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[Discussion] What are the strengths and weaknesses of CCS?

NNYoshio
Prodigy 30 points

My client is creating a low-power medical device with wireless capabilities and I am helping them decide on which company they should purchase the low-power MCU from.

I believe the IDE is extremely important in the views of the customer and I am beginning to conduct research on strengths and weaknesses of various IDEs.

 

I appreciate any kind of opinion. Thank you in advanced,

Yoshi

  • TI__Guru**** 162255 points

    Yoshi,

    Cost is certainly a key advantage.  CCS is very low cost and you get support for multiple device families so that if you decide that you want to start with MSP430 today but a year down the road the next design will use Stellaris or another TI family you can use the same tools.

    CCS is based on Eclipse which can be both a pro and a con.  Some people love it some people find it too overwhelming.  We are addressing the overwhelming aspect in CCSv5.1 (which is available in early adopter form today) by simplifying the user interface so that you still have access to all the capabilities and features of the rich Eclipse environment but are not overwhelmed by having them presented to you all at once.

    There are some short video clips on using CCSv5 here that show some of the features you get: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Video_Tutorials_CCSv5

    We also work with a number of tools partners who provide development tools for TI processors.  If you are looking at MSP430, IAR offers a nice toolset.  If you are looking at Stellaris you can get tools from IAR, CodeSourcery, Keil or CodeRed.

    Regards,

    John