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Contents
Read This First................................................................................................................iii
About This Manual .....................................................................................................iii
How to Use This Manual ............................................................................................iii
Information About Cautions and Warnings ................................................................ iv
Related Documentation From Texas Instruments...................................................... iv
If You Need Assistance .............................................................................................. v
FCC Warning ............................................................................................................. v
Contents .........................................................................................................................vii
Figures............................................................................................................................. ix
Tables .............................................................................................................................. ix
Get Started Now!...........................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Kit Contents, MSP-FET430X110 .....................................................................1-2
1.2 Kit Contents, MSP-FET430Pxx0 (‘P120, ‘P140, ‘P410, ‘P430, ‘P440) .............1-2
1.3 Kit Contents, MSP-FET430UIF........................................................................1-3
1.4 Software Installation ........................................................................................1-3
1.5 Hardware Installation, MSP-FET430X110 .......................................................1-3
1.6 Hardware Installation, MSP-FET430Pxx0 (‘P120, ‘P140, ‘P410, ‘P430, ‘P440)1-4
1.7 Hardware Installation, USB-IF, MSP-FET430UIF ............................................1-4
1.8 “Flash”ing the LED...........................................................................................1-4
1.9 Important MSP430 Documents on the CD-ROM and WEB..............................1-6
Development Flow ........................................................................................................2-1
2.1 Overview .........................................................................................................2-2
2.2 Using Kickstart.................................................................................................2-2
2.2.1 Project Settings ..................................................................................................2-3
2.2.2 Creating a Project from Scratch.........................................................................2-5
2.2.3 Using an Existing IAR V1.x/V2.x Project............................................................2-6
2.2.4 Stack Management within the .xcl Files.............................................................2-6
2.2.5 How to Generate Texas Instrument .TXT (and other format) Files....................2-7
2.2.6 Overview of Example Programs.........................................................................2-7
2.3 Using C-SPY ...................................................................................................2-9
2.3.1 Breakpoint Types ...............................................................................................2-9
2.3.2 Using Breakpoints ..............................................................................................2-9
2.3.3 Using Single Step.............................................................................................2-10
2.3.4 Using Watch Windows .....................................................................................2-11
Design Considerations for In-Circuit Programming...................................................3-1
3.1 Bootstrap Loader.............................................................................................3-2
3.2 External Power ................................................................................................3-2
3.3 Device Signals.................................................................................................3-3
3.4 Signal Connections for In-System Programming and Debugging, MSP-
FET430X110 ...................................................................................................3-4
3.5 Signal Connections for In-System Programming and Debugging, MSP-
FETP430IF, MSP-FET430UIF .........................................................................3-6