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connecting MSP-EXP430FR5379 to CCS 4.2.3 on Windows XP SP2

Houman Amjadi
Prodigy 60 points

Hi all!

 

I am a newcomer to CCS family and was so excited about working with the MSP430 FRAM family. Unfortunately, I ran right into an issue which I have not been able to resolve on my own by searching in the various FAQs and forum discussions. Might have been, because I oversaw the most obvious points, which I apologize for in advance.

 

The issue can be described as follows:

I purchased a MSP-EXPFR5379 kit and downloaded CCS 4.2.3. Installation of the tool on Windows XP SP2 and registration went well, I got a license file and was able to activate it. Now I can load the demo project MSP-EXP430FR5379 into CCS, make modificartions and recompile, all works fine without issues.

The board is listed under control panel... as "MSP430 Application UART". So the driver seems to be installed correctly.

 

When I start a debug session and the board is connected, I get a message telling me "You are not licensed to use the currently configured connection-type". When I choose the license file again, then I get an error message telling me that "Excepton occured during launch". Feature "CCS_CONNECTION_ALL" is missing.

Well, the ferature is also not listed in the license file. The file named "TMDSCCS-HWN01A-v4.0.lic" contains a section named "CCS_CONNECTION_RESTRICTED".

How can I resolve the issue and get CCS to work also in debug mode?

 

Thanks in advance for the support,

 

Houman

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    TI__Expert 4690 points

    Hi Houman,

    I wanted to verify that when you installed Code Compser Studio, you installed the Code Size Limited version of CCS?

    Regards,

    Ivan

  • 0 in reply to Ivan Calzada
    Prodigy 60 points

    Hi Ivan!

     

    Yes, it is the uC version, and compiling code works. Debugging (connecting to device) shows the issue.

     

    Regards,

     

    Houman

     

  • 0 in reply to Houman Amjadi
    TI__Expert 4690 points

    Hi Houman,

    Based on your initial post it looks like you download the DVD image of Code Composer Studio and installed the microcontroller edition option, which is not the same as downloading the MCU core version (Code Size Limited image). When installing Code Size Limited image you don't need to activate a license.

    I would recommed you to download the "MSP430/C28x code size limited image" and try it again. Let me know if you are still having problems.

    Regards,

    Ivan

  • 0 in reply to Ivan Calzada
    Prodigy 60 points

    Hi Ivan!

     

    Thanks for the support. Yes, I did download the DVD version. Now I follow your suggestion and am right now downloading the MCU version.

     

    Does the code size limitation of 16 kB apply to source code or to compiled code?

     

    Regards,

     

    Houman

  • 0 in reply to Houman Amjadi
    TI__Expert 4690 points

    Houman,

    The code size limitation applies to the compiled code. 

    If you want to, you can watch the following video to familiarize with CCS. The video is targeted for the Launch Pad but it helps to understand how to create, compile and debug a project.

    Hope this helps.

    Ivan Calzada

     

  • 0 in reply to Ivan Calzada
    Prodigy 60 points

    Hi Ivan!

     

    The MCU version of CCS works fine, I can now connect to the device and debug code.

    The code size limitation is not an issue in the early stge of the work, but I will have to find a solution with the project grows. Ca. 500 USD for a personal license is way too much for an amateur private project!

     

    Thanks for the hint about the video. It will for sure be helpful. I found some other ones. You never stop learning!

     

    Best regards,

     

    Houman