Updating SDKs

Scope of the Document

This document explains developers how to port existing applications for CC13x0 platform based on TI 15.4-Stack to the new TI 15.4-Stack release.

Migrating TI 15.4-Stack Application

This section describes how to migrate existing TI-15.4-Stack based projects to the new TI-15.4-Stack release included within the SimpleLink CC13x0 SDK. Please refer to the TI 15.4-Stack Release Notes to get a comprehensive list of all the changes in this release.

Steps for Porting TI 15.4-Stack

This section describes porting an application, that was originally written for an old of the stack, to the newer stack.

Follow the steps described below to port your TI 15.4-Stack star network end node application and PAN Coordinator (Embedded and Linux based) to the new TI 15.4-Stack release.

  • Download the latest SimpleLink CC13x0 SDK

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  • Porting your embedded end node application, it is expected that the developers would have started with the out of box sensor example application as a starting point for end node applications based on TI 15.4-Stack. They would primarily add their application specific functionality to the files jdllc.c/h, sensor.c/h, and ssf.c/h in addition to their application specific implementation additions to the out of box example application. Also, customers would do their board specific changes. To port your applications to the new release import the out of box sensor example application into your CCS workspace from the new SimpleLink CC13x0 SDK (Please find the supported CCS version in Upgrade and Compatibility Information and refer to TI 15.4-Stack Quick Start Guide on how to import the TI 15.4-Stack example projects in CCS). Figure 78. highlights the key project files into which the developers can either bring their application specific changes into (preferred) or replace with their implementation. List below provides more details on how to port the end node application to the latest TI 15.4-Stack release.

    1. “config.h”: Port your application configuration settings into the new file. The new file has changes that allow to better use the application and 15.4-Stack features and it is recommended to use this latest file.
    2. “Jdllc.c/h”, “sensor.c/h”: Port/bring in changes specific to your application into these files; there are various optimizations to improve flash usage and also bug fixes. It is preferred to use the latest file and port your application specific changes into the new release.
    3. “ssf.c/h”: Port/bring in changes specific to your application into this file.
    4. Perform the board specific changes as done on the TI 15.4-Stack. The board files are included with in the folder Launchpad in the application workspace.
    5. Refer to the Sensor Example Application If you need more details on porting your application to the new release
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  • Porting your Embedded PAN-Coordinator application, it is expected that the developers would start with the out of box collector example application as a starting point, and primarily add their application specific functionality to the files cllc.c/h, collector.c/h, and csf.c/h in addition to the their application specific implementations additions to the out of box example application. Also, customers would do their board specific changes. To port your applications to the new release import the collector example application into your CCS workspace from the new SimpleLink CC13x0 SDK (Please find the supported CCS version in Upgrade and Compatibility Information and refer to TI 15.4-Stack Quick Start Guide on how to import the TI 15.4-Stack example projects in CCS). Figure 79. highlights the key project files that the developers can either bring their application specific changes into (preferred) or replace with their implementation. The list below provides more details on how to port the PAN Coordinator application to the latest TI 15.4-Stack release.

    1. “config.h”: Port your application configuration settings into the new file. The new file has changes that allow to better use the application and 15.4-Stack features and it is recommended to use the latest file.
    2. “cllc.c/h”, “collector.c/h”: Port/bring in changes specific to your application into these files; there are various optimizations to improve flash usage and also bug fixes. It is preferred to use the latest file and port your application specific changes into the new release
    3. “csf.c/h”: Port/bring in changes specific to your application into this file.
    4. Perform the board specific changes as done on the TI 15.4-Stack. The board files are included with in the folder Launchpad in the application workspace.
    5. Refer to the Collector Example Application If you need more details on porting your application to the new release

  • Porting Linux host + MAC CoP based PAN Coordinator application: when using the Linux host + MAC CoP as PAN Coordinator developers can just upgrade the MAC CoProcessor application to the new TI 15.4-Stack MAC CoProcessor application without any changes. The MAC CoP interface has not changed between the two releases.

Attention

Previous versions of the stack used an RF preamble value that was not compatible with the IEEE 802.15.4g standard. In order to be compatible to this standard, v2.1.0+ of the stack uses the correct preamble as it is defined by IEEE. This means that devices running applications that were built with earlier versions of the stack will not be able to communicate with devices running applications that were built with the current stack version using the default configuration. In order to maintain compatibility with previously built applications, the user can force using the older preamble value by defining PREAMBLE_COMPATIBILITY. Note that by doing so, the application will no longer be fully compliant to the 802.15.4g standard.

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