MSP430F5529: MSP430F5529 USB Firmware Updater using BSL

Howerd Oakford

Part Number: MSP430F5529

Hi MSP430 fans,

I have just forked the TI MSP430 USB Firmware Updater as a Visual Studio 2019 Solution on GitHub :

https://github.com/Howerd/MSP430_USB_Firmware_Updater

The modifications include the ability to upload firmware from a TI TXT file with more than one @XXXX address command line, and a simpler user interface.

I am posting this here in case it is useful for anyone who wishes to program a MSP430F5529 chip - it should also work with any similar chips with up to 256K bytes of FLASH memory starting at 0x4400.

This program allows the target firmware to be updated using only a USB cable, instead of using a MSP-FET430UIF JTAG Interface.

Cheers,

Howerd

over 3 years ago

0 Eason Zhou over 3 years ago

TI__Mastermind 39775 points

Hi Howerd,

Thank you for your great sharing!!!

Eason

0 Howerd Oakford over 3 years ago in reply to Eason Zhou

Prodigy 25 points

Hi Eason,

No problem :-)

In fact, I did this upgrade to support a colleague in the UK - I had designed some hardware using the MSP430F5529 back in 2010 - he had problems programing the devices using Windows 10.

I still like the MSP430F55xx chips, especially the USB BSL feature - it is a really nice feature.

Cheers,

Howerd

0 Eason Zhou over 3 years ago in reply to Howerd Oakford

TI__Mastermind 39775 points

Hi Howerd,

It is nice to hear that! We are still doing some update for the MSP430 content to make it easy for customers.

Eason

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