MSP430FR6043: USS Design Center Connection

Hi Min,

From my perspective, it might be driver compatibility issues. Maybe you can share the device manager page here for further check.

I will forward your thread to USS expert and check his comments on this.

B.R.

Sal

Hello Sal,

I will attach the device manager page here. When I connect the module, it is detected as a USB composite device, but it's not detected as a port.

Thanks,

Min

Hi,

I think you can try remove all the USB controllers drivers first and reinstall CCS then. Below is the procedure. 

In Windows, if the complete removal of JTAG debugger device drivers is necessary, you must follow a more thorough procedure:

1. Check this typical procedure to remove device drivers using the Device Manager, but keep in mind you will have to enable the option Show hidden devices under the menu View to display all JTAG debuggers ever connected to your PC.
2. With this enabled, in the directory tree look for the branches that start with Blackhawk, SD USB Based Debug Tools, Stellaris Device Firmware Upgrade, Stellaris In-Circuit Debug Interface, Texas Instruments Emulators and Texas Instruments Debug Probes.
3. For every item inside these branches, right-click and select Uninstall. Also, check the box near Delete the driver software for this device.
4. Also, when expanding the branch Ports, check for any relevant entries that mention one or more TI targets such as CC3200LP Dual Port, MSP Application UART1, XDS, Stellaris, etc. Repeat step 3 above for each entry.
5. Similar thing with the branch Universal Serial Bus Controllers.

You can find more related descriptions in chapter  9.1.7. Clearing Out An Existing Installation. https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/esd/documents/users_guide/ccs_troubleshooting.html

You can also find more details in this thread, it is a similar issue as yours. 

https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/msp-low-power-microcontrollers-group/msp430/f/msp-low-power-microcontroller-forum/1340945/msp430fr2355-msp-fet430uif-is-already-in-use---still-crazy-after-all-these-years/5153208#5153208

Best regards,

Cash Hao

Hello Cash,

I tried deleting all hidden devices and drivers in Device Manager as you recommended but the issue is not resolved.

Also, I would like to note that I am currently having a problem with the USS design center and MSP430FR6043/HID on the evaluation board, not with MSP-FET. My MSP-FET debugger works perfectly fine. 

I want to make certain of this part and double-check before I go ahead and remove CCS on my PC.

Thanks,

Min

Hi,

Yes, I am aware of it is the MSP430FR6043/HID in your issue. 

The USB drivers will be installed when you install the CCS. So, after you delete the current drivers in your PC, you will need to reinstall CCS to install those USB drivers. 

Best regards,

Cash Hao

Hello Cash,

I tried the step you told me but it seems like it's still not working. I tried following step from 1-5 and uninstall/reinstall CCS twice then restarted my PC, but I am still getting "HID device detected, but could not connect to it" error.

Sincerely,

Min

Hi,

Okay, I find another post that may help on this issue. 

I also tried on my side, you should get "loading 64 bit windows version" for the correct configuration. 

https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/msp-low-power-microcontrollers-group/msp430/f/msp-low-power-microcontroller-forum/1056567/evm430-fr6043-hid-connection-problems

I also find on some other threads that say they encounter this issue on Win11 PC. I am not sure if you have update the PC system recently. 

Best regards,

Cash Hao

 Hello Cash,

I tried following the steps that the link provided me and got the following result.

It's loading the 64-bit Windows version. Regarding Windows 11, I've been using Windows 11 for more than a year, and the last time I used USS GUI was about 6 months ago. I don't think it's the problem with Windows 11, but I cannot guarantee that given I am not sure what effects that last few months of Windows 11 have on USS GUI. 

Given that, I have two things that caught my attention in the last attempt. In the log shown in the attached image, I can see the line "[Fatal Error] :4:16: Invalid byte 1 of 1-byte UTF-8 sequence." which popped up as USS GUI started. There's also line "07.12 15:59:14 [CONFIG] TX CMD=0x97 Data 0"

To provide you with some more details, when I first clicked "connect", line "07.12 15:59:14 [CONFIG] TX CMD=0x97 Data 0" popped out and nothing happened even though I waited. Then I pressed "connect" again and got the remaining log starting "HID open of path failed" and USS GUI displayed the "HID device detected, but could not connect to it" error.

Thanks,

Min

Hi,

About this fatal error, have you tried to reinstall the Java? You can try to install a Java 1.7 according to the USS DC system requirements.

Best regards,

Cash Hao

Hello Cash,

I uninstalled and reinstalled the java. I don't have access to older versions of Java runtime so I could not install Java 1.7 as you recommended. 

I tried running the GUI in debug mode again and everything else looks the same except for line "07.12 15:59:14 [CONFIG] TX CMD=0x97 Data 0"  which has now disappeared. I still cannot connect to my module though.

Sincerely,

Min

Hi,

I find this link to the older version of Java. https://www.oracle.com/se/java/technologies/javase/javase7-archive-downloads.html

Could you take a try on it?

Best regards,

Cash Hao