BSL [Errno 71] Protocol Error MSP4305528

Hi,

Didn't try 5529_HID_echo example first because I have a custom PCB with the MSP430F5528 so I don't know how the IO configuration will conflict.

Using 4_10_2. I had to rename scripts from *script*.py to remove the .py and then the python install works on linux as describe in the TI documentation.

It appear so be running, I see:

action list:

mass_erase()

program_file()

reset()

Download full BSL...

An error occurred:

***

Thank you,

Zach

 

Hi,

Can you use the python upgrader tool that was packaged with 5_00_01.  That has been updated to work with Linux and you won't have to update the files etc...as you will have to with 4_10_02.

 

Regards,

Arthi

Hi, correction below --

Didn't try 5529_HID_echo example first because I have a custom PCB with the MSP430F5528 so I don't know how the IO configuration will conflict.

--Using 4_10_2 on Windows, for Linux I downloaded Python_Firmware_Upgrader-5_00_01.zip. I had to rename scripts from *script*.py to remove the .py and then the python install works on Linux as describe in the TI documentation.

It appear so be running and prints->

action list:

mass_erase()

program_file()

reset()

Download full BSL...

An error occurred:

***

Thank you,

Zach

Thanks,

I double checked and I am running with Python_Firmware_Upgrader-5_00_01.zip. What else should I do?

Zach

Hi,

What *scripts*.py are you re-naming?  Can you give me the directory or the filename you are changing?  Also which TI documentation are you looking at?

Regards,

Arthi Bhat

 

Yes,

Documentation at:

Python_Firmware_Upgrader/release_Notes_Example_Python_Firmware_Upgrader.html

and

pypi.python.org/.../python-msp430-tools



The scrips I had to rename because they were reported as missing with the .py:

msp430-bsl-fcdprog
msp430-bsl-fcdprog.py
msp430-bsl-legacy
msp430-bsl-legacy.py
msp430-bsl-telosb
msp430-bsl-telosb.py
msp430-bsl.py
msp430-compare
msp430-compare.py
msp430-convert
msp430-convert.py
msp430-downloader
msp430-downloader.py
msp430-gdb
msp430-gdb.py
msp430-generate
msp430-generate.py
msp430-hexdump
msp430-hexdump.py
msp430-jtag
msp430-jtag-legacy
msp430-jtag-legacy.py
msp430-jtag.py
msp430-ram-usage
msp430-ram-usage.py
msp430-tool
msp430-tool.py


-Zach

I am not sure I understand why you had to install and re-name those files...because you should not have to.  Once you have unzipped the MSP430DevelopersPackage_5_00_01 you should be able to bring up a terminal window and run the command as listed in the release_notes_Example_Python_Firmware_Upgrader.html file.  

What version of Python is installed on you Linux box?  Does it have tkinter installed also?  What is the version of your Linux box?

You can try downloading the .txt file using the GUI (without all those file changes):

From a terminal window type in the command: 

sudo PYTHONPATH=./python-msp430-tools python TargetGUI.py

This should bring up a GUI. Then click on File->Open User Firmware and select your updated file.

Let me know if that works.

 

 

 

Linux Box Rev.

Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
Kernel = 3.0.101+

The GUI has the same error:

Opening HID device '/dev/hidraw3'
Mass erase...
Download full BSL...
Programming...
Programming: OK
Exception in Tkinter callback
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1413, in __call__
return self.func(*args)
...
#10 line left out here
...
File "home/linaro/Documents/Python_Firmware_upgrader/python-msp430-toos/msp430/bsl5/hid_1.py", line 237, in write_report os.write(self.hid.device, data)
OSError: [Errno 71] Protocol error

You might want to check the port permission on the port attached to your device.  The error could be happening because the tool cannot write to the port.  So here is something you can do:

• Bring up terminal window and type in:  ls /dev/hid*
• Connect the msp430 device to USB port and re-type in:  ls /dev/hid*
• Note the difference in result between the two steps listed above. 
• Change permission on the HID port as follows:
          sudo  chmod  0666   /dev/hidrawX      (where X is the number assigned to the HID port connected to the msp430 device).
  
  

Same results. ls /dev/hid* in both cases comes up with /dev/hidraw0 thru 3, the GUI only recognize /dev/hidraw3, so I put the chmod 0666 on that one, and it's called out by the GUI just before the error.

Well, you  might need to debug why the data is not being written.  You could put in some print statements to verify that the HID device is the correct one and then look at the data being downloaded.  The other thing you can do is dowload the example (demo) 5529_Hid_Blink or 5529_HID_CDC.txt files as is without any changes to see if these files get downloaded without error.  Yes the Blink LED example might not work since your IO ports might be different however if the information gets downloaded without error then the updates to the 5529_Hid_Echo.txt file might need to be examined.

Regards,

Arthi Bhat

The original 5529_Hid_Blink.txt unmodified has the same error, plus my custom.txt file works in the same GUI in Windows. What do I need to print out in python, in which file?

Thanks,
Zach

Hello,

Please continue to help me run this problem to ground for the "protocol error" with the Python firmware upgrade BSL in Linux. Everything else in my prototype with the MSP430F5528 works and our client is anxious to get to production quantities and the last requirement is BSL in Linux. It was suggested I print out some specifics in the Python scripts. Please let me know what I should prints and where it is located in the files. Any other suggestions are appreciated.

-Zach

You can put in debug statement in hid_1.py file just before function call:

self.write_report(txdata)

and another one in function:

def write_report(self, data):

in the class:

class HIDBSL5(HIDBSL5Base):
        """\
        HID support for running on Linux (systems with /dev/hidraw*).
        """

The debug statements can be:

self.logger.debug(self.hid_device);

self.logger.debug(data);

The logger statements should log the info to the GUI.

If you can send the python-firmware-downloader folder (the one you are using...the one that is giving you the error) along with your text file that you are downloading I would like to verify if I can reproduce the error on my linux box.

Regards,

Arthi Bhat 

Arthi Bhat,

Thank you.

I don't see in this forum how to attach my files? Do I need your email address? 

Zach

When you do a reply, in the tool bar you should see an icon of a paper clip.  That should allow you to attach documents to this message.

You might want to zip the Python-Firmware-Upgrader folder first.

Regards,

Arthi Bhat

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