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2.1
Hardware Installation
A serial communication driver is necessary for USB communication with the MSP-EXP430F5438
Experimenter Board. This driver is provided with the example software on the MSP-EXP430F5438
Experimenter Board tools page
"MSP-EXP430F5438 Example Software and USB Drivers" (SLAC227). The driver has been tested and is
intended to be used with a PC running 32-/64-bit Windows XP or 32-/64-bit Windows Vista. To install the
driver, follow these steps:
Note that the first steps in the hardware installation update the USB EEPROM. This needs to be done only
once. An IDE such as IAR or CCE should be used to develop and download custom applications (see
Chapter
4).
1. Plug in the MSP-FET430UIF programmer to a USB port on the MSP430. If not already installed,
please refer to the installation instructions in one of the following documents:
MSP-FET430 Flash Emulation Tool (FET) User's Guide (IAR) (SLAU138)
MSP-FET430 Flash Emulation Tool (FET) User's Guide (CCE) (SLAU157)
2. Connect the 14-pin JTAG to the header on the MSP-EXP430F5438.
3. Populate the three headers on JP4 (SCL, SDA, RST) and insert the MSP430F5438 device into the
socket with pin 1 at the top-left corner of the socket (see
used to complete this procedure.
4. Select any of the three power settings on the Power Switch at the top left of the board and ensure that
the appropriate power source is connected. The board must be powered for the EEPROM update to
execute properly.
5. Run the program.bat batch file in the folder Update_EEPROM and press the key when prompted. The
program has executed correctly when the words "Please install new driver..." appear on the LCD. This
procedure serializes the experimenter board using a unique ID from the MSP430F5438. Note that this
procedure can take up to a full minute.
6. Disconnect the three horizontal SCL, SDA, RST jumpers on JMP4 and connect the two horizontal
jumpers on JP5.
7. Plug in the mini-USB cable to the mini-USB port on the MSP-EXP430F5438 board.
8. Plug in the other end of the cable to an USB port on the host PC. You should be prompted to install a
new driver. At this point you can choose to install CCE and run the example code (see
9. When prompted for drivers for the MSP-EXP430F5438 Experimenter Board, point to the files in the
folder USB Driver Rev 0-03. This driver identifies the MSP-EXP430F5438 as a multi-port serial
adapter.
If you are using Rev 0-02 of the MSP-EXP430F5438, as identified on the back of the board, install the
drivers located in the folder USB Driver Rev 0-02 instead.
10. To ensure that the USB driver installation was successful, open Device Manager under Start > Control
Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager. An entry labeled MSP-EXP430F5438 USB - Serial
Port (COMxx) should be appear under Ports (COM & LPT) (see
the enumeration of the COM port).
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Hardware Installation
Figure
1-1). The jumpers on JP5 may be
Figure
2-1) (the xx in COMxx identifies
Hardware Installation
Chapter 2
Chapter
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