MSP430 Compiler (IDE) Options

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Texas Instruments and several third party developers offer compilers and Integrated Development Environments (IDE) to program all MSP430 devices. Free, c-code limited versions are available for download.

There are two software tools supported by TI:

Code Composer Studio (CCS)
IAR

For the MSP430 both CCS and IAR are very good products and are actively supported by TI technical support. IAR has been around longer and therefore is a bit more stable of a product, but both will serve you well. IAR has a slightly faster compiler but has a lower code limit for the free version (4K). Though CCS has a slower compiler it has a higher code limit for the free version (16K).

Primary Online Resource MSP430 Software tools page

Getting started with the software tools:

MSP430 New project guides: IAR CCS
The FET User’s Guide has a “flashing the LED demo” here: IAR FET User's Guide (SLAU138), CCS FET User's Guide (SLAU157)

We also have 3rd party software tools available here.

For technical support please post your questions at http://e2e.ti.com. Please post only comments about the article MSP430 Compiler (IDE) Options here.