Setup Development Environment for EZ430-F2013 Using Eclipse in Ubuntu

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Setup development environment forEZ430-F2013 using Eclipse in Ubuntu

Author:jpfiset / Category: General / Tags: no tag / Add CommentThis note explains how to set up Eclipse for developing images for theEZ430-F2013. This note assumes that the development environment isset up in Ubuntu 12.10.This note relates to:

Ubuntu 12.10

EZ430-F2013 msp430-gcc version 4.6.3

Eclipse Classic version 4.2.1

References: Use EZ430-F2013 in Ubuntu

A Step by Step Guide To MSP430 Programming under Linux

Install Command-Line ToolsThe installation of command-line tools to support the EZ430-F2013development kit is covered in a different note. Please refer to the note

Use EZ430-F2013 in Ubuntu to complete this step.Install CDTIn Eclipse, the packages that support C/C++ development are namedthe C Development Toolkit, or CDT. Portions of the CDT are required toenabled a development environment for the EZ430-F2013:

C/C++ Development Tools

C/C++ Development Tools SDK

C/C++ Debugger Services Framework (DSF) Examples

C/C++ GDB Hardware Debugging

To install the CDT, in Eclipse:

Help > Install New Software Add a repository. Name: Eclipse CDT. Location:

http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/juno Select the packages mentioned above.

Create a C project to use MSP-GCCCreate a C project:

File > New > Project > C/C++ / C Project
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Enter a project name

Use default location

Project Type: Executable > Empty Project > Linux GCC

Press Finish

Set up new project to use MSP-GCC: Right-click on project, select Properties

Select page C/C++ Build > Settings

Select configuration [ All configurations ]

Select settings Tool Settings > GCC C Compiler

o Command: msp430-gcc -mmcu=msp430f2013

Select settings Tool Settings > GCC C Compiler > Includes

o Add include path: /usr/msp430/include

Select settings Tool Settings > GCC C Compiler > Optimization

o Optimization Level: Optimize for size (-Os)

Select settings Tool Settings > GCC C Linker

o Command: msp430-gcc -mmcu=msp430f2013 -Wl,-Map=${BuildArtifactFileBaseName}.map

Select settings Tool Settings > GCC C Linker > Libraries

o Add library search path: /usr/msp430/lib

Select settings Tool Settings > GCC Assembler

o Command: msp430-as

Select settings Tool Settings > GCC Assembler > General

o Add include path: /usr/msp430/include

Select settings Build Artifact

o Artifact type: Executable

o Artifact extension: elf

Select settings Binary Parserso select Elf Parser

Press Apply and OK

Once the project is set up correctly, it should be possible to build animage from source by right-clicking on the project and selecting BuildProject. In the console, the output of the build should look somethinglike the following:00:00:00 **** Build of configuration Debug for project XXX ****make allBuilding file: ../main.c

Invoking: GCC C Compilermsp430-gcc -mmcu=msp430f2013 -I/usr/msp430/include -Os -g3 -Wall -c -fmessage-length=0 -MMD -MP -MF"main.d" -MT"main.d" -o "main.o" "../main.c"Finished building: ../main.cBuilding target: xxx.elfInvoking: GCC C Linkermsp430-gcc -mmcu=msp430f2013 -Wl,-Map=xxx.map -L/usr/msp430/lib -o "xxx.elf"


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./main.oFinished building target: xxx.elf

00:00:00 Build Finished (took 166ms)Set Up Debugger Configuration

To debug the project directly from the IDE, a debugger must beconfigured. The following steps are used to configure a debugger to usethe command-line tool msp430-gdb:

Select Run > Debug Configuration

Select GDB Hardware Debugging

Press the New icon

Set name

Tab Main:

o Project: select project

Tab Debugger:

o GDB Command: msp430-gdb

o Set Use remote targeto JTAG Device: Generic TCP/IP

o Host name or IP address: localhost

o Port number: 2000

Tab Startup:

o Reset and Delay: 3

o Set: Halt

o Initialization Commands: monitor erase

o Set: Load image

o Set: Use project binary

o Set: Load symbols

o Set: Use project binary Tab Common:

o Save as: Shared file (select project)

o Display in favorite menu: Debug

Press Apply

Running the debugger from the IDE is the equivalent to runningmsp430-gdb at the command-line. It first requires that mspdebugruns to bridge to the EZ430-F2013 development kit. This can be performfrom a terminal or from an Eclipse run configuration (next section).To run the debugger, select from the menu Run > Debug

Configurations, choose the debugger create and press the buttonDebug.Run MSPDEBUG from EclipseIt is possible to run mspdebug from Eclipse using a run configuration.Here are the steps to set it up:

Select Run > External Tools > External Tools Configurations

Right-click on Program and select New

Enter name: MSPDebug


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Select Main tab:

o Location: /usr/bin/mspdebug

o Arguments: uif -d /dev/ttyUSB0 gdb

Once set up as an external tool, to run mspdebug, select Run >

External Tools > External Tools Configurations, click on theprogram called MSPDebug and press the Run button.ConclusionThere are many short-cuts in Eclipse to run external tools and debugconfigurations without using the tedious menus. One of these short-cutsare located on the main tool bar. These short-cuts makes it veryconvenient to start mspdebug and msp430-gdb. The ability ofdeveloping and debugging using the EZ430-F2013 directly from Eclipsegreatly reduces the development cycle of an image targeted for theMSP430.

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