Programming the RFID Basestation in EZ430-TMS37157 - RFID/NFC Forum - Low Power RF & Wireless Connectivity

Hello, I am using the eZ430-TMS37157 evaluation kit and I want to program the RFID Basestation of this kit.

For programming the RFID Base Board I went through the following steps.

1. I downloaded the RFID baseboard firmware from the TI website (slac350.zip)

2. I downloaded and installed the lastest IAR Kickstart version from the TI website (slac050ag.zip)

3. After building the project in IAR I am getting the following warning.

Warning[Pe223]: function "WDT_HOLD" declared implicitly spi.c 87

Warning[Pe223]: function "WDT_HOLD" declared implicitly spi.c 98

4. I removed the USB daughter board from the basestation and removed resistor R34 and placed it in position of resistor R35. I gave 12V external power supply to this base station (through X1) and connected the MSP-FET430UIF debugging interface to connector JP3.

5. In the IAR project I chose the MSP430 device as MSP430F123. Is this device correct ?

6. Initially while downloading the firmware I got the following message

"The firmware on the TI USB FET does not match the software version. Do you want to update the firmware?" After choosing "Yes" the session crashed and now I am seeing the following error message when I try and download the program "Fatal Error : Could not find the device (Or Device Not Supported) Session Aborted"

What I can do to sucessfully download the basestation firmware to the board? Please let me know.

Regards, Sharwari

Hello,

I am now able to program the Reader firmware (without making any chances in the firmware) into the RFID Reader Base Station Board (slac350.zip) using MSP-FET430UIF.

I have built the project using IAR 5.40 and have included the following files in the IAR project

1. Board defines.h

2.defines.h

3.init.c

4.interrupt.c

5.LF.c

6. main.c

7.spi.c

8.usb.c

but I am still getting the following warnings

Warning[Pe223]: function "WDT_HOLD" declared implicitly spi.c 87

Warning[Pe223]: function "WDT_HOLD" declared implicitly spi.c 98

Also when I try to run the RFID Demo Software GUI (swrc164.zip) the GUI is no longer working with the downloaded firmware and I am getting the following error message when I try to run "Battery Check" or any other function on the GUI.

Error Message : "Battery Check->The Operation has timed out"

When I click on Ok the GUI shows "Communication Error"

Is there any change that I need to make in the RFID Reader firmware files for IAR 5.40 to ensure that it works with the GUI.

I would appreciate any help in this matter.

Regards,

Sharwari