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MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« on: May 27, 2013, 08:49:13 pm »
Can anyone recommend a good USB based MSP430 programmer (especially the MSP430F2013 series)? What I need is some USB based device with a piece of software dedicated to programming a device from a hex file. I already tried the Olimex programmer but its total crap. The software keeps goofing up.
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Re: MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2013, 09:00:01 pm »
I don't know the MSP430F2313. But for the MSP430F147 and MSP430F247 i used (even for production programming) the TI tool: MSP-FET430UIF http://www.ti.com/tool/msp-fet430uif

As programming software i made good experiences with FET-Pro430 from elprotronic http://www.elprotronic.com/fetpro430.html. Worked always very reliable.

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Re: MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2013, 09:07:12 pm »
I've seen the tools from TI but it is not clear to me if and how they can be used with standalone programming software. I have no need for the IDEs TI provides.
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Re: MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2013, 09:10:06 pm »
TI has standalone programming software for use with the MSP-FET430UIF: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/MSP430_Flasher_-_Command_Line_Programmer

The Elprotronic software also works well.
 

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Re: MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2013, 09:36:08 pm »
You can use the Launchpad to program any SBW device. Simply disconnect the target chip with the jumpers and connect to your target device.
 

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Re: MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2013, 10:47:32 pm »
TI has standalone programming software for use with the MSP-FET430UIF: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/MSP430_Flasher_-_Command_Line_Programmer

The Elprotronic software also works well.
I use the Elpotronic stuff with a USB-FET and it works pretty well. That's just for programming and when I need a debugger (I know you don't like 'em, nctnico :-), it's CCS, because that's what the rest of the group uses. In the past I've used mspdebug with the FET too.

If you want to go the open route, take a look at: http://goodfet.sourceforge.net/
 

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Re: MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2013, 11:37:39 pm »
Thanks for all the excellent suggestions! I think I'll try the ez430-F2013 with the command line tool (nice find!) first. If that doesn't work I'll order the Elpotronic from Mouser.
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Re: MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2013, 12:35:51 am »
If you want to go the open route, take a look at: http://goodfet.sourceforge.net/

I tried the GoodFET in both SBW and JTAG modes. After a while I gave up in disgust and ordered a 340UIF. Have you managed to make the GoodFET work consistently?

 

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Re: MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2013, 08:30:06 pm »
I'd give the launchpad a try ... Shouldn't be expensive in "versand" from here to NL

http://www.watterott.com/de/MSP430-LaunchPad-MSP-EXP430G2

I made one work under Linux , and getting the usb-part to work as a RF2500 debugger/programmer wo. any problems

http://mspdebug.sourceforge.net/

http://www.avrfreaks.net/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=756652#756652

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Re: MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2013, 10:53:03 pm »
the ti launchpad works pretty good with msp430f2013
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Re: MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2013, 08:56:42 pm »
The launchpad smells like installing loads of software and then spending hours trying to find the 'load hex file' and 'upload to flash' buttons.
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Re: MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2013, 12:55:28 am »
All you need is MSP430 Flasher if you're on Windows or mspdebug if you're on Linux. It's pretty trivial.

On Windows you might need to wank around with drivers, I can't remember, but that's Windows.
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Re: MSP430 spy-by-wire programmer?
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2013, 08:07:26 pm »
OK, I got it figured out:

It seems the eZ430 isn't easy at all. As I expected you need to install other useless software first before you can get to the drivers... and then it doesn't work from a virtual machine. TI used a TUSB3410 chip on the ez430 which is a pretty bad choice. Almost 10 years ago I have tried to design this chip into a product but quickly threw it out in favour of a real serial to USB chip. Its just too frugal and cumbersome and it seems it still is.

Then I tried the Olimex programmer again with mspdebug from Linux. It got detected but it didn't work so just for fun I tried a different USB cable instead of the cable that came with the Olimex programmer and.... it worked! Even from Windows in a virtual machine. The problem is the friggin' 10 cents cable Olimex supplied with their product. A neat way to get rid of your customers.
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