johnnyb 4 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I came here via JP1 remote controls, Glow with the Show Mickey ears, and BCS brewtroller. Desired projects include IR communication and learning general micro controller function. Waiting for LaunchPads to arrive I need to pick an IDE.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I came here via JP1 remote controls, Glow with the Show Mickey ears, and BCS brewtroller. Desired projects include IR communication and learning general micro controller function. Waiting for LaunchPads to arrive I need to pick an IDE.... Welcome. CCS is your best IDE to start with. it's a huge download though. johnnyb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jsolarski 94 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Welcome to the forums. IDE? whats wrong with a text editor and a mspgcc? lol But I would agree with bluehash, and use CCS, most code written on the forums will work with it, or with very little modification johnnyb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roadrunner84 466 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I personally use IAR kickstart, but CCS is the "official" TI IDE, the compilers are comparable in features and quality. If you want a less steep learning curve, you might consider Energia, which is the MSP430 port of the IDE used in Arduino boards. If you're really brave, build your own toolchain using an editor of your liking (eclipse seems popular) with the mspgcc compiler/linker chain. johnnyb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyb 4 Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 Boy howdy CCS takes a while to install. I thought it was hung at first. Glad I didn't wait for my LaunchPad to arrive to install. I would not get to play with it tonight. My favorite editor is vi. Maybe that dates me a bit. I figure I'll be running examples for a while and easiest for that is a worth while quality. I expect I'll end up on CodeSourcery based on what a friend uses even if only for Stellaris/ARM when I get there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roadrunner84 466 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I dev a lot of my MSP430 code in VI too. It's my "in the cloud" solution to coding You could compile with the mspgcc chain then, or load the made code in one of the earlier named IDEs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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