At 00:37 19-08-05 +0800, you wrote: >N. Coesel wrote: > >>At 15:51 17-08-05 +0200, you wrote: >> >> >>>>Hi all, >>>> >>>>ftp://ftp.soft-switch.org/pub/msp430-gdbproxy.exe is a new version of >>>>gdbproxy using the latest library code from TI. This means it supports >>>>the latest devices, like the 21x1, and the 42x0. It also means it works >>>>with the USB FET tool. >>>> >>>>Support for updating the firmware in the USB FET tool, and installing >>>>the USB driver, is not yet available. However, you can use the free >>>>kickstart package from the TI website for that, on Windows machines. >>>> >>>>The USB FET tool looks like a serial port, and has a COMxx device name. >>>>Like all USB ports, this name will depend on where the tool is plugged >>>>in. Find the COM port name, using the Windows device manager, and then >>>>run gdbproxy with a command like: >>>> >>>> msp430-gdbproxy --port=3333 msp430 COMxx >>>> >>>>I haven't tested this extensively, but it seems to work so far. I will >>>>try to make it more automatic later. >>>> >>>>So far I have only made a binary for Windows. I think making one for >>>>Linux, with the USB features disabled, is easy. I will try to do that in >>>>the next few days. Making the USB FET tool work on Linux machine might >>>>take more effort. >>>> >>>>Regards, >>>>Steve >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>The USB chip used in the USB FET seems to be a TUSB3410 : >>>http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/tusb3410.html >>> >>>>From what I could see, they don't have Linux office drivers as yet, but >>>there are beta drivers if you contact TI. So yes, it looks like it is going >>>to take more effort. >>> >>> >>> >> >>I suppose it is already supported: >> >>http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=52611 >> >>Nico Coesel >> >> >A driver for this chip is sitting in the modules directory of my FC4 >system. However, I can't figure out how to make the module associate >with plugging in the device. The vendor ID is TI, but the product ID has >been changed form the generic TUSB3410, to differentiate the FET tool >from a plain serial port. I tried putting the new product ID in an entry >in /etc/hotplug/usb.handmap like some instructions told me, but it >doesn't seem to work. Are there any experts out there. I've never really >touched the hotplug stuff before. >
How is the FET tool being controlled under Windows? Is it possible to use a terminal emulator program and control it? Or does it need some ioctl calls? I looked at the FET USB diagrams and noticed the general purpose I/O pins of the TUSB3410 are also connected. Nico
