error connecting to LM3S9b96

Hi Joe,

The kit with the error - did that kit come with a CCS DVD? And what kind of license are you using with that kit?

Thanks

ki

Ki- 

Thank you for the quick reply. 

the kit came with a dvd when we first purchased it last year which I think has a version of CCS4 that will only work with the demo kits.   I was able to use the kit then.   we then purchased a full

 ccs4 license at some point after that.   we have several other demo pcbs that I have been using mostly and they work fine.   I just tried switching back to the 9B96 today and started getting the problem. 

Thank you. 

-Joe

What kind of license did you purchase? Was it a full microcontroller license ( TMDSCCS-MCUN01)?

How are you connecting to the board? Are you using the on-board emulation (connecting a USB cable directly to the kit)?

What is the full version number of CCS that you are using?

I've tried connecting using both the USB connection directly to the 9B96,  and then connecting via USBto one of the other working demo PCBs and then to the 9B96  with the JTAG. 

Version is:

Version: 4.1.2.00027

I'm not sure how to verify if it is a full microcontroller license,  but I believe so.  we originally used it with some of the demo PCBs and then used one of the demo PCB's to connect to a custom PCB via the JTAG. 

Thanks!

joe bullard said:

I'm not sure how to verify if it is a full microcontroller license

You should be able to tell by the name of the license file you received via e-mail. A microcontroller license file name should look something like: TMDSCCS-MCUN01

I'd also suggest updating you version of CCS. It is a bit old. 4.2.4 is the latest.

the license file is

TMDSCCS-MCUN01-v4.0.lic

You have a full microcontroller license.

Did you try the upgrade to 4.2.4?

I upgraded to 4.2.4  but I still get the same error message. 

Joe,

Did you ever try connecting/programming the board with LM Flash programmer? That would give another data point and help confirm if the board itself is ok.

I just downloaded and installed LM flash programmer and tried it. 

I get the following error message

**ERROR** failed to initialize target. 

I also noticed that the reset button and the user button do not appear to work.  I checked with a multimeter and could not get them to conduct when pressed.  I desoldered both buttons and tried again with CCS4 and LMflash and I get the same messages. 

-Joe

Good idea! That did it.  I can now program it with LMflash programmer and CCS4

Thanks AartiG!

-Joe