Reprogram and real time debug the firmware on the AFE4403EVM board

stanley kim

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: AFE4403EVM, AFE4403, MSP430F5529, MSP-FET

My purpose is to modify "AFE4403EVM_FW_SRCv2.2_Release" firmware project and burn/reprogram AFE4403EVM board.

1. After recompile "AFE4403EVM_FW" (AFE4403EVM_FW.ewp is rebuilt ), how can burn/reprogram modified firmware bianry at AFE4403 EVM ?
Is the firmware only inside MSP430F5529's internal 128KB flash memory or in other flash memory ?

2. Which tool is good to real time debug "AFE4403EVM_FW" on AFE4403EVM board ?
I encounter Code Composer Studio Debug makes an error "MSP430: Error initializing emulator: No USB FET was found" when AFE4403 EVM's USB is connected to PC.
Should I use other JTag Emulator or something else ?

over 8 years ago

0 Praveen Aroul over 8 years ago

TI__Mastermind 49176 points

Hello Stanley,

1. You can use the USB firmware updater EXE found in the afe4403evm/firmware updater directory to load the new firmware binary txt file.
The firmware will reside in the F5529's internal flash memory.

2. For real time debugging you will need Tag connect JTAG cable (is not included with the afe4403evm kit) and msp430fet jtag emulator.

0 stanley kim over 8 years ago in reply to Praveen Aroul

Prodigy 90 points

Thanks Praveen,

www.ti.com/.../tools_software.page;k_clickid=55c3de7e-ef87-6569-ebd2-000069bf03cc

describes MSP-FET, FlashPro430 JTag Emulators.

Part Number	PC Port	Programming Interface	Price	Provider
MSP-FET	USB	JTAG, Spy Bi-Wire	$115	Texas Instruments
FlashPro430	USB	JTAG, Spy Bi-Wire, BSL	$219	Elprotronic
REP430	N/A	JTAG, Spy Bi-Wire, BSL Provider	$149	Elprotronic

Is TI's previous MSP-FET430UIF far behind (less functioning ) as compared with MSP-FET, FlashPro430 ?

Does FlashPro430 have particular more function over the MSP-FET ?

Sorry to ask the precise details.

0 Amy Schnoor over 8 years ago in reply to stanley kim

TI__Mastermind 18275 points

Stanley,

That is a question you would want to post to the MSP430 forum. They will be able to answer that question in more detail.

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Reprogram and real time debug the firmware on the AFE4403EVM board