Texas Instruments manual Hardware Installation, USB-IF, MSP-FET430UIF, Flashing the LED

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1.6Hardware Installation, MSP-FET430Pxx0 (‘P120, ‘P140, ‘P410, ‘P430, ‘P440)

1)Use the 25-conductor cable to connect the FET Interface module to the parallel port of your PC.

2)Use the 14-conductor cable to connect the FET Interface module to the supplied Target Socket module.

3)Ensure that the MSP430 device is securely seated in the socket, and that its pin 1 (indicated with a circular indentation on the top surface) aligns with the “1” mark on the PCB.

4)Ensure that the two jumpers (LED and Vcc) near the 2x7 pin male connector are in place. Pictorials of the Target Socket module and its parts are presented in Appendix B.

1.7Hardware Installation, USB-IF, MSP-FET430UIF

Use the USB cable to connect the USB-FET Interface module to a USB port of your PC. The USB FET should be recognized instantly as the USB device driver should have been installed already with the Kickstart SW. If for any reason the Install Wizard starts, respond to the prompts and point the wizard to the driver files which are located in directory: <Installation Root>\Embedded Workbench x.x\430\bin\WinXP. Detailed driver installation instructions can be found in Appendix F.

After connecting to a PC the USB FET performs a selftest where the red LED flashes for about 2 seconds. If the selftest passed successfully, the green LED lits permanently.

Use the 14-conductor cable to connect the USB-FET Interface module to a target board, such as an MSP430-FETPxxx Target Socket Module.

Ensure that the MSP430 device is securely seated in the socket, and that its pin 1 (indicated with a circular indentation on the top surface) aligns with the “1” mark on the PCB.

Ensure that the two jumpers (LED and Vcc) near the 2x7 pin male connector are in place. Pictorials of the MSP430 Target Socket modules and their parts are presented in Appendix B.

The USB FET has additional features like: programming of the security fuse and adjustable target Vcc (1.8V–5.0V); target can be supplied with up to 100mA.

1.8 “Flash”ing the LED

This section demonstrates on the FET the equivalent of the C-language “Hello world!” introductory program; an application that flashes the LED is developed and downloaded to the FET, and then run.

1)Start the Workbench (START->PROGRAMS->IAR SYSTEMS->IAR

EMBEDDED WORKBENCH KICKSTART FOR MSP430 V3->IAR EMBEDDED WORKBENCH).

2)Use FILE->OPEN WORKSPACE to open the file at: <Installation Root>\Embedded Workbench x.x\430\FET_examples\fet_projects.eww. The workspace window will open.

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