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MSP430-GCC-OPENSOURCE: Errors Building MSP430 GCC in SlickEdit

MSP430-GCC-OPENSOURCE: GDB Target Remote Fails Connection Closed

pcpro178
Intellectual 365 points
Part Number: MSP430-GCC-OPENSOURCE
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP430FR2675, MSP-TS430PT48A, MSP-FET

I'm following the instruction in section 4.6 of SLAU646F.  Using a command line interface on macOS, I am able to execute `make debug` for the generic MSP430 example project.  It builds successfully, but when I try to launch the GDB debugger it fails.  From the GDB installation point `./bin/gdb_agent_console msp430.dat` seems to go okay with the displayed status of "Waiting for client."

In a new terminal window I then run `make debug`, which completes successfully with the gdb prompt.

Next, as per the instructionsin section 4.6 of SLAU646F, I issue the command target remote :55000, but connection immediately closes.  Any ideas?

  • 0
    Guru 15755 points

    I don't know but I was able to replicate the problem. gdb_agent reported:

    gdb_agent_console msp430.dat
CPU Name             Port
--------             ----
msp430              :55000

Starting all cores
CPU Name             Status
--------             ------
msp430               Waiting for client
msp430               Client connected...Connecting to Target
Couldn't find any connected USB FETs!
Failed to initialize FET on TIUSB port. Aborting.
   MSP430 Error :Could not find MSP-FET430UIF on specified COM port
Connection failed...exiting

    gdb had no trouble connecting to mspdebug which is what I usually use. (Target was a Launchpad with a G2553.)

  • 0 in reply to David Schultz
    Intellectual 365 points

    My part is the MSP430FR2675.  Could that be the problem?  My hardware setup is very simple with only an MSP-FET and MSP-TS430PT48A.

  • 0 in reply to pcpro178
    TI__Mastermind 24615 points

    I find there is a quick start guide: https://www.ti.com/lit/ml/slau591c/slau591c.pdf?ts=1647440027437&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com.hk%252F

    Can you follow it to check whether you have miss anything? Sorry, currently for GCC, we only have limited support.

  • 0 in reply to Eason Zhou
    Guru 15755 points

    Nothing new in slau591 that I can see.  When I start gdb_agent on Linux it doesn't check for a device. Or at least it doesn't care that one isn't connected.

    I thought there might be more to the msp430.dat file fed to gdb_agent but it is very short:

    # config version=3.5
$ msp430
  msp430_drvr=msp430.dll
  msp430_port=TIUSB
  msp430_vcc=3.3
$ /

    So it would seem that you need to edit that to specify the particular target being used. Documentation would be nice. slau646 discusses some of the gdb_agent options including editing msp430.dat to change the target Vcc but nothing about the port.

    I tried changing TIUSB to RF2500 (which works for mspdebug on this particular Launchpad) but it didn't help.

    This isn't encouraging: https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/esd/documents/xdsdebugprobes/emu_xds_gdb_agent.html

    Note that "gdb_agent_console --help" results in a message where it refers to itself as xds_gdb_agent.

    mspdebug is probably the best bet since it can act as a gdb server. That is what I use.

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