To watch local and global variables while debugging code is a standard debug practice. There are various methods for doing this in CCS, such as memory views and watch views. Additionally, CCS has the ability to make time (and frequency) domain plots. This ability allows the user to view waveforms using the graph tool. The primary debugger tool in CCS is the Expressions window.

1. Click View → Expressions on the menu bar to open an Expressions watch window.
2. A group of variables can be imported into the Expressions window by right clicking within the Expressions window and clicking Import, and browse to the directory of the project at <install_location>\solutions\tida_010265_wminv\src_control\common\debug. There are 5 different .txt files available. Select the one corresponding to your selected build level and click the OK button to import the variables into the expressions window.
   Note: Some of the variables have not been initialized at this point in the main code and can contain some useless values.
3. Alternatively, variables can also be manually added to and removed from the expressions window.
4. The structure variable motorVars_M1 has references to most variables that are related to controlling the motor. By expanding this variable, you can see and edit all of these variables as needed.
5. Click on the Continuous Refresh button in the expressions window. This enables the window to run with real-time mode. By clicking the down arrow in this Expressions window, you can select Customize Continuous Refresh Interval and edit the refresh rate of the expressions window. Choosing too fast an interval can affect performance.