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3 Software Installation and Debugging
Software Installation and Debugging
3.1 Software
Texas Instruments' Code Composer Studio (CCS) is an MSP430 integrated development environment
(IDE) designed specifically to develop applications and program MSP430 devices. CCS, CCS Core
Edition, and IAR Embedded Workbench can all be used to evaluate the example software for the
Experimenter Board. The compiler limitation of 8KB prevents IAR KickStart from being used for the
evaluation of the example software. The example software, titled "User Experience," is available online as
MSP-EXP430F5529 Experimenter Board User Experience Software.
3.2 Download the Required Software
Different development software tools are available for the MSP-EXP430F5529 Experimenter Board
development board. IAR Embedded Workbench KickStart and Code Composer Studio (CCS) are both
available in a free limited version. IAR Embedded Workbench KickStart allows 8KB of C-code compilation.
CCS is limited to a code size of 16KB. The software is available at www.ti.com/msp430.
The firmware is larger than IAR KickStart's 8KB limit, so a full license of IAR Workbench is required to
compile the application using IAR. A 30-day evaluation version of IAR is also available from
http://supp.iar.com/Download/SW/?item=EW430-EVAL. This document describes working with Code
Composer Studio (CCS).
There are many other compilers and integrated development environments (IDEs) for MSP430 that can be
used with the MSP-EXP430F5529 Experimenter Board, including Rowley Crossworks and MSPGCC.
However, the example project has been created using Code Composer Studio (CCS) and IAR. For more
information on the supported software and the latest code examples visit the online product folder
(http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/msp-exp430f5529.html).
3.3 Working With the Example Software
The MSP-EXP430F5529 example software is written in C and offers APIs to control the MSP430F5529
chip and external components on the MSP-EXP430F5529 Experimenter Board. New application
development can use this library for guidance.
The example software can be downloaded from the MSP-EXP430F5529 tools page, MSP-EXP430F5529
Experimenter Board User Experience Software. The zip package includes the MSP-EXP430F5529
example software. The code is ready for compilation and execution.
To modify, compile, and debug the example code the following steps should be followed:
1. If you have not already done so, download the sample code from the MSP-EXP430F5529 tools page.
2. Install 5529UE-x.xx-Setup.exe installation package to the PC.
3. Connect the MSP-FET430UIF programmer to the PC. If you have not already done so, install the
drivers for the programmer.
4. Connect one end of the 14-pin cable to JTAG programmer and another end to the JTAG header on the
board.
5. Open CCS and select a workspace directory (see Figure 3).
SLAU330A – May 2011 – Revised June 2011
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