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MSP Emulation tool and USB-Parallel port converter. - "S.G.Gilbert Raj" - Oct 19 11:52:10 2009
Dear All,
=A0I am planning to use a laptop for programming and debugging MSP430 Flash=
device. But the laptop is not having a parallel port. Only USB is there. B=
ut I can buy a USB to parallel port converter from local market.Can I use M=
SP430 Flash Emulation tool connected at this UCB-Parallel converter?. Will =
I be able to debug the target board with this setup?. I am looking for your=
suggestion.
=A0I searched this yahoo group to check whether same question was asked alr=
eady and found nothing. Thats why I am writing this to you all. If it was a=
nswered please bear with me and tell me the link.
Thanks
Regards,
S.G.Gilbert Raj=20
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=A0I am planning to use a laptop for programming and debugging MSP430 Flash=
device. But the laptop is not having a parallel port. Only USB is there. B=
ut I can buy a USB to parallel port converter from local market.Can I use M=
SP430 Flash Emulation tool connected at this UCB-Parallel converter?. Will =
I be able to debug the target board with this setup?. I am looking for your=
suggestion.
=A0I searched this yahoo group to check whether same question was asked alr=
eady and found nothing. Thats why I am writing this to you all. If it was a=
nswered please bear with me and tell me the link.
Thanks
Regards,
S.G.Gilbert Raj=20
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Re: MSP Emulation tool and USB-Parallel port converter. - old_cow_yellow - Oct 19 11:57:24 2009
The combination may work. But depends on the details of the USB to Parallel=
port Converter, it may not work.
There are FET-Tools designed for USB directly. They are better than the two=
step combination you have in mind.
--- In m...@yahoogroups.com, "S.G.Gilbert Raj" wrote=
:
>
> Dear All,
> =A0I am planning to use a laptop for programming and debugging MSP430 Fla=
sh device. But the laptop is not having a parallel port. Only USB is there.=
But I can buy a USB to parallel port converter from local market.Can I use=
MSP430 Flash Emulation tool connected at this UCB-Parallel converter?. Wil=
l I be able to debug the target board with this setup?. I am looking for yo=
ur suggestion.
> =A0I searched this yahoo group to check whether same question was asked a=
lready and found nothing. Thats why I am writing this to you all. If it was=
answered please bear with me and tell me the link.
> Thanks
> Regards,
> S.G.Gilbert Raj=20
>=20
>=20
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w. http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/connectmore
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> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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port Converter, it may not work.
There are FET-Tools designed for USB directly. They are better than the two=
step combination you have in mind.
--- In m...@yahoogroups.com, "S.G.Gilbert Raj"
:
>
> Dear All,
> =A0I am planning to use a laptop for programming and debugging MSP430 Fla=
sh device. But the laptop is not having a parallel port. Only USB is there.=
But I can buy a USB to parallel port converter from local market.Can I use=
MSP430 Flash Emulation tool connected at this UCB-Parallel converter?. Wil=
l I be able to debug the target board with this setup?. I am looking for yo=
ur suggestion.
> =A0I searched this yahoo group to check whether same question was asked a=
lready and found nothing. Thats why I am writing this to you all. If it was=
answered please bear with me and tell me the link.
> Thanks
> Regards,
> S.G.Gilbert Raj=20
>=20
>=20
> Keep up with people you care about with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn ho=
w. http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/connectmore
>=20
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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Re: MSP Emulation tool and USB-Parallel port converter. - Michael - Oct 19 13:58:35 2009
Hi Gilbert,
> Can I use MSP430 Flash Emulation tool connected at this
> USB-Parallel converter?
NO, YOU CAN'T. Those are not USB to parallel ports, but USB to printer port=
s. There is a huge difference. No other device but printers will work. In w=
indows these adapters appear as a 'printer port' and not as an 'LPTx' port.=
It's NOT like the usb to serial adapters. This is basically because how US=
B works: USB are serial packets. The modify pin-> read pin ->modify pin -> =
read pin sequence would take forever.
If you want to add a parallel port to your notebook, you need a PCMCIA/CARD=
_Bus to parallel adapter, if your notebook has a PCMCIA port. Newer Noteboo=
ks have an EX port that, as far as I know, isn't compatible wiht PCMCIA. I =
think's that like a PCI-Express port for notebooks.
My notebook had a PCMCIA port and I got my PCMCIA to parallel port card fro=
m www. port-place.com. It worked with my parallel FET tool. It was a little=
tricky to set up becuase the IAR 3.x version doesn't actually use windows =
LTPx ports but rather uses the adresses commonly assigned to LTPx ports. Th=
us I had to configure the parallel port to specifically use the address ran=
ge that DOS uses for LPTx ports. My problem was my laptop WLAN card used th=
at address so I had to manually disable and enable the WLAN card after each=
reboot (another reason of using Suspend instad of turn off).
This is the adapter I used:
http://www.port-place.com/spp100.html
As far as I could find out, this is the most compatible parallel port adapt=
er for connecting to a notebook anything that isn't a printer (printers wil=
l work too, of course ;-) )
If you have an ExpressCard (EX) port instead of a PCMCIA port, I guess this=
device would work:
http://www.port-place.com/sppxp100.html
Both adapters cost about $100, so if all you need the parallel port for is =
to connect the JTAG dongle, you'll be far better off buying and USB FET too=
l that this adapter. But if you want to control things with a parallel port=
like you used to do with a PC (controlling 220V lights with WinAmp was my =
favorite), this adapter will serve you well.
Regards,
Mcihael K.
--- In m...@yahoogroups.com, "S.G.Gilbert Raj" wrote=
:
>
> Dear All,
> =A0I am planning to use a laptop for programming and debugging MSP430 Fla=
sh device. But the laptop is not having a parallel port. Only USB is there.=
But I can buy a USB to parallel port converter from local market.Can I use=
MSP430 Flash Emulation tool connected at this UCB-Parallel converter?. Wil=
l I be able to debug the target board with this setup?. I am looking for yo=
ur suggestion.
> =A0I searched this yahoo group to check whether same question was asked a=
lready and found nothing. Thats why I am writing this to you all. If it was=
answered please bear with me and tell me the link.
> Thanks
> Regards,
> S.G.Gilbert Raj=20
>=20
>=20
> Keep up with people you care about with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn ho=
w. http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/connectmore
>=20
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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> Can I use MSP430 Flash Emulation tool connected at this
> USB-Parallel converter?
NO, YOU CAN'T. Those are not USB to parallel ports, but USB to printer port=
s. There is a huge difference. No other device but printers will work. In w=
indows these adapters appear as a 'printer port' and not as an 'LPTx' port.=
It's NOT like the usb to serial adapters. This is basically because how US=
B works: USB are serial packets. The modify pin-> read pin ->modify pin -> =
read pin sequence would take forever.
If you want to add a parallel port to your notebook, you need a PCMCIA/CARD=
_Bus to parallel adapter, if your notebook has a PCMCIA port. Newer Noteboo=
ks have an EX port that, as far as I know, isn't compatible wiht PCMCIA. I =
think's that like a PCI-Express port for notebooks.
My notebook had a PCMCIA port and I got my PCMCIA to parallel port card fro=
m www. port-place.com. It worked with my parallel FET tool. It was a little=
tricky to set up becuase the IAR 3.x version doesn't actually use windows =
LTPx ports but rather uses the adresses commonly assigned to LTPx ports. Th=
us I had to configure the parallel port to specifically use the address ran=
ge that DOS uses for LPTx ports. My problem was my laptop WLAN card used th=
at address so I had to manually disable and enable the WLAN card after each=
reboot (another reason of using Suspend instad of turn off).
This is the adapter I used:
http://www.port-place.com/spp100.html
As far as I could find out, this is the most compatible parallel port adapt=
er for connecting to a notebook anything that isn't a printer (printers wil=
l work too, of course ;-) )
If you have an ExpressCard (EX) port instead of a PCMCIA port, I guess this=
device would work:
http://www.port-place.com/sppxp100.html
Both adapters cost about $100, so if all you need the parallel port for is =
to connect the JTAG dongle, you'll be far better off buying and USB FET too=
l that this adapter. But if you want to control things with a parallel port=
like you used to do with a PC (controlling 220V lights with WinAmp was my =
favorite), this adapter will serve you well.
Regards,
Mcihael K.
--- In m...@yahoogroups.com, "S.G.Gilbert Raj"
:
>
> Dear All,
> =A0I am planning to use a laptop for programming and debugging MSP430 Fla=
sh device. But the laptop is not having a parallel port. Only USB is there.=
But I can buy a USB to parallel port converter from local market.Can I use=
MSP430 Flash Emulation tool connected at this UCB-Parallel converter?. Wil=
l I be able to debug the target board with this setup?. I am looking for yo=
ur suggestion.
> =A0I searched this yahoo group to check whether same question was asked a=
lready and found nothing. Thats why I am writing this to you all. If it was=
answered please bear with me and tell me the link.
> Thanks
> Regards,
> S.G.Gilbert Raj=20
>=20
>=20
> Keep up with people you care about with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn ho=
w. http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/connectmore
>=20
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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Re: MSP Emulation tool and USB-Parallel port converter. - Joe Radomski - Oct 19 14:38:12 2009
depends on the device and the converter..=20
=A0
Most usb to parallel converters are designed to strictly work with printers=
and bit banging devices do not work,, secondly many of the new chips can n=
ot be programmed using the parallel port device and can only be programmed =
with a USB based fet..
=A0
--- On Mon, 10/19/09, S.G.Gilbert Raj wrote:
From: S.G.Gilbert Raj
Subject: [msp430] MSP Emulation tool and USB-Parallel port converter.
To: m...@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 2:32 AM
=A0=20
Dear All,
=A0I am planning to use a laptop for programming and debugging MSP430 Flash=
device. But the laptop is not having a parallel port. Only USB is there. B=
ut I can buy a USB to parallel port converter from local market.Can I use M=
SP430 Flash Emulation tool connected at this UCB-Parallel converter?. Will =
I be able to debug the target board with this setup?. I am looking for your=
suggestion.
=A0I searched this yahoo group to check whether same question was asked alr=
eady and found nothing. Thats why I am writing this to you all. If it was a=
nswered please bear with me and tell me the link.
Thanks
Regards,
S.G.Gilbert Raj=20
Keep up with people you care about with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn how. http:=
//in.overview. mail.yahoo. com/connectmore
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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=A0
Most usb to parallel converters are designed to strictly work with printers=
and bit banging devices do not work,, secondly many of the new chips can n=
ot be programmed using the parallel port device and can only be programmed =
with a USB based fet..
=A0
--- On Mon, 10/19/09, S.G.Gilbert Raj
From: S.G.Gilbert Raj
Subject: [msp430] MSP Emulation tool and USB-Parallel port converter.
To: m...@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 2:32 AM
=A0=20
Dear All,
=A0I am planning to use a laptop for programming and debugging MSP430 Flash=
device. But the laptop is not having a parallel port. Only USB is there. B=
ut I can buy a USB to parallel port converter from local market.Can I use M=
SP430 Flash Emulation tool connected at this UCB-Parallel converter?. Will =
I be able to debug the target board with this setup?. I am looking for your=
suggestion.
=A0I searched this yahoo group to check whether same question was asked alr=
eady and found nothing. Thats why I am writing this to you all. If it was a=
nswered please bear with me and tell me the link.
Thanks
Regards,
S.G.Gilbert Raj=20
Keep up with people you care about with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn how. http:=
//in.overview. mail.yahoo. com/connectmore
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