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Readme file for LaunchPadFirmwareUpdater2.0.exe
LaunchPadFirmwareUpdater2.0.exe is a GUI based utility to update the emulator
firmware of Texas Instruments LaunchPad Tools for MSP430 with latest MSP430
device support.
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Readme file version: 2.0
Readme file date : 04/15/2011
Last update by : Wolfgang Lutsch
LaunchPadFirmwareUpdater2.0.exe version: 2.0
LaunchPadFirmwareUpdater2.0.exe date : 04/15/2011
This file contains following topics:
- How to use the utility
- Release notes / known issues
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How to use the utility:
1. Make sure the USB driver for LaunchPad is installed correctly on the used PC.
Usually this requires either an MSP430 IDE being installed on the PC (either
CCS or IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430) or an internet connection to load
the driver from Microsoft.
*** The LaunchPad USB driver is NOT provided with the update utility, ***
*** the tool relies on a correctly installed USB driver. ***
2. Plug in LaunchPad via USB with MSP430G2xx device on DIP socket.
*** The update utility checks for the presence of the target device. ***
*** No update will be performed if the DIP socket is empty. ***
3. Make sure only ONE LaunchPad is connected to the PC at a time
*** The update utility will detect if more than one LaunchPad is ***
*** connected and refuse to perform an update of the emulator firmware. ***
4. Double click the LaunchPadFirmwareUpdater2.0.exe and follow instructions
on the screen.
*** IMPROTANT: Do not disconnect the LaunchPad from USB while the update***
*** is running! This might cause an unrecoverable error state***
*** of the LaunchPad!!! ***
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Release notes / known issues
1. The 1.0 version is tested under Windows XP (32bit)
Test under Windows 7 (32bit and 64bit) failed...do not use this tool with
Windwos 7!!!
2. Version 2.0 is tested under WindowsXP (32bit and 64bit)
and Windows 7 (32bit and 64bit)
2. In some rare cases the update process fails.
A message box showing an error number pops up. Please report the
error number to the R&D team. It will be helpful for failure analysis and
future bug fixes.
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Readme file history:
Version Date Author Comment
1.0 04/11/2011 Wolfgang Lutsch Initial Version
2.0 04/15/2011 Wolfgang Lutsch Final Version - Windows 7 support