I am having the exact same problem as this link, where I am trying to upload firmware onto the lightcrafter4500.
http://e2e.ti.com/support/dlp__mems_micro-electro-mechanical_systems/f/924/t/309183.aspx
I have no no I2C connections. After I stopped using it for a week (the power was off and the device disconnected the whole time) it gave me the same error: Unable to read flash manufacturer ID. After that I cannot do anything with the device in the GUI.
After powering off and back on again, the device works fine except I can't upload new firmware (the problem persists no matter how many times I reboot it).
There has to be a way to fix this without getting into all the details of the controller, registers or anything like that...is there an easier way, i.e. can we fix it somehow using the GUI?
I am using windows 8. I uploaded firmware just fine for 1 week of use before this randomly happened.
Thanks,
Patrick