Examining CCSv5
Licensing/Pricing
Many users will find that they can use Code Composer Studio free of charge.
For example, there is no charge when using CCS with most of the available TI development
boards – with the MSP430, they allow you to use it for free (with any tool), as long as your
program is less than 16KB.
Furthermore, TI does not charge for CCS licenses when you are connecting to your target using
the low-cost XDS100 JTAG connection.
For those cases where you need to use a more sophisticated (i.e. faster) JTAG development
connection, TI provides a 90-day free evaluation license. After that, you need to purchase the
tool. Thankfully, when you encounter one of these cases, CCS for only costs $445.
2 - 18 MSP430 Workshop - Programming C with CCS