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CCS: Error initializing emulator: No USB FET was found

CCS/MSP-FET430UIF: Starting Debug Server ... MSP430: Error initializing emulator: No USB FET was found : Ubuntu 19.10

jonahugh
Intellectual 415 points

Part Number: MSP-FET430UIF
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP430F4618, MSP-FET, MSP430FG4618

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Hi,

I am using Ubuntu 19.10 and have CCS Version 9.10 installed.

I am trying to connect to a MSP EXPFG4618 experimenter board using a MSP FET430UIF

I have proved that my MSP FET430UIF is working correctly, by connecting to the target using mspdebug, which identifies the FET device, connects to the target and lets me view the 4618 registers and view the code.

I have run the install_drivers.sh and msp430uif_install.sh scripts, in the ccs910/ccs/install_scripts directory.

Under CCS, when I try to set up a new project, I select:

Target: MSP430x4xx Family MSP430F4618

When I clck the "Identify" button, for each of:

TI MSP430 USB1, TI MSP430 USB2, TI MSP430 USB1,

I receive the following error message:

"Starting Debug Server ...
MSP430: Error initializing emulator: No USB FET was found"

Please could you assist me in resolving this issue.

Thanking you in advance.

Jonathan Roberts

  • 0
    TI__Guru**** 483551 points

    Hi Jonathan,

    Jonathan Roberts14 said:
    I have run the install_drivers.sh and msp430uif_install.sh scripts, in the ccs910/ccs/install_scripts directory.

    After you ran the script, did you try restarting your machine? I had to restart my machine to get it to work with my CCS 9.1.0 and Ubuntu 19.04 environment

    Thanks

    ki

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    Intellectual 415 points

    Hi Ki,

    Thank you for your suggestion.

    I tried restarting my machine, but CCS seemed to crash on startup.
    I had to force another restart by holding down the reset button, because I could not even open a terminal.

    CCS seems to be an extremely heavy application and I have almost decided to give up on it, and am now looking into setting up an IDE inside Emacs and trying to get mspdebug running under RealGUD or something of this nature.

    Much obliged for your help.

    Best Regards,

    Jonathan

  • 0 in reply to jonahugh
    TI__Guru**** 483551 points

    Are you able to successfully launch CCS again after that crash? Of so, do you see the same FET initialization error?

    CCS is indeed a fairly heavy application, especially compared to the environment you are looking at. But on a system that meets the recommend system requirements, it runs quite well.

  • 0 in reply to Ki
    Intellectual 415 points

    Hi Ki,

    Thanks again for getting back to me.

    I did manage to launch CCS again after restarting my laptop, however, I still cannot connect to the MSP-FET 430UIF and MSP430FG4618 Experimenter Board.

    I can reliably connect to the above target using mspdebug, and have decided to give up on CCS because I can't justify to spend any more time on this connectivity issue.

    I do appreciate your kind assistance.

    Best regards,

    Jonathan

  • 0 in reply to jonahugh
    TI__Guru**** 483551 points

    Ok, sorry for your struggles with CCS. If you do decide to come back to it, please let us know and we will do our best to get you past the issue.

    ki