installation directory \components\tilcon-5.8\samples\tutorials\tiregauge\ to the project directory, then select the project in Workbench in the Project Explorer and right-click to select Refresh.

Modifying Build Properties

Select the project, right-click and select Properties, in the pop-up window select Build Properties -> Build Macros, and add the value -DCC_TRT_VXWORKS in the macro DEFINES

Select the Libraries tab, click Add, and select Add full qualified library file:

Click Browse, and add the three library files shown in the following image:

Testing Execution

The following introduces two examples: TireGauge and RadarDemo; you can refer to the methods described in this article to test other test cases provided by Tilcon.

TireGauge

Refer to the following three subsections for testing:

• 3.6.5 Starting the VxWorks Simulator
• 3.6.6 Downloading the Application to the Target
• 3.6.7 Running the Application

Refer to the image below to download the compiled test program TireGauge.out:

Then click OK to proceed.

Execute the command sp main in the VxWorks shell console; if the image shown below appears, the test is successful:

RadarDemo

This test case is located at \tilcon-5.8\samples\demos\RadarDemo; to test this program, you can re-execute the Compiling VIP Project and Compiling DKM Project sections, creating two new projects. For convenience, we will not create new projects here, but directly test on the previous project. You only need to redo the step “4.2 Copying Source Code”.

First, delete the previous source file tiregauge.c in the project directory created in the Compiling DKM Project section, then copy the file RadarSystem.cpp to the project directory, and also copy the entire \tilcon-5.8\samples directory to the Workbench workspace directory.

This is because the file tiregauge.c contains the following definition:

#define CC_WORKINGDIR "/tgtsvr/samples/demos/RadarDemo"

During program execution, it will use the file Radar_Window.twd in the samples\demos\RadarDemo directory. The default /tgtsvr path is the workspace. Therefore, during testing, you can also copy the Radar_Window.twd file separately and then modify the definition of CC_WORKINGDIR.

If the test program shows the image below, the test is successful:

Test on Tilcon 5.9 & VxWorks 6.9

If testing the tilcon test cases on new software versions, the process can refer to the above content, and the relevant software versions need to refer to the following:

• Workbench: Workbench 3.3
• Vxworks Version: VxWorks 6.9 for x86
• WindML: WindML 5.4
• Tilcon: Tilcon 5.9

For specific testing methods, refer to the section “3 Building the Prototype” in “wr_tilcon_graphics_suite_tutorial_5.9.pdf”.

The main difference from Tilcon 5.8 is that the tilcon project has become two (previously there was only one), refer to the following two parts:

• 3.6.4 Building the TSP (Target Support Package)
• 3.6.5 Building the Example Application

It should be noted that:

When executing “3.6.2 Building the Media Library Archives”, the project’s Build tool should be selected as Librarian.

Copy the source code of the test case tiregauge.c to the tiregauge project directory. Other steps can be executed according to the documentation.

For detailed information about tilcon, please refer to the application user manuals as follows:

• “wr_tilcon_graphics_suite_users_guide_5.8.pdf”
• “wr_tilcon_graphics_suite_users_guide_5.9.pdf”

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