Hi. I am looking to purchase a compiler for the MSP430 uC. I would like to hear which compiler you prefer and why. Cost is an issue, but I'm willing to pay for high quality. I think I will avoid msp430-gcc because I want something with an IDE and I need to get up and running quickly. Any general comments you have an MSP430 tools vs. PIC or AVR would be helpful Below are the compilers I found: 1. Quadravox 2. IAR 3. Rowley & Associates 4. HiTech 5. ICC430 6. ImageCraft ICC430 7. MSPGCC (free) I am looking to use the Elptronic JTAG interface: http://www.elprotronic.com/Products.asp Suggestions and comments would be great. John.
MSP430 C compilers
Started by ●November 22, 2004
Reply by ●November 23, 20042004-11-23
At 02:21 PM 11/22/2004, john_the_ee wrote: >Any general comments you have an MSP430 tools vs. PIC or AVR would be >helpful > >Below are the compilers I found: > >1. Quadravox >2. IAR >3. Rowley & Associates >4. HiTech >5. ICC430 ICC430 is usually meant as ImageCraft ICC430. ICC430 is also, unfortunately, the name of the command line compiler under IAR. However, usually their product is referred as IAR EW (Embedded Workbench). We are renaming our product to ICCV7 for the MSP430 for the next major release (V7). >6. ImageCraft ICC430 >7. MSPGCC (free) > >I am looking to use the Elptronic JTAG interface: If it is compatible with the TI JTAG (and who wouldn't?), it should work with any of the compilers. >http://www.elprotronic.com/Products.asp > >Suggestions and comments would be great. >John. Seeing EVERY vendor mentioned has a rep. on this list, you will probably hear from all of us :-) They all have their strengths and weaknesses and frankly, you probably can't lose too much with any of them? Best thing to do is to d/l the demos, and try them out. We have lots of people who said they are productive within couple hours of using our demos, FWIW. Other vendors probably can give similar testimonials too. // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)
Reply by ●November 23, 20042004-11-23
I am using MSP430-GCC and UltraEdit as IDE, and it's working fine.
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>I would like to hear which compiler you prefer and why. Cost is an
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>I think I will avoid msp430-gcc because I want something with an IDE
>and I need to get up and running quickly.
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>Any general comments you have an MSP430 tools vs. PIC or AVR would be
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>5. ICC430
>6. ImageCraft ICC430
>7. MSPGCC (free)
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>http://www.elprotronic.com/Products.asp
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>Suggestions and comments would be great.
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Reply by ●November 23, 20042004-11-23
John, I use the CrossStudio C compiler from Rowley. For me, it's a very
nice IDE, you can easily work with various files in a project. The only
thing that is not so good IMO is the help system, I think it misses some
information and tools that the IDE offer. But you can get on-line
support through this list or the other list on yahoogroups, specialized
in CrossStudio. You can see the link to this group in the Rowley's site.
And, besides, if you take a look at past messages, you'll find some
answers for your question.
Regards,
Adriano.
Eric Schinkoeth Reis Barbosa da Cruz wrote:
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Reply by ●November 23, 20042004-11-23
Everyone will say that whatever they are using is great.
So, im using IAR... and it's great.
:-)
-----Original Message-----
From: Adriano [mailto:adriano@adri...]
Sent: 23 November 2004 10:48
To: msp430@msp4...
Subject: Re: [msp430] MSP430 C compilers
John, I use the CrossStudio C compiler from Rowley. For me, it's a very
nice IDE, you can easily work with various files in a project. The only
thing that is not so good IMO is the help system, I think it misses some
information and tools that the IDE offer. But you can get on-line
support through this list or the other list on yahoogroups, specialized
in CrossStudio. You can see the link to this group in the Rowley's site.
And, besides, if you take a look at past messages, you'll find some
answers for your question.
Regards,
Adriano.
Eric Schinkoeth Reis Barbosa da Cruz wrote:
> I am using MSP430-GCC and UltraEdit as IDE, and it's working fine.
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>>Hi.
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>>I am looking to purchase a compiler for the MSP430 uC.
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>>I would like to hear which compiler you prefer and why. Cost is an
>>issue, but I'm willing to pay for high quality.
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>>I think I will avoid msp430-gcc because I want something with an IDE
>>and I need to get up and running quickly.
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>>Any general comments you have an MSP430 tools vs. PIC or AVR would be
>>helpful
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>>Below are the compilers I found:
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>>1. Quadravox
>>2. IAR
>>3. Rowley & Associates
>>4. HiTech
>>5. ICC430
>>6. ImageCraft ICC430
>>7. MSPGCC (free)
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Reply by ●November 23, 20042004-11-23
I use both the Quadravox compiler and also the IAR Embedded Workbench. both the Kickstart version and the full version for one client who purchased a license. I find the Quadravox toolset easiest to use for simpler projects but needed the full control over linkage for one project which required multiple applications to run together on the one chip and that was the one I used the IAR Embedded Workbench for. At the current level of maturity, I expect all the mainstream offerings are probably pretty good. I will depend on your project's specific requirements whether you need something above average or not. Ray
Reply by ●November 23, 20042004-11-23
Adriano, Are you able to see and use the Courier font, not "Courier New" under Rowley's IDE? I can select the font; however, it still displays the "Courier New". This could be computer problem; however, I can use Courier font with any standart text editor or any other PIC or MSP430 compiler IDE for that matter (test versions). Regards, Omer _____ From: Adriano [mailto:adriano@adri...] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:48 PM To: msp430@msp4... Subject: Re: [msp430] MSP430 C compilers John, I use the CrossStudio C compiler from Rowley. For me, it's a very nice IDE, you can easily work with various files in a project. The only thing that is not so good IMO is the help system, I think it misses some information and tools that the IDE offer. But you can get on-line support through this list or the other list on yahoogroups, specialized in CrossStudio. You can see the link to this group in the Rowley's site. And, besides, if you take a look at past messages, you'll find some answers for your question. Regards, Adriano.
Reply by ●November 23, 20042004-11-23
Hi.
IAR the most good compiler for MSP430.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: john_the_ee [mailto:john_the_ee@john...]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:21 AM
> To: msp430@msp4...
> Subject: [msp430] MSP430 C compilers
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> Hi.
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> I am looking to purchase a compiler for the MSP430 uC.
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> I would like to hear which compiler you prefer and why. Cost is an
> issue, but I'm willing to pay for high quality.
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> I think I will avoid msp430-gcc because I want something with an IDE
> and I need to get up and running quickly.
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> Any general comments you have an MSP430 tools vs. PIC or AVR would be
> helpful
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> Below are the compilers I found:
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> 2. IAR
> 3. Rowley & Associates
> 4. HiTech
> 5. ICC430
> 6. ImageCraft ICC430
> 7. MSPGCC (free)
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> I am looking to use the Elptronic JTAG interface:
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> http://www.elprotronic.com/Products.asp
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> Suggestions and comments would be great.
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Reply by ●November 23, 20042004-11-23
Well, it works for me on WinXP. -- Paul Curtis, Rowley Associates Ltd http://www.rowley.co.uk CrossWorks for MSP430, ARM, and (soon) Atmel AVR processors > -----Original Message----- > From: Adriano [mailto:adriano@adri...] > Sent: 23 November 2004 12:09 > To: msp430@msp4... > Subject: Re: [msp430] RE: About Courier Font (was MSP430 C compilers) > > > > No, Omer, I have tried to select the Courier font, but still > what I see is the Courier new. That's a question for Paul > Curtis, for sure. > > Adriano. > > > Omer YALHI wrote: > > Adriano, > > > > Are you able to see and use the Courier font, not "Courier > New" under > > Rowley's IDE? I can select the font; however, it still > displays the > > "Courier New". This could be computer problem; however, I can use > > Courier font with any standart text editor or any other PIC > or MSP430 > > compiler IDE for that matter (test versions). > > > > Regards, Omer > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: Adriano [mailto:adriano@adri...] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:48 PM > > To: msp430@msp4... > > Subject: Re: [msp430] MSP430 C compilers > > > > > > > > John, I use the CrossStudio C compiler from Rowley. For me, it's a > > very nice IDE, you can easily work with various files in a project. > > The only thing that is not so good IMO is the help system, > I think it > > misses some information and tools that the IDE offer. But > you can get > > on-line support through this list or the other list on yahoogroups, > > specialized in CrossStudio. You can see the link to this > group in the Rowley's site. > > > > And, besides, if you take a look at past messages, you'll find some > > answers for your question. > > > > Regards, > > Adriano. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/CFFolB/TM > -------------------------- > ------~-> > > . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
Reply by ●November 23, 20042004-11-23
No, Omer, I have tried to select the Courier font, but still what I see
is the Courier new. That's a question for Paul Curtis, for sure.
Adriano.
Omer YALHI wrote:
> Adriano,
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> Are you able to see and use the Courier font, not "Courier New"
under
> Rowley's IDE? I can select the font; however, it still displays the
> "Courier New". This could be computer problem; however, I can
use Courier
> font with any standart text editor or any other PIC or MSP430 compiler IDE
> for that matter (test versions).
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> Regards, Omer
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> From: Adriano [mailto:adriano@adri...]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:48 PM
> To: msp430@msp4...
> Subject: Re: [msp430] MSP430 C compilers
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> John, I use the CrossStudio C compiler from Rowley. For me, it's a
very
> nice IDE, you can easily work with various files in a project. The only
> thing that is not so good IMO is the help system, I think it misses some
> information and tools that the IDE offer. But you can get on-line
> support through this list or the other list on yahoogroups, specialized
> in CrossStudio. You can see the link to this group in the Rowley's
site.
>
> And, besides, if you take a look at past messages, you'll find some
> answers for your question.
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> Regards,
> Adriano.
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