At 00:02 18-10-05 -0700, you wrote: >Greetings, > >I'm considering various ways to let users update firmware on a MSP430F1232 >device. There isn't much room left for a self-programming application so >I think the way to go is using the BSL. > >Has anyone put together a `programmer' - a larger MSP430 that talks BSL to >another processor?
If you want to program devices in-system, the fastest way is to use the JTAG port. BSL is very slow (I haven't managed to use BSL at higher speeds than 9600). TI has diagrams and sources for a complete JTAG tool somewhere on their website (SLAA149) which probably does exactly what you want. Nico