fet driver

Andrew Noble

Prodigy 180 points

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP430FG4618

I'm am trying to simply program my msp430fg4618 using the included msp-fet430uif.

I'm using an example code, so I know that that is not the issue.

In the IAR, after I tell it to "download and debug" it gives me an error message

"Wed May 23 12:37:09 2012: Failed to load debugee: C:\Users\andyrew\Documents\workspace\Debug\Exe\testing5.d43 "

It also pops up with a window saying that it is not connected. Check if hardware or drivers is connected.

It is definately connected properly to jtag1.

I went to the control panel and had it reinstall the driver from the "Texas instruments folder" (since I have both IAR and code composer installed). I also tried downloading the driver directly from TI. either way I get the message "driver is not intended for this platform" The driver it is trying to install is "MSP-FET430UIF-VCP"

Does anyone know what is wrong?

Thank you

over 12 years ago

0 Mo. over 12 years ago

TI__Mastermind 22165 points

We may need more information on your issue.

1) Which IAR version are you using?

2) Can you check the entry in the Device Manager when the UIF Tool is connected to the PC (perhaps you can just send a screenshot).

3) What is the current firmware version of the UIF tool? You can use the Free FET-Pro430 Tool from our Third party "Elprotronic" to read out the Fimrware version: http://www.elprotronic.com/files/FET-Pro430-Lite-Setup.zip

4) Is it possible for you to send us the schematic of your design?

BR,

Mo.

0 Andrew Noble over 12 years ago in reply to Mo.

Prodigy 180 points

1) I believe I have the newest IAR version. The setup program says: "setup_CCS_MC_Core_4.0.2.01003"

2) See attachement. THis is what happens when I try to update the driver. The device manager itself shows a yellow caustion sign next to the name to indicate an issue.

3) I installed the program you suggested but i'm not sure how to use it.

4) there really isn't a schematic to send. I just grabbed a random sample code, created a project etc.

Thank you.

0 Andrew Noble over 12 years ago in reply to Andrew Noble

Prodigy 180 points

I figured it out.

In case it helps anyone else, I downloaded the driver from TI. The problem was that for some reason it decided to install the vista driver instead of the windows 7 one. Once I forced it to install the windows 7 one, it worked fine. The firmware was also the wrong one, but it automatically updated it when i fixed the driver issue.

Thanks

0 Mo. over 12 years ago in reply to Andrew Noble

TI__Mastermind 22165 points

Andrew,

thank you for letting know.

Basically the neccessary CDC or VCP USB drivers for the MSP-FET430UIF are included with the latest Code Composer Studio and IAR Embedded Workbench IDEs and get installed automatically. Alternatively, the driver can be downloaded and installed from here as well:

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/MSP430_JTAG_Interface_USB_Driver

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