MSP Debug Probe Overview
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2 MSP Debug Probe Overview
Table 1 is an overview of the capabilities and features for the available MSP debug probes.
CAUTION
Never disconnect the JTAG or emulator USB cable during an active debug
session. Always terminate a running debug session properly, by clicking on the
"Terminate" icon, before disconnecting the target device.
(1)
The MSP-FET430PIF is for legacy device support only. This emulation tool does not support any devices released after 2011.
(2)
See Section 3.1 to identify the hardware.
(3)
The eZ-FET Emulation IP and eZ-FET Lite Emulation IP are used as the onboard emulation for the MSP LaunchPad tools.
(4)
See Section 5.5 for more information.
(5)
The 2-wire JTAG debug interface is also referred to as Spy-Bi-Wire (SBW) interface.
Table 1. Debug Probes Features and Device Compatibility
(1)(2)(3)
Feature and MSP430 Device Support
eZ430-F2013
eZ430-RF2500
eZ430-RF2480
eZ430-RF2560
MSP-WDSxx Metawatch
eZ430-Chronos
LaunchPad (MSP-EXP430G2)
MSP-EXP430FR5739
MSP-EXP430F5529
MSP-FET430PIF
MSP-FET430UIF
MSP-FET
eZ-FET Emulation IP
eZ-FET Lite Emulation IP
Supports all programmable MSP430 and
CC430 devices
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Supports only F20xx, G2x01, G2x11,
G2x21, G2x31
✓
Supports F20xx, F21x2, F22xx, G2x01,
G2x11, G2x21, G2x31, G2x53
✓
Supports F20xx, F21x2, F22xx, G2x01,
G2x11, G2x21, G2x31
✓ ✓
Supports F5438, F5438A ✓
Supports BT5190, F5438A ✓ ✓
Supports only F552x ✓
Supports FR57xx, F5638, F6638 ✓
Supports only CC430F613x ✓
Supports MSP432Pxx ✓
Allows JTAG access protection
(Fuse Blow)
(4)
✓ ✓
Adjustable target supply voltage ✓ ✓
Fixed 2.8-V target supply voltage ✓
Fixed 3.3-V target supply voltage ✓ ✓
Fixed 3.6-V target supply voltage ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
4-wire JTAG ✓ ✓ ✓
2-wire JTAG
(5)
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
BSL tool or mode ✓
Backchannel UART ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Supported by CCS for Windows ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Supported by CCS for Linux ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Supported by CCS for OS X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓