SLAU654E November 2015 – February 2019
During runtime, if MSP Flasher detects a conflict between the firmware version of the debug probe (FET) and the version of the MSP Debug Stack (MSP430.dll), it prompts the user to let MSP Flasher update the firmware:
>> The firmware of your FET is outdated.
>> Would you like to update it? (Y/N): _
Type Y to update the firmware of the FET, display status reports, and on success continue execution of the MSP Flasher routine. Type N to resume the running instance with the outdated firmware. TI recommends not using MSP Flasher while the FET firmware does not match the version of the MSP Debug Stack.
If an error is detected during the update, MSP Flasher prompts the user to retry or cancel the update:
>> Update failed. (R)etry/(C)ancel? _
Type R to repeat the attempt to update. Type C to resume the running instance with the outdated firmware.
NOTE
The -s switch suppresses this user prompt. If there is a mismatch between the FET firmware version and the MSP Debug Stack version, a firmware update is done automatically.
NOTE
For fully automated FET firmware updates, run the following command:
MSP430Flasher -n NO_TARGET -s
MSP Flasher updates only the FET firmware and does not attempt to connect to any target MSP device.