Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP-FET
Hi,
I am a beginner using the TI MCUs and I am trying to program MSP-EXP430FR5994 to generate a 1MHz signal. My issue is with making a proper connection itself. When I connect the launchpad to the computer (using a micro-USB), I have the LED102 turned green constantly. I also see the ports MSP Application UART1 and MSP Debug Interface in my device manager. But when I try to run a simple blink example in CCS, I see that the resource manager is struggling to even detect the board. I get the error message "{"msg":"COM8: Could not open the device.","name":"COM8". "type":"error"}". So when I manually enter the board name and try and run the blink example project I get the error Error initializing emulator: Tried to initialize USB FET number 3, but only found 1 USB FETs. A similar kind of error is seen when I connect the MSP-FET Flash Emulation Tool to the launchpad and then run Debug but it is Error initializing emulator: Tried to initialize USB FET number 3, but only found 2 USB FETs this time.
I also tried to verify the connection by launching the MSP-EXP430FR5994 Out of the box Demo GUI but when I connect to a serial port and try to start the Live Temp Mode, it immediately freezes and then the serial port connection closes. I also noticed that the user guide mentions that the red LED blinks to indicate the start of a connection but I do not observe this in my launchpad.
Can someone please help me how to proceed further in the debug? Thank you very much.
Yours sincerely,
Akhila
