BSL430.NET Documentation

BSL430.NET - The cheapest way to flash MSP430

DOWNLOAD HERE - TI MSP430 Bootloader (BSL) .NET Cross-Platform Toolchain

1. Main Features
2. GUI App (Windows)
3. Console App (Windows, Linux)
4. Library
5. Firmware Tools

1. Main Features

• Replace expensive original MSP FET programmer with cheap FTDI FT232 or Serial COM port
• Upload, Download or Erase MSP430 MCU memory with minimal effort via generic UART converter
• Fexible way how to upgrade device firmware with .NET library, integrable into any app (also production)
• Most common firmware format support: TI-TXT, Intel-HEX, SREC, ELF
• Original C# code implementing TI bootloader protocols 5xx/6xx and 1xx/2xx/4xx (TI doc)

  Note: Old 1xx/2xx/4xx bootloader protocol not tested yet!

  
  

2. GUI App (Windows)

Wiki docs - First start quick go-through for ease of use

• Download code from MCU:
  
• Upload firmware to MCU (Dark Mode):
  
• Erase whole MCU:
  
• Shell Extension & Association:
  
  
  

3. Console App (Windows, Linux)

Wiki docs - Tutorials how to use console app

• Upload firmware to MCU:
  
• Scan for available devices:
  
  
  

4. BSL430.NET Library

Wiki docs - Documentation and code samples for easy start and copy & paste

public interface IBsl430Net
{
    ScanAllResult ScanAllEx(ScanOptions ScanOpt);
    ScanResult<Bsl430NetDevice> ScanAll(ScanOptions ScanOpt);
    ScanResult<Tdev> Scan<Tdev>(ScanOptions ScanOpt) where Tdev : Bsl430NetDevice;
    
    StatusEx Erase(Bsl430NetDevice Device);
    StatusEx Erase(string DeviceName);
 
    StatusEx Upload(string FirmwarePath, Bsl430NetDevice Device, byte[] Password);
    StatusEx Upload(string FirmwarePath, string DeviceName, byte[] Password);
 
    StatusEx Download(byte[] Password, int AddrStart, int DataSize, out List<byte> Data, Bsl430NetDevice Device);
    StatusEx Download(byte[] Password, int AddrStart, int DataSize, out List<byte> Data, string DeviceName);
    
    Status SetBaudRate(BaudRate BaudRate);
    Status SetInvokeMechanism(InvokeMechanism InvokeMechanism);
    Status SetMCU(MCU Mcu);
    
    BaudRate GetBaudRate();
    InvokeMechanism GetInvokeMechanism();
    MCU GetMCU();
    Mode GetMode();
}

BSL430.NET.FirmwareTools - FW manipulation made easy

DOWNLOAD HERE - Firmware Tools as BSL430.NET sub package

1. Main Features
2. GUI & Console App
3. Library

5. Main Features

• Multiple firmware format support: TI-TXT, Intel-HEX, SREC, ELF
• Parse (read from file) and Create (write to file or string)
• Convert, Combine and Compare between any of these formats
• Validate firmware file and get information like addresses, CRC, sizes..
• [MSP430 only] Get BSL password used to correctly download fw by BSL430.NET

6. GUI & Console App

Wiki docs - BSL430.NET GUI App docs and tutorials

Note: BSL430.NET and Firmware Tools are integrated into single GUI and Console Apps!

• Firmware Tools (Dark Mode):
  
• Firmware Hex-Edit:
  
  
  

7. FirmwareTools Library

Wiki docs - Ready to use code samples and tutorials

public static Firmware Parse(string FirmwarePath, FwFormat Format, bool FillFF,StringWriter Log);
 
public static string Create(Firmware Firmware, FwFormat Format, int LineLength);
public static string Create(IEnumerable<byte> Data, int AddrStart, FwFormat Format, int LineLength);
public static string Create(ICollection<FwNode> Data, FwFormat Format, int LineLength);
 
public static (string Fw, FwFormat Format) Convert(string FirmwarePath, FwFormat Format, bool FillFF, int LineLength);
public static (string Fw, FwFormat Format1, FwFormat Format2) Combine(string FirmwarePath1, string FirmwarePath2, FwFormat Format, bool FillFF, int LineLength);
 
public static BslPasswords GetPassword(string FirmwarePath);
public static FwInfo Validate(string FirmwarePath, StringWriter Log);
 
public static (bool Equal, double Match, int BytesDiff) Compare(string FirmwarePath1, string FirmwarePath2);
public static (bool Equal, double Match, int BytesDiff) Compare(Firmware Firmware1, Firmware Firmware2);