Anybody know which MSP430 programmers work well with Linux? I was thinking of getting the ez430, which is almost free, but I read in an earler thread here that the USB interface was proprietary and Windows XP only. Nobody's paying me for this one, so it has to be fun, and that means not dragging out the Windows box. :) I'd rather pay more in dollars upfront for some hardware that works than pay later in headaches. Support for a restricted subset of the available parts is fine; this is a learning experience and not for a real design. Any advice or thoughts appreciated; thanks.
MSP430 and Linux
Started by ●September 12, 2006
Reply by ●September 12, 20062006-09-12
Terran Melconian wrote:> Anybody know which MSP430 programmers work well with Linux? I was > thinking of getting the ez430, which is almost free, but I read in an > earler thread here that the USB interface was proprietary and Windows XPI think - but don't quote me on it yet - that this is a solved problem. The ez430 appears as a USB-FET, and I believe there is Linux support for this. Don't give up on that. The parallel JTAG adapters are supported directly, of course.
Reply by ●September 15, 20062006-09-15
larwe wrote:> The ez430 appears as a USB-FET, and I believe there is Linux support > for this. Don't give up on that.I know it was planned, but I don't think it was ever completed. The WinXP GNU tools do work with the USB-FET. Eric
Reply by ●September 15, 20062006-09-15
On 2006-09-15, Eric <englere_geo@yahoo.com> wrote:> > larwe wrote: >> The ez430 appears as a USB-FET, and I believe there is Linux support >> for this. Don't give up on that. > > I know it was planned, but I don't think it was ever completed.I believe that according the author, it works. I haven't had time to try it yet. Check on the mspgcc mailing list. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! I was making donuts at and now I'm on a bus! visi.com
Reply by ●September 16, 20062006-09-16
On 2006-09-16, Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com> wrote:> I believe that according the author, it works. I haven't had > time to try it yet. Check on the mspgcc mailing list.I looked on the mailing list and found this: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=15719376 The version of msp430-gdbproxy which I was able to download for Linux does not have a --spy-bi-wire option. There are Windows files from 2006, but I cannot find a Linux version of msp430-gdbproxy which claims to be newer than 2003: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42303 The Windows release notes for the latest version say: It supports the parallel port interface an the USB box (on Windows only). So I believe the answer is that it does not work with Linux; the Linux version of the MSPGCC toolchain appears rather neglected, with all the developers apparently using Windows.
Reply by ●September 16, 20062006-09-16
On 2006-09-16, Terran Melconian <te_rem_ra_ove_an_forspam@consistent.org> wrote:> So I believe the answer is that it does not work with Linux; the Linux > version of the MSPGCC toolchain appears rather neglected, with all the > developers apparently using Windows.According to this thread, it works: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27023498 http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27144713 Like I said, I haven't tried it, but I'll take Steve Underwood's word for it. Maybe I'll give it a shot while I'm on vacation. -- Grant Edwards grante@visi.com
Reply by ●September 16, 20062006-09-16
On 2006-09-16, Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com> wrote:> According to this thread, it works: > > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27023498 > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27144713All right, that's great! The file in that thread is newer than the one I got from the static web page. Thanks for the pointer.
Reply by ●September 17, 20062006-09-17
Terran Melconian wrote:> On 2006-09-16, Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com> wrote: > > According to this thread, it works: > > > > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27023498 > > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27144713 > > All right, that's great! The file in that thread is newer than the one > I got from the static web page. Thanks for the pointer.Please let us know if this works! I'd love to have the option of using linux to develop msp430 software.
Reply by ●September 17, 20062006-09-17
On 2006-09-17, Eric <englere_geo@yahoo.com> wrote:> > Terran Melconian wrote: >> On 2006-09-16, Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com> wrote: >> > According to this thread, it works: >> > >> > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27023498 >> > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27144713 >> >> All right, that's great! The file in that thread is newer than the one >> I got from the static web page. Thanks for the pointer. > > Please let us know if this works! I'd love to have the option > of using linux to develop msp430 software.I've had no problems using Linux for developing msp430 software. There's only been an issue for people who require spy-by-wire support (which requires a USB adapter). The parallel port JTAG adapter has worked for ages. -- Grant Edwards grante@visi.com