MSP430 Flash programming within CCS

Mathew Maher49

Expert 2125 points

Apologies if this is a really dumn question, but...

How do you program the MSP430 flash (the onboard program flash, not the FET) using CCSv5?

Mat

over 13 years ago

0 Leo Hendrawan over 13 years ago

TI__Guru 56650 points

Hi Mat,

CCS is intended as development platform, so basically after compiling the source code, you click the "bug" button to download the binary code into the MSP430 target. However if you only want to flash an already available binary file, please refer here:

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/MSP430_FAQ#Which_software_can_be_used_to_download.2Fflash_a_binary_.28e.g._TI_TXT.29_file_to_my_MSP430_target_device.3F

0 Mathew Maher49 over 13 years ago in reply to Leo Hendrawan

Expert 2125 points

Thanks for the reply.

Am I right in thinking that clicking the 'bug' button will download the program into the FET, not actually the chip flash? i.e. it works until the JTAG/FET (in my case Launchpad) is removed, then stops.

Mat

0 Leo Hendrawan over 13 years ago in reply to Mathew Maher49

TI__Guru 56650 points

Mat,

clicking the bug button should download the binary to the target, not the FET. what kind of problem are you facing actually?

0 Mathew Maher49 over 13 years ago in reply to Leo Hendrawan

Expert 2125 points

your answer helped focus my attention - it is programming the device during debug - had a power line problem on the board!

Thanks!

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