MSP-FET430UIF, IAR Kickstart: "Failed to initialize device"

Yes but a long time ago, around two years or so. I loaded an older IAR version which fixed the problem. So instead of the latest one from TI's web site I used the one that came with the CD in the FET430UIF shipment carton. Then it worked.

Is IAR KickStart sensitive to the Windows version? The one setup which works is on Windows XP, the one which doesn't is Windows 2000.

Marius Hancu

Is IAR KickStart sensitive to the Windows version? The one setup which works is on Windows XP, the one which doesn't is Windows 2000.

Marius Hancu

Is IAR KickStart sensitive to the Windows version? The one setup which works is on Windows XP, the one which doesn't is Windows 2000.

Marius Hancu

Hello,

I need to know if you have SP4 installed on the Win2000 PC. The EW430 is tested with Win2000 + SP4.

Do you have any problem if using a FET-PP ?

Do you have any problem using another device, for example MSP430F449?

// Best Regards // Mats Mariedahl __________________________ IAR Systems Technical Support

SP4 is installed.

Not sure, we haven't tested yet, but we'll try.

We'll try, see in above.

Thank you for your help.

Marius Hancu

I believe so. The USB driver is XP only. Won't work on my 2000 either.

Hello Mats,

In my case (about 2 years ago) I used an XP machine. Got the errors every time, when trying to program several MSP430F1232. None of them could be programmed until I loaded the (older) Kickstart version from the CD that came with the USB programmer from TI. No need to investigate, I just mentioned it in case it helps you.

By the way I find it is great that an engineer from a manufacturer participates in a newsgroup like this. Way to go!

Well, to open some of the environments (.eww) we had required the new IAR 3.42 Kickstart. The old one (3.21) which came with the MSP- FET430UIF, couldn't do that.

So, we installed 3.42.

However, with the 3.42 version, we had the "Failed to load debugee" errors described in the above, i.e. couldn't really debug.

Then we decided to go back to the old drivers, by uninstalling 3.42 and trying to install 3.21, however the old IAR (3.21) hanged when trying to initialize devices.

We would be curious to know what is experience of others re going back to old drivers or IAR versions from the new ones?

With the MSP-FET430UIFs we have (2004, but recently bought), we really couldn't do that, backtracking wasn't an option. Not too good, in our view.

Marius Hancu

I also "hand-wiped" the directory and deleted it after un-install. Then I made a new directory to install the old version. That did the trick.

Fixed after sending all our FETs (both USB and LPT) to TI support for re-programming. Some of them were recently bought, but manufactured in

Windows 2000 is still a problem, we can only work with them under XP.

Marius Hancu

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com schrieb:

LPT? How do they program a 'HC244?

cheers Gunther

In article , snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com writes

I have an idea the USB support in Win2K in general was not exactly stable.

In article , Joerg writes

Far more do than you realise. There are AFAIK people from most of the major semis and tools companies on here. Most use non-company email addresses for all the usual reasons..

I greatly prefer it when they identify themselves properly, at least when writing about their company's products. Anything else is downright deceitful. I have no time or respect for someone who tells you how wonderful a product is without letting you know that they are involved in its sale or manufacture. By all means add a "this is my personal opinion..." disclaimer and use a fake email address - that's fair enough. And there is no need to state your company for every post - it is only necessary for posts relevant to your company's products (although for some people, *all* their posts discuss their products regardless of the topic...).

That said, I agree that having company presence in relevant newsgroups, mailing lists, and web forums is a good thing, for both the company and their customers.

mvh.,

David

Since many are on here as a personal thing they can not do that. They are not representing their company.

I don't think any do. None that I have seen anyway. Most just give the odd nudge to tech support questions. The only people I have seen blatantly pushing a product and work for that company have used a company email address.

I think that that is taken as read. Besides some are hiding their opinions from the company they work for as much as hiding the company they work for. :-)

FYI I work for my self.

I use a real company email address.

However those that do tend to be obvious about it.

I think so. The companies get grass roots feed back which helps their tech support. IT may also alert them to problems faster than other forms of feedback

Actually, in Usenet, there is no real need to hide from spammers, since the reply-to field is not normally easily accessible to them without the complete article, yet it makes email replies trivial.

That's fair enough - if you are not pushing their company's agenda, then there is no need to say what company you are working for. And it is also absolutely fine to give a brief hint towards technical support or the like. What I want to make sure we avoid, is salesmen claiming to be "just a satisfied customer".

I don't think there have been many cases of "moles" pushing their company's products without revealing their connection (other than the occasional "I've just found this great website" spam). But it has happened once or twice (there were some large threads a number of years ago after such as mole was "outed". I can't remember the company). I'd just like anyone in this group whose products or services are of interest to others here to realise that honest technical contributions are much appreciated, while dishonest marketing is not.

I know that - I've been abbreviating and referring to "companies" and "employers" for convenience.

You are an example of someone who often gives good technical information, and makes it clear where you are coming from. This is good advertising for you, but also makes it clear that when discussing some issues, you are going to have a specific bias. That's fine, it's honest and open - no one would expect you to extol the virtues of products that compete directly with the ones you sell. People like you, or Ulf from Atmel, are good to have around.

Obvious is good (programmers should understand that!).

I guess what I'm saying is that honest technical company presence is good, but astroturfing is bad. It has not been a problem here, and I hope it stays that way.

mvh.,

David

That would be true, if spammers didn't talk NNTP as well as us.