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msp 430 gdb

Compiler/MSP430F2272: msp 430 gdb

Ivan Zozulak
Prodigy 40 points

Part Number: MSP430F2272
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSPDS

Tool/software: TI C/C++ Compiler

How to solve this problem in linux using msp430-GCC.

Couldn't find any connected USB FETs!
Failed to initialize FET on TIUSB port. Aborting.
   MSP430 Error :Could not find MSP-FET430UIF on specified COM port

I have seen several people have had this problem, but not been able to find any suitable solution.

By the way when a list connected  usb devices, the system shows:

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0451:f432 Texas Instruments, Inc. eZ430 Development Tool

/msp430-gcc/msp430.dat
CPU Name             Port
--------             ----
msp430              :55000

Starting all cores
CPU Name             Status
--------             ------
msp430               Waiting for client
msp430               Client connected...Connecting to Target
Couldn't find any connected USB FETs!
Failed to initialize FET on TIUSB port. Aborting.
   MSP430 Error :Could not find MSP-FET430UIF on specified COM port
Connection failed...exiting

  • 0
    TI__Guru 56685 points
    Hello Ivan,

    From your list of connected USB devices, it does not seem to find the FET . It is only picking an eZ430 Dev Tool which is one of our older USB Stick type development tools. This seems to me that the correct drivers for the MSP-FET430UIF are not installed. I would either re-install msp430-GCC and make sure to install MSP430 USB Drivers with it, or install the newest CCS, MSP430Flasher, or the MSP Debug Stack (MSPDS ). These downloads should also download the latest drivers or include them in the case of MSPDS.
  • 0 in reply to Jace H
    Prodigy 40 points
    Hello Jace,

    I tried what you suggested and still nothing.
    Please notice the development tool that I am using. ez430, on LINUX. Code composer studio does not support this tool, it is written when one wants to download any CCS linux version from the download page. So my question is if GCC supports ez430 development tool using LINUX.

    Regards,

    Ivan
  • 0 in reply to Ivan Zozulak
    TI__Guru 56685 points

    Ivan,

    I think I understand now. You are asking if the ez430 is supported for stand alone MSP-GCC implementation. I am not aware of the exact debuggers supported by MSP-GCC standalone, but I suspect the ez430 is not supported. I do know if you use CCS with MSPGCC it is supported. I'll be looking into this further and should be able to get back to you by the end of the week.  

  • 0 in reply to Jace H
    TI__Guru 56685 points
    Hello Ivan,

    I've been able to get in contact with our tools tem and the standalone GCC package ships with the standard MSP Debug stack so it should support all standard debuggers.

    They did suggest however that the UDEV rules may not be set correctly.Could you runt he following?

    ls -la /dev/tyyACM*

    they did mention that they couldn't remember if its tyyACM* or tty.ACM* off the top of their head.
  • 0 in reply to Jace H
    Prodigy 40 points

    Hi Jace,

    Yes I am able to run ls -la /dev/ttyACM*  

    and the output is:

    crw-rw-rw- 1 root plugdev 166, 0 Aug  6 16:30 /dev/ttyACM0

    My guess is that the problem has something to do with the msp430.dat file's content which is:

    # config version=3.5
    $ msp430
      msp430_drvr=msp430.dll
      msp430_port=TIUSB
      msp430_vcc=3.3
    $ /

    So if you look at line 4) msp430_port=TIUSB , the variable, (my guess), msp430_port is loaded with TIUSB which may not be set for ez430 emulator.

    Please let me know how you can help me when the input provided.

    Regards,

    Ivan

  • 0 in reply to Ivan Zozulak
    TI__Guru 56685 points
    Hello Ivan,

    I got some additional clarification form our Tools team on this. the MSP Debug stack that comes with the standalone version of MSP-GCC is the same package that is used for CCS for Linux. Thusly, both instances support the same debug probes. Since the eZ430 is not supported in CCS for Linux, it is also not supported in the standalone package of MSP-GCC

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