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Appendix E
TI to IAR 2.x/3.x Assembler Migration
Texas Instruments made a suite of development tools for the MSP430,
including a comprehensive assembler and device simulator. The source of
the TI assembler and the source of the Kickstart assembler are not 100%
compatible; the instruction mnemonics are identical, while the assembler
directives are somewhat different. The following section documents the
differences between the TI assembler directives and the Kickstart 2.x/3.x
assembler directives.
Topic Page
E.1 Segment Control E-2
E.2 Translating Asm430 Assembler Directives to A430 Directives E-2
E.2.1 Introduction E-2
E.2.2 Character strings E-2
E.2.3 Section Control Directives E-3
E.2.4 Constant Initialization Directives E-4
E.2.5 Listing Control Directives E-4
E.2.6 File Reference Directives E-5
E.2.7 Conditional-Assembly Directives E-5
E.2.8 Symbol Control Directives E-6
E.2.9 Macro Directives E-7
E.2.10 Miscellaneous Directives E-7
E.2.11 Preprocessor Directives E-7
E.2.12 Alphabetical Listing and Cross Reference of Asm430
Directives
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E.2.13 Additional A430 Directives (IAR) E-8