SmartRF Flash Programmer does not recognize CC2650

Yi Zhou

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CC2650, CC2650STK, LAUNCHXL-CC2650, CC2640

I plugged my SensorTag CC2650 and DevPack Debugger together and got them working in CCS 6.1. However, SmartRF Flash Programmer 2 v1.6.2 cannot seem to recognize if fully. It detects the XDS110 part, but not the CC2650.

over 10 years ago

0 JXS over 10 years ago

TI__Guru** 105180 points

Hello,

Likely your XDS110 is in FW Upgrade Mode. Can you check procedure in this wiki: processors.wiki.ti.com/.../CC13xx_CC26xx_Tools_Overview

Best wishes

0 Yi Zhou over 10 years ago in reply to JXS

Prodigy 20 points

Hi JXS,

I tried the suggested solution in that link (disconnect USB, remove battery, insert battery, insert USB) but it did not work. Can you think of any other possible solutions?

I don't think it's in the FW Upgrade Mode since I've had that problem before and I solved it by following the CLI procedures from: e2e.ti.com/.../432761

After following the procedure, CCS was able to correctly detect the debugger:

Full output here: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=GKnMMQgW

There are two USB devices associated with the DevPack, a data transfer port and a debugger, so maybe only the debug probe is working and the data port is still stuck in FW Upgrade Mode?

0 Mikko Laaninen over 10 years ago in reply to JXS

Prodigy 50 points

Hi,

I'm having the same problem, and the above procedure didn't work for me either. I have the SmartRF Flash Programmer 2 version 1.7.0.

In Windows Device Manager the DevPack is shown correctly (I think):

The SensorTag has firmware version 1.12 running, which I installed through the Android app's OAD feature.

cheers

-Mikko

0 YiKai Chen over 10 years ago in reply to Mikko Laaninen

Guru 735685 points

Hi Mikko,
Try to update XDS110 Firmware Using xdsdfu. You can refer to README under C:\ti\ccs_base\common\uscif\xds110.

0 AlexTim over 10 years ago in reply to Mikko Laaninen

Expert 1270 points

I had the same problem recently

https://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless_connectivity/f/538/p/435274/1612764#1612764

0 Mikko Laaninen over 10 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

Prodigy 50 points

Hi,

Using xdsdfu to update the FW worked. After a reboot of the PC and unplugging/plugging the devpack from USB a couple of times, it can now recognize and flash the SensorTag. Thanks!

cheers
-Mikko

0 YiKai Chen over 10 years ago in reply to Mikko Laaninen

Guru 735685 points

You are welcome and it's good to know it works now.

0 Prasad De Zoysa over 9 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

Prodigy 150 points

Thanks, It worked!

0 Steve Narciso over 8 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

Prodigy 70 points

I'm a bit late to post to this, but it did NOT work for me. I am running version 1.7.5 of Flash Programmer 2. Updating with firmware.bin using xdsdfu as suggested changes the XDS110 from revision 2.3.0.1 to 2.2.5.1 and Flash Programmer 2 now shows a red exclamation point next to XDS110 and clicking on it tells me "A firmware update is required for the debug probe." This automatic update take me back to 2.3.0.1 and the same connection problem.

Ideas?

0 YiKai Chen over 8 years ago in reply to Steve Narciso

Guru 735685 points

What CC2650 EVB do you use? LAUNCHXL-CC2650 or CC2650STK?

0 Steve Narciso over 8 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

Prodigy 70 points

I am using a self-implemented copy of the LAUNCHXL-CC2650 In this design I have wired JTAG from the '1294 debugger uP directly to the CC2650 without the '245 lever translator/buffers.

0 Steve Narciso over 8 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

Prodigy 70 points

I am using a self-implemented copy of the LAUNCHXL-CC2650 In this design I have wired JTAG from the '1294 debugger uP directly to the CC2650 without the '245 lever translator/buffers.
My prior detail included "I'm a bit late to post to this, but it did NOT work for me. I am running version 1.7.5 of Flash Programmer 2. Updating with firmware.bin using xdsdfu as suggested changes the XDS110 from revision 2.3.0.1 to 2.2.5.1 and Flash Programmer 2 now shows a red exclamation point next to XDS110 and clicking on it tells me "A firmware update is required for the debug probe." This automatic update take me back to 2.3.0.1 and the same connection problem."

0 YiKai Chen over 8 years ago in reply to Steve Narciso

Guru 735685 points

Since you are using your custom board, try to refer to processors.wiki.ti.com/.../CC26xx_HW_Troubleshooting to do trouble shooting.

0 Steve Narciso over 8 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

Prodigy 70 points

Thanks YiKai. I had already verified the items under Initial Board Bringup. Skipping CMD_PING, I am now at this step: "To rule out any IDE (IAR/CCS) related issues, use SmartRF Flash Programmer 2 with a supported debugger to check whether the device can be recognized or not. "

I verified activity on TRESET, TMS and TCK. Comparing the behavior of the circuits, the XDS110 on my board (top two photos) TMS and TCK go high and remain high for 1 second after TRESET releases on USB connection. By contrast, the CC2650 Launchpad produces a TMS high-going pulse of 50ms after reset releases and TCK remains low for 1 second before communication begins. It seems that target identification requires only TMS and TCK and only happens at power on. This behavior coupled with the XDS110 revision 2.3.0.1 to 2.2.5.1 makes me think the XDS110 firmware could be the problem.

0 Igor Stirbu over 8 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

Prodigy 40 points

I have a similar issue with SmartRF Flash Programmer 2 v. 1.7.5. The XDS110 board does not connect to the CC2640 board, but the XDS100v3 connects properly. A fix that works for now is to downgrade Flash Programmer 2 to version 1.7.4. If there is a way to get debug data when using XDS110 with both version of Flash Programmer 2 that could be useful to anyone, please let me know.

0 Steve Narciso over 8 years ago in reply to Steve Narciso

Prodigy 70 points

It turns out that I had inadvertently swapped TCK and TMS. Although I verified activity on both signals, the XDA110 was not connecting to the CC2650. Once that was fixed Flash Programmer 2 rev 1.7.5 was able to correctly identify both the XDS110 as well as the CC2650.

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