On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:47:36 -0000, OCY wrote:

> I use FET-Pro430-Lite (Free from Elprotronic Inc) to read or
> restore Flash. This is a software for PC. It needs either
> the TI FET-UIF hardware or a number of other similar
> hardware to accomplish read/restor.

I just downloaded the Lite version and tried to use it under
Windows 7, 64-bit. So far, no luck.

Looked very encouraging, though.

Jon
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Jon,

I do not know if the Elprotronic FET-Rro430-Lite works under Window-7 or not, or if it works for LaunchPad or not. I do not have either Window-7 or LaunchPad.

By the way, KickStart can also read existing Flash and save that in a file. I just do not know how to use it to restore the Flash from such saved file. FET-Rro430-Lite can do both.

--OCY

--- In m..., Jon Kirwan wrote:
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> On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:47:36 -0000, OCY wrote:
>
> > I use FET-Pro430-Lite (Free from Elprotronic Inc) to read or
> > restore Flash. This is a software for PC. It needs either
> > the TI FET-UIF hardware or a number of other similar
> > hardware to accomplish read/restor.
>
> I just downloaded the Lite version and tried to use it under
> Windows 7, 64-bit. So far, no luck.
>
> Looked very encouraging, though.
>
> Jon
>

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On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:52:35 -0000, you wrote:

> I do not know if the Elprotronic FET-Rro430-Lite works under
> Window-7 or not, or if it works for LaunchPad or not. I do
> not have either Window-7 or LaunchPad.

It's a tossup what the problem might be. My bet is that it
doesn't work with/recognize LaunchPad's emulator section and
or the driver for it (if it is any different, which I also
don't know about.) Probably, the program runs fine other
than that. Seems to, anyway.

I suppose I could fire up the LaunchPad on an XP machine and
see what happens there. I'm betting it won't work, though.

> By the way, KickStart can also read existing Flash and save
> that in a file. I just do not know how to use it to restore
> the Flash from such saved file. FET-Rro430-Lite can do both.

I may have read something/tried something along those lines
some time ago. I don't remember, now. I do know about
changing the type of file used to write out the binary.

I'll have to do some re-reading, again, I guess. Too bad IAR
doesn't _actively_ support the features found in MPLAB for
this purpose. There, I can do most anything I want --
including develop custom compiler installation files.

But the Elprotronic program looks really good for the purpose
if I could get it working on LaunchPad. Have to try some
more things, soon, I suppose.

Thanks,
Jon

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>--OCY
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>--- In m..., Jon Kirwan wrote:
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>> On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:47:36 -0000, OCY wrote:
>>
>> > I use FET-Pro430-Lite (Free from Elprotronic Inc) to read or
>> > restore Flash. This is a software for PC. It needs either
>> > the TI FET-UIF hardware or a number of other similar
>> > hardware to accomplish read/restor.
>>
>> I just downloaded the Lite version and tried to use it under
>> Windows 7, 64-bit. So far, no luck.
>>
>> Looked very encouraging, though.
>>
>> Jon
>>
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