CCS/MSP430F2618: Debugging with MSP-FET Flash Emulator gives "Error initializing emulator: No USB FET was found" on CCSv5. Flash Emulator works fine with CCSv7, Same project.

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Hi,

Target: MSP430F2618

OS: Windows10

Debugger: MSP-FET Flash Emulator

CCS version 5

I am trying to debug my project on CCSv5 and it returns MSP430: Error initilizing emulator: No USB FET was found error. 

After reading some threads on TI forum I tried debugging the same project on CCSv7 and Flash Emulator runs fine and I am able to debug the project. Also it updated the Flash Emulator Firmware before running with CCSv7.

Out of the need, i must make this project work on CCSv5 and it keeps giving me this error.

Below are the few debugging steps i went through in order to make my Emulator work with CCSv5. 

1) Uninstall and auto-install Device drivers.

2) Went through MSP-FET Flash Emulator debugging steps found in some document

3) Checked for the loose daughter board connection with the target board.

4) I also see MSP Application UART1 and MSP Debug Interface in my device manager and the COM Ports are not being shared with any other device.

etc etc.

I also read in one of the similar problem with MSP430UIF is there are different DLL versions for CCSv4 and CCSv5. and they dont work with any other CCS other than their respective CCS Versions. I also tried to look if I could downgrade the firmware for my Emulator device but no luck. I could only find steps to downgrade MSP430UIF from V3 to v2.

Can anyone please help me resolve this issue.

Thanks

Rishit