Viewing a Board Support Package

To view a board support package in the MSS Viewer, do the following:

  1. Using the Project Explorer in the C/C++ Perspective, select a BSP project.
  2. Click on the arrow to the left of the BSP name to expand the project tree.
  3. Locate and double-click the MSS file. The MSS Viewer opens.
  4. Click the Overview tab (located on the bottom of the page). Information is shown for the Standalone BSP, which supports application development within SDK.


    Information in the Overview tab includes:

    • The Target Information section contains the hardware platform specification file name and target processor.
    • The Operating System section describes the BSP and includes a link to documentation.
    • The Peripherals Drivers section lists the drivers present in the BSP and includes a links to driver documentation.
    • The Libraries section shows the enabled libraries present in the BSP, if any.

    The MSS viewer displays similar information for a BSP created for external tools.