Texas Instruments MSP-FET430 manual Development Flow

Development Flow

Enable the Device Description file. This file makes C-SPY “aware” of the specifics of the device it is debugging. This file will correspond to the specified target device (DEBUGGER->SETUP->DEVICE DESCRIPTION-

>OVERRIDE DEFAULT)

Enable the erasure of the Main and Information memories before object code download (FET DEBUGGER->SETUP->DOWNLOAD CONTROL->ERASE MAIN AND INFORMATION MEMORY)

In order to maximize system performance during debug, disable Virtual Breakpoints (FET DEBUGGER->SETUP ->USE VIRTUAL BREAKPOINTS), and disable all System Breakpoints (FET DEBUGGER-

>SETUP ->SYSTEM BREAKPOINTS ON)

Note: Use of Factory Settings to quickly configure a project

It is possible to use the Factory Settings button to quickly configure a project to a usable state.

The following steps can be used to quickly configure a project:

Note: The GENERAL OPTIONS tab does not have a FACTORY SETTINGS button

1)Specify the target device (GENERAL OPTIONS ->TARGET- >DEVICE)

2)Enable an assembler project or a C/assembler project (GENERAL OPTIONS ->TARGET->ASSEMBLER ONLY PROJECT)

3)Enable the generation of an executable output file (GENERAL OPTIONS ->OUTPUT->OUTPUT FILE->EXECUTABLE)

4)Accept the factory settings for the compiler (C/C++ COMPILER-

>FACTORY SETTINGS)

5)Accept the factory settings for the assembler (ASSEMBLER-

>FACTORY SETTINGS)

6)Accept the factory settings for the linker (LINKER->FACTORY SETTINGS)

7)Accept the factory settings for C-SPY (DEBUGGER->FACTORY SETTINGS)

8)To debug on the hardware, select DEBUGGER ->SETUP-

>DRIVER->FET DEBUGGER

9)Specify the active parallel port used to interface to the FET if not LPT1 (FET DEBUGGER ->SETUP->CONNECTION->LPTx) or specify the USB port (FET DEBUGGER ->SETUP->CONNECTION- >TI USB FET)

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