CCS/MSP430FR5739: GUI Composer and MSP430FR5739 - how to configure the Device Name?

Hi Timothy,

   We'll be supporting a full range of MSP430 devices in our next release.  For now, if you are using the USB / Serial IO model you can enter in the MSP430F5529 in the device dropdown list of the new project wizard's USB / Serial IO configuration page.  If you've already created the project, you can access this dialog by selecting the Designer's Project / Target Communication... menu item

You should be able to use the Serial IO Tutorial for the MSP430F5529 as a starting point -  select Help / Online Help from the Designer's menu or click the Getting  Started link in the Welcome dialog.  Here's a direct link to the tutorial :   

If you're using a different target communications protocol, please let me know.   

Regards,

  Brian

Timothy Beel said:

I am trying to get the MSP-EXP430FR5739 Launchpad working with GUI Composer, but it is giving an 'Operation Aborted' error when I try to download the code into the launchpad.

The MSP-EXP430FR5739 doesn't appear in the TI Cloud Agent list of Supported Devices

Hi Timothy,

  My apologies for the delayed reply.  We're going to try to push a patch to dev.ti.com in around a week to add support for the MSP430FR5739 in order to unblock you faster.  I don't have a firm date yet - I'll post again when I have more exact information.

Thanks for your patience with this.

I've just received an MSP-EXP430FR5739 Experimenters Board and will be able to provide specific help with this device going forward.

This device is supported by TICloudAgent, and you should be able to use CCS Cloud to build the User Experience project for this device that's available in TI Resource Explorer here:    

Click on the CCS Cloud Import button in the Resource Explorer toolbar to create a new CCS Project called MSP-EXP430FR5739 UserExperience.  You should then be able to build and run this from within CCS Cloud. 

Could you please verify that this works for you?  

Regards,

  Brian

Hi Chester,
It looks like the list of devices supported by CCS Cloud is out of date. I'll file a problem report to get it updated.
I'm pretty sure that all MSP430 devices should be supported.  I've double checked and the MSP430FR5739 device is definitely supported by CCS Cloud.

Regards,
Brian

Hi Brian,

Thanks for your response.  Yes, I can successfully run the User Experience on the MSP430FR5739 Launchpad.  I just cannot connect through GUI composer - so just waiting for this resolution.  Thanks again.

OK, great!   We're just going through final pre-release testing and it should be available soon.  I'll post again when it's online.

Regards,

  Brian

Hi Timothy,

  The first phase of this is now online -you can use the designer on dev.ti.com to create a new project based on the MSP430FR5739 and program the device when running your app from the designer.

We're in the process of updating the servers associated with the Gallery.  When that is complete, you'll be able to publish apps that use the MSP430FR5739 for use via the gallery.  

The last step we need to do is to update the GC runtime that is used for standalone desktop apps that have been downloaded from the gallery.  

I'll post again when we've made progress on these steps.

Please let me know if you run into any problems using the MSP430FR5739 on

Thanks for your patience with this!

Regards,

  Brian

Thanks for the update Brian.

supported_devices.zip

Hi Timothy,
On your other thread ( e2e.ti.com/.../2124229 ) you were asking how to add support for the MSP430FR5738.
You can either:
1) wait for our next update to dev.ti.com/gc (we're looking at around the end of March) OR
2) follow the following procedure:

NOTE that this procedure will be obsolete after our next update, but any projects posted to the Gallery will continue to work
1. Export your project to a .zip file (File / Export). (You will likely have to do this 2x due to a bug - when it works properly you will see a .zip file containing your project being downloaded to your PC)
2. Unzip the project
3. Edit the project.json file in the root folder of the unzipped project and change the "device_name" entry as shown below:
"device_name": "MSP430FR5738",
(NOTE the comma at the end!)
4. Unzip the attached supported_devices.zip file and copy the extracted supported_devices.json file into the root folder of the unzipped project.
- this contains the device ccxml file info needed to support the MSP430FR5738.
5. Zip up the project again
6. From inside GUI Composer Designer, select File / Import and browse to the zip file you just created. (You may need to do this 2x - when it works you will see a Browse dialog that you can use to upload the zip file)
7. When the project is uploaded, it is automatically given a new name consisting of the old name followed by a timestamp. Open this uploaded project in the designer (Project / Open)
8. Test that it works ok by running the preview in the designer

Renaming your new project back to the original name it had:
9. From within the designer, you can now delete the original project (so you can rename your new version of it to something without the timestamp)
- click on the File Folder icon from the Designer's toolbar
- click on the original project folder in the 'explorer' view of your project files
- right-click and select Delete
10. To rename your open project you will first have to open a different project (e.g. Project / Open) and then
- click on the File Folder icon from the Designer's toolbar
- click on the uploaded project folder in the 'explorer' view of your project files
- right-click and select Rename
11. You can now open the renamed project, test that it works ok, then publish it to the Gallery (File / Publish) so that it can be easily used by other people.

Please let me know if you have any problems with this procedure. It's a bit cumbersome but will hopefully allow you to publish things in time for your deadline.

PS. the same procedure will allow you to post MSP430FR5739 projects to the Gallery (just set you project.json file name to MSP430FR5739).

I've published an app to demonstrate this:  

Regards,
Brian