Hi, i was able to use mspgcc on both. I am going to take a look at UltraEdit
but i could make it work on CCSv4 and Eclipse (i know CCS is Eclipse), but i
could not program on Eclipse, just on CCS. I just downloaded the elprotronic
software and it works ok. I am getting used to gcc-like compilers now. Now
the only think missign is the debugger. When i make it work i will be ok.
Thank you for all help!!
On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 10:01 AM, JMGross <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I cannot help you much, but I can share some experience.
>
> 1. it should. At least compiler and linker should work under Vista64bit as
> well as unter XP32bit. I'm not sure about the hardware-dependent part of the
> toolchain (gdbproxy, jtag)
>
> 2. again, it should. Personally, I use UltraEdit as it is _much_ quicker
> and easier to adjust (syntax highlighting etc.).
> Having multiple (many!) projects active at the same time is a real pain on
> Eclipse (which I have to use for two Flex projects).
> Anyway, mspgcc is based on make and requires a makefile.
> So even under eclipse, you'll have to write one on your own or take a
> sample one and adjust it to your project.
> I don't think there is an automatic makefile creation for mspgcc under
> Eclipse.
>
> 3. Sorry, no idea.
> CCS and IAR do come with a complete IDE. IAR is very good (tight code,
> fairly good debugger), but expensive.
> And as soon as you start to do hand-optimized stuff (not uncommon on MCUs),
> both are rather limited compared to mspgcc.
>
> 4. yes, indirectly. AFAIK, the toolchain currently has still problems with
> the SBW protocol used un the launchpad.
> For mspgcc 3.2.3, it won't even program devices with th enew JTAG protocol
> with >64k address range. For my 54xx experiments, I use the free programming
> software from elprotronic.
> The commercial one can be even used with commandline-control and therefore
> run unattended under makefile control.
> For the free version, it is still possible to create project-dependent
> config files and run the software with one of these configs. Some
> mouseclicks are still rquired.
> In any case, you'll need to install Code Composer or IAR (whatever comes
> with the launchpad) to isntall the USB drivers and the MSP430 library.
> The elprotronic software requires the MSP430.DLL library and the HIL.DLL
> (as does msp430-jtag, but it only supports the older 16-bit address JTAG
> api, not SBW or 20bit addresses)
>
> 5. What's the problem?
> I know, mspgcc is a bit different from GCC and IAR (which are too different
> from each other).
> Besides the standard C language, all three differ in the way interrupt
> unctions are defined and have a different
> set of intrinsic functions (special function-like c-commands which handle
> some thingsthat are not covered by C language, likesetting interrupt flags)
>
> Don't hesitate to ask.
> About programming an MSP in general, you can also go to
> e2e.ti.com
> the internet forum for Ti products. You'll find me in the MSP430 forum
> area.
> There are many threads with tips and tricks for the different MSPs.
>
> JMGross
>
> ----- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -----
> Von: Luis Rossi
> An: [email protected]
> Gesendet am: 25 Dez 2010 22:59:12
> Betreff: [Mspgcc-users] Help with mspgcc on Windows
>
> Hi, i want to make use of mspgcc on Windows and after googling for hours i
> could find many pieces of information but with no success on my task. I
> hav=
> e
> a few questions about how to set mspgcc on windows.
>
> 1 - Is it possible to make use of it on Windows Vista x64? Would the
> procedure be the same for Win Xp 32?
>
> 2 - Is it possible to make use of Eclipse as IDE to compile and Debug under
> Windows? I am pretty sure the answer is yes due to this link:
> http://homepage.hispeed.ch/py430/mspgcc/index.html but not sure how and if
> is possible for Vista x64. Would be possible to compile the code from
> Eclipse with no need of use of cygwin comand line?
>
> 3 - Any good tutorial (for total noobs) on how to set the toochain on
> Windows with Eclipse? I am total noob on how to deal with any gcc like
> compiler with no good IDE settled for that (as Dev-C++).
>
> 4 - After all that, is it possible to make use of the embedded programmer
> o=
> n
> launchpad to program and debug with mspgcc?
>
> 5 - And finally, any good tutorial on how to compile using mspgcc? I tryed
> to understand the manual, but again with no success.
>
>
--
Luís Filipe Rossi
Electrical Engineer
Escola Politécnica
Universidade de São Paulo
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