Since my only 5529LP was confirmed no longer functioning properly and the likely cause is the USB hub module, there have been some thoughts going through my mind to salvage the core 5529 device on the LP for some good use. And this weekend I have decided to give it a try.
As the USB host part is confirmed not functioning, the first step is to verify the F5529 is still good. The easiest way is to try program it and check if it can run new program.
With a good F5529 LP (the new replacement board ordered after the old one retired), I removed all the jumpers between the ez-FET and the targ