Hi,
I am just getting started with a SmartRF04EB (v 1.9) and am trying to flash a CC1111DK_Dongle using the RF Modem example described in swru222.pdf.
I have connected the dongle to the SRF04EB with the SoC Debug Plug-in board (using the 10 pin cable supplied with the eval board), and am powering the dongle with the supplied USB cable.
When I apply power to the eval board, its LCD display states "No EM detected!" and LEDs 2, 3 and 4 are lit. The LED on the dongle is lit when plugged into the USB cable, but I can turn it off by pressing the SoC reset button on the eval board (pressing the USB MCU Reset button turns the LED on the dongle back on).
When I bring up SmartRF Studio 7, it detects the SRF04EB but states: "SmartRF04EB (USB device ID=6905, Firmware revision=0045). -- No chip" (BTW, when I first brought SmartRF Studio 7 up, I used it to update the firmware on the SRF04EB).
When I bring up TI Smart RF Flash Programmer, it shows the eval board when I have the drop down set to "Program Evaluation Board," (with chip type N/A, Firmware ID 0400 and Revision 0045) but there is no device given in the window when the drop down is set to "Program CCxxxx SoC or MSP430."
When I use IAR Embedded Workbench IDE (which I used to create the hex files I was hoping to flash using Smart RF Flash Programmer), I see no way to flash the dongle (or eval board, for that matter) without starting a debugging session. No problem, as long as I get the hex downloaded, I can always stop the debugger, or cycle power. So, when I click the Download and Debug button on the IDE, the Target Selection window pops up, and I can actually see the dongle listed as "EB ID: 3933, Chip type: CC1111, EB type: CC1111 USB Dongle." However, when I select that target, I get a Driver pop-up window stating "Fatal error: Unknown exception in driver (#E1) Session aborted!" which is then followed by a window stating there was a fatal error, and the Debug session will terminate.
I am having no problems flashing the CC1110 eval modules that came with the kit with the example programs, using IAR and the Smart RF Flash Programmer. The kit came with two SRF04EBs, and the same problem with the dongle occurs on both of them.
So, I am at a loss for other things to try. My guess is that either the dongle or the SoC Debug Plug-in (or both) are bad, but the fact that I can make the LED on the dongle go off and on via buttons on the SRF04EB makes me feel that there is something else I am missing.
I am hoping that someone may have some suggestions for other things to try.
Thanks,
John