Hello LaunchPad users,A firmware update for LaunchPad’s on-board emulation will be made available soon! This firmware update for LaunchPad will offer support for MSP430’s latest and future Value Line G2xx devices!The Scenario:As many e2e members have discovered, some LaunchPad kits are unable to debug and download code on the new MSP430G2xx2 Value Line microcontroller devices. We have identified the root cause, and the current firmware on some LaunchPad kits needs to be updated to support the latest G2xx2 devices.Does my LaunchPad need to be updated?Not all units are affected by this issue, and affected units can be identified by looking at your LaunchPad’s 9-digit serial number (sticker on the back of your LaunchPad kit). If your serial number falls between 1009xxxxx and 1101xxxxx, your LaunchPad will need a firmware update to support G2xx2 devices.
When will the firmware update be available?We are currently developing/testing a solution, which will be a simple GUI that downloads the proper firmware to the LaunchPad emulator. We expect to have this solution ready by the end of this week. This update ensures that your LaunchPad supports all of the new MSP430G2xx devices moving forward. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we will immediately notify the community once the fix is available. Thank you for your continued support.Thanks,Adrian Fernandez
Hi Adrian,
thank you for your update on this issue! Maybe you should mark this tread 'sticky' to ensure that every E2E member is aware of it.
RgdsaBUGSworstnightmare
Adrian,
Are we going to update the contents of the EEPROM for the TUSB3410 chip too?
Or, is the update for the MSP430F16xx only?
--OCY
So, will this update include support for the MSP430G2XX3 as well?
Hi,
Could I ask a question regarding this update, and please excuse my ignorance, but will this update in any way solve the issue I'm experiencing with getting my Launchpad board to communicate with a Vista PC.
I'm a complete Firmware\Software newbie, my experience is in hardware, but I'm trying to get the Temperature Demo running as an excercise in learning about the MSP430. However I can't get this to run. In the PC device manager, "Texas Instruments Emulators\Texas Instruments XDS560 PCIJTAG Emulator" there is a yellow warning symbol and looking at the properties for this, the Device Status shows "This device cannot start. (Code 10)". On pressing the details button for this, Driver Files = "C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\xds560.sys"
I've tried to manually update this because the date shown in the properties is 2002 and on searching the MSP430 folder within the Ti emulation folder I see a file "xds560.sys" which is dated 2010. On trying to update to this newer version Windows says something like PC determines it has the most suitable driver.
Any help you can provide to get me going would be much appreciated.
PS I've also installed CC V4 and my system is as per following:
Processor: AMDTurion(tn)64 x2 Mobile Technology TL-58 1.9MHz
RAM: 2GB
System Type: 32-bit Operating System
If non of the above is the source of my difficulty can you tell me what is and how I can fix.
Many thanks,
Jim
Mark Dailey So, will this update include support for the MSP430G2XX3 as well?
Mark,
yes, this update will support the MSP430G2xx3 devices as well.
Regards,
Dung
Good to hear about the fix.
Will it be this week or next ?
/Jonas
Hi Jonas,
We expect a solution to be available middle of next week. Just to give a status update, we have a simple GUI that will walk through the firmware update process. However, our latest version only supports Windows XP. By middle of next week, we should have a version that will also work on Windows 7.
Stay tuned, and thanks for the continued support!AdrianF
I have a Launchpad with S/N 100901938. It actually kind of works – not much worse than the MSP-FET 430UIF I have. But I will give the update a try if and when it is available.In case the update does not work, I dumped the current contents of the MSP430F1611 in that Launchpad. Here is the dump in three different formats.3060.LP100901938.zip
Adrian. this a very good news.
Thank, you.
Will this update also for EZ430 device ?
Best regards.
pym
The firmware update tool for LaunchPad is now available!
LaunchPadFirmwareUpdater2.0.exe is a GUI-based utility to update the emulator firmware of the MSP430 Value Line LaunchPad kit (MSP-EXP430G2). With this update, your LaunchPad will be able to support all new and future MSP430G2xx Value Line devices.
Download:
3583.LaunchPadFirmwareUpdater.zip[DD]Edit: Removed 'msp430' password from the zip package.
OS Support:This utility has been tested and works under Windows XP (32 and 64-bit) and Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit)
Zip contents:
How to use the utility:
Notes:
Thank you!
what is the password for the .zip-archive? I just wanted to un-zip the files and try the update on one of my LaunchPads but I can't do it because the archive seems to be password protected!
aBUGSworstnightmare,
the password is 'msp430' :). I'll change the zip package to a non-password one soon.
~Dung
old_cow_yellow I have a Launchpad with S/N 100901938. It actually kind of works – not much worse than the MSP-FET 430UIF I have. But I will give the update a try if and when it is available.In case the update does not work, I dumped the current contents of the MSP430F1611 in that Launchpad. Here is the dump in three different formats.3060.LP100901938.zip
Well, the update program says the firmware is already up to date and no changes are needed. So my Launchpad with S/N 100901938 remains "kind of works".
I have Launchpad SN 110101524 and the update worked for me. It would be good, that when an update is released, to inform the purpose of the update and what was changed. The readme.txt file delivered with the package does not explain what was the problem with the previous version.
Thanks any way.