Description Of The Gang430.Ini File - Texas Instruments MSP430 User Manual

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2.1.5 Description of the Gang430.ini File

The Gang430.ini file contains the MSP-GANG430 default settings and the most recently used GUI
settings.
2.1.5.1 Section [System]
The most recently used settings of the MSP-GANG430 GUI are stored in the Gang430.ini file when the
GUI application exits. This information is stored under the [System] section of the file. There are few
entries in this section that cannot be changed via the GUI.
JtagSpeed = 0 (default value is 0)
Set JtagSpeed = 1 to make the JTAG connection slower. This can be used for quality testing of the cable
between target devices and the MSP-GANG430.
VerifyMarginal = 0 (default value is 0)
Set VerifyMarginal = 0 to avoid the marginal check on devices with the marginal read feature. It can be
used to reduce the verification time. For more information, see the MSP430x2xx Family User's Guide or
MSP430x4xx Family User's Guide.
2.1.5.2 Section [User]
The initial settings for the following parameters are in the [User] section and may be modified by the user.
CaptionIndexed = 0 (default). The caption of the MSP-GANG430 GUI in the default state is MSP430
FLASH Gang Programmer.
CaptionIndexed = 1. The caption is extended with a suffix [n] to allow multiple-instance operation for
programming in automated production environment that uses caption titles for process control. The suffix n
represents the unique COMn port number for that instance. For example, for COM3, the caption is
displayed as MSP430 FLASH Gang Programmer [3].
2.1.5.3 Section [Timing]
The [Timing] section shows the approximate time, in milliseconds, that has elapsed for various operations
of the MSP-GANG430. The parameters under this section are updated after successful completion of the
associated operations. The information on the elapsed time is useful for development and setup. The
parameter that is most often useful is the time taken to complete a gang programming cycle, which is
reported in the TimeGangProg key in this section.
2.1.5.4 Section [Diagnostic]
The [Diagnostic] section is useful for automatic production using the MSP-GANG430. During gang
programming operation, Busy = 1. After completion of the operation, the information in the Result group
box in the GUI is also listed in this section for the following: Connected, EraseChecked, Verified,
SecureDevice, OverAll, and MiscErrors, if any. A Busy = 0 terminates that process and the diagnostics
can be read from the .ini file.
For example:
OverAll = 239 (0xEF) indicates that all channels except channel 5 were successfully processed
(channel 1 represents the LSB, channel 8 represents the MSB of a byte).
NOTE: When MiscErrors is nonzero, the diagnostic values are not valid for evaluation. Possible
values for MiscErrors are shown in
SLAU101O – March 2003 – Revised May 2010
Table 2-4.
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