MSP430 FET UIF Not recognised CCS 4.0 Version

Hi Vinay,

It seems like the word file you tried to attach did not attach properly. In order to attach the file, reply using rich formatting and click the paperclip icon.

Here are some questions/suggestions that I have:

• Have you tried uninstalling Quartus IDE & USB Programmer and seeing if the issue is still occurring?
• Do you have another MSP-FET430UIF that you can try using to see if that one is recognized?
• Can you try using a different USB cable?
• Have you tried using your MSP-FET430UIF on a different computer to see if it is recognized there?
• Can you uninstall and reinstall the drivers found here? http://www.ti.com/tool/mspds 

Best Regards,

Akash Patel

Hi Akash ,

Thanks a lot for the reply.

I am trying to install the same in a different computer which has Windows XP SP3 & desktop with WIndows 7. It is to no avail.

The MSP430 FET - UIF gets recognised as a CDC device automatically in the WINDOWS XP SP3 laptop. I tried to do a downgrade but unable to find the option in START- ALL PROGRAMS- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS- MSP FETDEBUGGER - VER3 to Ver 2 .

The only option i get is START- ALL PROGRAMS- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS-CCS Version 4.0 , Uninstall CCS4 .0 & Release notes.

My FET is the V1.4a version.

I realise that the system needs to use a VCP option & not a CDC. however i am trying to roll back but unsuccessful.

Kindly help.

Vinay

Hi Vinay,

Here is the MSP430 Hardware Tools User Guide: http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/slau278y/slau278y.pdf 

Below is a snippet of the hardware installation for the MSP-FET430UIF. Please go through the steps and let me know if you continue to have issues and if so, at which step.

Also if you could attach the word document that you collected screenshots in, that would be helpful. Thank you.

Regards,

Akash Patel

Dear Akash,

Thank you replying again. I did try as per the slau278 document in my laptop. The screen shots are of the same.

The system i think is recognising the FET as a CDC device when connected. When not connected, the PORTS section doesnt show the device. I have attached the doc file with snapshots of the error & device manager details.

On another note, when i installed this on a another system with WINDOWS 7, the device is recognised as a VCP device . The FET still does not get recognised.

incase you are unable to view the doc file, please give me an email &  i shall email the same.

Regards,

Vinay

Dear Akash,

The point where i am stuck is 3. The red light DOES NOT glow. It was glowing a week ago when everything was working perfectly. Unfortunately , nothing now.

regards,

Vinay

Hi Vinay,

I was able to get the document from Aravind from this E2E thread: e2e.ti.com/.../1832152

I have reached out to someone on our team here at TI for some additional assistance regarding the issue that you seem to be having.

Regards,
Akash Patel

Hi Vinay,

Between the time you said it was working and the time that it was not working, did you plug the MSP-FET430UIF into another computer running a newer version of CCS?

If so, that might have updated the firmware on your FET to V3 instead of V2.

Regards,
Akash Patel

Hi Akash,

Yes, I installed the CCS 6.1 with latest updates & connected the FET. The red lights blinked. Which i presume means that the self check worked.

The FET then asked for a FIRMWARE update . I clicked YES on the options.

I have 2 problems

1. When i compile the program, the code which was compiling correctly when i use CCS 4.1.2 is now throwing up these errors.

"../lnk_msp430fe425a.cmd", line 54: error: program will not fit into available
memory. run placement with alignment fails for section ".bss" size 0x2c4 .
Available memory ranges:
RAM size: 0x200 unused: 0x1b0 max hole: 0x1b0
error: errors encountered during linking; "OPM_TSEC_NO_TIMER.out" not built

>> Compilation failure
gmake: *** [OPM_TSEC_NO_TIMER.out] Error 1
gmake: Target `all' not remade because of errors.

**** Build Finished ****

2. When i press DEBUG , Im asked " Workspace has error , Proceed with errors ? ", I click YES.

ERROR RECEIVED IS

Error connecting to the target:
Unknown device

Please help.

Regards,

Vinay

Dear Akash,

The current update is this.

I did a firmware downgrade on the FET device from V3 to V2. The device was set as a VCP device.

I reinstalled the CCS 4.1.2 version on the system. The system now recognises the FET, The 3 red flashes & 1 green led turns on.


HOWEVER, i get the following error now
Error initializing emulator:
Could not communicate with FET

Thank you for all the help so far. I couldnt have figured the firmware downgrade till you pointed it out.

This is update as of 15th April 4pm IST.

Regards

Vinay

Hi Vinay,

Great to hear that you were able to get your FET up and running again! Thank you for taking the time out to report your fix. Hopefully this will help others who might come across a similar issue in the future.

Regards,
Akash Patel