There are numerous ways to launch the Smart I/O Configurator, and those ways depend on how you use the various tools in ModusToolbox™ software.

make command​

As described in the

tools package user guide

build system chapter, you can run numerous make commands in the application directory, such as launching the Smart I/O Configurator. After you have created a ModusToolbox™ application, navigate to the application directory and type the following command in the appropriate bash terminal window:

make smartio-configurator

This command opens the Smart I/O Configurator GUI for the specific application in which you are working.

VS Code and Eclipse​

VS Code and Eclipse have tools to launch the Smart I/O Configurator from within an open application. Refer to the applicable user guide for more details:

  • VS Code for ModusToolbox™ user guide

  • Eclipse IDE for ModusToolbox™ user guide

From the Device Configurator​

To launch the Smart I/O Configurator GUI from the Device Configurator:

  1. Open the Device Configurator. See the

    Device Configurator user guide

    for details.

  2. On the

    Pins

    tab, expand Port 8 and/or Port 9, and enable the Smart I/O resource.

  3. Click

    File > Save

    to save the configuration.

  4. On the

    Parameters

    tab, click the

    Launch Smart I/O Configurator

    button.



Executable (GUI)​

If you don't have an application or if you just want to see what the configurator looks like, you can launch the Smart I/O Configurator GUI by running its executable as appropriate for your operating system (for example, double-click it or select it using the Windows

Start

menu). By default, it is installed here:

<install_dir>/ModusToolbox/tools_<version>/smartio-configurator-<version>


When launched this way, the Smart I/O Configurator opens without any settings configured. You can either open a specific configuration file or create a new one. See

Menus

for more information.

Note:

The Smart I/O uses the *.modus file that is also used by the Device Configurator for the same application.