as far as debugging the launchpad goes I have used mspdebug
(http://mspdebug.sourceforge.net/) on linux. I think that I heard that
someone got it working on windows. you can use it in place of
msp430-gdbproxy for debugging purposes.
Jesse

On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Luis Rossi <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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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