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Output data in flash to .txt on computer?

Steven Mills
Prodigy 140 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP430G2332

I want to export information collected by my MCU to a text file on my computer. Is this difficult to do? I haven't been able to find any mention of this functionality in my (so far) limited searching.

Edit: I'm using the MSP430G2332 chip

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    Guru 227245 points

    YOu msu ttransfer it to the PC somehow first. THe usual way is through serial connection. If the MSP has no hardware UART, then a software UART must do (see the Luanchpad demo code for an working implementation).

    On PC side, open a terminal program with log function, such as HyperTerminal, and open teh MSPs COM port. Everyhtign the MSP sends will appear int the terminal window. However, it might be unreadable if the MSP sent binary data. You might need to use sprintf to convert binary values into readable ASCII text.

    However, if you enable the log function of the terminal program, then everyhtign received is stored 1:1 into the log file.

    For each of these tasks, there are several threads in this forum, with hints and solutions.

  • 0 in reply to Jens-Michael Gross
    Prodigy 140 points

    Thank you for the reply, I was just getting to the same conclusion. I'm going to use Tera Term and the MSP430 serial comm tutorial to get started.

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