• State Resolved
  • Locked Locked
  • Replies 2 replies
  • Subscribers 52 subscribers
  • Views 1109 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Support feedback
Options
Options
Related

This thread has been locked.

If you have a related question, please click the "Ask a related question" button in the top right corner. The newly created question will be automatically linked to this question.

Error: No MSP430 device was found on USB FET 1

Fabian Rademacher
Prodigy 20 points

Hello,

I am using CCS v  4.1.2.00027 with MSP-FET430UIF and an older projekt (without errors).
At that time the hex-file has been read out by the Olimex-MSP430-JTAG-Tiny-V2 and the Olimex-Software.
Since then the MSP-Devices were all programmed with this hex-file.
The Olimex-MSP430-JTAG-Tiny-V2 and the Olimex-Software programm the MSP-Device well.

If I now use the CCSv4 and the MSP-FET43UIF the following error occurs after klick on debug:
"Error connecting to the target: No MSP430 device was found on USB FET 1"
The MSP-FET430UIF is proved in other projects and is recognized by the CCS well. The correct MSP is checked in the Target Configuration File.

Does anybody have an idea to solve this problem?

  • 0
    TI__Guru**** 173310 points

    Fabian,

    You did not mention which MSP430 device/board you are using. Is it a standard TI development board or a custom board? Moreover the version of CCS v4.1.2 is very old and no longer supported.

    Having said that though, this type of error usually means that CCS can communicate with the FET but the FET is unable to communicate with the MSP430 device. This is further confirmed by the fact that the FET has been recognized by CCS in other projects (I assume these other projects are for a different device)? In this case, I would suggest double checking hardware connections from MSP430 to FET.  You may also want to check in the MSP430 forums if the experts there have some additional advice on specific things to check in the hardware.

    There are also several other threads in this forum and the MSP430 forum with the same error message so it might be helpful for you to run a search and review some of them. I am linking a few below here but since your device/board may be different than the ones referenced in these threads, they may not be directly helpful but might at least give some direction on where to look. 

    https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/msp430/f/166/t/42956

    https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/msp430/f/166/t/37302

  • 0 in reply to AartiG
    Prodigy 20 points
    yes indeed, thank you AartiG!
    The Hardware-Debug-Pin was not connected to GND. Now I am able to use the MSP-FET430UIF to programm the software.

    It's funny that it works with the other Olimex-Debugger whithout GND! That's what has me confused.

    Thanks a lot!