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SmartRF Studio 7 upgrades MSP-FET and CCS v6 no longer communicates with the MSP-FET

Michael Norton
Prodigy 30 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP-FET, MSP430-FLASHER, MSP-FLASHER

I have an MSP-FET. It was working properly with CCS v6. I recently installed SmartRF Studio 7. When opening up SmartRF studio, it was listing the MSP-FET as one of the devices it recognized and insisted on upgrading it, so I let it upgrade it.

Now the CCS v6 cannot communicate with the MSP-FET. When I try to debug in CCS v6, I get the error:

Error initializing emulator:
Interface Communication error

I have tried using MSPFlasher_1.3.7 to try and communicate with the MSP-FET and I get this message:

* -----/|-------------------------------------------------------------------- *
* / |__ *
* /_ / MSP430 Flasher v1.3.7 *
* | / *
* -----|/-------------------------------------------------------------------- *
*
* Evaluating triggers...done
* Checking for available FET debuggers:
* Found USB FET @ COM7 <- Selected
* Initializing interface @ COM7...
# Exit: 19
# ERROR: Interface Communication error
*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Driver : closed (No error)
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/

The MSP-FET has only the green light on, but I think it is bricked. How can I recover it?

Thanks,

Mike

  • 0
    TI__Guru**** 211917 points
    Hello Michael,

    Are the error messages displayed by CCS and MSP430-FLASHER are the same: "Interface Communication error"? Have you tried using FET-Pro430 to read the current firmware version or update the firmware? Can you try using the V2V3 upgrader? e2e.ti.com/.../1558330

    Regards,
    Ryan
  • 0 in reply to Ryan Brown1
    Prodigy 30 points

    Hi Ryan,

    The error messages displayed by CCS and MSP430-Flasher were the same: "Interface Communication error".

    I had a TRXEB plugged into another USB port on my PC. When I unplugged the TRXEB from the USB port and rebooted my computer, MSP-Flasher and CCS were able to communicate with the MSP-FET and I could get the version number out of it.

    I tried the FET-Pro430 and I was able to read the current firmware version and update the firmware, so all is ok right now.

    Thanks,

    Mike

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