MSP430 Tools and Software

Hardware Tools

• USB Debugging and
  Programming Interfaces
• MSP430 Parallel Port
  Debugging Interface
• Starter Kits: Programmer
  + Target Board + IDE
• Target socket Boards
• Gang430
• Experimenter Boards
• eZ430™ Development Tools

Software Tools

• Code Composer Studio v4
• IAR Embedded Workbench

Web Resources

• MSP430 Home
• eZ430 Home
• Code Examples
• Training
• Application Notes
• MSP430 Brochure
• MSP430 and Wireless

Code Composer Studio v4

Code Composer Studio includes a suite of tools used to develop and debug embedded applications. It includes compilers for each of TI's device families, source code editor, project build environment, debugger, profiler, simulators and many other features. The CCS IDE provides a single user interface taking you through each step of the application development flow. Familiar tools and interfaces allow users to get started faster than ever before and add functionality to their application thanks to sophisticated productivity tools

CCS v4 MCU Core Edition

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As of version 4 CCS is based on the Eclipse open source software framework. The Eclipse software framework is used for many different applications but it was originally developed as an open framework for creating development tools. We have chosen to base CCS on Eclipse as it offers an excellent software framework for building software development environments and is becoming a standard framework used by many embedded software vendors. CCS combines the advantages of the Eclipse software framework with advanced embedded debug capabilities from Texas Instruments resulting in a compelling feature rich development environment for embedded developers.

• There are 2 versions of CCS, Platinum and Microcontroller. They differ in the processors they support.
  • Cores Supported
    • Platinum Edition: TMS320C6000, TMS320C5000, TMS320C2800, TMS470, TMS570, ARM 7, ARM9, ARM 11, ARM Cortex M3 (Not including Stellaris Cortex M3), ARM Cortex R4, ARM Cortex A8, and MSP430
    • Microcontroller Edition: TMS320C2800 and MSP430
  • Both CCS Platinum and Microcontroller use the following:
    • Host: PC
    • OS: Microsoft Windows Vista, XP and 2000