How to keep changes in Generated Source files from reverting? Clean and Build causes files to revert.

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edba_1929351
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Hi All

   

I am using PSOC creator 4, CY8CKIT-049-42xx  with the Mark Hastings Strip Light Controller example and having success getting it to work with my 8x8 serial led array, but I have to make changes to some of the "Generated Source" files, StripLights.c, and StripLights_fonts.c and I save the changes and files.  Then for unknown reasons, the files revert back to their original form discarding the changes I made to them.  How do I prevent this from happening?

   

I can force it to revert the files using the Build_ Clean and build.  It will always revert the files back to original state, breaking my fixes.

   

How do I change this behavior, or save the files in my new state?

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Bob_Marlowe
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Welcome in the forum.

   

You would need to change the component's files from which the StripLights.c is generated. Thus you need the source of the component. Not a quite easy thing to do for a newbie, but doable.

   

 

   

Bob

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Bob_Marlowe
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Welcome in the forum.

   

You would need to change the component's files from which the StripLights.c is generated. Thus you need the source of the component. Not a quite easy thing to do for a newbie, but doable.

   

 

   

Bob

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edba_1929351
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Hi Bob.  Thanks for the advice.  I'll accept this as a sign that my LED learning experience is completed, document the changes and move on with capacitive sensing and A>D conversion, and PWM generation...   Lots of exploring to do yet with these little micros...

   

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Bob_Marlowe
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If you can afford the money, I would suggest you to buy a CY8CKIT-043. It has the ability to debug your code. Leaving the -049 kit as what it is named: a prototyping kit, so you can solder it into the project.

   

 

   

Bob

   

PS: 7 cats, 3 dogs

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