"Wondering if there is a resource for an easy way to compile and load code onto the launchpad without using the CCS or IAR debuggers. I am coding in Notepad++"
Thanks
J
Jmax,
Why does the customer want to avoid using the IDE?
There is nothing wrong with using a text editor such as Notepad++ but the customer will still need a compiler to generate a binary at the end of the day.
Has the customer tried using the free Kickstart version of IAR or the free version of Code Composer Studio?
Both are code size limited.
There are also 30-day evaluation versions of the tools that can be used for debugging and generating the binary file.
The CCS evaluation version can actually be exteneded out to 90 days.
Kickstart IAR: http://supp.iar.com/Download/SW/?item=EW430-KS4 (limited to 4 and 8kB depending on the device)
CCS: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Download_CCS (16kB limited)
Gcc is also another MSP430 compiler option.
Once the binary has been built, there are another multitude of options.
MSP430 GANG Programmer: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/MSP-GANG430
Elprotronic: http://www.elprotronic.com/
MSP430Flasher: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/MSP430_Flasher_-_Command_Line_Programmer (Using a MSP-FET430UIF)
MSP-FET430UIF: http://www.ti.com/tool/msp-fet430uif
Let me know what you think.
Best regards,
Austin Miller
Digital Field Applications
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Jmax604 "Wondering if there is a resource for an easy way to compile and load code onto the launchpad without using the CCS or IAR debuggers. I am coding in Notepad++"
Jmax604"Wondering if there is a resource for an easy way to compile and load code onto the launchpad without using the CCS or IAR debuggers. I am coding in Notepad++"
There's an uniarch MSPGCC under development which supports (almost) all MSPs. 20bit (>64k) support has just started. There's too a debugger with code upload available for this new MSPGCC generation.
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