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1. o Figure 10 2 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer PMO15A01 Rev O TDO TDI TARGET DEVICE 6 TARGET DEVICE 9 TARGET DEVICE 4 TARGET DEVICE j TARGET DEVICE 2 TARGET DEVICE 1 66 Appendix A specification Specification PC Communication Interface Full Speed USB 1 1 12Mbits s USB connector Adpater site USB type B Computer site USB type A Target connector 14 pins header connector standard JTAG pinhead with added five TDO TDI connections to unused pins Number of programmed target devices up to 6 programmed simultaneously DC Power from USB Interface 5V 20 50mA target s current 0 100mA Target Device DC supply external 2 2 V to 3 6 V from programming adapter 2 2 V to 3 6 V instep 0 2V 100 mA max Communication speed via Interface selectable 1Mb s and 400kb s Size 76 43 20mm 3 0 1 68 x 0 8 inch Verification Compliance CB European CISPR 22 and EN 55022 FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B Unintentional Radiators for Uses in Home Commercial and Industrial Areas GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0
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3. Note Balance counter works only with Auto Program procedure 4 6 2 Verify Security Fuse This button allows the security fuse or the password to be verified This is useful if you try to find the correct password from a few available password files or to check if the security fuse is blown This procedure is used for test purposes only GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 28 4 6 3 Erase Flash button This button 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 Would you like ko erase all memory contents Please press YES En erase all memory contents NO gt to erase user defined memory space CANCEL gt to abort this task Yes Ma Cancel Figure 4 6 3 1 4 6 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 mi all memory is
4. 24 2 32 even number Start Address in Memory OxFA08 must be even address Model Group Revision text 33 R 0004 04 17 16 char OK Figure 8 2 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 45 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 2 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 ASO10X02 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 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 Disp
5. 31 32 33 34353637 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 31 32 33 34 1234 Size 4 bytes 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 dialog 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 Figure 8 2 1 1 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 54 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 b
6. Convert to TI format Copy Paste to Notepad Figure 4 6 7 1 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 6 7 1 This window can also be selected from Flash Memory Data from the View menu Flash memory data viewer shown in figure 4 6 7 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 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 31 When the 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 x Contents of the Flash Memory has been saved in the File E 1MSP APPLITmpCodeltest copy txt and opened as a current Code File Note The All Memory opt
7. Figure 4 4 1 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 24 Adapter group figure 4 4 1 is selected When the Enable checkbox is selected a warning message shown in figure 4 4 2 will be displayed If you confirm this selection by clicking YES then POWER ON OFF button is enabled By clicking POWER ON OFF button you can turn the power on or off on the target device Current DC voltage on the target device is permanently monitored and displayed in the Device Voltage field in the Power Device from Adapter group even if the target device is powered from the external DC sources If DC voltage is higher then 2 7 V then yellow box will be displayed indicating that DC voltage is OK and target device is fully functional under this DC voltage If DC level is below 2 7V but higher then 1V then access denied sign box will be displayed red sign with white line If DC level is below 1V then blank sign box will be displayed Make sure that the current consumption of the target device does not exceed 100m IF it does then do not power the device through the adapter Instead use the power supply provided with the device or an external power supply Would you like to power the device From the programming adapter Yes No Figure 4 4 2 When the target device is powered from its own power supply or battery then the check box Enable should not be selected RESET button located on the lef
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9. 1 0 7 4 Day number multiple of tens 9 8 1 0 3 0 Day number multiple of ones 9 8 1 0 SN 041110123 will be saved as YYDDD 04111 Decy gt 0 41 0 11 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 51 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 0 12 0x34 bytes In flash memory this number can be seen as lt Hex format bytes gt 12 34 Size 2 bytes 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 OD 3 1234 0123 gt 0 30 0x31 0 32 0x33 bytes or 0 9 When flash memory bytes viewed then this number can be seen as lt Hex format gt lt Ascii format 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
10. 9 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 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 Format YYMM 1234 size in FLASH 4 bytes SN 03030123 will be saved as GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 50 YYMM 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 Oxll 1234 0123 gt 0x01 0x23 In flash memory this number can be seen as lt Hex format bytes gt 04 05 11 01 23 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
11. OxOFFO containing ID number can be read using or BSL communication Particular type of the microcontroller in the same group ID can be detected when communication via JTAG is available but this feature is not available via BSL interface communication For programming flash feature knowledge of the type of the microcontrollers is not required al long as size of FLASH is available Tables of all currently available group and types of microcontrollers are shown below Tables contains following information in F112 ID in HEX format taken from the ROM at location OxOFFO Fllx 1 information displayed in the microcontroller type window in programmer dialog box list of available microcontrollers in particular group with RAM and Flash size specification F112 F11x 1 RAM size bytes ROM size kbytes MSP430F110 MSP430F1101 MSP430F1101A MSP430F1111A MSP430F112 MSP430F1121 MSP430F1121A 1132 F11x2 RAM size bytes ROM size kbytes MSP430F1122 256 4k MSP430F1132 256 8k F123 F122 F123 RAM size bytes ROM size kbytes MSP430F122 256 4k MSP430F123 256 8k 1232 FI2x2 RAM size bytes ROM size kbytes MSP430F1222 256 4k MSP430F1232 256 8k GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 16 F149 F13x F14x RAM size bytes ROM size kbytes MSP430F133 MSP430F135 MSP430F147 MSP430F 1471 MSP430F148 MSP430F 1481 MSP430F149 MSP430F1491 F169 F15x F1
12. The software hardware firmware and related documentation being provided to You 5 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 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 4 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devices pursuant to Part 15 ofthe FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of more of the following meas
13. blank all memory is not blank but selected part of it is x memory is not blank GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 29 4 6 5 Write Flash button When write flash button is clicked then contents from the code file will be written to the flash memory 4 6 6 Verify Flash button The Verify Flash 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 Dialog Screen 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 30 4 6 7 Read Copy Flash button x Addr 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 04 OG OD OF lt Ascii OxEA20 OxEA30 4 OxEASO OxEA60 0 80 90 xEAAD DxEABO OxEACO OxEADO 0 OxEAFO OxEBOO 10 OxEB20 OxEB30 4 OxEBSO OxEB60 OxEB 70 OxEBS80O0 90 OxEBAO OxEBBO OxEBCO OxEBDO OxEBEO OxEBFO Target Device selector HO 2 0 z3 cC 4 e 5 C 6 C
14. 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 Flash Memory Data E x ddr 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 OA OB OC OD OE OF g Asch 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 HEEUCT an an an an sib sey sax Cay ds 23 an A stessa 2 2 2 2 xe omen ves ing t4 xu wmm ey Ama Saye ms MANO DxE UE o awe sms sen set ien snm oie n A uem win ores xEBEDG Sh AG fum Gum dui Ai dum AS P AG Suv Baer Sane HEELE uem xc CHER IRSE Ger Gr ae UxEIEU N 32 22 22 du dun S 22
15. communication speed selector JTAG Communication Speed F x JTAG communication speed upto 1 Mbits s C upto 400kbits s Figure 7 1 7 2 Reset Dialog Box The Target s Reset Dialog screen enables the user to select the Reset pulse duration and reset line state at the end of programming process GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 41 Target s Reset Options Reset pulse duration 6 10ms pulse Recommended 100 ms pulse Custom C 200mspuse pulse ms 1 1000 C 500 ms pulse Idle time 0 ms 1 2000 C Custom Cancel Final Target Device action Keep RESET line active on low level default Reset and start the application program OFF ON Vcc and start the application program Vcc OFF time ms 50 5000 Figure 7 2 7 2 1 Reset pulse duration The reset pulse allows the adapter to initiate communication with a microcontroller using the JTAG Interface In most cases the pulse width of 10ms is sufficient to initiate communication process However this may be affected by additional load on the reset line Therefore four additional settings 100 200 500 ms and custom are available When the RESET IC circuit is used then the custom defined reset pulse duration can be used Two parameters of the custom reset pulse are defined initialization reset pulse time typically very short 1 ms and an idle re
16. s programming speed per one programmed target device Due to this high speed communication programming time is very short and programmer can be used to program flash devices in the production process GangPro430 FlashPro430 Flash Programming Adapter PNW USB MSP430 FPA 3 0 SN 20050151 andepy 199308 18 FE vwww elprotronic con For example six microcontrollers with 60 kB Flash such as MSP430F149 can be programmed in 8 seconds This time includes initialization erasing memory Figure 1 1 blank checking programming and fast verification To simplify production process the programming software package can assign serials number model type and revision 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 2 Features GangPro430 programmer is dedicated to simultaneously program up to six the Texas Instruments MSP430Fxx family microcontrollers via the JT AG interface Detailed information describing featu
17. software setup code file controlled microcontroller type etc When more then one X Pro430 Adapter is connected to PC then following X Pro430 Selector dialog screen will be displayed on the PC screen see Figure 3 4 1 Using available buttons the one desired Flash Programming Adapter should be selected Make a sure that selected X Pro430 is not used by other opened application Selected X Pro430 s serial number will be displayed on the left bottom side of the programming dialog screen GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 12 77 20040246 Single Figure 3 4 1 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer PMO15A01 Rev 0 13 4 Programming Dialog Screen 4 GangPro430 MSP430 Flash Gang Programmer Elprotronic Inc File View Setup Serialization About Open Code File gt test 32k trt path JEAMSP APPLATmpCode Microcontroller Type 7 MSP430F 148 Target MSP430F148 Status Total 100 Balance 70 Selected Device Information RAM 2048 bytes FLASH 48 kB Reading Target Label Erasing memory Writing SN Writing SN Writing SN Writing SN p4 Writing SN p5 Writing SN p5 Flash programming Verifying check sum DONE FPA SN 20050116 Power Device from Adapter Reset Device 2v x Enable er POWER ON OFF osy r Target Devices Programming Result Target Enable 19 20 3M 4M 5W Connect Erase Blank Che
18. 4 22 46 SN Formats 70 NewSN FO 20041270 APR 10 2004 22 47 FO YYYY1234 5 20041271 APR 10 2004 22 48 3 20041272 APR 10 2004 22 48 Unmodified SN FO 20041273 APR 10 2004 22 49 Rn FO 20041274 APR 10 2004 23 06 F4 YYDDD1234 5 Um xe te 20041275 APR 11 2004 10 56 F2 12345678 Manually entere FO 20041276 APR 11 2004 1712 y F3 1234 6 FO 20041277 APR 11 2004 17 12 F6 Custom 91 Dverwritten SN F 20041278 11 2004 17 25 20041279 11 2004 17 27 20041280 APR 11 2004 17 31 Delete Last SN f mum udi GOD M Exit Figure 8 3 1 Serialization Report Dialog screen Short information of the created serial numbers format date and time of programming is displayed on the white report box see Figure 8 3 1 Serial numbers are created automatically via GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 57 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 58 9 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
19. 5 01 Rev 0 62 I0 Target connection The GangPro430 Flash Programmers with the JTAG Interface use the STANDARD 14 pin TI JTAG connector s pinout to facilitate the JTAG communication with one target device Unused pins in the standard JTAG connectors has been used to facilitate the GANG JTAG connections allows to connect up to six target devices Texas Instruments created the standard for the MSP430 JTAG interface connector Pin I TDO TDI Pin2 Vcc Pin3 TDI Vpp TDI Pin4 Vcc Ext Pin5 TMS Pin6 Pin7 TCK Pin8 TEST pin9 GND Pin 10 pin 11 RST Pin 12 pin 13 Pin 14 Pins 6 10 12 13 and 14 are unused or spare To facilitate GANG communication these unused pins has been used to connect the TDO TDI to from others target devices others lines are connected in parallel to all target devices Combined connector is shown on figure 10 1 Vec Sense Sense TDO TDI Z Test Vpp TDO TDI 3 TDO TDL4 TDO TDI 5 Figure 10 1 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 63 This modification DOES NOT affect the JTAG adapter communication when the only one target device with the standard JTAG connector is connected In this case our standard FlashPro430 software can be used with the GangPro430 programming adapter to facilitate JTAG communication with the target device The FlashPro430 software will set all extra TDO TDI lines in the TS state lines TDO TDI 2 TDO TDI 3 TDO TDI 4 TDO T
20. 6x RAM size bytes ROM size kbytes MSP430F155 MSP430F156 MSP430F157 MSP430F167 MSP430F168 MSP430F169 FI6C Fl xx RAM size bytes ROM size kbytes MSP430F1610 32k MSP430F1611 48k MSP430F1612 55 F413 F412 F417 RAM size bytes ROM size kbytes MSP430F412 4k MSP430F413 8k MSP430F415 16k MSP430F417 32k GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 F437 F435 F437 RAM size bytes ROM size kbytes MSP430F435 80pins 512 16k MSP430F436 80pins 1024 24k MSP430F437 80pins 1024 32k RAM size bytes ROM size kbytes F449 F43x F44x MSP430F435 100pins MSP430F436 100pins MSP430F437 100pins MSP430F447 MSP430F448 MSP430F449 F427 F423 F427 RAM size bytes ROM size kbytes MSP430F423 MSP430FE423 MSP430FW423 MSP430F425 MSP430FE425 MSP430FW425 MSP430F427 MSP430FE427 MSP430FW427 F439 FG43x RAM size bytes ROM size kbytes MSP430FG438 1024 48k MSP430FG439 2048 60 k When Any microcontroller type is selected then only name of the microcontroller s group like FG43x is displayed in the Target microcontroller type Because type of microcontroller can GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 18 not be fully detected especially via BSL Interface then the max FLASH from the particular group is assigned eg 60kB for the group FG43x see table above If correct size of the FLASH is required then
21. 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 serial number can be stored in Ascii format only and is accepting any alphanumeric characters All characters are converted to the lower letters characters Any white characters like space tab are ignored and eliminated from the final SN string 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 selected then the first hex integer number is saved as a second word and the second number as a first word the Flash memory location Display Format 1234 5 size in FLASH 4 bytes SN 200300123 will be saved as YYYY 2003 Decy gt 0x07D3 hex 12345 00123 gt 0x007B hex GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 47 In flash memory this number can be seen as 07D3 007B gt HEX MSW first 007B 07D3 gt HEX LSW first when integer numb
22. DI 5 and TDO TDI 6 Table 10 1 Gang JTAG Interface connector TDO TDI VCC In Sense TDO TDI 2 TEST Vpp TDO TDI 3 TDO TDL 4 TDO TDL6 TDO TDL5 Data output Input 1 Vcc supplied to the target 2 2 to 3 6V max 100 mA and the target s Vcc voltage sense This pis should be connected to Vcc of the microcontroller if microcontroller is supplied from the Flash Programming Adapter If the Target s Device microcontroller is energized from his own battery or external power supply then the pin 2 or 4 Vcc sense should be connected to the Vcc of the microcontroller TEST Input pin Blow Fuse voltage Vpp 6 5V Used only with the MSP430Fxx with the small package 28 pins and below Figure10 2 show interconnection between modified connector and six target devices Note that TEST line is used only with the small MSP430Fxx microcontrollers packed within 28 and less pins package GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 64 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer PM015A01 0 65 ew From GangPro430 JTAG LT 140 TDO TDI 5 126 1D0 TDI 4 ro joe TDO TDI 3 TEST I L4 b o
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24. F5 is pressed GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 Figure 4 7 1 AUTO PROGRAM NEXT F5 Figure 4 7 2 READ FLASH NEXT F5 Figure 4 7 3 33 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 Code 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 File code pata i x ddr 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 OC OD OE OF 5 Ascii UE 4 D P DR 4GXG U d U GP 88 Cj B Figure 5 1 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 34 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
25. GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer User s Manual Software version 1 0 PM015A01 0 March 05 2005 Elprotronic Inc 9 Alpine Crescent Richmond Hill Ontario LAS 1V9 CANADA Web site www elprotronic com E mail info elprotronic com Fax 905 780 2414 Voice 905 780 5789 Copyright 2004 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 5 IS without warranty or support of any kind Elprotronic Inc
26. GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer Figure 4 6 2 Balance 4 Figure 4 6 3 PMO15A01 Rev 0 27 4 6 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 flash 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 labelling information generation flash memory check sum verification retrieve labelling information blowing the security fuse 1f enabled In the report window you can see a typical report message during the Auto Program procedure see Fig 4 6 2 Status window see fig 4 6 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
27. LOI 120052106 Target Device 6 20052101 20052107 20052107 12345678 Model Group Revision ang Programmer T est Gang Programmer Test gt Gang Programmer Tet 000000000000 Gang Programmer Tet gt Pa gt Gang Programmer Tet Gang Programmer Tet Figure 8 3 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 15 01 Rev 0 56 8 3 Serialization Report Dialog Screen Serialization Report Dialog 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 Serialization Report B Serialization File Name JENElproTronic MFG test2 sn M The Highest Serial Number SN 404231204 Overwritten Model Group Rev 33 R 0004 04 17 Date Fri Apr 23 2004 20 12 File jaso 202 1 v4 txt Delete SN Serial Number before the Highest SN SN 404231203 verwritten Model Group Rev 33 R 0004 04 17 Date Fri Apr 23 2004 20 07 Code File Name 501 6502 1 v4 txt Report Format Serial Number Date Time Legend 20041269 APR 10 200
28. NON cans ei MERE cR Rr e dedo uhi up ael t 44 8 1 Jntrod cton eot aes Ao o et udis UE E 44 8 2 Serialization Dialog Screen 45 8 2 1 Serial number Fil cs ua pa UR Tg 45 8 2 2 Serial number formats 46 8 2 3 Model Group 55 8 2 4 Device Serialization box 55 8 3 Serialization Report Dialog Screen 57 9 Load Save Setup v siat euo a 3 d qi o a Gr dac Pac 29 JU Target connection SERRA a RR RR A 60 Appendix A spectficattonm vot ARG EEE pip S 64 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 1 Introduction GangPro430 programmer is dedicated to simultaneously program up to six the Texas Instruments MSP430Fxx family microcontrollers Using GangPro430 programmer the target devices can be programmed via the JTAG Interface Each programmer package Figure 1 1 consist of a microcontroller based adapter Windows based software and cable to connect the adapter with the computer s USB port The internal adapter software allows to communicate with the programmed device with the high speed The effective programming speed is around 12 kbytes s simultaneously up to six target devices that is equivalent to 72 kbytes
29. am folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it For you Open C Program Files Elprotronic USB FlashPro4 30 USB Cancel Browse Figure9 1 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 59 and at the end enter the required key with name of the setup file eg C Program Files Elprotronic USB GangPro430 GangProP430 exe sf E ElproTronic MFG prg 04 cfg Type the name of a program Folder document or 2 Internet resource and Windows will open it For you Open 15P430 Prg exe sf E ElproTronic MFG prg 04 cFg Cancel Browse Figure 9 2 To fully lock the configuration setup the extra key lock be added in the command line eg C Program Files Elprotronic USB GangPro430 GangPro430 exe lock sf E ElproTronic MFG prg 04 cfg or C Program Files Elprotronic USB GangPro430 GangPro430 exe sf E ElproTronic MFG prg 04 cfg lock 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 9 3 Arrange Icons By gt Refresh Paste Paste Shortcut Undo Copy Ctrl Z Properties 9 e Briefcase 44 Microsoft Word Document 5 Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation Figu
30. cation driver Reboot computer on the end 3 2 Hardware Setup Connect the Fast USB MSP430 Flash Programming Adapter to the PC USB Port using provided cable extender USB A to USB B Plug in socket connector from the Fast USBMSP430 Flash Programming Adapter to the header connector on your device board Make sure that pin 1 on your device board s header is connected to pin 1 of the socket connector Pin 1 is marked as a red cable on the ribbon cable GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 11 3 3 Starting up GangPro430 Flash Programmer To start the GangPro430 Flash Programmer click on the GangPro430 Elprotronic icon i3anrigProd 3t Elarotronic 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 detected an error message will appear To correct the problem make sure that the connection cable is properly attached and the USB driver is installed 3 4 X Pro430 Selector The X Pro430 FlashPro430 ChainPro430 and GangPro430 has Multi USB feature Up to 8 Flash Programming Adapters can be connected to one PC Each adapter can be controlled by one opened software application Up to eight application software can be opened at the same time Each application software can have independent setup from the other application
31. ck Program Verify Fuse Blown Over All Device Serialization Model Group Revision GangPro430 Rev 0 Gr 1 mmm Masar pens 20052128 200521 34 ens 20052130 20052136 aan ea Next SN Format yyyy1234 Target Device 1 Target Device 82 Target Device 3 Target Device 84 Target Device 5 Target Device 6 Blow Security Fuse 1 Enable BLOW FUSE Device Action Reload Code File Verify Security Fuse ERASE FLASH BLANK CHECK WRITE FLASH WRITE SN Model VERIFY FLASH READ COPY Read SN Interface JTAG 1 Mb s Figure 4 1 Programming dialog box screen AUTO PROGRAM NEXT F5 The programming dialog box see Fig 4 1 contains 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer PM015A01 0 14 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 green access enabled device action has been finished successfully device action has been finished but result failed AKKO GON Microcontroller The microcontroller type can be
32. duct reverse 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
33. e When Fuse is blown then microcontroller is not accessible via the JTAG interface Would vou like to enable the option of blowing the Security Fuse Yes No Figure 4 3 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 23 be blown Warning 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 ej Figure 4 3 3 gt i AN Are You sure vo 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 The programming adapter is powered from the USB Port interface Target device can be powered from Power Device from Adapter 32V Enable O 317 the programming adapter with voltage range from 2 2V to 3 6V in step 0 2V selected in the voltage selector located in the Power Device from Adapter box Target device will be powered from the adapter if check box Enable in the Power Device from
34. e File and Save Code File options GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 21 ST 2x Save in MFG ni gt ASO10x02 1v1 txt E 45010x02 1v2 txt MspAdapter_v10 txt MspAdapter v11 txt Msp dapter 911 old txt Msp dapter V12 txt Save as type Texas Instruments format tt v Cancel Texas Instruments format txt Motorola format 519 Intel format Figure 4 2 4 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 22 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 JT AG 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 P Enable BLOM FUSE Figure 4 3 1 Because blowing of the Security Fuse is not reversible the following warning message is displayed when check mark 15 selected to be enabled warning 2023 Blow the Security Fuse Procedure is NOT reversibl
35. e 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 0x 107F and main memory segment at addresses 0x2200 to Ox23FF will be erased and new data at locations 0x1008 and 0x2200 will be written 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 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 0 200 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 bounda
36. e selector and action result 26 46 Device Action pete enis 27 4 6 1 Auto Program button 28 462 Verify Security 28 4 6 3 Erase Flash button 29 4 6 4 Blank Check button 29 4 65 Write Flash button age studere err PER RET ES 29 4 6 6 Verify Flash button 30 4 6 7 Read Copy Flash button 31 4 7 Next button be codes bee deta ds 33 34 6 Memory Option Dialog Screen 37 6 1 Memory Erase Write Verify Group 37 6 25 ace tos cu UT ee sera 39 6 2 Verheation Group san sea HOT AERA AINE RA ERR AEN 40 7 Adapter Options a visi efe eda URS E 4 7 1 JTAG Communication Speed Dialog 41 T2 Reset Dialog Box ea un ee oU a e 41 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 72 Reset palse Autalion Sur e ete x RERUM PR RE 42 7 2 2 Final Target Device 42 13 Options Dialog Box 1 sue a te aber E ra 43 8 SEHON CA
37. edit line of the Serialization dialog 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 and downloaded to the target devices When the SN is entered manually and Autoprogram button is pressed then the SN editor is displayed Figure 8 3 SN editor allows to select and edit desired serial numbers to be programmed in targets devices GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 55 Device Serialization Model Group Revision GangPro430 Rev 0 Gr 1 Target Device 1 20052228 20052234 Target Device H2 20052223 20052235 Target Device 3 20052230 20052236 Target Device 4 200521 20052237 Target Device 5 20082233 200522328 Target Device 6 20082233 200522329 Next SN Format pypy1234 Figure 8 2 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 3 Serial Number Editor 15 xl Device Serialization Current SN vl Next SN y vi Edited SN Target Device 1 20052096 C 20052102 120052122 Target Device 2 20052087 20052103 e 120052103 Target Device 3 20052038 20052104 fe 20052104 Target Device 20052099 20052105 ie 120052105 Target Device 5 20052100 2005210
38. ers 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 YYMM 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 OI 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 SN 0405110123 will be saved as YYMMDD 040511 gt 0x08AB hex 1234 0123 gt 0x007B hex GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 48 In flash memory this number can be seen as 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 da
39. f all actions is displayed in the report window If the particular action has been finished successfully then message done or OK will appear on the right side of processed procedure Fig 4 6 2 If not a message failed will be displayed and selected action will be terminated Final status is also displayed in the Status window see Fig 4 6 3 as Device Action Reload Code File AUTO PROG Verify Security Fuse ERASE FLASH BLANK CHECK WRITE FLASH WRITE SN Model VERIFY FLASH READ COPY Read SN Figure 4 6 1 Report Reading Target Label Erasing memory Active blue Pass green or Fail red On the bottom of the programmer dialog screen the progress bar is displayed and the total run time is shown in the report window Run time does not include the time when user JTAG communication initialization All memory Blank checking OF Writing SM p 20052228 dane Writing SM p 20052229 dane interaction is required Writing SM p 20052230 dane Writing SM p 20052231 done Writing SN p 20052232 dane CE Writing SM p 20052233 dane Flash programming dane Yering check sum OF Heading Target Labal dane Total M 5 6 sec
40. gt 0x30 0x33 0x30 0x33 bytes or 53 0 5 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 32 1234 0123 gt 0x30 0 31 0x32 0x33 bytes Or 0 2 In flash memory this number can be seen as lt Hex format gt lt Ascii format 30 33 30 33 3031 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 0 31 0x31 bytes YD 5 T Es 1234 0123 gt 0x30 0x31 0x32 0x33 bytes Or 0 1 DJ 2 In flash memory this number can be seen as lt Hex format gt lt Ascii format 30 34 30 3531 31 30 313233 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 0 4 22 CI 4 1234 0123 gt 0x30 0x31 0x32 0x33 bytes Or 0 1 2 2 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 53 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
41. 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 5 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 dialog 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 specify the code file to be appended to the newly created memory block using the window in Figure 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 add
42. ion 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 6 7 2 When the button is pressed then programmer is ready to program the destination microcontrollers GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 32 4 7 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 7 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 has been used then it s name will be displayed on top of the NEXT button see Fig 4 7 2 From now the button NEXT will perform the same function as the Auto Program button The NEXT button has a shortcut to function key F5 Button NEXT will retain its functionality until some other device key is clicked For example if key FLASH is clicked then from this moment button NEXT will take name and feature of the READ FLASH button see Fig 4 7 3 The read flash procedure will be called if button NEXT or function key
43. ite Verification About Microcontroller Fast Write Verify Check Sum Recommended Selected Main Memory Start Addr 0 4000 C Standard Write Verify Check Sum Read Verify Microcontroller Main Memory Stop Addr OxFFFF 5 430 148 C None Flash Segment Size 0 0200 Figure 6 1 6 1 Memory Erase Write Verify Group The Memory Erase Write Verify Address Range group block see Fig 6 1 specifies common GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 27 addresses range for erase write and verify operations Memory setup has five available options Note Update only When this option is selected the Auto Program 1008 procedure will not erase memory contents Instead 25 80 40 39 F8 02 Contents of the code data taken from the Code File 2200 will be downloaded to the flash memory This option 48 35 59 72 AC B8 is useful when a relatively small amount of data such q 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
44. ition of each file the window in Figure 4 2 3 will be shown The window shows the status of previous append operations GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 20 1 sach 16k 1 txt Add Code File 1 sach 16k 2 txt 1 sach 16k 3 txt 1 ReadMe txt ddress 021200 022366 Start Address in Flash 01200 Add File Contents Clear All Exit Figure 4 2 3 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 3 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 three most popular code file formats These formats are the Texas Instruments the Motorola and the Intel file formats FlashPro430 will work with any of these formats and will easily convert one file format to another by using the Open Cod
45. lay format and four methods of storing the SN in the memory referred to as In Memory Format in the serialization dialog screen When a serial number is created current date ifrequired 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 200300123 has 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 46 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 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 Serials numbers format 1 to 6 can be stored in memory in HEX BCD or
46. ndard 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 Note If BSL Interface is selected and communication speed is set to 9 6kb s then standard verification method is the only method available to verify contents of written memory Otherwise fast verification is used first and if fast verification is successful then standard verification procedure is initiated GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 40 7 Adapter Options 7 1 JTAG Communication Speed Dialog Box The JTAG Communication Speed Dialog screen enables the user to select the communication speed between programming adapter and target microcontroller Default JTAG communication speed between programming adapter and target device is 1 Mb s In some condition when the cable between FPA and target device is long or some protection components are installed in the JTAG interface then the fast JTAG communication can not be used In this case lower speed 400kb s can be used to establish communication between FPA and target device see Figure 7 1 JTAG
47. omatically inserted current date can be stored in the FLASH memory in HEX BCD or ASCII format Log file capability allowing to review information about the flashed target devices x DLL software package can control programmer from other programs 2 Programmer has been fully tested to comply with the FCC and CE requirements h Uses USB 1 1 12Mbits s Port to communicate with the Programming Adapter GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 3 Getting Started GangPro430 programmer package contains One READ ME FIRST document One X Pro430 USB MSP430 Flash Programmer CD ROM Software Manual One GangPro430 Flash Programming Adapter One 6 feets length USB A to USB B cable decet ek s 3 1 Software Installation The X Pro430 USB MSP430 Flash Programming Software runs PC under Windows WinNT 2000 or XP Follow instructions below to install the software 1 Insert X Pro430 the USB MSP430 Flash Programming Software CD into your CD ROM drive 2 The X Pro430 Setup wizard appears automatically Click nstall X Pro430 Programmer to begin the installation process 3 If the Setup wizard does not start automatically click the Start button and choose the Run dialog 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 installati
48. on You must accept licence agreement before using software Driver Installation 1 Plug in USB MSP430 FPA to the PC USB Port using provided cable extender USB A to USB B Windows XP 2 The New hardware has been found should be displayed Follow the wizard instruction to install the drivers Drivers are located in the CD ROM directory D drivers W2000 ME XP where D represents the drive letter of your CD ROM drive or in the application software directory C Program Files Elprotronic XPro USB Drivers W2000 ME XP Windows 2000 98 SE 2 The New hardware has been found should be displayed Follow the wizard instruction GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 10 to install the drivers Press Next when the Device Wizard Driver screen appear Select the following option on the wizard screen select for a suitable driver for my device recommended and press Next Select the third option Specify a location for a location of the Driver Files From the browser select the D drivers W2000 ME XP for Win 2000 or D drivers W98 for Win 98SE directory where D CD ROM drive location or in the application software directory C Program Files Elprotronic XPro USB Drivers W98 and press Next Driver installation process will start Driver installation procedures should be done twice Software will install two USB drivers the Boot driver and the Appli
49. ontains any not empty FF data GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 36 6 Memory Option Dialog Screen The Memory Options Dialog 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 Update Only Information Memory Segments Memory r Information Memory Segments Fixx F4xx F2xx Fixx F4xx 2 All Memory 0 0x 1000 3F Df 0x1000 3F including protected 7 ci 0x1040 7F ci 0x1040 7F INFO segments in F2xx l C Main Memory Only r Te 0 1000 7 0x1080 BF 0 1000 7 0 1080 8 0 1080 Ox10CO FF 0 1080 Ox10CO FF C Main Memory D Main Memory Main Memory C Used by Code File Enable Enable Start Address 0 1100 Start Address 0 1100 User Defined Stop Address OXFFFF C User Defined Stop Address Wr
50. ox 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 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 truncated 8 2 4 Device Serialization box Device Serialization box located on the main programming dialog screen see figures 8 2 and 4 1 contains serial number and model information The first SN column contain information taken from the target devices The next column contain serial numbers list that are to be saved Whenever a communication with the target device is performed the serial number is read and displayed in the Device Serialization group The Model Group_Revision and Next SN edit lines can contain any SN and text When the device is programmed the next model text is taken from the Model Group Revision
51. p the old serial number a serial number or FLASH memory contents in the Serial Number location are not empty Do you wish to create a new Serial Number N The microcontroller has already been assigned Please press YES gt to create a new Serial Number NO gt to keep current Serial Number CANCEL gt to abort this operation Yes No Cancel Figure 8 1 1 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 44 8 2 Serialization Dialog Screen Serialization dialog 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 8 2 1 Serial number File Serialization x r Serialization Setup ENABLE Serialization Serial Numbers File Path and Name Browse E ElproTronic MFG test2 sn Serial Number Format 1 Memory Location Display Format In Memory Format 7 j 1234 5 SN Start Address in Memory HEX MSW First C YYMM 1234 5 OxFADO C YYMMDD 1234 HEX LSW First must be even address YYDDD 1234 5 12345678 123405 Used size 4 bytes Serial Numbers date excluded starting from 0 decimal Model Group Revision ENABLE Text size in Bytes
52. re 9 3 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 60 Using Browse in the Create Shortcut dialogue box select the following executable file C Program Files Elprotronic USB GangPro430 GangPro430 exe Create Shortcut i 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 USB MSP430 Prg exe Browse Click Next to continue Back Cancel Figure 9 4 see Figure 9 4 and at the and add the required command keys see Figure 9 5 eg C Program Files Elprotronic USB GangPro430 GangPro430 exe lock sf E MFG prg 04 cfg Create Shortcut E 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 IPrg exe lock sf E MFG prg 04 cf Browse Click Next to continue Back Next gt Cancel Figure 9 5 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 15 01 0 61 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 01
53. res of the JTAG communication port can be found in the Texas Instruments TI documentation SLAA149 Programming a Flash Based MSP430 Using the JT AG Interface To facilitate high speed communication via the JTAG port an application software for the programming adapter has been optimized for the maximum speed Also a few new procedures have been implemented decreasing the flash programming time Major features of the GangPro430 programmer are Support all MSP430Fxx microcontrollers from TI Programming speed approximately 12 kBytes s simultaneously up to six target devices that is equivalent to 72 kbytes s programming speed per one programmed target device Our programmers are professionally made and are recommended by Texas Instruments as the Third Party Tools source Our programmers are currently the fastest programmers on the market Blow the JTAG security fuse capability Full memory or sector memory erase capability Write Check Sum verification s No code size limitations 5 Target device can be powered from the programming adapter or from external source Easy to use Windows based software Programmer accept TI txt Motorola s19 and Intel hex data files for programming Combine code files capability 2 Lock setup capability useful in production 2 Software package can assign and automatically increment serial number model type and revision Serial Number with or without an aut
54. ry eg 0x23FF or 0x55FF 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 39 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 can only be used if the Interface or the Fast BSL is used communication speed of 350 kb s If fast verification is selected and BSL is used communication speed of 9 6 kb s then standard verification procedure is used During the fast verification each byte is verified after being written and at the end of the process the check sum is read from the flash memory and compared to calculated check sum taken from the code file If JTAG Interface is used then verification is performed also using a pseudo signature analysis PSA algorithm Note Fast verification is permanently enabled and can not be switched off if the JTAG Interface or Fast BSL is used Sta
55. selected from the pull down field of the processor type 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 Texas Instruments has been created number of microcontroller s groups and numbers of the microcontroller s type Microcontrollers with the same group has the same ID number saved in the ROM at the location OxOFFO Microcontrollers with the same group ID has a similar features with a different size of RAM and FLASH GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 yellow Test in progress For power on off DC voltage is correct red sign access denied For power on off DC voltage is too low below 2 6V applies to blank check only Memory is not clean but the specified memory segment is Microcontroller Type MSP430F Any 7 M Selected D RAM Figure 4 1 1 15 Contents of the ROM at location
56. set time Idle reset time must be set at least to duration of the reset time generated by the RESET circuit 7 2 2 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 when target device is supplied from its own power supply or a GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 0 42 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 2 7 3 Options Dialog Box The Options Dialog 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 characters approximately 20 last communication messages When disabled then the only last programming report is displayed programming actions at the end can generate the Beep OK tone When a lot of units is programmed then the OK tone can be disabled just to no
57. 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 memory is erased before programming contents from the code 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 38 6 2 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 data to be written to th
58. t make a lot of noise Error programming tone is enabled permanently and can not be disabled x Options Report History Display Enable Beep when OK Enable Figure 7 3 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 43 8 Serialization 8 1 Introduction FlashPro430 programming software has ability to automatically create the target device s serial number and save it in the 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 kee
59. t side on the POWER ON OFF button Figure 4 1 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 25 4 5 Target Device selector and action result Target Devices Programming Result Target Enable 2 Sie d ble Connect i i i i Erase Blank Check Program 7 verify OKK m Fuse Blown Over All Figure 4 5 1 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 26 4 6 Device Action box Device Action box contains 9 buttons see Figure 4 6 1 Each button allows a specific action to be executed Software procedures related to each action allow you to fully execute the desired task without the need to follow a specific sequence of actions Every action starts by powering up the target device if Power Device from the Adapter is enabled When the DC voltage level becomes higher then 2 7V the communication with the target device is initiated via JT AG Interface The security fuse is verified if access to the microcontroller is available Once the specified action is completed successfully the green check marks will appear see Figure 4 5 1 Also the device will return to the state it was in before the action was executed Progress o
60. te 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 O86F 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 gt Ox00BC614E 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 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 49 00 BC 4E 61 gt HEX MSW first 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 0x3039 hex In flash memory this number can be seen as 3039 integer numbers gt HEX MSW first or HEX LSW first lt Hex format bytes gt Size 2 bytes 39 30 bytes gt HEX MSW first or HEX LSW first BCD format When BCD format is selected then all SN display formats described above can be stored as 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
61. the desired microcontroller type should be selected When communication with the target device is established and when the selected and the target microcontrollers are from the same group then a size of the target device are taken from the selected microcontroller type data table In this case the full name of the microcontroller s is displayed in the Target microcontroller type field like MSP430FG438 instead the group name FG43x only Otherwise the microcontroller with the maximum size of FLASH from the detected group is selected shown in bold in the tables above and group name is displayed like FG43x 4 2 Code File Management GangPro430 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 DsSetupi sach33 txt Debug code_mem txt Bi sach txt HELP 2 data_mem txt 2 sach 16k txt MSP430BSL Setup Memview Ext Target m txt Release ReadMe txt testcode txt res sach2 txt Files of type Texas Instruments format txt Cancel Texas Instruments format txt Motorola format s19 Intel format Figure 4 2 1 GangPro430 USB MSP430 Gang Flash Programmer 015 01 Rev 0 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
62. 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 restore 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 can be opened using Load Setup 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 file name lock Using Windows START button left bottom select Run Using Browse find and select executable file see Figure 9 1 C Program Files Elprotronic USB GangPro430 GangPro430 exe Type the name of a progr
63. ures 2 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected X Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Warning Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Elprotronic Inc could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appereil numerique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le material brouilleur du Canada Table of Contents T Introduction i RAI S D b 8 DFS EE 9 3 Gelling Started ix idee RENE REA ERN A C S RR e NUR 10 3 1 Software Installation sad E a CER 10 32 Hardware eoe Yit en 11 3 3 Starting up 430 Flash Programmer 12 3 4 X Pro430 Selector isole lx ber RR Dem NE Da a na 12 4 Programming Dialog SCPEEH vua ead eo adi fot Ro case ote Coa oo ata 14 4 1 Vieroconroler Type zu un A aa 15 42 Code File Management 19 4 3 Blow Security Fuse and Open Password File 23 44 Power Device from Adapter 24 4 5 X Target Devic

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