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MSP-FET and MSP430FG4618/F2013 vs MSP-FET430UIF and MSP430FG4618/F2013

San Badger Dude
Prodigy 250 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP430FG4618, MSP-FET

I bought a TI MSP-EXP430FG4618 (or MSP430FG4618/F2013 Experimenter Board)... Exactly like what we use in lab at school.

I use IAR 6.20 to write my assembly and c programs in... Just like at school.

I bought a new (MSP-FET) that is supposedly faster and better than the old one (MSP-FET430UIF like at school).

I have heard a lot of... write code to do this or that. The part I am having trouble with understanding is I have a piece of hardware (reminder- just like at school) and I have a C-program that I wrote for school using IAR 6.20 (Just like school). My program will flash to the card and run properly at school but we use the OLD style debugger (MSP-FET430UIF). I have the new debugger (MSP-FET).

Bottom line... How can I get my existing programs to work with the new version debugger? The program is written for the board which is exactly the same as school. I believe this to be a ridiculously simple solution but I seem to be overlooking it. Please help if you can and I really do appreciate everyones input. 

  • 0
    Prodigy 250 points
    Let me rephrase the question... Yes I want my programs to work but I ran across the tech doc for the MSP-FET and it talks about configuring the MSP-FET. How and where do you do all this information at?
  • 0 in reply to San Badger Dude
    Guru 227245 points
    First thing, the change between FET430UIF and MSP-FET affects the chain debugger->OS->USB->FET. The endpoints 'compiler' and 'MSP' are not affected. The code you wrote should run on the MSP the same way, the question is how it gets there.
    The MSP_FET should be supported by IAR6. However, you need different drivers on the OS for it.
    It's like the difference of a plain vanilla keyboard and a super-duper gamer keyboard. Whether you have one or the other, USB or PS/2 or BT, you are the same and the text you type is the same and it will appear the same on the editor you type it in. But between these two points, the right drivers need to be loaded or your keypresses never arrive at the editor.

    Now to your problem: what is your problem? You wrote what you have, but not what happens (or does not happen). Do you see any error messages? Which ones and when?
    And which tech doc are you talking about? (document ID)?

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