Is there a simple flash programmer for the MSP430 LaunchPad?

Jason Work

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP430G2452, MSP430G2553

I'm looking for the equivalent program or tool for the MSP430 LaunchPad as LM Flash Programmer (LMFLASHPROGRAMMER) is for the Stellaris boards. Does this exist? Yes.

Requirements:

Free
Small enough to email
Can program binaries (flash image: TI-TXT) onto MSP430G2xx2 parts on LaunchPad (MSP-EXP430G2)
Will use USB and emulation on board the LaunchPad and not just a separate piece of hardware (like the MSP-FET430UIF)
Works on Microsoft Windows

Options that meet the requirements:

Here are the other options I considered:

IAR, Free for smaller value line parts but it's a full IDE. I want something small enough I can email
CCS. Same as IAR (but free for all value line parts).
MSP-PRGS430 Software. Requires MSP-PRGS430 hardware
Uniflash Too big to email (~200 MB)

What other options could I consider?

over 14 years ago

0 Gustavo L over 14 years ago

TI__Genius 9990 points

MSPDebug is free and supports different hardware options. It's for linux though.

http://mspdebug.sourceforge.net/

Gustavo

0 Jason Work over 14 years ago in reply to Gustavo L

TI__Genius 10830 points

Gustavo L said:

MSPDebug is free and supports different hardware options. It's for linux though.

MSPDebug has since added these features (among others):

Windows support
LaunchPad support
MSP430 value line phase 2 device support

0 Gustavo L over 14 years ago in reply to Jason Work

TI__Genius 9990 points

I think having such a software would be advantageous. It will likely need to be written by TI. It makes evaluating software easy when you just want to get going in 5 minutes. I remember doing that on the Stellaris evaluation kits and I was happy I could at least use the hardware before digging into a compiler.

Gustavo

0 Jason Work over 14 years ago in reply to Gustavo L

TI__Genius 10830 points

Gustavo L said:

I think having such a software would be advantageous. It will likely need to be written by TI. It makes evaluating software easy when you just want to get going in 5 minutes. I remember doing that on the Stellaris evaluation kits and I was happy I could at least use the hardware before digging into a compiler.

Agreed. I want to build demo boards that will piggyback on the LaunchPad board. Then when I give them to a customer they can easily load different binaries to evaluate different examples/features.

0 Mr.Nischay Kumar V over 14 years ago in reply to Jason Work

Intellectual 505 points

Hi Jason,

I think you can use Elprotronic's Lite- FET Pro-430 with Launchpad , i programmed a G2452 using Launchpad and Lite-FETPro-430. Elprotronic S/W has the required dlls and works with all TI's USB FETs

Regards

Nischay

0 Jason Work over 14 years ago in reply to Mr.Nischay Kumar V

TI__Genius 10830 points

Mr.Nischay Kumar V said:

I think you can use Elprotronic's Lite- FET Pro-430 with Launchpad , i programmed a G2452 using Launchpad and Lite-FETPro-430. Elprotronic S/W has the required dlls and works with all TI's USB FETs

Yes, you're right Nischay. Thank you. I just verified it with the attached files targeted for the MSP430G2452.

regularFlash.txt is the binary (flash image: TI-TXT) made from the unmodified "LaunchPad Temperature Sense Demo - Source files" that are found here.
fastFlash.txt is the binary (flash image: TI-TXT) made from the above project but I double the LED flash rate in PreApplicationMode()

2677.regularFlash.txt

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I can program one and then the other to see the difference.

One thing I noticed is you need to reset the board using the GUI in the box called, "Power Device from Adapter." Otherwise you'll need to unplug and plug in the board again to power it and get the program running. This was the case with either setting of "final target device actions."

0 Jason Work over 14 years ago in reply to Jason Work

TI__Genius 10830 points

MSP430 Flasher also works. It only appeared not to have worked the first time I tried it because I did not set the state of the device on exit.

This time I programmed a board with MSP430G2452. The board piggybacks on the MSP-EXP430G2. Since the target MCU is on the piggybacked board, there is not MCU in the DIP socket.

This is the command I used in MSP430 Flasher:

MSP430Flasher.exe -n MSP430G2452 -v -w uart.txt -i USB -z [VCC]

uart.txt is the name of my binary file.

0 Gustavo L over 14 years ago in reply to Jason Work

TI__Genius 9990 points

I had forgotten about MSP430 flasher. Haven't used it much but I'll give it another try.

Gustavo

0 Jason Work over 13 years ago in reply to Gustavo L

TI__Genius 10830 points

Gustavo L said:

MSPDebug is free and supports different hardware options.

I verified using MSPDebug to program a file to a MSP430G2452 on the LaunchPad. Here’s my setup.

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3
Hardware: LaunchPad MSP-EXP430G2 (Hardware ID USB\\Vid_0451&Pid_f432&Rev_105 as seen in device manager)
Device: MSP430G2452
MSPDebug tools:
    MSPDebug mspdebug-0.19.tar.gz
        Download
        Install instructions
        Commands
    Minimalist GNU for Windows mingw-get-inst-20120426.exe
    GnuWin regex-2.7-bin
    GnuWin readline-5.0-1-bin
    libusb-win32-bin-1.2.6.0 (used inf-wizard.exe to install new driver)

The Intel-hex files I programmed are attached. There are two files, so I could observe a change.

3124.blinky2452Slow.zip

Here is my log file showing the commands used:

cmd said:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\a0123456>cd ../..

C:\>cd MinGW

C:\MinGW>cd mspdebug-0.19

C:\MinGW\mspdebug-0.19>mspdebug --usb
Devices on bus 000:
    000:000 0451:f432 eZ430-RF2500 [serial: 19FF469286D91E2B]

C:\MinGW\mspdebug-0.19>ls
AUTHORS    README              formats       mspdebug.man   ti_3410.fw.ihex
COPYING    blinky2452.hex      history5.dll readline5.dll ti_3410.fw.txt
ChangeLog blinky2452Slow.hex libusb0.dll   regex2.dll     ui
Makefile   drivers             mspdebug.exe simio          util

C:\MinGW\mspdebug-0.19>mspdebug rf2500 "prog blinky2452.hex"
MSPDebug version 0.19 - debugging tool for MSP430 MCUs
Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Daniel Beer <dlbeer@gmail.com>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Trying to open interface 1 on \\.\libusb0-0001--0x0451-0xf432
Initializing FET...
FET protocol version is 30394216
Configured for Spy-Bi-Wire
Set Vcc: 3000 mV
Device ID: 0x2452
Device: MSP430G2452
Code memory starts at 0xe000
Number of breakpoints: 2
Erasing...
Programming...
Writing 178 bytes to e000...
Writing    2 bytes to fffe...
Done, 180 bytes written

C:\MinGW\mspdebug-0.19>mspdebug rf2500 "prog blinky2452Slow.hex"
MSPDebug version 0.19 - debugging tool for MSP430 MCUs
Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Daniel Beer <dlbeer@gmail.com>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Trying to open interface 1 on \\.\libusb0-0001--0x0451-0xf432
Initializing FET...
FET protocol version is 30394216
Configured for Spy-Bi-Wire
Set Vcc: 3000 mV
fet: FET returned error code 4 (Could not find device (or device not supported))

fet: command C_IDENT1 failed
fet: identify failed
Trying again...
Initializing FET...
FET protocol version is 30394216
Configured for Spy-Bi-Wire
Sending reset...
Set Vcc: 3000 mV
Device ID: 0x2452
Device: MSP430G2452
Code memory starts at 0xe000
Number of breakpoints: 2
Erasing...
Programming...
Writing 178 bytes to e000...
Writing    2 bytes to fffe...
Done, 180 bytes written

C:\MinGW\mspdebug-0.19>

I then checked to see that I could program the same files using FET-Pro430 Lite 3.0.7 TI dll 3.2.3.15. I uninstalled the USB device. Unplugged it. Plugged it back in (now default driers). The Elprotronic tool programmed the same two files successfully also.

0 Thomas Timme over 12 years ago in reply to Jason Work

Prodigy 30 points

Hello from Germany,

I run the latest version of Code Composer Studio (Version: 5.3.0.00090)
I'm not able to connect my Launchpad EXP430G2 (Target is MSP430G2553).

The Compiler/Linker says: MSP430: Loading complete. Code Size - Text: 1604 bytes Data: 12 bytes.
After disconnect/connect the USB-Cable the Demo-App (Temperature_sense_Demo) starts
to toggle the red/green LES's.

access with the MSP430Flasher results:

****************************************************************************

Evaluating additional triggers...done
Initializing interface on TIUSB port...done
Checking firmware compatibility...done
Reading FW version...done
Reading HW version...done
Powering up...done
Configuring...done
Accessing device...done
Reading device information...done
Resetting device...done
Refreshing registers...
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
* UseCase : MSP430Flasher.exe
* Arguments : -n MSP430G2553 -i TIUSB
* ATTENTION: Default options used due to invalid argument list.
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Driver : loaded
* Dll Version : 20409001
* FwVersion : 30394216
* Interface : TIUSB
* HwVersion : E 2.0
* Mode : AUTO
* Device : MSP430G2xx3
* EEM : Level 1, ClockCntrl 1
* VCC ON : FALSE
* UseCase specific tasks: ----------------------------------------------------
* Disconnecting from device...
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Driver : closed (No error)
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
****************************************************************************

To me it's seems like Code Composer Studio performs a download
while "Run/ConnectTarget" is disabled (greyed out).

I've also tried to change the COM-Settings (COM17->COM3 and back)
without results...

What is wrong ??
Pleas give me a little suggestion.

regards Thomas

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