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** Select ''MSP430 Cross Target Application > Empty Project'' and click 'Finish'
 
** Select ''MSP430 Cross Target Application > Empty Project'' and click 'Finish'
 
* Right clik on Project and select 'Properties' and then select 'MSP430' on the left menu
 
* Right clik on Project and select 'Properties' and then select 'MSP430' on the left menu
** 'Target MCU' select your microcontroller
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** On ''Target MCU'' select your microcontroller
** 'MSPDebug' select the driver 'rf2500'
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** On ''MSPDebug'' select the driver 'rf2500'
** 'Connection' select 'USB', the serial number of the MSP430 Launchpad should be listed in the dropbox, if not udev has not been set properly
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** On ''Connection'' select 'USB', the serial number of the MSP430 Launchpad should be listed in the dropbox, if not udev has not been set properly

Revision as of 22:48, 30 May 2015

How to setup udev for MSP430 LaunchPad

  • Add the proper udev rule to let the user have access to the device
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0451", ATTRS{idProduct}=="f432", MODE="0664", GROUP="dialout"
  • Restart udev
udevadm control --reload

How to setup MSP430 GCC toolchain from distro

  • Install msp430 tools and dependencies

Fedora

 yum -y install msp430-gcc msp430-binutils msp430-libc mspdebug msp430mcu libmpc-devel glibc-devel.i686 

Ubuntu

 apt-get -y install gcc-msp430 binutils-msp430 msp430-libc gdb-msp430 msp430mcu libmpc-dev libc6-dev-i386
  • Setup the MSP430 Plugin

How to setup MSP430 GCC toolchain non-distro

On Fedora 21 and newer versions the toolchain has missed some symbols, so will be better to not use the toolchain that comes with the distro. In order to deal with this, one can use the toolchain provided by xpg.dk

How to setup MSP430 plugin for Eclipse

  • Install msp430 tools and dependencies

Fedora

 yum -y install eclipse eclipse-cdt

Ubuntu

 apt-get -y install eclipse eclipse-cdt
  • Update eclipse, Help > Check Updates
  • Add the MSP430 plug-in on Help > Install New software
  • On the "Available Software" screen, click on 'Add' button and type in the new dialog "MSP430 Plugin" in name field and http://eclipse.xpg.dk in Location
  • Back to "Available Software" screen, enable the check box for "msp430" and then hit 'Next' at the bottom of the screen
  • On the "Install Details" screen click 'Finish' and click 'Ok" if the "Security Warning" prompts you to confirm the installation
  • Click on 'Yes' when Eclipse finish up the installation and ask you to restart Eclipse itself.
  • Click on MSP430 > Tool Manager at the top menu
    • Click on 'Add' and look for the toolchain at '/opt/ti/msp430-toolchain'
    • Click on 'Activate'

How to create a project on Eclipse

  • Select File > New > Project
    • Select C/C++ > C Project and click 'Next'
    • Set a name on 'Project name'
    • Select MSP430 Cross Target Application > Empty Project and click 'Finish'
  • Right clik on Project and select 'Properties' and then select 'MSP430' on the left menu
    • On Target MCU select your microcontroller
    • On MSPDebug select the driver 'rf2500'
    • On Connection select 'USB', the serial number of the MSP430 Launchpad should be listed in the dropbox, if not udev has not been set properly