Application Note
EVAL Kit GUI Software and TI Firmware Readme
What this Application Note Covers
In order to design EnerChip
TM
Energy Harvesting and Power Backup applications, Cymbet has created several
evaluation kits. These eval kits utilize PC-based graphical user interface software and microcontroller firmware
to demonstrate various EnerChip capabilities. There are three software/firmware distributions available as of
this document revision:
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Cymbet Energy Harvesting EVAL Kit Graphical User Interface and TI eZ430-RF2500 kit firmware
TI LaunchPad MSP430 demonstration kit Data Logger application firmware
Cymbet EVAL-06 EnerChip Real Time Clock Backup PC-based Graphical User Interface
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The latest version of these software/firmware distributions are available on Cymbet.com on the Products/
Resources and Documents page:
http://www.cymbet.com/products/datasheets-downloads.php. Download
the .zip file into a folder on your PC local disk (e.g. /C:) and extract the files into this folder. Once
extracted, the folder and files can be moved to another folder on the PC or network.
The Energy Harvesting EVAL Kit GUI and eZ430-RF2500 software and the EVAL-06 GUI software are also in
folders on the Cymbet evaluation kit CD-ROM.
Always check for the latest versions on Cymbet.com.
Cymbet Energy Harvesting EVAL Kit GUI
The Cymbet EnerChip
TM
Energy Harvesting Evaluation kits - EVAL-08, EVAL-09, EVAL-10 and EVAL-11 are all
designed to support connectivity and power to the Texas Instruments eZ430-RF2500 MSP430 wireless
development kit. This TI kit can be purchased separately from any of Cymbet’s distributors. One TI kit is
required for each Cymbet EVAL kit to be used. For example, if a three node Energy Harvesting based wireless
network is to be created, you must have three eZ430-RF2500 kits to go along with three Cymbet EH Eval kits.
The link for more information on the TI kit can be found at: https://estore.ti.com/EZ430-RF2500-MSP430-
Wireless-Development-Tool-P1148.aspx. Please read the information on the TI site before proceeding with this
firmware download procedure.
TI Access Point and End Device Firmware upgrades
In order to use the eZ430-RF2500 kit with the Cymbet Energy Harvesting kits, new firmware must be
downloaded into the eZ430-RF5200 Access point and wireless endpoint device. Cymbet has created hex files
which are contained in a folder on the Cymbet EVAL Kit CD-ROM disk. You will need to access this disk directly
from your PC. The folder containing these files is “GUI and TI eZ430 code. Inside this folder, open “TI Access
Point End Device” and then open “Access Point - End Device HEX file”. The file “SimpliciTI Access Point.d43
is the HEX code file for the TI Wireless Access Point and “SimpliciTI End Device d.43” is for the wireless end
device that connects to the Cymbet Eval Kit 6 pin right angle connector on the board edge.
In order to download these files into the TI devices, you must first download the programming tool from
Elprotronic at www.elprotronic.com. When you reach this home page, you will see: Flash Programmers for
Texas Instruments’ devices. The programming tool is the FET-Pro430 Lite version that uses TI’s FET adapters
and is free. Go to http://www.elprotronic.com/download.html. Locate the Table entry for the FET-Pro430 Lite
Software and download the Zip file to your PC. Open the Zip and following the programming instructions. Open
Lite FET-Pro4, on top tool bar select Setup, then Connection/Device Reset. On pop-up select Spy Bi Wire, and
for COM Port select USB, then click OK. On main page, select Group=430F2xx and MSP430F2274. Read the
User’s Manual under About/Help for specific tool instructions. Once the firmware is downloaded into the USB-
based TI devices, they are ready to be used with the Cymbet EH Eval Kits.
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