zeke 693 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Thanks for the explanation. Sorry to hear of the disrespect of others towards you. I hope they reap what they sow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 That's sad. Anyway.. looks like you are making good progress on your greenhouse. oh..I have an update on my tiny garden... harvested a cucumber today. It tasted awesome in this heat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 693 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I can't help myself. I.must.post.off.topic.too. I harvested a couple ice cream pails of strawberries this past week. So I made Strawberry Jam. Yum! I too would like to create an irrigation controller for my garden. I especially want a web server interface so that I can create custom watering schedules. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zborgerd 62 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 That's sad. Anyway.. looks like you are making good progress on your greenhouse. oh..I have an update on my tiny garden... harvested a cucumber today. It tasted awesome in this heat. I also had a lot of cucumbers and zucchini in my garden this weekend. I made cucumber salad and zucchini bread! Still waiting on those tomatoes. Maybe next week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Maybe we need a garden thread. So many gardeners... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jsolarski 94 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 lol well i know who to ask for gardening help now lol so i have this plant.......jk cant wait to see the finished product for your green house controller Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gwdeveloper 275 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Off topic: I'm down for helping anyone out getting started in gardening or just any questions about it. Starting the Texas Master Gardener Program in 2 weeks. On topic: If anyone is interested, I posted the SimpliciTI BSP for the MSP-EXP430F5529 in the E2E.TI forum. Posted it with simple projects to load on the ez430-rf2500 targets; one for the rx and one for the tx. http://e2e.ti.com/support/low_power_rf/f/156/t/126946.aspx I might write up a full tutorial for getting all of the hardware configured and running. (with pictures too!) TI thanked me last week with a very nice hook up. :shh: biancama, RobG and zborgerd 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 693 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 TI thanked me last week with a very nice hook up. :shh: :problem: Please don't keep us in suspense. :wave: Tell us more please. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gwdeveloper 275 Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 Ok, Ok. TI gave me a full permanent license for CCS. After porting SimpliciTI to the MSP-EXP430F5529, plus my application, I maxed out the 16k license limit. Now I can have full range for all of the processors, which is going to be great because I had also maxed out the code on my evalbot. They're really a great company -plenty of freebie samples, great deals on hardware, lots of open-source code, regularly sponsored seminars and contests, and the E2E forum. RobG and zeke 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 693 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Right On! :thumbup: @TI: :clap: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
biancama 0 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Hi All, I just bought EXP430f5529 and I'm running the pre-installed firmware. I am trying to run the "Terminal Echo" demo app, but by default the usb drivers are not working. I downloaded and installed the software 5529UE-1.10.01-Setup.exe and MSP430_USB_Developers_Package-3.0-Installer.exe from TI site and the usb device is not being recognized as a serial comm port. The USB Device is listed in device manager as Virtual Com Port (CDC) and has an exclamation point beside it. Any thoughts how to read and write to the exp board through the usb port? My operative system is windows 7 64 bit version. I tried with windows xp with the same result. When I plug my exp430f5529 with LDO jumper set in my PC's USB port, the LCD switches on, but I get an unknown device in device manager. I tried to plug using ez-Fet usb with the same result of LDO. If I plug my usb in ez-Fet and I switch the power selector to JTAG/BATT the device has been identified, but the demo apps doesn't work as well. What am I doing wrong? Massimo step to reproduce the problem: * Plug exp430f5529 in LDO USB * Switch the power selector to LDO * wait for driver installation * start "Terminal Echo" demo app * See in device Manager the Virtual Com Port (CDC) with a yellow exclamation point Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gwdeveloper 275 Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 You might need to reprogram the board with the U.E. files in 1.10.01-Setup. The pre-programmed system did not work for me. Plug your usb into the ez-fet port and move the switch to the center, labeled EZ. Do you have other ez-fet devices? (launchpad or something) The ez-fet port reports the same way those do as "MSP430 Application UART (COMxx)" Once you've upgraded the F5529 system, you'll be able to set up the USB BSL for reprogramming via the USB/LDO port by pressing S4 to cycle modes. (PWR->USB->BSL) BTW, once connected, the default serial terminal application does not seem to work well at all. I believe it's related to changing power modes changing in the different demo applications. The other apps work well, such as the Mouse HID and SD access. For SD access though, you'll need a separate card reader to format the card to get it going. bluehash 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
biancama 0 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Thank you very much for your help.... now I can debug the board.... I have only a problem..... when I plug my board using 5529 LDO I get an unknown device in my "device manager" windows.... but demo apps works Can I ignored it? Massimo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gwdeveloper 275 Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Sure thing. You can ignore it if it's working and you don't mind it being an unknown device. The updated CDC driver is included with the 1.10.01 User Experience. It's located in /'Your UE Folder'/Drivers. Just use the windows device manager to update the driver and you should be good to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
biancama 0 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hi gwdeveloper, now I've another problem with MSP-EXP430F5529...I'm not able to updload the code to the board using the bootstrap loaer feature. I connected my MSP-EXP430f5529 to my USB PC via 5529 USB port (on top right of experimental board) I switched off my MSP-EXP430f5529 I pressed the S4 button I switched on my MSP-EXP430f5529 (Power SEL to LDO) I try to run a script with BLS_Scripter.exe provided by ti site RX_DATA_BLOCK_FAST are marked as DONE but when I try to run a TX_DATA_BLOCK fails I've also tried with BSL_USB_GUI but I received "No device connected" What am I doing wrong? Thanks Massimo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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