MSP430 LaunchPad Energia Connectivity Error

[qdawg22]

While using Energia with the KOP LaunchPad, we weren't able to select the board's serial port. Has anyone else run into this problem? Any advice to help us solve this?

Thanks! :]

[wt200999]

To program the device you don't need to select the serial port, only if you want to monitor the serial port output.

You do have to select the proper board (msp430f5529 25MHz), and if you do want to use the serial port monitor you have to select the serial port for the "MSP Application UART1".

[billbo911]

Energia is a nice simple IDE for use with the LaunchPad. Unfortunately, it will not help you much if trying to modify the code used to configure it as a Gamepad.
Here is a quote from the "MSP430 LaunchPad Operator Interface for FIRST Robotics Competition (http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/MSP430_LaunchPad_Operator_Interface_for_FIRST_Robo tics_Competition)" web page.

Q. Can I use something other than Code Composer Studio to code the LaunchPad?

A. Yes, there are several third party programs and compilers available. If you are more familiar with the Arduino environment, the LaunchPad has an equivalent environment called Energia, however the libraries in Energia do not currently have support for USB HID devices, so you cannot modify the Gamepad firmware in Energia.

If you just want to use the LaunchPad as a custom "GamePad", just use the GamePad tool supplied with the software update provided at the time of Kickoff.

[Ben Wolsieffer]

If you want to create an HID device that's a lot easier to modify get the 16Hertz Leonardo++ (http://www.16hertz.com/frc2015/) that was given as a voucher in the KOP. We got ours and were able to setup custom firmware to make it appear as an HID device.