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CC2530 debugger updates?

Adam Bingaman
Prodigy 20 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CC-DEBUGGER, CC2530

Hello fellow engineers,

First, let me apologize if I am beating a dead horse.  I have searched pretty heavily the last two days looking for answers to my question, but most posts that I have found are either hijacked or old, so I am not sure where we stand with this topic.

I originally was changing my design (which used PIC and MRF chips) for a wireless monitor to the CC254x SoC chips, until I realized that I could not (as a startup with only one partner) fork out $3000 for IAR embedded workbench.  Same story, different day.

Looking for solutions, I found a few posts that mentioned that  if the CC2530 is used, the CC-Debugger (which I would use to debug) was fully compatible with SDCC, and other say it is not.  This was still very unclear.

My question:  Is there any possible way to use a free compiler or debugger, or combination to in-circuit debug a CC253x SoC chip?

Any help is appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

-Adam

As a side note, I would like to echo everyone else's sentiments on the subject and mention how disappointing it is that TI would choke designers into having to fork over an obtuse amount of money to use their product.  This is going in the complete opposite direction of where open-source development is heading today, and in my case, killing off the possibility of using their chips in a developing project.  

  • 0
    Guru 735695 points

    Try http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Getting_started_with_Contiki_and_CC2530

  • 0 in reply to YiKai Chen
    Expert 1010 points

    Consider doing a monthly lease for the IAR compiler.  You can usually get a partial credit for the money spent on the lease if you decide to buy in the end. 

    Alternatively hire a consultant who already owns a license to develop your application.  It would cost more but you might have your intended application done in a week or two instead of months.

  • 0
    Prodigy 20 points

    Thanks for the help folks.  That is good information.

    Before I proceed with the Contiki/SRF05EB setup, I wanted to be sure I understand the scope of what I have learned thus far:


    1.  Instead of using the CC-Debugger, which from what I understand will not debug without IAR, we are going to be using the SRF05EB board and the open source work on the Wiki page as a debugger for the CC2530?

    2.  With the Contiki/SRF05EB setup, I will be able to step through (alterable) executing code to debug the platform, not just program the SoC with a hex file, correct?

    Apologies for the hesitation.  I am just now familiarizing with TI SoC's and this all sure seems like a ton of work for debugging.  I think it is worth it though to save the cash and trouble.

    Thanks again.  

    Adam