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This tutorial describes how to install and configure mspgcc, mspDebug and Eclipse to program and debug MSP430 microcontrollers on Windows.

What is needed?

• Windows XP, Vista, 7 or later. (The described procedure might work on Linux and Mac)
• MSP430 USB FET Programmer

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• download Eclipse CDT for C/C++ developers from here
• download the msp430 toolchain from here Windows, Linux 32b, Linux 64b,Mac

Step 2: Install

• Unzip eclipse file into some folder you like eclipse to be.e.g C:\eclipse (/opt/eclipse or /home/username/eclipse in Linux , Mac)
• Open the zip file of msp430-toolchain and unzip the contents to C:\msp430-toolchain (/opt/msp430-toolchain or /usr/local/msp430-toolchain in Linux , Mac)
• Open eclipse and go to Help->Install New Software
  • add the following repository to eclipse: http://eclipse.xpg.dk
    
  • Install the MSP430 plugin and restart eclipse
    
    

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• Configure the toolchain in eclipse. Click the menu MSP430->Tool Manager
• Add the toolchain which is installed in c:\msp430-toolchain or the folder you decided to use. (/opt/msp430-toolchain or /usr/local/msp430-toolchain in Linux , Mac)
• Click add and browse to the desired folder. After click Activate
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• In order to  use the MSP430 features, you have to create a new C or C/C++ project and choose "Empty Project" from the "MSP430 Cross Target Application" group.
• Right click on the project and go to Properties
• Select the MSP430 tab. Configure your msp430 platform (in my case msp430f2618 as Gina mote uses that uC)
• Select tilib driver. In case that you are using Linux test with tilib and uif.  
• For Linux users facing problems to configure MSP430FET UIF follow this instructions to setup the FET driver.
  

• To create a new source file click on the project folder and select new -> Source file. Name the file e.g main.c

• Copy some testing code on it:
  
  

  Code Block
  theme Eclipse language cpp title sample code
  #include <io.h> #include <stdint.h> #include "msp430x26x.h" //use your msp430 configuration! int main() { // The main function volatile uint8_t i = 0; WDTCTL = WDTPW + WDTHOLD; P2DIR |= 0x0F; // do forever: while (1) { i++; if (i == 0) { //toggle red led in gina P2OUT ^= 0x08; } } }

• In order to compile go to Project -> Build All or press Ctrl+B
• To program the device go to MSP430 tab and select Upload to Target
  

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