To use Energia you will need to have the LaunchPad drivers installed. The drivers allow your PC to "see" the LaunchPad on a serial COM port when it is connected.
Energia (MT) uses a different method for building Sketches for the MSP-EXP432P401R. Because of a limitation in this method you must install Energia in a location without spaces.
If you have already used the MSP-EXP432P401R LaunchPad with TI’s Code Composer Studio then you probably already have the driver installed. If not, then follow the steps below to install the driver.
Do not connect your MSP-EXP432P401R LaunchPad to your PC. If you already plugged it into your PC then unplug it before proceeding to step 2.
Download the LaunchPad drivers for Windows: Energia Driver Package. This driver package will install all drivers for all LaunchPads.
Unzip and double click "Install Energia Drivers for Windows 32 bit" for Windows 32 bit or "Install Energia Drivers for Windows 64 bit" for Windows 64 bit.
Follow the installer instructions.
Connect your MSP-EXP432P401R LaunchPad to your PC. The MSP-EXP432P401R will be automatically recognized.
All done, you are now ready to program the MSP-EXP432P401R with Energia. For Windows 8 and 10 users you may need to disable your signed driver feature, follow this guide: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/disabling-driver-signature-on-windows-8
Troubleshooting (Not seeing your Serial Port in Energia? Driver not correctly installed?)
Make sure jumpers are connected on LaunchPad and you get a green power LED turning on when connected via USB
Restart Energia
Restart computer (shouldn’t be required but may help)
Right click and run DPinst.exe or DPinst64.exe as administrator
Follow the instructions on this page for important jumper settings and firmware upgrade instructions.
Do not connect your CC3200 LaunchPad to your PC. If you already plugged it into your PC then unplug it before proceeding to step 2.
Download the CC3200 Drivers for Windows: CC3200 LaunchPad CDC drivers zip file for Windows 32 and 64 bit. This driver package will install all drivers for all LaunchPads.
Unzip and double click "Install Energia Drivers for Windows 32 bit" for Windows 32 bit or "Install Energia Drivers for Windows 64 bit" for Windows 64 bit.
Follow the installer instructions.
Connect your CC3200 LaunchPad to your PC. The CC3200 will be automatically recognized.
For Windows 8 and 10 users you may need to disable your signed driver feature, follow this guide: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/disabling-driver-signature-on-windows-8
Troubleshooting (Not seeing your Serial Port in Energia? Driver not correctly installed?)
Make sure jumpers are connected on LaunchPad and you get a green or red power LED turning on when connected via USB
Restart Energia
Restart computer (shouldn’t be required but may help)
Right click and run DPinst.exe or DPinst64.exe as administrator
If TI’s Code Composer Studio with MSP430 support is already installed on your computer then the drivers are already installed. Skip to the download step. Otherwise follow steps 1-3 below. For more details on MSP430 USB drivers and debug stack, go to http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/MSP_Debug_Stack#Windows.
Download the LaunchPad drivers for Windows: LaunchPad CDC drivers zip file for Windows 32 and 64 bit. This driver package will install all drivers for all LaunchPads.
Unzip and double click "Install Energia Drivers for Windows 32 bit" for Windows 32 bit or "Install Energia Drivers for Windows 64 bit" for Windows 64 bit.
Follow the installer instructions (should be one click and done)
For Windows 8 and 10 users you may need to disable your signed driver feature, follow this guide: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/disabling-driver-signature-on-windows-8
Troubleshooting (Not seeing your Serial Port in Energia? Driver not correctly installed?)
Make sure jumpers are connected on LaunchPad and you get a green power LED turning on when connected via USB
Restart Energia
Restart computer (shouldn’t be required but may help)
Right click and run DPinst.exe or DPinst64.exe as administrator
If TI’s Code Composer Studio with MSP430 support is already installed on your computer then the drivers are already installed. Skip to the download step. Otherwise follow steps 1-3 below. For more details on MSP430 USB drivers and debug stack, go to http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/MSP_Debug_Stack#Windows.
Download the LaunchPad drivers for Windows: LaunchPad CDC drivers zip file for Windows 32 and 64 bit. This driver package will install all drivers for all LaunchPads.
Unzip and double click "Install Energia Drivers for Windows 32 bit" for Windows 32 bit or "Install Energia Drivers for Windows 64 bit" for Windows 64 bit.
Follow the installer instructions (should be one click and done)
For Windows 8 and 10 users you may need to disable your signed driver feature, follow this guide: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/disabling-driver-signature-on-windows-8
Troubleshooting (Not seeing your Serial Port in Energia? Driver not correctly installed?)
Make sure jumpers are connected on LaunchPad and you get a green power LED turning on when connected via USB
Restart Energia
Restart computer (shouldn’t be required but may help)
Right click and run DPinst.exe or DPinst64.exe as administrator
If TI’s Code Composer Studio with TivaC support is already installed on your computer then the drivers are already installed. Skip to the download step. Otherwise follow steps 1-3 below.
Download the LaunchPad drivers for Windows: LaunchPad ICDI driver files for Windows 32 and 64 bit. This driver package will install all drivers for all LaunchPads.
Unzip and double click "Install Energia Drivers for Windows 32 bit" for Windows 32 bit or "Install Energia Drivers for Windows 64 bit" for Windows 64 bit.
Follow the installer instructions (should be one click and done)
For Windows 8 and 10 users you may need to disable your signed driver feature, follow this guide: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/disabling-driver-signature-on-windows-8
Troubleshooting (Not seeing your Serial Port in Energia? Driver not correctly installed?)
Make sure jumpers are connected on LaunchPad and you get a green power LED turning on when connected via USB
Restart Energia
Restart computer (shouldn’t be required but may help)
Right click and run DPinst.exe or DPinst64.exe as administrator
Corrections, suggestions, and new documentation are very welcomed. They can be contributed to the energia website repository on Github.
The text of the Energia getting started and reference guides are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License. The Energia reference is based on the Wiring/Arduino reference. Code samples in the guide are released into the public domain.
Energia sketches are C/C++ based and compiled with the open-source compiler MSPGCC or arm-gcc-none-eabi. The Energia language comes from Wiring. The Energia environment is based on Processing and includes modifications made by Wiring and Arduino.
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