I can confirm that a TSSOP, non-G microcontroller can be programmed via mspdebug without issue. You merely have to connect power, ground, TEST, and RESET and you can program the chip.
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Yamaplos . <yamap...@gmail.com> wrote: > One limit might be that many (most?) MSP430 are not DIP design, and > thus cannot be attached to the Launchpad without some kind of adapter. > I seem to recall having read somewhere that the G series was one of > the very few (only?) that was distributed in DIP format. It would be > interesting to request some samples and do this testing. My experience > with mspdebug is that it is very strong and flexible, and so far > doesn't seem to really care about what "include" chip .h I set. Maybe > it does indeed manage to handle things beyond its documented > abilities... > > 2012/2/10, Markus Schaub <mailinglis...@markus-schaub.de>: >> Stolyar, Rostyslav schrieb: >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: John Porubek [mailto:jporu...@gmail.com] >>>> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 12:14 AM >>>> To: Mspgcc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> Subject: Re: [Mspgcc-users] Programming MSP430 under Linux >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 6:58 AM, Eric Decker <cire...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 3:00 AM, Ori Idan <o...@helicontech.co.il> >>>> > wrote: >>>> >> Thank you very much. >>>> >> What about hardware tools, is the only option is TI-FET or there are >>>> >> other >>>> >> less expensive ones that work with USB? >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > There are various floating around with various levels of having to >>>> > figure >>>> > it out. >>>> > >>>> > there is the TI-FET MSP-FETU430IF. >>>> > >>>> > there is the OLIMEX tinyusb >>>> > >>>> > there is the goodfet. >>>> > >>>> > various levels of cost. >>>> >>>> Since the op didn't mention which MSP430 chip he was using, you might >>>> also mention the $4.30 LaunchPad. The LaunchPad will directly program >>>> any MSP430 chip in a 14 or 20-pin DIP package that supports >>>> Spy-Bi-Wire. It should also be able to program other chips externally >>>> via a jury-rigged connection as long as they support Spy-Bi-Wire. >> >>> Small correction: The LaunchPad DOESN'T programm all MSP430 devices with >>> Spy-Bi-Wire, but only MSP430Gxx devices. >> >> This is wrong. The Launchpad does indeed program all MSP430 devices with >> Spy-By-Wire. Don't know about the other programmers but mspdebug with the >> rf2500 driver works like a charm. >> >> Markus >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning >> Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing >> also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. >> http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Mspgcc-users mailing list >> Mspgcc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mspgcc-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning > Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing > also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ > _______________________________________________ > Mspgcc-users mailing list > Mspgcc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mspgcc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ Mspgcc-users mailing list Mspgcc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mspgcc-users