Texas Instruments MSP-FET430 manual Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

the JTAG pins and the measurements will be erroneous. Refer to FAQ, Debugging #12) and Hardware #11).

11)Most C-SPY settings (breakpoints, etc.) are now preserved between sessions.

12)When C-SPY has control of the device, the CPU is ON (i.e., it is not in low power mode) regardless of the settings of the low power mode bits in the status register. Any low power mode conditions will be restored prior to STEP or GO. Consequently, do not measure the power consumed by the device while C-SPY has control of the device. Instead, run your application using GO with JTAG released. Refer to FAQ, Debugging #10) and Hardware #11).

13)The VIEW->MEMORY->MEMORY FILL dialog of C-SPY requires hexadecimal values for Starting Address, Length, and Value to be preceded with “0x”. Otherwise the values are interpreted as decimal.

14)The MEMORY utility of C-SPY can be used to view the RAM, the INFORMATION memory, and the Flash MAIN memory. The MEMORY utility of C-SPY can be used to modify the RAM; the INFORMATION memory and Flash MAIN memory cannot be modified using the MEMORY utility. The INFORMATION memory and Flash MAIN memory can only be programmed when a project is opened and the data is downloaded to the device, or when EMULATOR->INIT NEW DEVICE is selected.

15)C-SPY does not permit the individual segments of the INFORMATION memory and the Flash MAIN memory to be manipulated separately; consider the INFORMATION memory to be one contiguous memory, and the Flash MAIN memory to be a second contiguous memory.

16)The MEMORY window correctly displays the contents of memory where it is present. However, the MEMORY window incorrectly displays the contents of memory where there is none present. Memory should only be used in the address ranges as specified by the device data sheet.

17)C-SPY utilizes the system clock to control the device during debugging. Therefore, device counters, etc., that are clocked by the

Main System Clock (MCLK) will be effected when C-SPY has control of the device. Special precautions are taken to minimize the effect upon the Watchdog Timer. The CPU core registers are preserved. All other clock sources (SMCLK, ACLK) and peripherals continue to operate normally during emulation. In other words, the

Flash Emulation Tool is a partially intrusive tool.

Devices which support Clock Control (EMULATOR->ADVANCED- >GENERAL CLOCK CONTROL) can further minimize these effects by selecting to stop the clock(s) during debugging.

Refer to FAQ, Debugging #22).

18)There is a time after C-SPY performs a reset of the device (when the C-SPY session is first started, when the Flash is reprogrammed (via INITNEW DEVICE), when JTAG is resynchronized

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