Hi

              I am trying to test how a FET works along with the new IAR
embedded c/c++ compiler and debugger.I wrote a sample code to flash the
led.I have the flash emulation tool from SOFTBAUGH,I guess this FET is directly
connected to the parrallel port with out any interfaces in between(also i need
not give external voltage supply i guess),I am connecting this FET to the demo
kit D1232 from softbaugh on the other side.when I am trying to debug I am
getting an error that the specified target is not found.I changed the target to
msp430f1232 in the project--> options-->general,and also to FET in the
c-spy debugger,I am working on a win2000 environment.what could be the possible
errors.

Thanks 
raghu



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Hello, Raghu -

There are many things that can cause this. I can list a few causes but
I know there are others, also.

1. No power to processor
2. Wrong processor (actual processor must be the same as the target)
3. Bad connection to demo board

Jim Wagner

--- Raghavendra Bulusu <codemsp430@code...> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
>               I am trying to test how a FET works along with the new
> IAR embedded c/c++ compiler and debugger.I wrote a sample code to
> flash the led.I have the flash emulation tool from SOFTBAUGH,I guess
> this FET is directly connected to the parrallel port with out any
> interfaces in between(also i need not give external voltage supply i
> guess),I am connecting this FET to the demo kit D1232 from softbaugh
> on the other side.when I am trying to debug I am getting an error
> that the specified target is not found.I changed the target to
> msp430f1232 in the project--> options-->general,and also to FET in
> the c-spy debugger,I am working on a win2000 environment.what could
> be the possible errors.
> 
> Thanks 
> raghu
> 
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------
> 

Hi james
        I tried verifying all the possible errors you were listing but still i
couldnt solve it.I just wanted to make sure that i am connecting properly,this
are the connections i made
 pc(parallel port)---->softbaugh(FET)---->JTAG to JFPC
interface----->strip to JFPc on demo board.
 what else could be the error.
Thanks 
raghu 
 James Wagner <ka7ehk@ka7e...> wrote:Hello, Raghu -

There are many things that can cause this. I can list a few causes but
I know there are others, also.

1. No power to processor
2. Wrong processor (actual processor must be the same as the target)
3. Bad connection to demo board

Jim Wagner

--- Raghavendra Bulusu <codemsp430@code...> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
>               I am trying to test how a FET works along with the new
> IAR embedded c/c++ compiler and debugger.I wrote a sample code to
> flash the led.I have the flash emulation tool from SOFTBAUGH,I guess
> this FET is directly connected to the parrallel port with out any
> interfaces in between(also i need not give external voltage supply i
> guess),I am connecting this FET to the demo kit D1232 from softbaugh
> on the other side.when I am trying to debug I am getting an error
> that the specified target is not found.I changed the target to
> msp430f1232 in the project--> options-->general,and also to FET in
> the c-spy debugger,I am working on a win2000 environment.what could
> be the possible errors.
> 
> Thanks 
> raghu
> 
> 
> 
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> 



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Raghu -

I am not familiar with the hardware you mention so I can't help you!

Sorry..

Jim

--- Raghavendra Bulusu <codemsp430@code...> wrote:
> 
> Hi james
>         I tried verifying all the possible errors you were listing
> but still i couldnt solve it.I just wanted to make sure that i am
> connecting properly,this are the connections i made
>  pc(parallel port)---->softbaugh(FET)---->JTAG to JFPC
> interface----->strip to JFPc on demo board.
>  what else could be the error.
> Thanks 
> raghu 
>  James Wagner <ka7ehk@ka7e...> wrote:Hello, Raghu -
> 
> There are many things that can cause this. I can list a few causes
> but
> I know there are others, also.
> 
> 1. No power to processor
> 2. Wrong processor (actual processor must be the same as the target)
> 3. Bad connection to demo board
> 
> Jim Wagner
> 
> --- Raghavendra Bulusu <codemsp430@code...> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi
> > 
> >               I am trying to test how a FET works along with the
> new
> > IAR embedded c/c++ compiler and debugger.I wrote a sample code to
> > flash the led.I have the flash emulation tool from SOFTBAUGH,I
> guess
> > this FET is directly connected to the parrallel port with out any
> > interfaces in between(also i need not give external voltage supply
> i
> > guess),I am connecting this FET to the demo kit D1232 from
> softbaugh
> > on the other side.when I am trying to debug I am getting an error
> > that the specified target is not found.I changed the target to
> > msp430f1232 in the project--> options-->general,and also to FET
in
> > the c-spy debugger,I am working on a win2000 environment.what could
> > be the possible errors.
> > 
> > Thanks 
> > raghu
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ---------------------------------
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> .
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------
> 

In this situation TI's own FET kits are handy, as you can run a demo
program on their hardware before replacing their demo board with your own
or someone else's.

Do you have the flex strip polarized in the connector (right side up)?

Also, try writing Tom directly, he might help you out with his boards.

--Bruce

> Hi james
>         I tried verifying all the possible errors you were
> listing but still i couldnt solve it.I just wanted to make sure
> that i am connecting properly,this are the connections i made
>  pc(parallel port)---->softbaugh(FET)---->JTAG to JFPC
> interface----->strip to JFPc on demo board.
>  what else could be the error.
> Thanks
> raghu

Hello:

I have had a similar problem (Could not find target...) with the 
small MSP-FET430x11x 
demonstration board that TI gave away in its seminars. The board 
provides the standard JTAG circuitry and a socket for a 430F1121 
chip. An old Toshiba laptop would recognize this board and program 
the 430 chip with a simple LED-flash program. But my main Pentium PC 
will not. (I am using the same IAR tools on both computers.) I have 
tried all of the different parallel-port settings, SPP, EPP, and ECP, 
without success.  I also fed +6V to the external power input on the 
board (through an on-board voltage regulator), thinking the parallel 
port might not power the FET board.  That did not work, either.  As a 
final test, I applied +3V directly to the circuits, without going 
through the regulator.  No luck with that configuration, either.  I 
have exhausted my attempts with this board.  Please let me know what 
you come up with to get around this problem.--Jon Titus, Milford, MA, 
jontitus@jont...

--- In msp430@msp4..., Raghavendra Bulusu <codemsp430@y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
>               I am trying to test how a FET works along with the 
new IAR embedded c/c++ compiler and debugger.I wrote a sample code to

flash the led.I have the flash emulation tool from SOFTBAUGH,I guess 
this FET is directly connected to the parrallel port with out any 
interfaces in between(also i need not give external voltage supply i 
guess),I am connecting this FET to the demo kit D1232 from softbaugh 
on the other side.when I am trying to debug I am getting an error 
that the specified target is not found.I changed the target to 
msp430f1232 in the project--> options-->general,and also to FET in 
the c-spy debugger,I am working on a win2000 environment.what could 
be the possible errors.
> 
> Thanks 
> raghu
> 
> 
> 
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Make sure if you are using a Win2K/XP solution that you have enough
privilege to use the parallel port (ie Read/Write access).   Are you a
local system admin of your own machine ?   WinNT/98/95 do not have ACL's
for the parallel port, Win2k and XP do.   This can keep you chasing your
tail for quite a period of time.

Regards

Matthew