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Are there any good books or manuals that shows beginners how to use CCS for beginners.

Justin Muscat
Prodigy 20 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP430G2231

  I studied electronics in college and even worked on a little C++ back then.  I was interested in using programming to control hardware  so I bought the basic MSP430G2231 LaunchPad and downloaded Code Composer Studio (CCS). I was hoping that when I bought the board, it would come with some sort of instruction manual or a link to an instruction manual that would explain to me how to use the program. However, when I say that  I want it to expain to me how to use the program, I don't mean that I simply want it to show me how to open a sample file, and compile it. I mean that I want it to clearly and fully explain to me how to write programs from scratch (for beginners or CCS) so that I could use my board to its full potential. I want to be able to understand every line of code I write. Is there a manual or book that exists and if so where can I find it? Where did a lot of you people that are experts in using CCS and TI microcontrollers learn to do so? Did you read a book or did you attend some type of class?

      I also have a question about what type of code CCS uses. Is it C or C++ or something else. I thought that it was C++. However, when I tried to use the sample source code for CCS in Visual Basic C++ it didn't work. Also, when I tried to write a C++ code that worked in Visual Basic it didn't work in CCS. If Code Composer Studio uses C++ then how come the source codes aren't interchangeable with CCS and Visual Basic C++.      

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    TI__Guru**** 171044 points

    Hi,

    The best starter guide is the CCSv5 Getting Started Guide.

    CCS supports both Assembly, C and C++ development. For the G2231 device I would stay with the first two options due to memory constraints on the device.

    Each compiler has several implementation-specific details that require manual atttention - check this page for the compiler manuals and some details about the language support. 

    Hope this helps,

    Rafael

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    Prodigy 20 points

    Thanks for your help but I got a little confused with the link you sent me. I was hoping that you would show me a book or manual that would clearly explain to a beginner of Code Composes Studio how to write code for the  MSP430G2231 launchpad. I also want it to clearly explain to me what every line of code that I am writing means so that I understand it and I don't just paste a lines of source code without understanding it. However, the link you sent me just sent me to another site with other branches of links and I am not sure what I should readand what doesn't apply to me. I think I found two manuals from the link you sent me which are http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/slau131f/slau131f.pdf  for the assembly language code and http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/slau132f/slau132f.pdf for the C/C++. Are these the manuals that you wish me to read or is there something else that you want me to read instead. The reason why I ask is because these two manuals are almost 500 pages combined. I'll definately read them if they'll teach a beginner like myself how to write code for CCS. However, if not then I don't really want to waste time reading those 500 pages only to realize that they don't help me at all.  

       I also want to make sure that I understand your answer when you said what kind of programming CCS supports. Just to be sure you said that CCS supports Assembly, C ,and C++, but my board doesn't support C++. However,the C++ would work just  fine if I got another type of board with more memory. Does that mean that I shouldn't have any memory problems if I write in C or assembly language? Thanks for your help.

    Justin