Installing Software for MSP430 Launchpad
Download and Install Software
There are two tools you can you to debug the launchpad - the TI Code Composer Studio and the IAR Embedded System kickstart.
We will use the free version of the IAR Embedded software to go through the tutorial. There are two free version of the IAR software- one that has time limitation ( for a month), and the other that has code size limitation. We will install the version that has code size limitation.
We write write smaller codes to understand the software and code limitation should not pose any restriction. You can download and install the IAR System software from here. The download install file is big ( 359 MB for the version at the time of writing, so be patient. You will have to get license to get started and IAR will ask for all sort of information to give you the license. But the process is automatic. You may get an email from IAR offering you to sell the software. You may ignore the email if you do not intend to purchase the software.
In the next chapter we will write our first code and show you how to compile and run the program to blink and LED.