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Discussions on how to get your MSP JTAG programmer up and running.
By jensi123
#11077
I want to design a in-field programming interface between the prommer (e.g. MSP430-JTAG-ISO) and my device that has (due to space requirements) only 6 pins for programming, which means I have would to omit the Vcc_in and Vcc_out pins.

I read here that the Vcc_ in pin is needed for the prommer to follow the target voltage. I know my target voltage.

My idea was to do the in-field programming with some kind of adaptor.

- both sides are powered independently
- I take power out of Vcc_out
- reduce it to my target voltage
- I feed back into Vcc_in ?

If there is a better solution - maybe different stand alone programmers or programmers that work with the bootstrap loader - any hints welcome !

sincerely
Jens
By powool
#11164
The BSL will work with 6 pins - gnd, vcc, tx, rx, and the two pins for reset and test.

Since I use only the BSL, I'm unable to compare it to the TI programmer.