MSPdebug with USB-FET430UIF does not work on Windows

Igor Chudakov2

Trying to use EM:Blocks for MPS430 project design. One of the debug options is using well known USB-FET430UIF. This IDE uses wrapping for mspdebug utility, However, it does not see the UIF :-(

Contacted to EMBlocks author, he suggested a couple of things including adapter firmware downgrading. Did not help. Can anybody help with this issue? How to make Windows based PC see the UIF?

Windows 7 x64

From registry:

Tried to connect it by using command line:

> mspdebug.exe uif -sCOM4

Response from the program

MSPDebug version 0.19 - debugging tool for MSP430 MCUs
Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Daniel Beer <dlbeer@gmail.com>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

usbutil: unable to find device matching 0451:f430 with serial COM4

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Tried to downgrade the firmware to V2 that uses VCP interface, the result was the same.

What do I do wrong?

over 11 years ago

0 Igor Chudakov2 over 11 years ago

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0 Roberto Romano over 11 years ago in reply to Igor Chudakov2

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Igor Chudakov2 said:
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Hi Igor, please read on Port Setting or Details the two usb ID number if they are 0451:f430 or another pair manufacturer device.

0 Igor Chudakov2 over 11 years ago in reply to Roberto Romano

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Hi Roberto,

Which item exactly should I check? I went through all items but could not find usb ID like that.

The closest I could think of is Hardware IDs: VID_2047&PID_0010, i.e. 2047:0010

Is that the one or I should find something else?

0 Roberto Romano over 11 years ago in reply to Igor Chudakov2

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Igor Chudakov2 said:

The closest I could think of is Hardware IDs: VID_2047&PID_0010, i.e. 2047:0010

Is that the one or I should find something else?

This is what was needed:

2047 is still TI vendor and internal 0010 identify as Version 3 of UIF

http://usb-ids.gowdy.us/read/UD/2047

Which HArdware version of USBUIF are you using?

Your FET430UIF is running V3 firmware (USB ID 2047:0010).

Yuor software was searching driver for FETs running V2 firmware -- the protocol and USB interface
are completely different.

I don't know if latest UIF can be downgraded, hardware is completely different from previous verson are on the market till recent new announcement.

0 Igor Chudakov2 over 11 years ago in reply to Roberto Romano

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Roberto,

I have another one. This one has USB ID 0451:F430 REV0101

What can I do with it?

0 Roberto Romano over 11 years ago in reply to Igor Chudakov2

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Igor Chudakov2 said:
I have another one. This one has USB ID 0451:F430 REV0101
What can I do with it?

Hi Igor, this one USB ID match the required one, also this one is not working with that code?

0 Igor Chudakov2 over 11 years ago in reply to Roberto Romano

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Hi Roberto,

That is right. It does not work either.

0 Roberto Romano over 11 years ago in reply to Igor Chudakov2

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Igor Chudakov2 said:
That is right. It does not work either.

Igor this sound very strange, please do the following:

Plug the correct id interface.

post the dialog identifying port and name as on first post.

Launch utility and post all text of session.

If com port is ok and USB ID match i cannot figure what is wrong.

0 Igor Chudakov2 over 11 years ago in reply to Roberto Romano

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After all I gave up with FET430UIF debugger and bought MSP430-JTAG-TINY-V2

At https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=3276.msg13815#msg13815 I described what need to be done for using EM:Blocks with Olimex debugger

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