Does CCS support 64bit Operating Systems?
CCS supports XP 64, Vista 64 and Windows 7 64 however the key thing that you need to check is that your emulator vendor provides 64 bit drivers. Below is a status of 64bit driver support: • Spectrum Digital: yes • Blackhawk: yes • TI XDS560: yes • XDS100: yes, requires CCSv4.0.2 or later • MSP430 USB UIF: in development, requires CCSv4.1.0 or later (also available from support forum) • Stellaris embedded USB emulator: it works but as of today (April 2010) the device driver must be installed manually. Check the following FAQ: FAQ_-_CCSv4#Q:_My_Stellaris_board_is_not_recognized_in_Windows_7_64-bit._How_to_solve_this.3F For the status of 64bit driver support from other vendors please check with the vendor. NOTE: Some users have seen dialog drawing issues (Some dialogs and views are blank, scroll bars do not work, etc) on 64bit OS. From what we can tell the problem is related to the SWT library used in the version of Eclipse in CCS. Sometimes resizing the dialog and panels can help. See an
