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Different version of LaunchPad debugger?

Guenther Klenner
Expert 1790 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP430FR5738, MSP-EXP430FR5739, MSP-GANG

Hi TI Team,
We use a LauchPad MSP-EXP430G2 Rev 1.5 and use it in service to debug and reprogram FW on our application board. We developed a special adapter to switch between 9 MCUs and all works fine.

Now our application boad goes for a new revision and we exchanged one MCU to MSP430FR5738. It looks like the can program all MSP430G series but not MSP430FR. With my MSP-FET430UIF I can program both MCU series.

I get on loading with :

MSP430: Trouble Writing Memory Block at 0xc200 on Page 0 of Length 0xb6: Could not erase device memory
MSP430: GEL: File: ... MSP430FR57xx_01\Debug\MSP430FR57xx_01.out: Load failed.

The strange thing is: When I loaded a program either with MSP-EXP430FR5739 or MSP-FET430UIF then I can debug it with MSP-EXP430G2.

On HW layout the debugger of MSP-EXP430G2 and MSP-EXP430FR5739 looks the same. The only difference I found was the arrangement of J3. So we can not swap the LaunchPad on our adapter board.

Is there a FW update possible? Can I get MSP-EXP430G2 with a new FW?

Regards

Guenther

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    TI__Guru* 78351 points

    Hi Guenther,

    The MSP-EXP430G2 Launchpad emulator was not designed for production programming and it only supports 2xx devices. Please see the MSP-EXP430G2 Launchpad User's Guide www.ti.com/lit/pdf/slau318 section 4.8, which describes the capabilities of the on-board emulator. The programmer does not support the FR57xx devices. The reason the programmer on the MSP-EXP430FR5739 board worked is because that one supports the FR5739 since that's the device on that board that it was designed for - it also does not support all devices. The emulators on the dev kits are there for the purpose of helping you evaluate that device family - but they are not full-functioned programmers for all parts.

    For production programming, it is recommended to use the MSP-FET430UIF, MSP-GANG or other production level programmer. These are always updated to support all devices and they also support all programming and debugging features. The MSP-GANG is great for production programming because you can program up to 8 target devices simultaneously and it has fast programming speeds.

    Regards,

    Katie

  • 0 in reply to Katie Pier
    Expert 1790 points

    Hi Kathie,

    Thank you for your quick reply. We have already MSP-FET430UIFs and use them. They do a good job. The missing feature was the serial port. That's why we selected the Launch pad. I have also some eZ430 but I guess they will not work either.

    Is a MSP-EXP430FR5739 able to program MSP430G2xxx?

    Regards

    Guenther

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