Re: Microcontroller development board
- From: "Rock" <rolavine@xxxxxxx>
- Date: 10 May 2005 11:07:15 -0700
Rob Gaddi wrote:
> Joel Kolstad wrote:
> > "Rock" <rolavine@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:1114714304.603865.89570@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >>As I understand it the kits now come with a 3rd party c compiler
that
> >>goes up to 2 K words of code, and also with a TI compilier that
goes up
> >>to 4 K of code.
> >
> >
> > I don't believe that TI has ever had their own C compiler for the
MSP430
> > series, have they? Last I heard, it was IAR Systems... a C
compiler that's
> > OK, but about the most expensive one out there and not even as good
as some of
> > the others!
> >
> > Of course, for free one can't complain...
> >
> >
> Word on the street is that they're working on their own but that it's
> not go yet. The limited version of the IAR compiler, available with
the
> kits or as a TI download, has been getting better with every version;
> the latest one is even usable as long as you don't need to enjoy the
> experience. There are also plenty of 4th party compilers out there
for
> various prices if you Google. I've heard good things about the free
> MSPGCC compiler, but the debugging interface is a port of good old
gdb,
> and hence akin to pulling teeth.
I went to the TI website, and it seems they are making a c compiler
available with their design studio. I got this but have yet to try it
(I only play for free when I don't have a client to pay) the web site
makes it sound like it is free and can compile up to 8K (might be in
bytes so that would be 4K words) programs.
Rocky
.
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