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SLAU647F–July 2015–Revised December 2016
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MSP Debuggers
1 Introduction
1.1 Related Documentation From Texas Instruments
MSP430™ Hardware Tools User 's Guide
IAR Embedded Workbench™ Version 3+ for MSP430™ User's Guide
Advanced Debugging Using the Enhanced Emulation Module (EEM) With Code Composer Studio™
Version 6
MSP430™ Programming With the Bootloader (BSL)
MSP430™ Programming With the JTAG Interface
1.2 Terms and Abbreviations
Term Definition
BSL Bootloader
CCS Code Composer Studio development tool for MSP430
CDC Communications device class
CPU Central processing unit
CRC Cyclic redundancy check
CTS Clear to send
FET Flash emulation tool
I
2
C Inter-Integrated Circuit 2-wire communication bus
IAR EW430 IAR Embedded Workbench development tool for MSP430
JTAG Joint Test Action Group
JTAG 4-wire 4-wire JTAG protocol communication
MCLK Master clock
MSP Mixed signal processor
MSP-FET MSP debug probe
MSP-FET430 UIF MSP debug probe
MSPDebugStack Dynamic library (Windows
®
), shared object (Linux
®
), or dy library (OS X
®
) that offers functions to access and
debug MSP430 devices using an MSP debug probe
PC Personal computer
RTS Request to send
RX Receive data
SBW Spy-Bi-Wire (2-wire JTAG protocol) communication
TX Transmit data
UART Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter
UIF USB interface to debug and access MSP derivatives
USB Universal serial bus
1.3 If You Need Assistance
Support for the MSP microcontrollers and the development tools is provided by the TI Product Information
Center (PIC). Contact information for the PIC can be found on the TI website at www.ti.com/support. The
TI E2E™ Community support forums for the MSP microcontrollers also provide open interaction and
support from a community of peer engineers, TI engineers, and other experts. Additional device-specific
information can be found on the MSP website.