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Re: Total Frustration with TI

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rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> writes:

> I found another way to download to the target.  Seems TI has a web
> page to support this.  Really?  A web page to control a target board
> on my PC?  Ok...
>
> I gave it a try and of course there are drivers to download.  But this
> is handled automatically.  Well, mostly.  The first driver downloaded
> and installed ok.  In the process it seemed to install the second
> driver.  When I clicked the final button to refresh the page I am
> still prompted with a message that I need to download and install the
> second piece of software.  Ok, I guess it didn't get loaded before, it
> must have been something else with a similar name.  I click to
> download and install the second package.  Refresh.  Same message.
>
> I tried this a couple more times before I realized, it was
> downloading, but not installing!  So I manually ran the installation
> and refreshed the page.  Now it seems responsive.  I asked it to
> verify the firmware on the target.  It takes some time because it has
> to install yet more stuff.  Finally it starts running and gives an
> error... :-*
>
> Seems this board is old enough the emulator firmware is not up to
> date. It wants to update that... do I have an emulator for the
> emulator?  I guess the flash emulator emulates itself?  :-/
>
> Ok, some time and lots of blinking red LEDs later, the board seems to
> be updated and it completes my request to verify the "out of box"
> firmware. You got it!  An error!  It fails confirmation.  I guess that
> firmware is also out of date.  Do I dare update the firmware?  In for
> a penny...
>
> That worked, the image updated and now verifies and the board
> continues working the same as far as I can tell.  I wonder what was
> changed in the OOB firmware?
>
> I still need to get the FET USB driver working.  Can anyone else
> download the ti_msp430driver_setup_1_00_01_00.zip file from
> http://software-dl.ti.com/msp430/msp430_public_sw/mcu/msp430/MSP430_FET_Drivers/latest/index_FDS.html

Download worked fine for me Rick, it was on my machine within 30 seconds
of clicking your link.




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John Devereux

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Total Frustration with TI rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-23 13:40 -0400
  Re: Total Frustration with TI Tim Wescott <seemywebsite@myfooter.really> - 2017-03-23 12:49 -0500
    Re: Total Frustration with TI David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-23 20:43 +0100
      Re: Total Frustration with TI Tim Wescott <seemywebsite@myfooter.really> - 2017-03-23 14:50 -0500
        Re: Total Frustration with TI David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-23 21:58 +0100
  Re: Total Frustration with TI rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-23 14:14 -0400
    Re: Total Frustration with TI John Devereux <john@devereux.me.uk> - 2017-03-23 19:15 +0000
      Re: Total Frustration with TI rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-23 15:33 -0400
        Re: Total Frustration with TI John Devereux <john@devereux.me.uk> - 2017-03-23 20:43 +0000
  Re: Total Frustration with TI Tim Wescott <seemywebsite@myfooter.really> - 2017-03-23 13:38 -0500
  Re: Total Frustration with TI rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-23 22:11 -0400
    Re: Total Frustration with TI Mel Wilson <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2017-03-24 15:26 +0000

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