Programming Msp430 Flash Devices Using The Gui; Procedure - Texas Instruments MSP430 User Manual

Programming MSP430 Flash Devices Using the GUI

2.1 Programming MSP430 Flash Devices Using the GUI

2.1.1 Procedure

Use the following sequence to start the GUI and program MSP430 flash devices using the
MSP-GANG430.
1. Connect the MSP-GANG430 hardware and the targets as described in
2. Click on the GANG430 icon located in the program group specified during installation of the software
(the default group is ADT430). The MSP430 FLASH Gang Programmer GUI is displayed on the screen
(see Figure 2-1).
If a Firmware Update dialog appears, see
the message "MSP-GANG430 Gang Programmer connected." If this message is not displayed, check
the COM Port selection in the communication settings and the MSP-GANG430 connections.
3. Select the required device using the Group and Type menu.
4. Select the object code file(s) to be programmed into the device(s) using the File Names menu. The
formats supported for the object code file are TI TXT (.txt) and Intel hex (.a43, .hex, .int).
5. Use the Load Image button to download the object code file and its checksum to the MSP-GANG430.
The data is written to an internal memory called the image buffer.
6. Select the supply voltage using the Supply Voltage menu.
7. Select the options in Main Process as required.
8. Click on the Start button in the Main Process section to start the programming operation. The progress
and completion of the operation are displayed in the Status section.
Before the gang programming operation starts, a reset of all targets is performed. The duration of the
reset pulse and the delay after reset are specified by Settling Time. The reset feature is available on
hardware V1.30 and later.
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