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IFSYS-5651

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IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Evaluation Kit User Guide

Information contained within this document is part of the intellectual property of iFoundry Systems (“IFS”). No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of IFS.

IFS makes no warranties with respect to this document and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. While every attempt is made to ensure accuracy, IFS shall not be liable for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document.

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3

1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................... 5

1.1 System requirements ................................................................................................................................. 5

1.2 Kit contents ................................................................................................................................................ 5

2 DOCUMENTATION NOTES ................................................................................................................................. 6

2.1 Illustrations and Windows flavours ............................................................................................................ 6

2.2 Terminology ............................................................................................................................................... 6

3 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE BOARD ............................................................................................................ 7

3.1 Connectors ................................................................................................................................................ 8

3.1.1 MSP430 UART hardware limitations ............................................................................................. 8

3.2 Switches & LEDs ....................................................................................................................................... 9

3.3 Jumpers ................................................................................................................................................... 10

3.4 Modules / Components ............................................................................................................................ 11

3.5 MSP430 General Purpose I/O (GPIO) signals ........................................................................................ 11

3.5.1 JP1 Header Signals ..................................................................................................................... 11

3.5.2 JP2 Header Signals ..................................................................................................................... 12

3.5.3 JP3 Header Signals ..................................................................................................................... 12

3.5.4 JP5 Header Signals ..................................................................................................................... 13

3.6 IFSYS-5043 Module General Purpose I/O (GPIO) signals ..................................................................... 14

3.6.1 JP4 Header Signals ..................................................................................................................... 14

4 PREPARING IFSYS-5651 FOR USE .................................................................................................................. 15

4.1 Downloading the IFSYS-5651 board software package .......................................................................... 15

4.2 Preparing for installation .......................................................................................................................... 15

4.3 Powering up the IFSYS-5651 board ........................................................................................................ 15

5 CONFIGURING IFSYS-5651 FOR OPERATION ............................................................................................... 16

5.1 Configuring for MSP430 and IFSYS-5043 development ......................................................................... 16

5.2 Configuring for MSP430 stand-alone development ................................................................................. 16

5.3 Configuring for MSP430 and external Bluetooth module development ................................................... 16

5.4 Configuring for IFSYS-5043 for external hosted development ................................................................ 16

5.5 Configuring for IFSYS-5043 stand-alone development ........................................................................... 17

5.6 Downloading firmware to the MSP430 .................................................................................................... 17

5.7 Downloading firmware to the IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module ................................................................. 17

6 SETTING UP IFSYS-5651 FOR MSP430 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ......................................................... 18

6.1 Development tools & environment........................................................................................................... 18

6.2 Configuration for MSP430 software development ................................................................................... 19

6.3 Board configuration/Jumper settings ....................................................................................................... 19

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7 SETTING UP IFSYS-5043 AS AN HCI BLUETOOTH MODULE ....................................................................... 21

7.1 Preparations ............................................................................................................................................ 21

7.2 Serial cable configuration ........................................................................................................................ 22

7.3 Configuration for IFSYS-5043 hosted development ............................................................................... 23

7.4 Default IFSYS-5043 Configuration .......................................................................................................... 23

8 SETTING UP IFSYS-5043 FOR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT .................................................................. 24

8.1 Development tools & environment .......................................................................................................... 24

8.2 Preparations ............................................................................................................................................ 25

8.3 Configuration ........................................................................................................................................... 27

8.4 IFSYS-5043 Program Development ....................................................................................................... 27

9 DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE TO IFSYS-5043 BLUETOOTH MODULE ......................................................... 28

9.1 Preparations for firmware download to IFSYS-5043 ............................................................................... 28

9.2 Backing-up original IFSYS-5043 firmware .............................................................................................. 29

9.3 Procedure for downloading firmware to IFSYS-5043 module ................................................................. 31

9.4 Restoring HCI UART firmware to IFSYS-5043 ....................................................................................... 33

10 DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE TO MSP430 MICROCONTROLLER ................................................................. 34

11 INSTALLING THE USB-TO-SERIAL DRIVER ................................................................................................... 35

11.1 Attaching the IFSYS-5651 to your computer’s USB port ........................................................................ 40

11.2 Determining the virtual COM port ........................................................................................................... 44

11.3 Uninstalling or re-installing the software ................................................................................................. 46

12 PRODUCT WEBSITE ......................................................................................................................................... 48

12.1 IFSYS-5651 product website .................................................................................................................. 48 

12.2 Discussion Forum ................................................................................................................................... 48 

13 SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................................................... 49

14 ORDERING NUMBERS ...................................................................................................................................... 49

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1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Thank you for using the IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Evaluation Kit. This kit was designed as a development platform for the Texas Instruments MSP430 54xx series microcontroller, and iFoundry’s IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth HCI Module. It is intended for software developers and product designers who would like to evaluate Texas Instruments’ MSP430F54xx series microcontroller, and to create embedded designs, especially for Bluetooth related applications. Developers can also use the platform to evaluate the IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth HCI Module in stand-alone (non-hosted) mode, as an HCI UART module. The IFSYS-5043 module can be controlled by an external host such as a PC, or the on-board MSP430 microcontroller through its UART interface.

1.1 System requirements

In order to use the IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Evaluation Kit, you should ensure that your system has the following capabilities:

• one computer with at least two USB ports (V1.1 or later)

• Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP (preferably with latest service

packs), or Windows 2000. Note that earlier versions of Windows are not supported, and some of the tools provided by third parties may be require specific Windows versions.

1.2 Kit contents

Prior to using this kit, please ensure that you have the following items:

# Description Qty

1 Getting Started Guide (this document) 1 2 IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Development Board 1 3 USB cable 1 4 Programming Cable for IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module 1

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2 DOCUMENTATION NOTES

2.1 Illustrations and Windows flavours

The user should note that illustrations shown in this document may appear different on your computer due to the extent to which the Microsoft Graphical User Interface can be customized, or due to the different flavours of Microsoft Windows. For the purpose of this document, Windows XP is used as representative of Microsoft Windows series operating systems.

2.2 Terminology

The following terms, when used in the context of running or installing software, will be used to convey the following meaning within this document:

Click or Click on – means place the mouse and click once to activate the selection. This is usually used when requesting user to press a button on screen

Press – same is Click on, but normally used in a narrower context to mean click once on a button.

Select - Put your mouse over the indicated entity and press the mouse button once. This usually used to bring an item (such as a tab, or dialog window) into focus.

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3 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE BOARD

This section is intended to familiarize you with the IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Development Board. The key elements of the IFSYS-5651 Development Board are as indicated in the diagram below.

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3.1 Connectors

Following is a list of connectors used on the board, and their respective functions. The connectors may in later sections be referred to by either name or reference designation. Refer to the board diagram on the previous page for connector and component locations.

REF NAME / TYPE CONNECTED TO DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE

RJ1 RJ45

connector

JTAG JTAG 14-pin

connector

SD1 SD Memory

Card connector

P1 DB9M MSP430 UART2 Used as a generic port or connected to an external

P2 DB9M MSP430 UART1 Used as a generic port or connected to an Oximeter for

P3 DB9M IFSYS-5043

USB1 Mini USB MSP430 UART3 Primary function is to provide power to the IFSYS-5651.

CSR development tools.

JTAG debugger for software development

Accepts SD memory cards

UART

Firmware download port for IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth module

Used with MSP430 development environment..

Provide storage for developer’s applications.

Bluetooth module for MSP430 applications.

MSP430 applications. Connects IFSYS-5043 to an external host or to an Oximeter

for IFSYS-5043 applications. If IFSYS-5043 module is connected to the MSP430, this port is unused/unconnected.

The miniUSB serves two different modes, controlled by MODE jumper (details in Jumpers section)

3.1.1 MSP430 UART hardware limitations

The developer of MSP430 applications is advised about the limitations with regards to the MSP430 serial communications. MSP430 provides a basic 3-wire UART communication. For applications that require hardware based (RTS/CTS) flow control, this capability is simulated by MSP430 GPIO lines.

It should be noted that simulated hardware flow control incurs processor cycles, and the developer should decide between implementing simulated hardware flow control, or use software based flow control schemes.

All UART ports of the MSP430 are of the 3-wire type. Please refer to the schematics for the IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Development Board for details on which GPIO pins are allocated for UART flow control purposes.

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3.2 Switches & LEDs

Following is a list of switches and LEDs used on the board, and their respective functions. The components may in later sections be referred to by either name or reference designation. Refer to the board diagram on the previous page when locating these components.

REF NAME /

TYPE

RST RST

button

S1 Button 1 MSP430 (P2-4) /

S2 Button 2 MSP430 (P2-5) /

S3 Button 3 MSP430 (P2-6) /

LED1 Red LED MSP430 (P4-0) /

LED2 Yellow

LED

LED3 Green LED MSP430 (P4-2) General use – driven by MSP430 GPIO pin LED4 Blue LED MSP430 (P4-3) General use – driven by MSP430 GPIO pin PWR LED5

(Green)

CONNECTED TO DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE

Board reset Performs a hardware reset to the IFSYS-5651 board (MSP430

and IFSYS-5043) Button is connected to both the MSP430 microcontroller and

IFSYS-5043 (PIO7)

IFSYS-5043 (PIO4)

IFSYS-5043 (PIO5)

IFSYS-5043 (PIO2)

MSP430 (P4-1) / IFSYS-5043 (PIO3)

Power supply Power LED - Indicates IFSYS-5651 board is powered on when

IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module, and should be sensed by only one application at any time (either running on MSP430 or IFSYS-5043)

Button is connected to both the MSP430 microcontroller and IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module, and should be sensed by only one application at any time (either running on MSP430 or IFSYS-5043)

General use – driven by either MSP430 GPIO pin or IFSYS5043 (in stand-alone mode). LEDSEL jumper selects between MSP430 and IFSYS-5043.

lit

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3.3 Jumpers

Following is a list of jumpers used on the board, and their respective functions.

NAME REF PURPOSE JUMPE

MODE W28 Sets MSP430 to normal

5043 CONN

LEDSEL W18 Determines if LED1 & LED2 are

operating mode or firmware download mode

W21 Determines if IFSYS-5043 is

connected to RS232 at P3 (stand-alone mode), or to MSP430 (MSP430 hosted mode)

driven by MSP430 or IFSYS5043 in stand-alone mode

R ON

1-2 NORM – Normal MSP430 operating mode 2-3 FWDL – MSP430 firmware download

1-2 INT – IFSYS-5043 is connected to UART0

2-3 EXT – IFSYS-5043 is connected to RS232

1-2 MSP430 – LEDs controlled by MSP430 2-3 5043 – LEDs controlled by IFSYS-5043

SETTING / DESCRIPTION

mode

of MSP430

connector P3

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3.4 Modules / Components

The table below shows other important items related to the IFSYS-5651 board.

MODULE / COMPONENT

NAME

RJ45 cable Programming cable used to programming the IFSYS-5043

IFSYS-5043 iFoundry Bluetooth Module (can be operated as an HCI

Prototyping area For prototyping external circuitry -na-

DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE CONNECTS TO

Between PC and the

module

module, or stand-alone module)

IFSYS-5043 module via connector RJ1

MSP430, or external host such as a PC

3.5 MSP430 General Purpose I/O (GPIO) signals

Following is a list of MSP430 GPIOs which are not tied to specific board functions and can be freely designated for any purpose. The components may in later sections be referred to by either name or reference designation. It may be helpful to reference the board diagram on the previous page when locating these components. In the following sections, the term “-nc-“ means “not connected”.

3.5.1 JP1 Header Signals

JP1 HEADER SIGNALS PIN SIGNAL MSP430

1 PIO-6-0 97 P6-0 2 PIO-6-1 98 P6-1 3 PIO-6-2 99 P6-2 4 PIO-6-3 100 P6-3 5 PIO-6-4 1 P6-4 6 PIO-6-5 2 P6-5 7 PIO-6-6 3 P6-6 8 PIO-6-7 4 P6-7 9 PIO-7-4 5 P7-4 10 PIO-7-5 6 P7-5 11 PIO-7-6 7 P7-6 12 PIO-7-7 8 P7-7

MSP430 PIN NAME

PIN SIGNAL MSP430

MSP430 PIN NAME

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3.5.2 JP2 Header Signals

JP2 HEADER SIGNALS PIN SIGNAL MSP430

1 PIO-7-2 55 P7-2 2 PIO-7-3 56 P7-3 3 PIO-4-6 49 P4-6 4 PIO-4-7 50 P4-7 5 PIO-4-4 47 P4-4 6 PIO-4-5 48 P4-5 7 PIO-3-7 42 P3-7 8 -nc- -nc- -nc-

MSP430 PIN NAME

PIN SIGNAL MSP430

3.5.3 JP3 Header Signals

JP3 HEADER SIGNALS PIN SIGNAL MSP430

1 PIO-2-2 27 P2-2 2 PIO-2-3 28 P2-3 3 PIO-2-0 25 P2-0 4 PIO-2-1 26 P2-1 5 PIO-1-6 23 P1-6 6 PIO-1-7 24 P1-7 7 PIO-1-4 21 P1-4 8 PIO-1-5 22 P1-5 9 PIO-1-0 17 P1-0 10 PIO-1-3 20 P1-3

MSP430 PIN NAME

PIN SIGNAL MSP430

MSP430 PIN NAME

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3.5.4 JP5 Header Signals

JP5 HEADER SIGNALS PIN SIGNAL MSP430

1 PIO-11-0 84 P11-0 2 PIO-11-1 85 P11-1 3 PIO-11-2 86 P11-2 4 -nc- -nc- -nc5 PIO-10-6 82 P10-6 6 PIO-10-7 83 P10-7 7 PIO-10-2 78 P10-2 8 PIO-10-3 79 P10-3 9 PIO-10-0 76 P10-0 10 PIO-10-1 77 P10-1 11 PIO-9-6 74 P9-6 12 PIO-9-7 75 P9-7 13 PIO-9-2 70 P9-2 14 PIO-9-3 71 P9-3 15 PIO-9-0 68 P9-0 16 PIO-9-1 69 P9-1 17 PIO-8-6 66 P8-6 18 PIO-8-7 67 P8-7 19 PIO-8-4 61 P8-4 20 PIO-8-5 65 P8-5 21 PIO-8-2 59 P8-2 22 PIO-8-3 60 P8-3 23 PIO-8-0 57 P8-0 24 PIO-8-1 58 P8-1

MSP430 PIN NAME

PIN SIGNAL MSP430

MSP430 PIN NAME

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3.6 IFSYS-5043 Module General Purpose I/O (GPIO) signals

3.6.1 JP4 Header Signals

JP4 HEADER SIGNALS PIN SIGNAL IFSYS-

5043

1 BT-PIO-0 2 PIO0 2 BT-PIO-1 49 PIO1 3 BT-PIO-8 48 PIO8 4 BT-PIO-9 47 PIO9 5 BT-PIO-10 46 PIO10 6 BT-PIO-11 45 PIO11 7 BT-AIO-0 13 AIO0 8 BT-AIO-1 14 AIO1 9 BT-AIO-3 15 AIO3 10 -nc- -nc- -nc11 BT-TXD 24 UART_TX 12 BT-RXD 22 UART_RX 13 BT-RTS# 23 UART_RTS 14 BT-CTS# 20 UART_CTS

IFSYS-5043 PIN NAME

PIN SIGNAL IFSYS-

5043

IFSYS-5043 PIN NAME

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4 PREPARING IFSYS-5651 FOR USE

This section explains how to set up the IFSYS-5651 Development Board

4.1 Downloading the IFSYS-5651 board software package

In order to use the IFSYS-5651 Development Board, you will need to install software and documentation that comes with it. This can be downloaded from iFoundry’s website from the links provided in Section 12 - PRODUCT WEBSITE.

Uncompress the IFSYS-5651 package you downloaded on your PC. The package will be stored under a top level folder called “IFSYS-5651”. All other folders will be referred from this “home” folder location.

4.2 Preparing for installation

Prior to running any of the demo programs for the MSP430 please ensure that you have installed the USB-to-Serial driver for the IFSYS-5651 board. Instructions for this is located in Section 11 - INSTALLING THE USB-TO-SERIAL DRIVER.

Once you have done this, you should proceed to Section 5 - CONFIGURING IFSYS-

5651 FOR OPERATION.

4.3 Powering up the IFSYS-5651 board

The IFSYS-5651 board is powered up through the USB connector. This happens when the board is normally connected to a PC or other host. Even if the PC is not involved in the transfer of data, the USB cable will still be necessary, if only to supply power to the IFSYS-5651 board.

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5 CONFIGURING IFSYS-5651 FOR OPERATION

The IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Development board has versatile functionality, and can operate in a number of different modes:

• it can be used to develop embedded Bluetooth applications based on both the MSP430 and IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module,

• it can be used to develop Bluetooth applications based on the MSP430 and a Bluetooth Module that is connected externally to one of the MSP430 UART ports

• it can be used to develop embedded applications for the MSP430 alone, or

• it can serve as a stand-alone Bluetooth development platform for the IFSYS-5043

Bluetooth Module.

• It can be used to develop application using the IFSYS-5043 as an HCI module alone.

This section details how to configure the IFSYS-5651 board to operate in any of these modes, as well as configure the board to support firmware download operations to either the MSP430 or IFSYS-5043 module.

5.1 Configuring for MSP430 and IFSYS-5043 development

This is the configuration for developing MSP430 applications which make use of the onboard IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth module based on CSR’s BC03 single chip radio.

5.2 Configuring for MSP430 stand-alone development

This is the configuration for developing MSP430 applications that do not make use of the on-board IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth module.

5.3 Configuring for MSP430 and external Bluetooth module development

This configuration supports MSP430 Bluetooth development which makes use of an external Bluetooth module attached to the RS232 port at P1 of the IFSYS-5651 board. In this configuration, the Bluetooth module must be configured to use 3 wired HCI interface mode.

5.4 Configuring for IFSYS-5043 for external hosted development

In this mode, the IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth module is connected to an external host, such as a PC or other similar device running a Bluetooth stack. The IFSYS-5043 operates as an HCI UART device in this case.

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5.5 Configuring for IFSYS-5043 stand-alone development

In this mode, the IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth module operates as a stand-alone module, with the Bluetooth stack as well as application residing wholly on the IFSYS-5043 module itself.

5.6 Downloading firmware to the MSP430

This mode is used for downloading applications to the MSP430. Applications can be sample applications that are provided by iFoundry, or those that you develop for the IFSYS-5651 board.

5.7 Downloading firmware to the IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module

This mode is used for downloading code to the IFSYS-5043.

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6 SETTING UP IFSYS-5651 FOR MSP430 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

This section shows you how the IFSYS-5651 can be set up for developing MSP430 applications.

6.1 Development tools & environment

Development of stand-alone applications for the IFSYS-5043 module requires the following tools:

• Development tools for compiling and debugging software. The IFSYS-5651 supports generic JTAG development environments, which include:

• IAR Embedded Workbench 5.0 or later

• TI Code Composer Studio

• JTAG debugger such as Texas Instruments MSP-FET U430F debugger, or other

similar device.

Embedded Workbench is available from IAR Systems at www.iar.com. Code Composer Studio is available from Texas Instruments Incorporated at www.ti.com.

The diagram below shows the key components related to setting up the IFSYS-5651 board for MSP430 development.

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6.2 Configuration for MSP430 software development

Connect up the IFSYS-5651 Development Board as follows:

• Connect the USB cable provided with your evaluation kit between the miniUSB port of the IFSYS-5651 and a USB port on the PC. This is primarily to supply power to the IFSYS-5651 board. It is recommended that the developer should have installed the USB -to-Serial driver for this board previously. Instructions for this can be found in Section 11 - INSTALLING THE USB-TO-SERIAL DRIVER.

• Ensure that the IFSYS-5651 board is not configured in firmware download mode

• Ensure that the IFSYS-5651 peripherals are configured appropriately.

6.3 Board configuration/Jumper settings

Connect up the IFSYS-5651 Development Board as follows:

• Prior to connecting up the board, ensure that the following jumper settings are in place:

• MODE jumper – this should be set to NORM position (installed on pins 1-2)

• 5043CONN jumper – should be set to INT (installed on pins 1-2). This makes

available Bluetooth connectivity to your application.

• LEDSEL – should be set to MSP430 (installed on pins 1-2), to enable MSP430 to

control LEDs.

• Attach the JTAG debugger to the JTAG port on the IFSYS-5651 board, ensuring that the JTAG debugger is not powered on (ie plug into the PC’s USB port),

• Next connect the USB cable to a PC. Power up the PC, if not already on.

• Now connect the JTAG debugger to the PC’s USB port, and start up your

development environment.

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At this point, the development configuration should look similar to the one shown in the diagram below.

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7 SETTING UP IFSYS-5043 AS AN HCI BLUETOOTH MODULE

This section shows you how the IFSYS-5043 can be set up as a generic HCI module for connection to a host controller such as the on-board MSP430, an external PC or other similar device. In this case, the host is likely to be running a Bluetooth stack as well as applications on top of that.

7.1 Preparations

Key components related to setting up for hosted IFSYS-5043 development are shown in the diagram below.

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Prior to connecting anything up or powering on the IFSYS-5651 board, ensure the following procedures have been carried out:

• Configure jumpers as follows:

• 5043CONN jumper is set to EXT (installed on pins 2-3) – this connects the

IFSYS-5043 to the RS232 at P3 instead of MSP430 microcontroller

• LEDSEL jumper is set to 5043 position (installed on pins 2-3)

• MODE jumper is set to NORM position (installed on pins 1-2)

• Ensure that you have HCI firmware loaded into the IFSYS-5043 module. For the

firmware download procedure, refer to Section 9.4 - Restoring HCI UART firmware to IFSYS-5043.

7.2 Serial cable configuration

The RS232 connector at P3 of the IFSYS-5651 board is used by the IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth module to connect to the host. P3 connector is a DB9(Male) connector with the same pinout as the COM port connector on a PC. When connecting to a PC COM port, use a null modem (crossed) DB9(Female)-to-DB9(Female) cabl e.

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7.3 Configuration for IFSYS-5043 hosted development

Connect up the IFSYS-5651 development board to the PC using a serial RS232 cable and the USB cable, as shown below.

7.4 Default IFSYS-5043 Configuration

The IFSYS-5043 is shipped as a Bluetooth HCI module configured for 3-wire UART interface based on Bluetooth SIG’s H3W specification. The H3W interface is set at 9600bps data rate.

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8 SETTING UP IFSYS-5043 FOR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT

This section shows you how the IFSYS-5043 can be set up for stand-alone development in which the IFSYS-5043 module hosts all the Bluetooth firmware and the applications you develop for it within the module itself.

CAUTION

The IFSYS-5053 Bluetooth module comes loaded with HCI Bluetooth firmware. It

is strongly recommended that you first save this firmware in case you need to

restore it at a future date. Bluetooth addresses are unique to each module and

you should note the specific IFSYS-5651 board that the saved firmware belongs

to. For instructions on how to save the HCI firmware on a IFSYS-5043 module,

please follow the instructions listed in Section 9.2 - Backing-up original IFSYS-

5043 firmware.

8.1 Development tools & environment

Development of stand-alone applications for the IFSYS-5043 module requires the following tools:

• CSR BlueLab V3.6.2 or later,

• CSR BlueSuite 1.24 or later (contains PSTools for configuring the operation of the

Bluetooth radio, and BlueFlash for downloading firmware to IFSYS-5043 module)

• Windows PC to host the development environment,

• Programming Cable for IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module (Part number MECB02061)

(supplied as part of the Evaluation Kit).

With the exception of the Programming Cable for IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module, these tools are available under license from Cambridge Silicon Radio. It is assumed that the developer has access to these tools in order to develop stand-alone applications for the IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth module. CSR can be contacted at www.csr.com.

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8.2 Preparations

Key components related to setting up for stand-alone IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth development are shown in the diagram below.

In Standalone mode, the IFSYS-5043 module is able to make use of the following resources:

• LEDs - LED1 and LED2

• Buttons – S1, S2 and S3. The RST button performs a hardware reset of the IFSYS-

5043 module.

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Prior to connecting anything up or powering on the IFSYS-5651 board, ensure the following procedures have been carried out:

• Configure jumpers as follows:

• 5043CONN jumper is set to EXT (installed on pins 2-3) – this connects the

IFSYS-5043 to the RS232 at P3 instead of MSP430 microcontroller

• LEDSEL jumper is set to 5043 position (installed on pins 2-3) – this allows LED1 and LED2 to be controlled by the IFSYS-5043,

• MODE jumper is set to NORM position (installed on pins 1-2)

• As part of program development, you will need to eventually download your code to

the IFSYS-5043 module. Section 9 - DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE TO IFSYS-5043 BLUETOOTH MODULE describes the procedure for doing this.

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8.3 Configuration

Once you have configured the jumpers on the IFSYS-5651 board, you can connect the board to the PC as follows:

8.4 IFSYS-5043 Program Development Once you have developed your application, follow the procedure in Section 9 -

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your firmware into the IFSYS-5043 module. If for any reason you need to reload the original HCI firmware into the IFSYS-5043, follow

the procedure described in Section 9.4 - Restoring HCI UART firmware to IFSYS-5043. Note that standalone IFSYS-5043 applications can access an external RS232 peripheral

attached to P3 connector.

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9 DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE TO IFSYS-5043 BLUETOOTH MODULE

This section describes the procedure for downloading firmware to the IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth module. The reader is also encouraged to understand the program ming environment for developing applications for the IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth module.

9.1 Preparations for firmware download to IFSYS-5043

Prior to downloading firmware, please ensure that the following items are available:

• A PC or laptop with a parallel port

• IFSYS-5651 Development Board

• Programming Cable for IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module (Part number MECB02061)

(supplied as part of the Evaluation Kit)

• USB cable (supplied as part of the Evaluation Kit)

The board should be connected to the PC as indicated below:

• Programming Cable for IFSYS-5043 should be connected to the RJ45 on the IFSYS- 5651 and the other end to the PC’s Parallel port.

• USB cable should be connected miniUSB end to the miniUSB connector on the IFSYS-5651 board, the other end to a USB port on your PC.

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9.2 Backing-up original IFSYS-5043 firmware

Before doing any firmware modification of the IFSYS-5043 module firmware, it is strongly encouraged to keep a backup of the original firmware as the original firmware contains a known working condition of IFSYS-5043 in HCI mode. It is also because the IFSYS-5043 module on your IFSYS-5651 contains a unique Bluetooth Address and crystal frequency trim value trimmed to the IFSYS-5043 on your IFSYS-5651 board.

This section describes the procedure to back up IFSYS-5043 firmware. Do note that the following procedures is based on one version of CSR software and this may change at CSR’s discretion.

Run CSR BlueFlash, and the following screen will appear

Next, click on Dump, select the file location, and specify the filename, and click on Save.

Click on Stop Processor, and the following screen will appear.

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The following screen indicates progress of the backup process.

When backup is successfully completed, the following screen will appear.

At this point you should have two files of the same name with two different extensions, .xdv and .xpv. You should keep these files in a safe place, and relate the files to the specific board. In the event that you want to restore these files, you should restore them to the same board that you saved them from.

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9.3 Procedure for downloading firmware to IFSYS-5043 module

This section explains the procedure for downloading firmware to the IFSYS-5043 module using BlueFlash. However, during the firmware development process, firmware download is done via BlueLab as part of the debugging process.

Run CSR BlueFlash, and the following screen will appear

Click on Choose File, locate and select the firmware you want to download to the IFSYS5043 module. If you are restoring the “as shipped” firmware to an IFSYS-5651 board, you should select the files you originally saved in the previous section.

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After the file has been selected, click on Stop Processor.

Next, click on Download to proceed with the download process.

The following screen shows that download process has been completed succes sfully.

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9.4 Restoring HCI UART firmware to IFSYS-5043

In the event that you would like to restore the IFSYS-5043 with the original firmware that shipped with it, follow the procedure in the last section, to download firmware that you originally saved.

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10 DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE TO MSP430 MICROCONTROLLER

There are two ways in which firmware can be downloaded to the MSP430 microcontroller. If you are using commercial development tools such IAR Embedded Workbench or TI Code Composer Studio, you should use the JTAG firmware download features that are built into these tools. To download code using this approach, please refer to the documentation provided by the manufacturer of your development tools.

If you are not using these tools, and simply want to try out the sample/demo applications provided by iFoundry, you can use the procedure outlined in the following sections. This downloading method uses the UART port provided through the miniUSB connector on the IFSYS-5651 board, and obviates the requirement for JTAG based tools. This approach uses a software download utility provided by iFoundry.

For complete instructions on using this utility to download firmware to the MSP430, please refer to the document MSP430 Flash Utility User Guide.

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11 INSTALLING THE USB-TO-SERIAL DRIVER

IFSYS-5651 uses an on-board USB-to-Serial converter from Silicon Labs based on the CP210x device. In order for the IFSYS-5651 port to appear as a virtual COM port on your computer, you need to install the USB-serial driver. This section details the driver installation procedure.

CAUTION

Driver installation should be performed WITHOUT the IFSYS-5651

board attached to the USB port, and be performed BEFORE the

board is plugged in for the first time.

To install the USB-to-Serial driver, locate the file called “CP210x_VCP_Win2K_XP_S2K3.exe”. This is located in the \ifsys- 5651\msp430\CP210x\Vx.y folder, where x.y indicates the version numbe r of the driver.

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When you have located the file, double click on it to start the installation process. The following screen will appear.

Press Next to proceed. You will then see the following license agreement screen:

Press Yes to accept the license agreement.

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The following screen will then appear:

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If you accept the default location recommended by the software in which to install the driver, press Next to proceed to the screen following the next.

Otherwise, to change the install location press Browse, which will display the screen shown on the right.

Select the folder you prefer to have the driver installed in, and press OK.

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The selected folder will now be displayed on screen. Press Next to proceed.

Driver installation will start at this point, with the progress indication displayed on the screen below. Typically this process should take only a few seconds.

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Once the driver has been installed, you will see the following screen.

At this point, driver installation has been completed. Press Finish to exit the program. Now you are ready to physically attach the IFSYS-5651 board to the USB port on your

computer.

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11.1 Attaching the IFSYS-5651 to your computer’s USB port

Before attaching the IFSYS-5651 board to the USB port, please note the important point below.

CAUTION

In the event that you intend to attach two IFSYS-5651 boards to the

same computer (but on different USB ports), you should start off by

attaching only one. This step is important because you need to

record which virtual COM port the device appears at.

When you attach the first IFSYS-5651 board, Windows normally detects and recognizes the board through its USB connection, and attempts to load the driver you installed in the previous step.

If this is the first time you are attaching the IFSYS-5651 on a particular USB port, Windows will prompt you with the following screen:

Select Yes, this time only and click on Next.

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You will be presented with the following screen:

Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next. When the following screen appears, click on Finish.

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You will then be presented with the following screen, which appears to be the same as the one shown earlier. This is normal, as Windows needs to install the virtual COM ports now.

Press Next to continue to the following screen.

Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next.

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You should now reach the following screen, which indicates that the driver has been activated for the USB-to-Serial device.

At this point, you should be able to use the IFSYS-5651 board.

CAUTION

Note that if you plug the IFSYS-5651 board into another USB port for

the first time, you might need to go through this section again.

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11.2 Determining the virtual COM port

You can ascertain if the driver has been loaded by looking at the Windows Device Manager entry. To do this, follow the steps below.

Right-click on the “My Computer” and select Properties from the choices to bring up the System Properties screen below.

Select the Hardware tab in the System Properties dialog box. A screen like the one below will appear.

Click on the Device Manager button.

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Clicking on Device Manager will bring up the following screen:

Look for the entry, under Ports (COM & LPT), that reads CP210x USB to UART Bridge Controller (COMx). Make a note of the port indicated as COMx. You will need this information later, to use with the IFSYS-5651 test program.

CAUTION

Note the “COMx” port that the adapter is installed on. This is the virtual COM port

driver that will be needed to run the some of the programs for the IFSYS-5651 board.

At this point, the environment has been configured for using the IFSYS-5651 Development Board.

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11.3 Uninstalling or re-installing the software

If at some point you need to uninstall the software, or to re-install it, you should simply run the driver installation software again. The software can intelligently detect if a previous version has been installed in your system.

Upon re-invoking the driver installation software, the following screen will be displayed.

Select the desired choice by clicking once in the radio button on the dialog box above:

• Modify to change the program components,

• Repair to re-install all program components installed by the previous setup,

• Remove to uninstall the driver,

and click Next to proceed, or Cancel to exit the program without making changes.

CAUTION

If you are installing a new version over an older existing version, we would

recommend that you remove the earlier installation first, and then re-boot your

computer prior to installing the newer version, for best results.

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If you chose Remove, the following confirmation dialog box will pop up.

If you are sure, confirm your choice by clicking on the OK button.

Upon confirmation, the following screen will be displayed, showing progress indication of the operation.

When the operation has been completed, the following screen will be displayed.

Press Finish to proceed.

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12 PRODUCT WEBSITE

This section provides links to obtaining information and resources related to the IFSYS-5651 board.

12.1 IFSYS-5651 product website

Documentation, sample code, utilities and schematics for the IFSYS-5651 board can be obtained from iFoundry’s website at the following link:

http://www.ifoundrysys.com/support_product.asp

Scroll down and click on the IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Evaluation Kit link to proceed to the IFSYS-5651 product page.

12.2 Discussion Forum

iFoundry is hosting a discussion forum on the IFSYS-5651 product. To join the discussion forums, please go to the IFSYS-5651 product website.

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13 SUPPORT

Should you run into any problems, you may contact iFoundry in any of the following ways:

• For technical support, please e-mail: support@ifoundrysys.com

• For sales support, please e-mail: sales@ifoundrysys.com

• iFoundry web site: www.ifoundrysys.com

As iFoundry continues to enhance our kits, please review our web site from time to time to check for available updates.

14 ORDERING NUMBE RS

The IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth module is available from iFoundry in a variety of product variations. The product or ordering code associated with the IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth HCI module is IFSYS-5043:3103 Bluetooth HCI UART module.

The IFSYS-5651 Evaluation Kit may be ordered as IFSYS-5651:1101 MSP430 Bluetooth Evaluation Kit.

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