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1. FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 23 4 6 Next button The Next button is the dynamically programmable device action button which is very useful in production process After opening the program NEXT button is disabled see Fig 4 6 1 When any button from the Device Action group is pressed then button NEXT takes the name and feature of that button For example if Auto Program button Figure 4 6 1 has been used then it s name will be displayed on top of the NEXT button see Fig 4 6 2 From now the button NEXT will perform the f AUTO PROGRAM same function as the Auto Program button The NEXT button has a NEXT F5 shortcut to function key F5 Button NEXT will retain its functionality until some other device key is clicked For example if key READ Figure 4 6 2 FLASH is clicked then from this moment button NEXT will take a name and feature of the READ FLASH button see Fig 4 6 3 The ISSO read flash procedure will be called if button NEXT or function key NEXT F5 Figure 4 6 3 F5 is pressed FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PM014A01 Rev 5 24 5 Data viewers Contents data from the Code file and from the Flash memory can be viewed in data viewers Also code data and flash memory data can be compared and differences between them can be displayed Contents of the selected file can be viewed by selecting of the Co
2. for 7401 4X02 ev2 Next SN 20070111 Format yyyy1234 M Blow Security Fuse IT Enable O M Device Action T Reload Code File m M Verify Security Fuse v ERASE FLASH M BLANK CHECK M WRITE FLASH v WRITE SN Model v VERIFY FLASH READ COPY BLOW FUSE Erase Write memory option All Memory r AUTO PROGRAM NEXT F5 The programming dialogue box see Fig 4 1 contains a pull down menu interface selection box blow fuse box device action buttons report status window open file buttons processor information box serial number box power DC status and check sum result boxes FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PM014A01 Rev 5 11 All device action buttons power ON OFF button and the check sum result box have their own status indicators Each indicator can assume any of the following conditions blank idle status EN yellow Test in progress For power on off DC voltage is correct O green access enabled red sign access denied For power on off DC voltage is too low below 2 6V w device action has been finished successfully x device action has been finished but result failed P amp applies to blank check only Memory is not clean but the specified memory segment is 4 1 Microcontroller Type The microcontroller type can be selected from the pull down field of the processor type
3. 4 YYDDD 1234 5 SN Format F4 Serial number has 9 or 10 First five characters contain date year day of year from 1 to 366 and remaining 4 or 5 characters contain a number eg 041230123 5 123456768 SN Format F2 8 digits serial number without date stamp 6 1234 5 SN Format F3 4 or 5 digits serial number without date stamp 7 Custom SN Format F6 4 to 16 Ascii characters or hexadecimal numbers entered manually or from the Bar Code Reader 8 From the file SN Format F7 4to 16 Ascii characters or hexadecimal numbers taken from the user created file Serials numbers format 1 to 6 can be stored in memory in HEX BCD or Ascii format These formats accept only numeric characters from 0 to 9 All numbers are displayed in the decimal format regardless of the format HEX BCD Ascii used in the target memory Custom and from the file serial number can be stored in Ascii or HEX format 8 2 2 1 HEX MSW first and HEX LSW first format When hex format is selected then all SN display formats described above can be stored as a one or two integer 16 bits 2 bytes numbers First four display characters will be saved as one hex integer number and remaining five characters will be saved as a second hex integer number When format HEX MSW first is selected then the first hex integer number is saved as a first word and the second number as a next word in the Flash memory location When format HEX LSW first is sel
4. M BSL Password IV Enable Addes O E AS 4 35 amp y GB A 5B E De sE E mo II Mp foja ETA BREE ee m oa ra fa ra pe Fe Jer ra as ro ee rs re TF FE A Note Only unused in the code file the flash location can be edited The BSL password itself consist 32 bytes on location FFEO to FFFF After mass erase all unspecified password data will be FF It is strongly recommended to initialize unused data to increase code security Create Password File OK Cancel Figure 9 1 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PM014A01 Rev 5 xj 55 he BSL Password and Access dialogue figure 9 1 allows to edit the undefined data located in the flash memory in location OxFFEO to OxFFFF In the BSE Password group all unused data can be specified An access to particular flash location is disabled grey field on the screen if specified data is defined in the code file All unused in the code file locations between OxFFEO and OxFFFF are enabled white and can be edited Note The code contents always has a higher priority then an edited BSL data password Ifthe new code file is used and the same location is used in the code file and data specified in the BSL Password dialogue screen then the data specified in the BSL Password dialogue will be ignored The Create Password File button allows to create BSL passwor file then can be used in the future to unlock an access to programmed MSP430 devices The newest MSP430 microcontr
5. when the Third Party Tool adapter is used usually USB model In this case the MSP430 dll file location with full path should be selected using browse gt gt button Note Usually the FET drivers supplied by Third Party Tool supplier has name MSP430 dll Do not copy the Third Party Tool MSP430 dll file to the location where the current TI s MSP430 dll file is located and by mistake do not overwrite this file Using browse gt gt button select full path ofthe desired MSP430 dll file without moving it from original location to location where the TI s MSP430 dll file is saved 7 6 Options The Options Dialogue screen allows to enable or disable the report history in the report window see figure 4 1 When enabled then the report history is displayed up to 8 kB characters approximately 20 last communication messages When disabled then the only last programming report is displayed Programming software can generate audio tones when error programming occurred or OK tone at the end of programming Tones can be generated using PC speaker or audio wave generator Option dialogue box allows to select desired audio option see Figure 7 3 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 34 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer Figure 7 3 PMO14A01 Rev 5 35 8 Serialization 8 1 Introduction FlashPro430 programming software has ability to automatically create the target device s serial number and save it in th
6. SN 0405110123 will be saved as YYMMDD 040511 Decy gt 0x08AB hex 1234 0123 gt 0x007B hex In flash memory this number can be seen as FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 40 08AB 007B gt HEX MSW first 007B 08AB gt HEX LSW first or lt Hex format bytes gt Size 4 bytes AB 08 7B 00 gt HEX MSW first 7B 00 AB 08 gt HEX LSW first Display Format YYDDD 1234 size in FLASH 4 bytes The format date is compressed to be able to fit data only in two bytes as follows Bit 151413121110 9876543210 lt year 2000 gt lt day of year gt SN 041110123 will be saved as YYDDD 04111 Decy gt 0x086F hex 1234 0123 gt 0x007B hex In flash memory this number can be seen as 086F 007B gt HEX MSW first 007B 086F gt HEX LSW first or lt Hex format bytes gt Size 4 bytes 6F 08 7B 00 gt HEX MSW first 7B 00 6F 08 gt HEX LSW first Display Format 123456768 size in FLASH 4 bytes SN 12345678 will be saved as 12345678 Decy gt 0x00BC614E hex In flash memory this number can be seen as 00BC 614E gt HEX MSW first 614E 00BC gt HEX MSW first or lt Hex format bytes gt Size 4 bytes 00 BC 4E 6l gt HEX MSW first FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 41 4E 61 00 BC gt HEX LSW first Display Format 1234 5 size in FLASH 2 bytes SN 12345 will be saved as 12345 Decy gt 0x30
7. DC level like TI USB FET then the desired Vcc can be selected between 2 2 to 3 6 V using selector box figure 4 4 1 If the popular parallel port version of FET is used then the setup of the Vcc is irrelevant FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 17 RESET button located under POWER ON OFF button can generate reset pulse to the target device Pressing this button the target devices can be reset manually at any time starting the target s device application program from the beginning 4 5 Device Action box Device Action box contains 8 buttons see Figure 4 5 1 and Heyice Action 8 status boxes Each button allows a specific action to be executed Ps Cole pia Software procedures related to each action allow you to fully mM execute the desired task without the need to follow a specific sequence of actions Every action starts by powering up the target M Gui Shee device if Power Device from the Adapter is enabled The communication with the target device is initiated via JTAG The M ERASE FLASH security fuse is verified if access to the microcontroller is available Once the specified action is completed successfully the green check A BLANK CHECK mark will appear Also the device will return to the state it was in before the action was executed Til WRITE FLASH Progress of all actions is displayed in the report window If M WRITE SN Model the particular action has been finished succe
8. lt Hex format bytes gt 12 34 Size 2 bytes FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 44 8 2 2 3 ASCII format When Ascii format is selected then all SN display formats described above can be stored as a four or eight separate bytes converted to Ascii characters All consecutive serial number characters are converted to Ascii characters Display Format YYYY 1234 size in FLASH 8 bytes SN 20030123 will be saved as YYYY 2003 gt 0x32 0x30 0x30 0x33 bytes or 2 20 SOE SS 1234 0123 gt 0x30 0x31 0x32 0x33 bytes or MON J 9 3 When flash memory bytes are viewed then this number can be seen as lt Hex format gt lt Ascii format gt 32 30 30 333031 32 33 20030123 Size 8 bytes Display Format YYMM 1234 size in FLASH 8 bytes SN 03030123 will be saved as YYMM 0303 gt 0x30 0x33 0x30 0x33 bytes or OS OE 3 1234 0123 gt 0x30 0x31 0x32 0x33 bytes or MON 3 1 2A 6 3 In flash memory this number can be seen as lt Hex format gt lt Ascii format 30 33 30 33 30 31 32 33 03030123 Size 8 bytes Display Format YYMMDD 1234 size in FLASH 10 bytes SN 0405110123 will be saved as YYMMDD 040511 gt 0x30 0x34 0x30 0x35 0x31 0x31 bytes or DO 4 QO Ss T T 1234 0123 gt 0x30 0x31 0x32 0x33 bytes or MON gt 3 In flash memory this number can be seen as FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A0
9. s19 Intel format hex Figure 4 2 1 The Open Code File button or the Open Code File from the FILE pull down menu prompts for opening the object file that contains the code data as shown in Figure 4 2 1 When the file is selected the contents of the object file are downloaded into the PC memory If the selected microcontroller does not have enough memory to fit the data contained in the code file the warning message in Figure 4 2 2 will be displayed FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 13 Warning SE Code size exceeds FLASH memory available on the microcontroller Check the code File or change the microcontroller Excess data will be ignored Figure 4 2 2 When code file is open and read successfully the code file name and full path will be displayed on the right side of the Open Code File button see Fig 4 1 Programming dialogue box screen Contents of the selected file can be viewed by the selecting of Code File Data from the View menu see chapter 5 The Combine Code Files option allows up to 40 code files to be loaded into the PC memory When this option is selected the programmer will create a new data block which will contain the combined data of the user selected files In order to add a code file to the newly created data block the user needs to press the ADD Code File button The programmer will then prompt the user to sach_16k_1 txt Add Code File j sach_16k_2 txt i
10. A or and B to be used erased write verified Edit lines in the Main Memory group allow the user to specify the main memory address range start and stop addresses Start address should specify the first byte in the segment and the stop address should specify the last byte in the segment Since the main memory segment size is 0x200 then the start address should be a multiple of 0x200 eg 0x2200 The stop address should specify the last byte of the segment to be written Therefore it should be greater than the start address and point to a byte that immediately precedes a memory segment boundary eg 0x23FF or 0x55FF 6 Retain Data in Flash Group The MSP430F2xx series has the DCO calibration data saved in the INFO memory at addresses 0x 10F8 to Ox10FF However when the info segment is erased then the DCO calibration data can be erased also When the DCO Calibration Data box is selected in the Retain Data in Flash group Autoprogram button is pressed and the MSP430F2xx microcontroller is selected then contents of the info memory at location 0x 10F8 to Ox 10FF is read whole action is performed erase blank check program and contents of the original DCO data info at location Ox10F8 to Ox10FE are restored User defined option in the Retain Data in Flash group allows to specify other region to be restored after erase program and verification This option can be used with any MSP430 microcontroller type Location of the retain data block is
11. Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 32 selected Before selecting non standard JTAG communication interface make sure that your FET is supporting selected communication interface The non standard communication interface is by the Texas Instruments USB FET MSP FET430UIF with the latest firmware released in Oct 2005 and later Ask TI for firmware upgrade if the USB FET you have has an older firmware 7 2 Reset Options The Target s Reset Options screen figure 7 1 enables the user to select the following Reset method PUC Reset The device is reset using PUC i e a soft reset RST Reset The device is reset using RST NMI pin i e a hard reset Vcc Reset The device is reset by cycling power to the device Reset Option selector allows to use one of described above reset method PUC only RST only Vcc only or Any If Any option is selected then at the first the PUC reset is executed If failed then RST medhod is used If still failed then cycling Vcc reset option is executed 7 3 Final Target Device action Every device action like AUTO Program Read etc starts with the activation of the RESET line active low When the device programming action begins the RESET line is raised high When device action is finished then RESET line is again asserted protecting the target device from running the application program This method is commonly used to protect the programming adapter from the DC overload However whe
12. Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 47 8 2 3 Model Group Revision Custom text saved in target device s flash memory is a string up to 32 characters long in Ascii format It can contain any text but this feature is intentionally created to allow the hardware model revision and group to be saved Typically the object code does not contains this kind of information but it may be useful in some applications This feature is enabled when the check box ENABLE in the Model Group Revision field is marked see figure 8 2 1 When enabled the size of desired text must be specified in the field Text size in bytes Size value can be any even number between 2 and 32 The location of the text in the flash memory can be specified in the field Start Address in Memory Similarly to the location of the serial number the specified address must be even and must be specified in the empty memory space unused by program code or data block Otherwise the error message shown in figure 8 2 1 1 will be displayed The text to be saved in the flash memory can be entered in the Model Group Revision text edit line If Device Seralization Adapter Rev z 200300021 READ 5H Next Model Group Revision Adapter Hew 2 Next SM 200300022 Format yyy 2345 Figure 8 2 the size of entered text exceeds the size specified in the Text size in bytes field then all character that do not fit in the allocate space will be tru
13. function compares the contents of the flash memory with data from the code file Verify flash function initiated this way will always use the standard memory verification method even if the fast verification method is selected from the memory write verification options see chapter 5 Memory Option Dialogue Screen Check sum calculated from the code file data is displayed in the Source line of the Check Sum group see Fig 4 5 6 1 and check sum calculated from the target microcontroller flash memory data is displayed in the Memory line of this group Check Sum Source 0407752797 Memory 0407752787 A Figure 4 5 6 1 Note During the verification process either all memory or just the selected part of the memory is verified depending on settings specified in the Memory Erase Write Address Range in the Memory Options setup See chapter 5 1 Memory Erase Write Group for details 4 5 7 Read Copy Flash button When Read Copy button is clicked then data can be read from the target microcontroller and displayed in the Flash Memory Data window see Fig 4 5 7 1 This window can also be selected FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 21 from Flash Memory Data from the View menu Flash memory data viewer shown in figure Flash Memory Data l x Addr 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 DA OB OC OD DE OF RASO eey Figure 4 5 7 1 4 5 7 1 displays the code address on the left side data in hex format in
14. manual for details Bar Code Scanner when enabled by selectingthe ENABLE in the BarCode Scanner group then can enter scanned data directly to the Next SN edit line When the new SN is entered then AUTOPROGRAM function can be started automatically if Start AUTOPROGRAM following BarCode scan is selected By default Bar Code Scanner is sending the CR ENTER character as a termination character following the scanned message From the Terminator Character selector is possible to get other termination character then CR if required Note Only Ascii characters from 0x21 to OxFE are accepted from the Bar Code Scanner Others characters like white characters space tab are ignored All characters are converted to the lower case characters FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 49 8 3 Serialization Report Dialogue Screen Serialization Report Dialogue Screen reports the results of the serialization procedure The report contains the detailed information of the two highest serial number programmed units quantity of programmed units along with the new created serial numbers unmodified SN reprogrammed units manually created SN and quantity of the overwritten SN Detailed information about all programmed units can be viewed using the Notepad text editor by pressing the NotePad button Short information of the created serial numbers format date and time of programming is displayed on the white report box see
15. not limited and can be used any part of flash info or main memory Maximum size of the retain data block is limited to 256 bytes only FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PM014A01 Rev 5 30 6 2 Read Group The Read Address Range group block see Fig 6 1 specifies the address range used in reading process Memory read setup has four available options 1 2 3 4 All Memory Main memory only Info memory only User Defined The meaning of each option is the same as for the erase write verify procedure The Info Memory only option works the same way as Main memory only option described above except that only information memory is modified 6 3 Verification Group Verification group setup allows the user to select one of the three write verification methods Fast Verification Standard Verification None Fast Verification Fast verification method is performed using a pseudo signature analysis PSA algorithm Standard verification Standard verification is performed after memory write process is completed Contents of the flash memory are read and compared with the contents of the code file If both data are the same then verification process is finished successfully Typically the standard verification procedure requires the same amount of time as read write procedure Total programming time with standard verification is around two times longer than read write procedure time FET Pro430 MSP430 Flas
16. sach_16k_3 txt ReadMe txt 021200 0x2366 Start Address in Flash 0x1200 Add File Contents Clear All Exit Figure 4 2 3 specify the code file to be appended to the newly created memory block using the window in Figure FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 14 4 2 1 Every appended file will be verified so that the total code size does not exceed the target microcontroller s memory space and that there is no overlap with previously selected code segments After the addition of each file the window in Figure 4 2 3 will be shown The window shows the status of previous append operations The Programmer is also able to append files of any type to the new data block In order to do this the user must specify the memory location into which the programmer is to load the file and then press the Add file contents button The window in Figure 4 2 1 will appear prompting the user to specify the file to be added Once the file is added to the new memory block the programmer will display the memory space occupied by the selected file An example of this is shown in Figure 4 2 3 for the file number 4 The Save Code File option saves the data currently contained within the PC code data block into a code file When the user selects this option from the File menu the window in Figure 4 2 4 will appear prompting for the name of the file to be created All of the aforementioned Code File options work with t
17. specified in the SN_PREFIX or SN_SUFFIX and only modified part of serial numbers can be listed Serial number is combined as a string starting from prefix modified part and ending with suffix For example 1f the following serial number should be created AB2007X 0001 BMR AB2007X 0002 BMR AB2007X 0003 BMR can the SN be specified as follows SN_PREFIX AB2007x SN_SUFFIX BMR and list of following serial numbers 0001 0002 0003 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 51 Prefix and or suffix numbers can be modified in the list if required eg SN_PREFIX AB2007X SN_SUFFIX BMR 0001 0002 0003 SN_PREFIX AB2007V 0001 0002 0003 that defined following serial numbers AB2007X 0001 BMR AB2007X 0002 BMR AB2007X 0003 BMR AB2007V 0001 BMR AB2007V 0002 BMR AB2007V 0003 BMR Example of the Serial Number list 5 lines only in this example i 3 Serial Number List SN format Ascii IEEE_SN_LIST SN_SIZE 12 WX5E2007001P WX5E2007002E WX5E2007003P WX5E2007004E WX5E2007005P U U r FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 52 The same Serial Number list with specified prefix suffix i gt Serial Number List SN format Ascii IEEE_SN_LIST SN_SIZE 12 SN_PREFIX WX5E2007 any Ascii character SN_SUFFIX P 001 002 003 004 005 f When the SN data file is prepared then at the first the data base fi
18. the central column the same data in Ascii format in the right column The contents of the code viewer can be converted to Texas Instruments txt file format by clicking on the Convert to TI format button Data will be viewed in the Notepad Editor Read address range can be specified in the Memory Option screen See chapter 5 2 Read group for details FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 22 When the Copy button is clicked then the contents of the read target device memory will be saved in the specified by user file name and opened as a current Code File Also programmer setup will be modified for the copy procedure Especially the serialization will be disabled and the All Memory option will be selected in the Write Erase Verify Address Range Following message will be displayed Copy Flash 3 x Contents of the Flash Memory has been saved in the File E MSP APPL TmpCodeltest copy txt and opened as a current Code File Note The All Memory option in Write Erase V erify Address Range has been selected Serialization feature has been disabled Model Group Revision feature has been disabled Please replace the original device with the new device Please press OK if it is done and then use the standard buttons like AUTOPROGRAM to program the new device Figure 4 5 7 2 When the button OK is pressed then programmer is ready to program the destination microcontrollers
19. 1 Rev 5 45 lt Hex format gt lt Ascii format 30 34 30 3531 31 30 31 32 33 0405110123 Size 10 bytes Display Format YYDDD 1234 size in FLASH 9 bytes SN 042140123 will be saved as YYDDD 04214 gt 0x30 0x34 0x32 0x31 0x34 bytes or L VO TPT g 1234 0123 gt 0x30 0x31 0x32 0x33 bytes or MON o 3 In flash memory this number can be seen as lt Hex format gt lt Ascii format 30 34 32 31 34 30 31 32 33 042140123 Size 9 bytes Display Format 123456768 size in FLASH 8 bytes SN 12345678 will be saved as 12345678 gt 0x31 0x32 0x33 0x34 0x35 0x36 0x37 0x38 bytes In flash memory this number can be seen as lt Hex format gt lt Ascii format 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 12345678 Size 8 bytes Display Format 1234 size in FLASH 4 bytes SN 1234 will be saved as 1234 gt 0x31 0x32 0x33 0x34 bytes In flash memory this number can be seen as lt Hex format gt lt Ascii format gt 31 32 33 34 1234 Size 4 bytes Display Format Custom size in FLASH defined size in bytes Entered manually or read via Bar Code Scanner ascii sring will be saved in flash memory as is E g entered hexadecimal number FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 46 02WX2458234 will be seen as 30 32 57 58 323453323334 gt 02WX248234 Display Format Custom or from the file size in F
20. 39 hex In flash memory this number can be seen as 3039 integer numbers gt HEX MSW first or HEX LSW first or lt Hex format bytes gt Size 2 bytes 39 30 bytes gt HEX MSW first or HEX LSW first Display Format Custom size in FLASH defined size divided by 2 Entered manually or read via Bar Code Scanner hexadecimal number is converted to HEX format and saved in flash memory in order related to MSW or LSW first selection E g entered hexadecimal number 02A569C1 will be seen as 02 A569C1 gt HEX MSW first or C169 A502 gt HEX LSW first 8 2 2 2 BCD format When BCD format is selected then all SN display formats described above can be stored as a two or four separate bytes converted to BCD format where first and last four bits of 8 bit byte contains a value from 0 to 9 All consecutive serial number characters are converted to half byte each Finally two consecutive serial number characters will be converted to a single byte Display Format YYYY 1234 size in FLASH 4 bytes SN 20030123 will be saved as YYYY 2003 gt 0x20 0x03 bytes 1234 0123 gt 0x01 0x23 bytes When flash memory bytes are viewed then this number can be seen as FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 42 lt Hex format bytes gt 20 03 01 23 Size 4 bytes The consecutive serial number 4 bytes BCD can have a value from 0 to 9999 and is displayed as the 4 digit serial number Display F
21. 430 software package can be used Follow instructions below to install TF s USB driver FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 9 1 Plug in the MSP FET430UIF to the PC USB Port using provided cable extender USB A to USB B The New hardware has been found should be displayed Instruct the Wizard to install the hardware driver from a specific location AYN Point the Hardware Wizard to the according folder where the corresponding driver information files are located on your hard disc Drivers in the previously installed software are located on a default installation in directory C Program Files Elprotronic FET Pro430 Flash Programmer USB Driver WinXp 5 Driver installation process will start Note that Windows XP shows a warning that the driver is not certified by Microsoft Ignore this warning and click Continue Anyway Note that the driver installation wizard starts twice as two drivers are installed Reboot computer at the end 3 3 Hardware Installation Follow instruction attached to your hardware tool FET from TI 3 4 Starting up FET Pro430 Flash Programmer To start the FET Pro430 Flash Programmer click on the FET Pro430 Elprotronic icon Elprotronic Figure 3 3 1 Once started the software will attempt to access the programming adapter If no error messages appear then the software has initialized without a problem and you may begin using it However if the programming adapter is not dete
22. 4A01 Rev 5 36 8 2 Serialization Dialogue Screen Serialization dialogue box shown in figure 8 2 allows configuration for serialization process to be set Serialization can be enabled or disabled by selecting the check mark in the ENABLE Serialization box When serialization is disabled all edit lines and check boxes are disabled When serialization is enabled all fields must be set Serialization C Elprotronic Project Cpp Net USB M5P430Prqidata_mem sn CO I IE EterEBUTOFROGRENT Dlawing Bargoge scan CI o 2 o 2 2 2 s oi asci 01 R 0003 04 17 Figure 8 2 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 37 8 2 1 Serial number File The Serial Number File Path and Name specifies the full path and file name where data base contents will be saved Serial Number file contains following data separated by tabulation 1 Serial Number Format FO F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 De Serial Number 3 SN action type New SN unmodified SN overwritten SN manual SN 4 Time and date when SN has been created 5 Code File Name 6 Model text Below is an example of data file containing data from the three consecutively created serial numbers FO 200300011 m Sat Mar 29 2003 10 09 AS010X02 1v2 txt 01 R 0003 04 17 FO 200300012 Sat Mar 29 2003 10 43 AS010X02 1v2 txt 01 R 0003 04 17 FO 200300013 u Sat Mar 29 2003 10 43 AS010X02 1v2 txt 01 R 0003 04 17 Serial number can be created as a
23. Create Shortcut dialogue box select the following executable file C Program Files Elprotronic FET Pro430 Flash Programmer FET Pro430 exe Create Shortcut l p x This wizard helps you to create shortcuts to local or network programs files Folders computers or Internet addresses Type the location of the item JSB FlashPro430 U5B M5P430 Prg exe Browse Click Next to continue lt Back Cancel Figure 10 4 see Figure 10 4 and at the and add the required command keys see Figure 10 5 eg C Program Files Elprotronic FET Pro430 Flash Programmer FET Pro430 exe lock sf E ElproTronic MFG prg 04 cfg FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 59 Create Shortcut u p gt x This wizard helps you to create shortcuts to local or network programs files Folders computers or Internet addresses Type the location of the item Prg exe lock sf E IMFGIprg 04 cfd Browse Click Next to continue lt Back Cancel Figure 10 5 Click button Next and follow instruction to create icon Using Copy and Paste and modify required configuration file names a lot of icons can be created with independent configuration setups Clicking on the selected icon FlashPro430 programming software will start with the selected configuration setup and locked if required FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 60
24. ElproTronic MFG prg 04 cfg FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 57 Run 4x 2 Type the name of a program folder document or A Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open C Program Files Elprotronic USB FlashPro430 USB Cancel Browse Figure10 1 To fully lock the configuration setup the extra key lock can be added in the command line eg C Program Files Elprotronic FET Pro430 Flash Programmer FET Pro430 exe lock sf E ElproTronic MFG prg 04 cfg or C Program Files Elprotronic FET Pro430 Flash Programmer FET Pro430 exe sf E ElproTronic MFG prg 04 cfg ME a a Type the name of a program folder document or gt Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open 15P430 Prg exe sf E ElproTronic MFG prg 04 cFg y Cancel Browse Figure 10 2 Following configuration setup can be created using Shortcut options that allows to create a lot of icons located on the desktop each icon with required independent configuration setup To do that move the cursor to inactive desktop area click right mouse button and select New see Figure 10 3 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 58 Arrange Icons By gt Refresh Paste Paste Shortcut Undo Copy Ctrl Z SCD gt Shortcut Properties 5 Briefcase 41 Microsoft Word Document a Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation Figure 10 3 Using Browse in the
25. FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer User s Manual Software version 1 13 PMOI4A01 Rev 5 March 15 2007 Elprotronic Inc 16 Crossroads Drive Richmond Hill Ontario L4E 5C9 CANADA Web site www elprotronic com E mail info elprotronic com Fax 905 780 2414 Voice 905 780 5789 Copyright O 2007 Elprotronic Inc All rights reserved Disclaimer No part of this document may be reproduced without the prior written consent of Elprotronic Inc The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on any part of Elprotronic Inc While the information contained herein is assumed to be accurate Elprotronic Inc assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions In no event shall Elprotronic Inc its employees or authors of this document be liable for special direct indirect or consequential damage losses costs charges claims demands claims for lost profits fees or expenses of any nature or kind The software described in this document is furnished under a licence and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such a licence Disclaimer of warranties You agree that Elprotronic Inc has made no express warranties to You regarding the software hardware firmware and related documentation The software hardware firmware and related documentation being provided to You AS IS without warranty or support of any kind Elprotronic Inc disclaim
26. Figure 8 3 1 Serial numbers are created automatically via software by incrementing the highest SN taken from the serial number files If from any reason the highest serial number is wrong it can be removed from the database by pressing the Delete SN button Note that the delete operation is not reversible Serialization Report x Serialization File Name je Elprotronic Project Cpp Net USB MSP430Prq data_mem sn The Highest Serial Number Line 92 0092 F1 060800093 AUG 17 2006 22 21 Delete SN El Line Gaani 139 0139 FO 20070009 E MAR 13 2007 17 40 Delete SN Line Format Serial Number Date Time Legend SN Formats Report 0120 FO 20070002 U MAR 13 2007 17 29 0121 FO 20070002 U MAR 13 2007 17 29 FO YYYY1234 5 0122 FO 20070002 U MAR 13 2007 17 29 F1 YYMM1234 5 133 7 NewsN 0123 FO 20070003 MAR 13 2007 17 29 FS VYMMDD1234 5 0124 FO 20070004 MAR 13 2007 17 29 E F Unmodified SN 0125 FO 20070005 MAR 13 2007 17 32 F4 YYDDD12345 et 0126 FO 20070006 MAR 13 2007 17 32 F2 12345678 0127 FO 20070007 MAR 13 2007 17 33 F3 1234 5 0128 FO 20070008 MAR 13 2007 17 34 j 0 Y Manualyentsedsn 0155 FO 20070009 MAR 13 2007 17 34 EB Custom 0130 FO 20070009 MAR 13 2007 17 35 a 0131 FO 20070009 MAR 13 2007 17 36 0 IV Overuntien SN 0132 FO 20070003 MAR 13 2007 17 37 0133 FO 20070009 MAR 13 2007 17 37 NotePad 0134 FO 20070009 MAR 13 2007 17 39 0135 FO 20070009 MA
27. LASH defined size in bytes Taken from the file or entered manually Ascii string will be saved in the flash memory When the Ascii format is selected then the Ascii string is saved in memory as is All Ascii characters can be used For example the entered following string 02WX245234 will be saved in memory as 30 32 57 58 323453323334 gt 02WX248234 When the HEX format is selected then the string is converted to HEX format only hex characters are accepted 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F All two character pairs are converted to hex format and saved in memory For example the entered following string 02A3B109E12F will be saved in memory as HEX MSW first gt 02 A3 B1 09 El 2F or HEX LSW first gt 2F El 09 B1 A302 Location in the target device s flash memory where described above bytes are saved is specify in the Memory Location SN Start Address in Memory field of the serialization dialogue screen see figure 8 2 1 Specified address must be even and should be specified in the empty memory space not used by program code or data block When software detects that any serial number character is using memory location used by code file then the following error message will be displayed Serial Number or Model Text is overlaping the active code space Please check the serialization setup Would you like to continue writing process anyway Yes No Figure 8 2 1 1 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash
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29. P430 bootstrap loader BSL enables users to communicate with the MSP430 even if the JTAG security fuse is blown Access to the MSP430 memory via BSL interface is protected against unauthorized access by a user defined password The BSL password itself consist 32 bytes on location OxFFEO to OxFFFF This flash memory location is also used by the interrupt vector If all interrupt location available in the MSP430 are used and specified then the BSL password is used in fully and unauthorized access probability to the MSP430 is very low But in a lot of application only part of the interrupt vector is defined After mass erase all unspecified password data will be OxFF and probability of the unauthorized access to the MSP430 becomes much higher It is strongly recommended to initialize unspecified data in the interrupt vector to decrease probability of the unauthorized access to the MSP430 Boot Strap Loadre BSL Password and Access i Note The desired Code File and the Microcontroller type should be selected before modification of the BSL Enhanced Security and Password Data BSL Enhanced Security BSL version 2 0 and higher only IV Enable Do not erase flash memory if an incorrect BSL password has been used C Erase the flash memory if an incorrect BSL password has been used Disable BSL access Note The BSL Enhanced Security setup is disabled if the flash location OxFFDE OxFFDF MSP430 or OxFFBE OxFFBF MSP430 is used
30. R 13 2007 17 39 0136 FO 20070009 MAR 13 2007 17 39 0137 FO 20070009 MAR 13 2007 17 39 0138 FO 20070009 MAR 13 2007 17 39 gt 0139 FO 20070009 MAR 13 2007 17 40 v Exit Figure 8 3 1 Serialization Report Dialog screen FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PM014A01 Rev 5 50 8 4 SN data file The FlashPro430 software allows to download the serial number from custom defined data file When the data file is used then in the serialization dialogue screen the Serial Number Format gt From File should be selected The SN data file can contains list of serial numbers Format of the serial numbers can be specified in the serialization dialogue screen Figure 8 2 as Ascii or HEX The SN data file can be created in any DOS editor like Notepad exe In this file any data specified after semicolon will be ignored and can be used as a comment only Data file should contains header and serial number list Following list of commands started from can be specified in the header SN_LIST Data file contains Serial number list SN_SIZE number optional Overwrite size of the custom defined serial number size see Figure 8 2 If the SN_SIZE is not specified then the data specified in the serialization dialogue screen is used SN_PREFIX string optional SN_SUFFIX string optional Serial number can contains up to 16 characters If part of characters are the same in specified serial number list then the repetable part can be
31. R ES 23 6 Memory Option Dialogue Screen ooo ooococococo rennen 28 6 1 Memory Erase Write Verify Group ooooooocoooconconco 28 6 2 Read Group ht ee A IE 30 6 3 Verification Group as en er ne ee 31 7 Larget Ss Connection Reset Options sn E A A Ada 32 7 1 Communication with Target Device 0 00 cece eee ee eee 32 72 Reset Options cha a I i Sea ee es 33 7 3 Final Target Device action 2 6 58 au ar 2 toi a RR Ha 33 TA A ae ee 33 FES Used Adapter Mar ae EN A ae FLU 34 1 6 OPUONS u A A A N A 34 o A E 36 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 5 8 1 Introduction s 3 2 rt a Dew Weed A A e 36 8 2 Serialization Dialogue Screen as ss he ae 37 8 2 1 Serial number Files He AA ARA AA 37 8 2 2 Serial number formats eii ns chac ne ea 38 8 2 2 1 HEX MSW first and HEX LSW first format 39 8 2 2 2 A AA see rer sau 42 8 2 2 3 ASCH TOrmal AA A a arar 45 8 2 3 Model Group Revision 0 cece eee eee eee 48 8 2 4 Device Serialization box u ae a 48 8 2 5 Bar Code Scanner setup san aa 49 8 3 Serialization Report Dialogue Screen 0 0 0 eee eee eee 50 9 BSESPASSWOTG UNE ACCESS es A eue e Risen 31 O Logd Save Setup atascada de el set do eo dd a es La ha e a ar 53 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 6 1 Introduction FET Pro430 programming software is a software package designed to operate with existing programming adapters pr
32. ash Memory Data er Addr 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 OF 08 09 OA OB OC OD OE OF lt a Ascii gt Data Result Comparation Only data from the code file that does not match with the Flash Memory data is displayed Extra data from the Flash Memory is ignored First Line Data from the Code File Second Line Data from the Flash Memory DEGAS va oo us ae ama O e de ume aoe or oe anoe ame one LE usa i APNOEA ORCABDN 22 SE RE BS BA BERbiN de Bi Re BR Be BS RA BA Ae h BEN ee ore DO eS oni aie Rane Re ae Gu KRI aoe DE a caine fa aoe nas cues A ORESEH ga 2 Fun 2 de de BE de 6 gf oh om gm He nl ee RE OXEBEDES zur vas wes nas qe on ion ety nas esi Bea Taxe Anker ate IH enced Denis UxGBCOSs Ree SE RE RE IE Maca Re BE RE RE ER RE Roy RA I RE LE es xDD sek RR AM FE RR SE proda EN ER EN EE EB SH BE Re ll Ei Dinner USDIDOSS lt a aco zu au au we KAMA Ries RA REAR Hes aes are ane am RR OxDADOe see 2 se zu 2 2 naa ES ED an gi ee get ait ae er BEE UDO zu a 2 aS ws ae A aay ae se a sor ay cam ay Eee O2D7EOss x see um zu zu nee DE wine Kun ure were ware rere zu wu euere DEOFEND qu aa once ack oe re a op aioe Gah se cise Dek alee EHRT ARE ORDESUS san en any 205 an any ax He A RED Beh ae are aes aun E een A l BE amr ape ma cumin Sri AAA ARA OREISOS aa ae aw Gay sey su as Y ie See a aon a a sow IE RAR A ves win viy wea eye A RI i EE Exit Fi
33. cted an error message will appear To correct the problem make sure that the connection cable is properly attached and the driver Parallel Port or USB is installed FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 10 4 Programming Dialogue Screen File View Setup Serialization Tools About Help SH File M Microcontroller Type MSP430F 148 bd Target MSP430F148 BSL ver 1 10 Status Total Balance 0 FH FET Pro430 FET MSP430 Flash Programmer Elprotronic Inc Open Code File gt ftest_1 k tet path EProgram Files Elprotronic USB Fl Power Device from Adapter 3 4 v y Device Voltage POWER ON OFF O RESET a M Selected Device Information RAM 2048 bytes FLASH 48 kB Report JTAG communication initialization OK Verifying Security Fuse OK Reading Target Label done Erasing MEMON oo ccecceeeeeeeees done JTAG communication initialization OK All memory Blank checkina OK Flash programming done Writing SN 20070110 done Verifying check sum OK Reading Target Label done Port USB Standard JTAG 4 wires Figure 4 1 Programming dialogue box screen M Check Sum Source 0 00870314 Memory Ox0087D314 y M Device Serialization or 7A014x02 1ev2 20070110 Read SN Next Model Group Revision
34. de File Data from the View menu Code data viewer shown in figure 5 1 displays the code address on the left side data in hex format in the central column the same data in Ascii format in the right column Data in hex format is displayed from 00 to FF when contents of data exist in the code file otherwise it is displayed as double dots if data does not exist in the code file When code size exceeds Flash A i x Addr 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 OA OB OC OD OE OF lt Ascii gt EXE SED P DR 4G G U d U HI ck od oP IR GP 8 Cj B Figure 5 1 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 25 memory space of the selected microcontroller then warning message Data out of the Flash Memory Space of the selected MSP430 is displayed first The contents of the code viewer can be converted to Texas Instruments txt file format by clicking on the Convert to TI format button Data will be viewed in the Notepad Editor Contents of the Flash Memory data can be viewed by selecting of the Flash Memory Data from the View menu Flash Memory data viewer displays the memory address data in hex and Ascii format in the same way as the code data viewer Figure 5 1 and 4 6 7 1 To be able to see Flash Memory contents Read Flash option must be selected first Contents of the Code File data and Flash Memory Data can be compared and differences Comparation Code and Fl
35. e hardware firmware and related documentation being provided to You AS IS without warranty or support of any kind Elprotronic disclaims all warranties with regard to the software and hardware express or implied including without limitation any implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose merchantability merchantable quality or noninfringement of third party rights Table of Contents I DM FOAUCHON AAA AAA AA ES Ai 7 2 Keates ii AAA ai 8 3 Getting STE sense dos ed oy aed dada ios Ent 9 3 1 Software Installation ante ar 9 3 22 Driver Installation sa un Ab ase 9 3 3 Hardware Installation saciar A ds 10 3 4 Starting up FET Pro430 Flash Programmer o oo ooo ooccoomoom 10 4 Programming Dialogue Seieen san A eier 11 4 1 Microcontroller Type 3 422432 23 32 02 42 2 a 12 4 2 Code File Management sus een ad 13 4 3 Blow Security Fuse and Open Password File o o ooooooo o 16 44 Power Device from Adapter u ee yeas 17 4 5 Deyice TACHO DOr 342 ais da ra e 18 4 5 1 Auto Program button estr a a dd a 19 45 2 Verily Security FUSE sd seele 19 4 5 3 Erase Flash button 22 22uu44 2 8 1122 tidied beet edd eee 20 4 5 4 Blank Check button x es ss A 20 4 5 5 Write Flash button 204 202 hd dais 20 4 5 6 Venfy Flash button 2 or Ya o e aae U 21 4 5 7 Read Copy Flash button oooooooocoonoonornornoom 21 O AA ee ee Pa ee Dee 24 I Data Viewer So ns ne a ORTON EE a RA REPOS A E
36. e engineer decompile disassemble modify translate make any attempt to discover the Source Code of the Product or create derivative works from the Product C use a previous version or copy the Product after You have received a disk replacement or upgraded version Upon upgrading the software all copies of the prior version must be destroyed D redistribute in whole or in part any part of the software component of this Product E use the hardware with any software that is not obtained from Elprotronic nor F use the product in any manner not authorized by this license 2 Copyright All rights title and copyrights in and to the Product and any copies of the Product are owned by Elprotronic The Product is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions Therefore you must treat the Product like any other copyrighted material 3 Limitation of liability In no event shall Elprotronic be liable to you for any loss of use interruption of business or any direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages of any kind including lost profits regardless of the form of action whether in contract tort including negligence strict product liability or otherwise even if Elprotronic has been advised of the possibility of such damages 4 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES You agree that Elprotronic has made no express warranties to You regarding the software hardware firmware and related documentation The softwar
37. e flash memory The serial number SN that have already been used are stored in the data file The new SN is created by incrementing a counter that for the SN and the highest SN is stored in a data file Furthermore model name group revision can be downloaded to target device Note The SN format and location in the device s flash memory must be specify by the user Serial number is created when Auto Program or Write SN button is pressed and the Serial Number feature is enabled When Auto Program function is activated the SN is programmed to the target s device memory at the same time along with code data If Auto Program fails for any reason then new SN is not created The software also allows the microcontroller to retain its SN if one has already been assigned to it Every time a device is programmed and serialization is enabled the contents of the target s memory are scanned for existing serial number If the serial number is found the message in figure 8 1 1 will appear and allow you to decide if you wish to keep the old serial number new serial number or serial number modified manually Serial Number Editor S el x r Serialization VERIFY with Data Base Target sSN 123456 New SN c 242211 EditedSN C 2a2211 OK Format Ascii Custom Cancel r Model Group Revision 21 R 0003 04 17 Target s Model Group Rev etc o R 0003 04 17 Figure 8 1 1 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PM01
38. e following warning message is displayed when check mark is selected to be enabled warning rr tell Blow the Security Fuse Procedure is NOT reversible When Fuse is blown then microcontroller is not accessible via the JTAG interface Would you like to enable the option of blowing the Security Fuse Yes No Figure 4 4 2 Note Ifthe option of blowing the Security Fuse is enabled then if AUTO PROGRAM device action is selected the fuse will be blown without warning When BLOW FUSE button is pressed then two following warnings are displayed before fuse will be blown FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 16 Blow the Security Fuse Procedure is NOT reversible When Fuse is blown then microcontroller is not accessible via the JTAG interface Do you still wish to blow the Security Fuse 7 we Figure 4 3 3 Warning A A Ore You sure w Figure 4 3 4 When the button YES is pressed twice the procedure of blowing the security fuse will be initiated When Security Fuse is blown the JTAG interface becomes inoperable 4 4 Power Device from Adapter Power Device tram Adapter 2 0 v Device Woltage POWER ON OFF O RESET Figure 4 4 1 The programming adapter is powered from the USB Port interface By clicking POWER ON OFF button you can turn the power on or off on the target device If programming adapter has capability to program the output
39. ected then the first hex integer number is saved as a second word and the second number as a first word in the Flash memory location Display Format YYYY 1234 5 size in FLASH 4 bytes SN 200300123 will be saved as YYYY 2003 Decy gt 0x07D3 hex 12345 00123 gt 0x007B hex FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 39 In flash memory this number can be seen as 07D3 007B gt HEX MSW first 007B 07D3 gt HEX LSW first when integer numbers are viewed or as lt Hex format bytes gt Size 4 bytes D3 07 7B 00 gt HEX MSW first 7B 00 D3 07 gt HEX LSW first when bytes are viewed first byte is the LSW byte from the integer number Displayed consecutive serial number 16 bits integer number can have a value from 0 to 2 16 1 equal 65535 and is displayed as the 5 digits serial number Display Format Y YMM 1234 5 size in FLASH 4 bytes SN 030300123 will be saved as YYMM 0303 Decy gt 0x012F hex 12345 00123 gt 0x007B hex In flash memory this number can be seen as 012F 007B gt HEX MSW first 007B 012F gt HEX LSW first or lt Hex format bytes gt Size 4 bytes 2F 01 7B 00 gt HEX MSW first 7B 00 2F Ol gt HEX LSW first Display Format YYMMDD 1234 size in FLASH 4 bytes The format date is compressed to be able to fit data in only in two bytes as follows Bit 151413121110 9876543210 lt year 2000 gt lt month gt lt day gt
40. fined 0x1040 7F Main Memory only I C undefined 0x1040 7F INFO segments in F2xx F g 0x1000 7F 0x1080 BF MT B 0x1000 7F 0x1080 BF microcontrollers 7 A 0x1080 FF 0x10C0 FF FT amp 0x1080 FF Ox10CO FF Main Memory only C Info Memory only gt Main Memory r Main Memory Me E site Address 0xF800 i auie Address Joxz100 C User defined Stop Address JoxFFFF User defined Stop Address JoxFFFF Retain Data in Flash IV DCO calibration data 0x10F8 0x10FF F2xx only User defined Start Address ox ooo max 256 bytes Stop Address Joxio7F Write Verification About Microcontroller 0x4000 Fast Write Verify Check Sum Recommended Selected Main Memory Start Addr g pre Microcontroller None OE eae Flash Segment Size em Figure 6 1 C Standard Write verify Check Sum Read verify Main Memory Stop Add 0x0200 6 1 Memory Erase Write Verify Group The Memory Erase Write Verify Address Range group block see Fig 6 1 specifies common addresses range for erase write and verify operations Memory setup has five available options FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 28 Note Update only When this option is selected the Auto Program 1008 procedure will not erase memory contents Instead 25 CA 80 40 39 E3 F8 02 Contents of the code data taken from the Code File 2200 will be downloaded t
41. group The pull down field contains a list of all microcontrollers in MSP430Fxx family currently available One thing to note the microcontroller type can be selected automatically if the option Any is selected When communication between microcontroller and programming adapter is initialized the software will detect the target microcontroller s automatically The type of detected microcontroller is displayed in the field Target This allows the software to warn you ifthe connected microcontroller does not match the one specified by the user Note No warning message will appear when Any microcontroller type is selected Open Code File gt si Open Password File gt r Microcontroller Type MSP430F 149 hi Figure 4 1 1 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PM014A01 Rev 5 12 4 2 Code File Management FET Pro430 flash programmer provides three options to manage code files These options allow the user to open a code file combine several code files into a single file and save the programming data into a code file Look in MSP4BSL E gt e DsSetupi sach33 txt Debug 2 code_mem txt Bi sach txt HELP 2 data_mem txt E sach_16k txt MSP430BSL Setup Memview txt Target_m txt Release B ReadMe txt testcode txt res B sach2 txt Files of type Texas Instruments format txt Cancel Texas Instruments format Ext Motorola format
42. gure 5 2 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PM014A01 Rev 5 26 displayed in a the viewer by selecting Compare Code amp Flash Data from the View menu Only data that are not the same in the code file data and the Flash memory will be displayed In the first line code file data will be displayed and in the second line Flash memory data Figure 5 2 Note Only data at the addresses specified in the code file can be displayed Any data not specified in code file will not be displayed even ifthe Flash Memory data contains any not empty FF data FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 27 6 Memory Option Dialogue Screen The Memory Options Dialogue Screen Fig 6 1 has three settings groups and one information group Two of the settings groups allow the flash memory addresses range for erase write and read operation to be specified The third settings group write verification allows the user to select the verification method for Auto Program procedure The information group contains the start and stop address of the user specified main memory segment that can be erased written and verified independently Memory Options x Memory Erase Write Verify Address Range Read Address Range C Update only Information Memory Segments All Memory m Information Memory Segments Fixx F4xx F2xx Fixx F4xx F2xx all Memory 7 D undefined 0x1000 3F F Df undefined 0x1000 3F including protected 7 C unde
43. h Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 31 7 Target s Connection Reset Options 7 1 Communication with Target Device Target s Connection Reset Options M Communication with Target Device OK Standard JTAG 2 4 wires JTAG do not supported by Parallel Port FET O Spy By Wire 2 wires do not supported by Parallel Port FET Note The Spy By Wire is not supported by the TI s USB FET MSP FET430UIF with old firmware Ask TI for firmware upgrade Reset Options Any Recommended C PUC only RST NMI only C wec OFF On only COM Port ort LPT 1 C LPT 2 Switch Vec OFF C LPT 3 r Final Target Device action Reset and start the application program C USB Used Adapter TI s FET USB FET or hardware compatible uses TI s MSP430 dll library Other 1 gt gt Other 2 gt gt Browse full path and name of the MS5P430 dll file supplied with the adapter you have Figure 7 1 Communication with the target devices can be selected in the Target s Connection dialogue screen Figure 7 1 Most of the microcontrollers MSP430Fxx have only standard JTAG communication interface In this case the Standard JTAG selection should be used The latest MSP430F2xx microcontrollers with small packages have the Spy Bi Wire 2 wires only interface or 4 wires JTAG combined with Spy Bi wire Interface In this case the 2 4 wire JTAG or Spy Bi Wire can be FET Pro430 MSP430
44. hree most popular code file formats These formats are the Texas Instruments the Motorola and the Intel file formats FET Pro430 will work with any of these formats and will easily convert one file format to another by using the Open Code File and Save Code File options sovens ep Save in MFG gt f A5010x02 1v1 bxt A5010 02 1v2 txt MspAdapter_v10 txt MspAdapter_ 11 txt MspAdapter_Y11_old txt E Msp dapter_W12 txt Save as type Texas Instruments format txt y Cancel Texas Instruments format txt Motorola format s19 Intel format hex Figure 4 2 4 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 15 4 3 Blow Security Fuse and Open Password File The microcontroller s memory is protected against unauthorized access When the microcontroller is accessed via the JTAG interface then the Security Fuse if blown is protecting access to the microcontroller Blowing the Security Fuse is not reversible and when done then the JTAG interface becomes unusable When JTAG interface is selected then Verify Security Fuse button allows to verification if the fuse is blown or not Fuse is verified also at the beginning of any device action command To blow the Security Fuse the check mark Enable must be selected first see Figure 4 3 1 Blow Security E W Enable BLOW FUSE Figure 4 3 1 Because blowing of the Security Fuse is not reversible th
45. le should be opened see Figure 8 2 When the desired Serial Number Format is selected then using the SN IEEE file button located in the main dialogue screen Figure 4 1 the desired SN file should be opened Selected file is converted to final format and all listed serial numbers are verified with the data base file if there was note used before If the specified SN have been used before then these numbers are removed from the SN list When the SN file is read and verified then the pending SN list 1s displayed in the screen Figure 8 4 1 with following information displayed on the top of the list number of the SN found in data base and removed from the pending list number of the Serial Numbers with incorrect size and removed from the pending list number of the accepted SN FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 53 Serial numbers list from the file D Number of the SN found in the data base removed from the list 0 Number of the SN numbers with incorrect size current setup 6 char removed from the list 10 Number of the SN attached to the list 123456 242211 24C212 24H213 2DD214 2YY215 222216 2NN217 2MM218 20E219 Figure 9 1 When the Paste to Notepad button is pressed then the pending Serial Number list can be saved in format ready to be used as a valid SN data file if required FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO014A01 Rev 5 54 9 BSL Password and Access The MS
46. n target device is supplied from its own power supply or a battery the overload protection of the programming adapter is no longer necessary The target device can be set to run an application immediately after the target device programmed In order to do this check the Reset and start the application program option in the Reset Options window shown in Figure 7 1 7 4 Connection Connection selector allows to select desired communication port with programming adapter FET Communication port is selected by MSP430 dll driver during initialization process and parameters passed to the MSP430 dll Following string is passed to initialization MSP430 procedure LPT1 when LPT 1 is selected LPT2 when LPT 2 is selected LPT3 when LPT 3 is selected FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 33 USB when TI USB is selected 7 5 Used Adapter The FET Pro430 software is using TT s MSP430 dll library that allows communication with Texas Instruments FET parallel port FET or USB FET However the FET Pro430 can also be used with the Third s Party Tool adapters If other then the TI s adapter is used then the correct MSP430 dll library between FET Pro430 software and used adapter must be used In the Used Adapter group Figure 7 1 should be selected option TPs FET when the TT s FET parallel port FET or USB FET is used or parallel port FET with hardware compatible to the TP s FET or Other 1 or Other 2
47. ncated 8 2 4 Device Serialization box Device Serialization box located on the main programming dialogue screen see figures 10 2 and 4 1 contains serial number and model information The first two read only lines contain information taken from the target device The next two lines contain model text and serial number that are to be saved Whenever a communication with the target device is performed the model text and serial number is read and displayed in the Device Serialization group The Next Model Group_Revision and Next SN edit lines can contain any SN and text FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 48 When the device is programmed the next model text is taken from the Model Group Revision Text of the Serialization dialogue screen The next SN is generated automatically according to the setup in the Serialization This means that any data entered in the Device Serialization group can be treated as temporary data This data is downloaded to only one target device Current target s label model text and serial number can be read at any time by pressing READ SN button located in the Device Serialization group see figure 8 2 8 2 5 Bar Code Scanner setup Programming software has capability to get a data from the Bar Code Scanner Bar Code Scanner should be connected to PC computer in series with the keyboard using the Y cable or to the USB port Refer to the Bar Code Scanner
48. o the flash memory This option 48 35 59 72 AC B8 is useful when a relatively small amount of data such 4 as calibration data needs to be added to the flash Figure 6 1 1 memory Flash memory space defined by Code File should be blank Code file should contain ONLY data which will be downloaded to flash memory For example if code file contains only data as shown in figure 6 1 1 in Texas Instruments format then 8 bytes of data will be written starting at location 0x1008 and 6 bytes of data starting at location 0x2200 Before writing operation all data in the flash memory at the specified location should be blank contain value OxFF The software will verify automatically if this part of memory is blank and will only proceed to program the device if verification is successful Addresses in the Code File should contain only EVEN addresses Number of bytes in all data blocks must be even The software uses word two bytes operation for writing and reading data In case that the code file contains an odd number of bytes to write the data segment will be appended by a single byte containing the value OxFF This value will not overwrite the current memory contents but verification process will return an error if the target device does not contain the value OxFF at that location All Memory This is the most frequently used option during flash memory programming process All memory is erased before programming All contents from the c
49. ode file are downloaded to the target microcontroller s flash memory Main memory only This option allows to erase and program the main memory only Flash information memory segments A and B will not be modified Contents of the information memory from the code file will be ignored if code file contains such data Used by code file This option allows main memory segments or and information memory segments used by data specified in code file to be erased Flash memory segments which do not contain any FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 29 data to be written to the memory from the code file will not be erased This option is useful if some data like calibration data should pe replaced in memory If code file contains some new calibration data such as described in figure 6 1 1 then the ENTIRE information memory segment at addresses 0x1000 to 0x107F and main memory segment at addresses 0x2200 to 0x23FF will be erased and new data at locations 0x1008 and 0x2200 will be written 5 User Defined This option is functionally similar to options described before but addresses range of the erased write verify main memory and sectors of the information memory can be defined by the user When the User Defined option is selected then on the right side of the Memory Erase Write Verify Group two check boxes and two addresses edit lines will be enabled The check boxes allow the user to select the information memory sectors
50. ollers with the BSL version 2 0 and higher have enhanced security features These features are controlled by the Flash data word located below the interrupt vector e g OxFFDE for the MSP430 and OxFFBE for the extended MSP430X If this word contains 0x0000 The flash memory will not be erased if an incorrect BSL password has been received by the target It is the same features like in all MSP430 with an older BSL version OxAASS The BSL is disabled This means that the BSL communication can not be established All other values If an incorrect password is transmitted then the whole flash memory will be erased automatically to protect unauthorized access to the MSP430 device Desired option can be selected in the BSL Enhanced Security group of the BSL Password and Access dialogue Option can be used only when the BSL version is 2 0 or higher FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 56 10 Load Save Setup Programming software can save configuration settings This allows the user to create several configuration file one for a particular task and thus eliminates the need to manually change settings every time a different configuration is desired Furthermore the config ini file contains the most recently used settings and those settings will be used as default whenever the software is started To create a configuration file simply select Save Setup from the File menu Current settings will be saved for future use To resto
51. ormat YY MM 1234 size in FLASH 4 bytes SN 03030123 will be saved as YY MM 0303 gt 0x03 0x03 bytes 1234 0123 gt 0x01 0x23 bytes In flash memory this number can be seen as lt Hex format bytes gt 03 03 01 23 Size 4 bytes Display Format YYMMDD 1234 size in FLASH 5 bytes SN 0405110123 will be saved as YYMMDD 040511 gt 0x04 0x05 Ox11 1234 0123 gt 0x01 0x23 In flash memory this number can be seen as lt Hex format bytes gt 04 05 11 0123 Size 5 bytes Display Format YYDDD 1234 size in FLASH 4 bytes The format date is compressed to be able to fit data only in two bytes as follows Bit 15 12 Year number multiple of ones 9 8 1 0 11 10 Year number multiple of tens 3 2 1 0 9 8 Day number multiple of hundreds 3 2 1 0 7 4 Day number multiple of tens 9 8 1 0 3 0 Day number multiple of ones 9 8 1 0 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 43 SN 041110123 will be saved as YYDDD 04111 Decy gt 0x41 0x11 hex 1234 0123 gt 0x01 0x23 hex Display Format 123456768 size in FLASH 4 bytes SN 12345678 will be saved as 12345678 gt 0x12 0x34 0x56 0x78 bytes In flash memory this number can be seen as lt Hex format bytes gt 12 34 56 78 Size 4 bytes Display Format 1234 size in FLASH 2 bytes SN 1234 will be saved as 1234 gt 0x12 0x34 bytes In flash memory this number can be seen as
52. ovided by Texas Instruments and other vendors FET Pro430 requires device drivers and libraries DLL provided by adapter manufacturers while supplying the software features you have come to expect and rely upon from Elprotronic Incorporated The FET Pro430 can program Texas Instruments MSP430Fxx family of microcontrollers via JTAG interface using the parallel or USB ports The programming speed and the size of the code that can be programmed are dependent only on the interface adapter and the target device To simplify production process the programming software package can assign serial number model type and revision number Each serial number is unique for each programmed device and is assigned automatically Several serial number formats are available There are a number of erase write options also available This allows to erase write all flash memory or just the specified fragment of memory This feature is very useful when only part of programmed data code should be replaced For example this feature can be used to download the serial number calibration data or personality data without losing existing program code FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 7 2 Features FET Pro430 programming software is designated to program the Texas Instruments MSP430Fxx microcontroller family via the JTAG interface using MSP430 dll driver and Texas Instrument s Flash Emulation Tool FET adapter Major features of the FET Pro430
53. programmer are x FET Pro430 programming software is a shell that uses the Texas Instruments MSP430 dll driver to facilitates communication with the target device and TI s programming adapters parallel port Flash Emulation Tool FET or TI USB FET Communication speed is determined by the MSP430 dll driver and used FET x Supports all MSP430Fxx microcontrollers from TI dd Blow the JTAG security fuse es Full memory or sector memory erase Write Check Sum verification l No code size limitations ii Target device can be powered from the programming adapter or from external source ig Easy to use Windows based software Programmer accept TI txt Motorola s19 and Intel hex data files for programming a Combine code files 3 Lock setup capability useful in production z Software package can assign and automatically increment serial number model type and revision Serial Number with or without an automatically inserted current date can be stored in the FLASH memory in HEX BCD or ASCH format Log file capability allows to review information about the flashed target devices FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 8 3 Getting Started FET Pro430 programmer package contains y One READ ME FIRST document 2 One FET_Pro430 Flash Programmer CD ROM Software Manual 3 1 Software Installation The FET Pro430 Programming Software runs on PC under Windows TM ME WinNT 2000 or XP Follow instruc
54. re configuration settings select Load Setup from File menu and select a file containing the settings you wish to restore In order to prevent accidental setup changes the MSP430 Programmer provides the option to Lock configuration settings When the user selects the Lock Unlock Setup option from the Setup menu the MSP430 Flash Programmer will prevent the user from modifying the setup The only options that are available when the programmer is locked are Verify Read Autoprogram and Next Notice that the Next button will immediately change to implement the Autoprogram function To unlock the programmer the user must select the Lock Unlock Setup option from the Setup menu Configuration setup file or Code file can be opened using Load Setup Load Code File option from File menu or can also be opened using command line combined with the executable file name Following command line switches are available sf Setup_file_name cf Code_file_name lock Note When the cf option is used then code file name saved in the setup file configuration file is ignored and code file name specified with key cf is used Using Windows START button left bottom select Run Using Browse find and select executable file see Figure 10 1 C Program Files Elprotronic FET Pro430 Flash Programmer FET Pro430 exe and at the end enter the required key with name of the setup file eg C Program Files Elprotronic FET Pro430 Flash Programmer FET Pro430 exe sf E
55. s all warranties with regard to the software express or implied including without limitation any implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose merchantability merchantable quality or noninfringement of third party rights Limit of liability In no event will Elprotronic Inc be liable to you for any loss of use interruption of business or any direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages of any kind including lost profits regardless of the form of action whether in contract tort including negligence strict product liability or otherwise even 1f Elprotronic Inc has been advised of the possibility of such damages END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE AND ASSOCIATED THE HARDWARE ELPROTRONIC INC AND OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES ELPROTRONIC IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE AND ASSOCIATED THE HARDWARE TO YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL THE COMPANY OR LEGAL ENTITY THAT WILL BE USING THE SOFTWARE AND OR ASSOCIATED THE HARDWARE REFERENCED BELOW AS YOU OR YOUR ONLY ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU AGREE TO ALL TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS IS A LEGAL AND ENFORCABLE CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND ELPROTRONIC BY OPENING THIS PACKAGE BREAKING THE SEAL CLICKING I AGREE BUTTON OR OTHERWISE INDICATING ASSENT ELECTRONICALLY OR LOADING THE SOFTWARE OR USING THE HARDWARE YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS A
56. sh memory contents Typically when flash memory needs to be erased Auto Program executes the following procedures reload code file when Reload Code File is selected useful for debugging when the code file is frequently modified initialization read labelling information Serial Number Model Group Revision optional erase flash memory confirm if memory has been erase flash programming and verification Jabelling information generation flash memory check sum verification retrieve labelling information blowing the security fuse if enabled In the report window you can see a typical report message during the Auto Program procedure see Fig 4 5 2 Status window see fig 4 5 3 has a counter that is useful in production process The total number of programmed microcontrollers can be entered in the Total edit line The Balance line shows the number of microcontrollers that have not been programmed yet The Balance counter is initialized to the value entered in the Total edit line and is decremented every time Auto Program is completed successfully Note Balance counter works only with Auto Program procedure 4 5 2 Verify Security Fuse This button allows the security fuse to be verified This is useful if you try to check if the security fuse is blown This procedure is used for test purposes only FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 19 4 5 3 Erase Flash button This b
57. ssfully then message done or OK will appear on the right side of processed procedure M VERIFY FLASH Fig 4 5 2 If not a message failed will be displayed and selected er oe ee O reabycorr action will be terminated Final status is also displayed in the Status window see Fig 4 5 3 as Active blue Pass green or Fail Figure 4 5 1 red On the bottom of the programmer dialogue screen the progress bar is Report ET DONE runtime 16 7 sec displayed and the total run time is shown in the report Peadra e Meroe Me window Run time does not include the time when user JTAG communication initialization DK a Varying Secut Fuss OK interaction is required Reading Target Label done Erasing MEMON aanananennnnnnennnnnnnnnnnn done Status JTAG communication initialization OK All memory Blank checking OK Flash programming done Writing SN 20051203 done Total 22 Verifying check sum 0 DK Reading Target Label done Balance 21 OS DONE run time 6 7 sec SN qty 9 Figure 4 5 2 Figure 4 5 3 FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 18 4 5 1 Auto Program button Auto Program button is the most frequently used button when programming microcontrollers in the production process Auto Program button activates all required procedures to fully program and verify the fla
58. tions below to install the software Insert the FET Pro430 Programming Software CD into your CD ROM drive Ze FET Pro430 Programmer Setup wizard appears automatically Click Install FET Pro430 Flash Programmer to begin the installation process 3 If the Setup wizard does not start automatically click the Start button and choose the Run dialogue box Type D SETUP EXE where D represents the drive letter of your CD ROM drive Then click the OK button 4 Once the installation program starts on screen instructions will guide you through the remainder of the installation You must accept licence agreement before using software FET Pro430 programming software uses standard TP s MSP430 dll library and TT s programming adapter FET Current version of the software package contains TPs MSP430 dll and HIL dll supporting the MSP430 FET parallel port version and MSP FET430UIF USB port version To connect to the programming adapter select the parallel port LPT1 LPT2 or LPT3 or USB port TI USB as described in section 7 3 3 2 Driver Installation Parallel port FET requires DriverX to be installed The DriverX should be installed with the Kickstart software Follow instruction attached to your tool FET from TL No additional action is requited to activate the driver for the parallel port FET The USB driver for the MSP FET430UIF can be installed using the latest KickStart software or the TP s USB driver attached to the current FET Pro
59. unique SN per target s device type or as a unique SN in any devices type When unique SN per target device type is created then serial number file name and path should be used for each device type separately If a unique SN for any devices type is created then only one serial number file name should be used 8 2 2 Serial number formats Programming software has seven methods for creating the serial number referred to as Display format and four methods of storing the SN in the memory referred to as In Memory Format in the serialization dialogue screen When a serial number is created current date if required is taken from the PC timer Make a sure that your computer has correct date and time Display Format 1 YYYY 1234 5 SN Format F0 Serial number has 8 or 9 characters First four characters contain current year and remaining 4 or 5 characters contain the serial number eg SN 20030123 or 200300123 has a number 0123 or 00123 created in the 2003 year 2 YYMM 1234 5 SN Format Fl Serial number has 8 or 9 characters First two FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PMO14A01 Rev 5 38 characters contain last two digits of current year next two characters contains current month and remaining 4 or 5 characters contain a number eg SN 03030123 3 YYMMDD 1234 SN Format F5 Serial number has 10 First six characters contain date year month day of month and remaining 4 characters contain a number eg 0405120123
60. utton enables the flash memory segments or mass all memory to be erased If any option other then Erase All Memory is selected in the Memory Options Setup see chapter 6 1 Memory Erase Write Verify Group for details then the following question message box will be displayed IC x E Would you like to erase all memory contents gt Please press YES gt bo erase all memory contents MIO gt to erase user defined memory space CANCEL gt to abort this task Yes Mo Cancel Figure 4 5 3 1 4 5 4 Blank Check button When Blank Check button is clicked the program checks if flash memory of the target microcontroller is blank all bytes contain the value OxFF This test checks if either all memory is clean or just the specified memory segment The first test checks all memory contents If it fails then just the specified memory segment is checked see setup in Memory Erase Write Group The following conditions can appear at the completion of this operation w all memory is blank all memory is not blank but selected part of it is x memory is not blank 4 5 5 Write Flash button When write flash button is clicked then contents from the code file will be written to the flash memory FET Pro430 MSP430 Flash Programmer PM014A01 Rev 5 20 Note See chapter 5 1 Memory Erase Write Group for details on how to specify memory segment for writing 4 5 6 Verify Flash button The Verify Flash

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