I'm looking at possibly using the 5xxx parts in a new design. They seem to be quite a bit cheaper, always a plus.
Of first concern is whether mspgcc supports these devices. The parts are in the list of the -mmcu Known MCU Names, so I would assume gcc supports these. In addition, I don't use a debugger (just load via JTAG or BSL) so I don't need to worry about compatibility there. My main concern arrises when looking at the errata sheet for this family; there are a number of CPU, FLASH, JTAG, and other bugs present. Do these affect mspgcc's generated code and are the workarounds incorporated? I understand that many of these bugs aren't compiler related, but I think there are a few that may be killers. Always grateful, TonyB
