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Re: Total Frustration with TI

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On 3/23/2017 3:15 PM, John Devereux wrote:
> 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 firmware is also out of date.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.

Yes, John Temples wrote me that it worked for him as well.  Looks like I 
picked the wrong two browsers to try, Opera and Chrome.  It worked for 
me when I tried FF.  What are the odds?

What browser did you use?

I'm actually a bit frustrated with it all now.  I'm going to quit for 
the day and work on financial stuff.  I can't seem to get a CPA to 
return my call or worse they don't seem to respond to emails.  I'm 
looking for a new one and they all seem to be living in the 1900's.

-- 

Rick C

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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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