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USB FET compatibility with Code Composer Essentials v3

David Norwood
Prodigy 80 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP430F5438A

I have a few projects that were built in either CCE v3, CCS v4, and now CCS v5.  I just recently opened a project in

Version: CCE v3.1   Build: 3.2.4.3.8

and cannot connect my USB-FET.  That is, when I debug, I get the error: no USB FET found.  But, it shows as a connected device in device manager.   

So, I figure the FW version is not correct and I downgrade to MSP-FET430UIF FW version 2.04.09.001.  Now when I try to debug, I get an error: Version mismatch, a firmware update is required. 

 

But, whenever I update, it always says it can't be found. 

What version of FW for the USB-FET do I need in order to debug my CCE v3.1 project?  Any drivers I need to be aware of?  I'd like to get this USB-FET configured correctly for CCE v3.1 and have it labeled as such.  I believe I accidently updated the version when I debugged a CCS v5 project.

Thanks 

 

  • TI__Guru*** 130875 points

    Hi David,

    how did you downgrade?    Have you tried managing the firmware version using the free flash tool from elprotronic? (www.elprotronic.com)    Can you confirm you are using CCE?   Also are you using the original project?  

    Best Regards,

    LIsa

  • in reply to Lisa TI
    TI__Guru*** 130875 points

    Hi David,

    just thought I would check for any updates with your enquiry.

    Best Regards,

    Lisa 

  • in reply to Lisa TI
    Prodigy 30 points

    Hi Lisa,

    my problem is similar to the one of David.

    I am trying to debug a MSP-EXP430F5438 (MSP430F5438A) with a MSP-FET430UIF using Code Composer Essentials v3.1 Build: 3.2.4.3.8.

    When I first used the debugger (I do not know what firmware version the debugger had) I got the error: "No USB FET was found". Subsequently I upgraded the firmware with CCS 5 and downgraded it again with the UpdateTool.exe in the installation folder of CCS 5,

    Using the debugger with the downgraded firmware version I get the new error: MSP430: Error connecting to the target: Unknown device.

    Any ideas what the problem could be? Is Code Composer Essentials compatible with the MSP430F5438A?

    Best regards,

    Yannick

  • in reply to Yannick Meier
    TI__Guru**** 472691 points

    Hi Yannick,

    CCE is so old that I can't remember if it support 5438A. CCSv6 is light years ahead of CCE in terms of usability and performance. I strongly recommend moving off CCE (which is no longer supported)

    Thanks

    ki

  • in reply to Ki
    Prodigy 30 points

    Hi ki,

    thanks for the quick reply!

    The problem is that the project (real-time operating system) I am trying to debug has been written in CCE and for some reason it does not work properly when I debug it with CCSv5 or CCSv6.

    Best regards,

    Yannick

  • in reply to Yannick Meier
    TI__Guru**** 472691 points

    Yannick Meier said:
    for some reason it does not work properly when I debug it with CCSv5 or CCSv6.

    Can you provide more details on this?

  • in reply to Ki
    Prodigy 30 points

    Sure, I am trying to use a version of Nano-RK (http://www.nanork.org/projects/nanork/wiki) that was ported to MSP430 with CCEv3.1. According to people who have worked with that version of Nano-RK and the MSP430F5438A the code I tried to run with CCSv5 and CCSv6 worked fine with CCEv3.1.

    When I debug the code with CCSv5 the OS interface functions do not do what they are supposed to do. I just get lost in an infinite loop somewhere in the OS code. I want to avoid debugging the OS as this will most likely take more time than I can spend on this issue as I am not familiar with the internal code of the OS.

    So I now want to check whether I can get the OS running with CCEv3.1.

    Additional information: I am using Windows 8.1, 64 bit. The frameware version of the MSP-FET430UIF is 2.04.00.002 (read with FET-Pro430-Lite from Elprotronic).

    This is the project I (unsuccessfully) tried to run with CCSv5.5: 7318.NanoRK_Test.zip

    Best regards,

    Yannick