MSP430FR5739: Update firmware of MSP-FET-debugger for "MSP-EXP430FR5739 FRAM Experimenter Board".

Thank you for your answer!

I am using IAR (v7.12.1). Is it possible to do this update without installing CCS? Via IAR or a third party utility?

I have installed: MSPFlasher_1.3.20  and uniflash_6.2.0. Can I do this with these utilities?

Hi,

I would expect the latest version of Uniflash to update your firmware also if needed.

BR,
Leo

Hi!

Unfortunately, the latest version of Uniflash doesn't know about my board:

I also tried to select my microcontroller in this menu:

But Uniflash doesn't seem to connect to my MK:

(I have tried all 3 USB)

The program gets stuck in this state.

But in this case, the IAR connects normally to the board.

Why can't Uniflash connect to my board???

Hi,

It's not clear to me why Uniflash isn't connecting to your platform.(you could post this question to the tools forum)  I would recommend that you try using Code Composer instead(which is a free download).

BR,
Leo

Hi Leo!

I already tried it (yesterday). The CCS (of the latest version) properly connects to my board, loads software there, allows debugging ... but unfortunately - it does not update the firmware of MSP430F1612.  :(((

Hi,

The firmware will only be updated if its needed. If debug is working properly, there's no need to update the FET firmware.

BR,
Leo

Hi!

Yes, it work properly, but... very slowly. :((

And the backchannel UART is slow (<=9600). Although the second thing is certainly fixable: I have already connected an external USB<->UART instead.

Hi,

I'm not sure what might be causing things to run slowly. Do you find things are slow regardless of which example project you are running? 

BR,
Leo

Hi!

I want to say that it happens very slowly:

connecting the debugger to the board;

downloading firmware;

and all further actions - step-by-step debugging, etc.

I compare with debugging on other platforms: Cortex-M (via JLink), STM8 (via STLink), etc. Since I have projects on these platforms.

But okay - this is not a very serious problem. I have already replaced the Backchannel UART with an external USB-UART unit.

Another problem worries me more: UART.RX does not work in LPM3. Only in LPM1.

UART.RX - does not work. UART.TX - works fine.

UART clocking from SMCLK (which clocking from DCO). Baudrate =9600.

It looks like this: As long as none of the LPMx modes is turned on, UART.RX works properly (UCRXIFG interrupts - occur, data-bytes from UCAxRXBUF is read correctly). Then the program turns on the LPM3 mode and after that UCRXIFG interrupts continue to occurs, but good data-bytes is no longer received (data is received with the set one of the error bits in UCAxSTATW, read from UCAxRXBUF - returns broken data).

If do the same, but replace LPM3 -> LPM1, then the program will continue to work correctly - data-bytes is correct.

UART.TX works correctly in any mode - LPM1 or LPM3.

CSCTL4.SMCLKOFF = 0;

CSCTL6.SMCLKREQEN = 1;