All projects start their life as a .projectspec file. They exist in C:\ti\c2000\C2000Ware_1_00_05_00\driverlib\f2837xd\examples\cpu1\can\CCS directory. Note that the exact path would depend on the version of C2000ware installed in your computer.
Figure 4-1 Directory Containing the .projectspec Files
Make a copy of an existing .projectspec file. For example, suppose you want to create a new project called can_ex4_simple_transmit. Start by making a copy of can_ex1_loopback.projectspec and rename it as can_ex4_simple_transmit.projectspec.
Open can_ex4_simple_transmit.projectspec and replace the two instances of can_ex1_loopback with can_ex4_simple_transmit, the name of the new testcase.
In the C:\ti\c2000\C2000Ware_1_00_05_00\driverlib\f2837xd\examples\cpu1\can directory, make a copy of the can_ex1_loopback.c file and rename it as can_ex4_simple_transmit.c. This is very important because when the .projectspec file is imported into
Code Composer Studio™, it copies the new file into the target directory when it executes the following statement: <file action="copy" path="../can_ex4_simple_transmit.c" targetDirectory="" />.
Import the can_ex4_simple_transmit.projectspec file into CCS. Note that the project directories are created under C:\Users\Your_name\workspace_v8, not in: \ti\c2000\C2000Ware_1_00_05_00\driverlib\f2837xd\examples\cpu1\can.