MSP430F5510 programming

[paul0208]

Hi,

I got your MSP430-JTAG-TINY-V2 and olimexino-5510.
But, Olimex MSP430 programmer, downloaded from your site does not have MSP430F5510 on Device select menu.
How can I program your olimexino-5510 by olimex programmer?

BR
Paul 

[LubOlimex]

Not all devices supported by the firmware had been added to the drop-down menu of the software. You can add devices that are supported by the firmware, by editing olidev.ini. Add the following at the bottom:

:MSP430F5510    00008000    0000ffff    00001800    000019ff

Make sure you are using the latest firmware available. Download this package that has the latest firmware (dll files): https://www.olimex.com/Products/MSP430/JTAG/MSP430-JTAG-TINY-V2/resources/OLIMEX_MSP430-DLL_drivers.zip Make sure the files are placed in the install folder of the programmer software.

Refer to "Readme_MSPPORG.txt" in the main install folder of the programmer software for more information on adding additional devices to the drop-down menu.

You can find a list with all supported targets by the latest firmware here: https://www.olimex.com/Products/MSP430/JTAG/_resources/tiny-v2-supported-mcus.txt

[Ahmed]

    Subject: How to measure only MSP430F5510 current on OLIMEXINO-5510 Rev.B (disconnect all other power domains)

    Hello,

    I am using the OLIMEXINO-5510 Rev.B board with the MSP430F5510 MCU. I want to measure the pure current consumption of the MSP430, without interference from USB, FTDI, UEXT, Arduino headers, etc.

    I already:

        Removed USB power and supplied 3.3 V externally

        Tried to isolate FET2 (IRLML6402) by pulling the gate to 3.3 V

        Cut R4 (0 Ω jumper), and inserted a multimeter in series

    But even then, I still measure ~57 mA, even when the MCU is in LPM4 mode.

    ❓ How can I completely isolate the MSP430 power rail and ensure only the MCU current is measured?

        Does FET2 fully disconnect the 3.3 V_E rail if gate = 3.3 V?

        Are there hidden leakage paths from FTDI or pullups?

        Do you recommend removing more components (R5, C6, etc)?

    Thanks in advance for any guidance!

[LubOlimex]

The hardware changes and the external power are not needed... The board has Li-Po battery connector when you want to measure minimal consumption.

Also it is strange place to place the multimeter to measure consumption.

Revert the changes and disconnect all power supply and use 3.7V Li-PO battery attached to the 2-pin connector. Pay attention to + and - since these connectors are not standard.

Then to measure ensure that pins are properly set. All pins should be evaluated in the schematic, some pins are pulled up. Those pins with pull up should be set as outputs and high state. Pins that are pulled down should be outputs and low state.

For example, the I2C pins at the UEXT are both pulled up. If these are not set as outputs in high state, they will consume power.

Notice that it makes no sense to measure only the chip, and it will be very hard to do but measuring when powered the battery should be nearly identical, there are only a couple of components consuming uAs and they won't influence the consumption that much.