Hi all,
I am using the MSP430 Launchpad, and would like to use the emulation side (the USB) to do some data transfering.
1. OK, so here are my questions. When I connected the Launchpad to PC, I saw the "MSP430 Application UART" in the Device Manager, and it is assgined as COM3. I want to manipulate that COM3, however, I can not open the Port through MATLAB (and also through Visual Basic programs for serial communication). Both of my software from MATLAB and VB can not open the port. So do I really need to install the VCP driver or I just do not know how to open that COM3? My software from MATLAB worked for different systems (just some basic COM communication).
And what is the differences bewteen "MSP430 Application UART" and the one that provided by VCP driver?
FYI: I reprogrammed the F1612 in the emulation side so it can provide the CLK for TUSB and do a basic UASRT. So this system now is between MSP430F1612 -> TUSB3410 ->PC. I did not change anything at hardware side, just reprogrammed the F1612.
2. I tried to install the VCP driver (TUSBWINVCP), and followed the steps: extracted the zip file -> ran the setup.exe -> go to C:\Program Files\Texas Instruments Inc\TUSB3410 Single Driver Installer\DISK1 and ran setup.exe. However, after clicking the accept term license, it gave me an error "Unable to launch usbinst" and the software exit. What did I do wrong?
My OS: Win 7 - 32 bit.
3. I even could not run the EEPROM burner. The error message after installing was "(eepromburnerDlg)(OnInitDialog) RegisterForDeviceNotification Fail (Error 13)". I did follow the step in the user guide.
a. Install eeprom burner
b. Disconnect the EEPROM from the TUSB and connect to the TUSB to the PC.
c. The system the new hardware. And I saw "EEprom burner" in the Device manager. I connected the EEPROM to the TUSB, and run the EEPROM burner application. However, it showed the above error.
What is happening? I could not install VCP driver, now the eeprom burner. Is that because of my OS system - Win 7 32 bit??? I think VCP supports for Win7-32 right? Really appreciate for any helps in this problem.
Best Regards,
