This repo has a script to install and some utilities to use mspgcc uniarch (C compiler for msp430 microcontrollers) in Ubuntu. It installs the LTS (Long Term Support) version of the compiler, which is the most up-to-date version. Currently, this is LTS 20120406.
To build mspgcc you will need to install at least the following packages:
$ sudo apt-get install patch ncurses-dev build-essential bison flex libgmp3-dev libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev texinfo zlib1g-dev
The installation folder is /usr/local/msp430 (modifiable in the script). If you already have contents in this folder I recommend you to move it to a backup folder, i.e.:
$ sudo mv /usr/local/msp430 /usr/local/msp430-backup
To install go to the console and run:
$ git clone https://github.com/jlhonora/mspgcc-install.git
$ cd mspgcc-install
$ chmod +x install-all
$ ./install-all
You should be careful to watch for error messages.
If everything goes well, I recommend you to add the msp430-gcc path to your environment path. For that, append the following line to your .bashrc:
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/msp430/bin
To check that everything is ok, type:
$ cd tests
$ msp430-gcc -mmcu=msp430g2553 hello_world.c
The mmcu option should match the microcontroller you will be using.
The previous command should generate a compiled file named a.out, ready to install in the microcontroller. If you have a MSP430 Launchpad Board at reach you can install the compiled file with mspdebug. It can be installed with
$ sudo apt-get install libusb-dev
$ wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspdebug/files/mspdebug-0.21.tar.gz
$ cd mspdebug-0.21
$ make WITHOUTH_READLINE=1
$ sudo make install
USB permissions should be added to the FET interface of the Launchpad (source). As root, creat the file /etc/udev/rules.d/71-persistent-msp430.rules and add AATR{idVendor}=="0451", ATTRS{idProduct}=="f432", MODE="0660", GROUP="plugdev" . Then run
sudo addgroup YOUR_USERNAME plugdev
sudo restart udev
If everything goes well, you can install the compiled program:
$ sudo mspdebug rf2500 "prog a.out"
This should also work with the MSP-EXP430F5529 board, but changing the compile options to -mmcu=msp430f5529.
This guide is loosely based on Sergio Campama's guide and the README files of mspgcc.
In the following sections you will find how to build each part of the project in order.
# Installation path. This will overwrite your
# changes to the INSTALL_PATH folder
INSTALL_PATH=/usr/local/msp430
# get LTS mspgcc
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/mspgcc/mspgcc-20120406.tar.bz2
tar xvf mspgcc-20120406.tar.bz2
cd mspgcc-20120406Utilities for working with msp430 (hexdumps, etc.)
echo "Downloading binutils"
wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/binutils/binutils-2.21.1a.tar.bz2
echo "Extracting binutils"
tar xjf binutils-2.21.1a.tar.bz2
echo "Installing binutils"
( cd binutils-2.21.1 ; patch -p1 < ../msp430-binutils-2.21.1a-20120406.patch )
mkdir -p BUILD/binutils
cd BUILD/binutils
../../binutils-2.21.1/configure \
--target=msp430 \
--prefix=$INSTALL_PATH \
2>&1 | tee co
make 2>&1 | tee mo
sudo make install 2>&1 | tee moi
echo "Done with binutils"
cd ../../The compiler itself.
echo "Downloading gcc"
wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gcc/gcc-4.6.3/gcc-4.6.3.tar.bz2
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/Patches/LTS/20120406/msp430-gcc-4.6.3-20120406-sf3540953.patch
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/Patches/LTS/20120406/msp430-gcc-4.6.3-20120406-sf3559978.patch
echo "Extracting gcc"
tar xjf gcc-4.6.3.tar.bz2
echo "Installing gcc"
cd gcc-4.6.3
patch -p1 < ../msp430-gcc-4.6.3-20120406.patch
patch -p1 < ../msp430-gcc-4.6.3-20120406-sf3540953.patch
patch -p1 < ../msp430-gcc-4.6.3-20120406-sf3559978.patch
cd ..
mkdir -p BUILD/gcc
cd BUILD/gcc
../../gcc-4.6.3/configure \
--target=msp430 \
--enable-languages=c,c++ \
--prefix=$INSTALL_PATH \
2>&1 | tee co
make 2>&1 | tee mo
sudo make install 2>&1 | tee moi
echo "Done with gcc" GDB for msp430.
echo "Downloading gdb"
wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gdb/gdb-7.2a.tar.bz2
echo "Extracting gdb"
tar xjf gdb-7.2a.tar.bz2
echo "Installing gdb"
( cd gdb-7.2 ; patch -p1 < ../msp430-gdb-7.2a-20111205.patch )
mkdir -p BUILD/gdb
cd BUILD/gdb
../../gdb-7.2/configure \
--target=msp430 \
--prefix=$INSTALL_PATH \
2>&1 | tee co
make 2>&1 | tee mo
sudo make install 2>&1 | tee moi
echo "Done with gdb"
cd ../../Installs the header files and others related to every TI mcu.
echo "Downloading msp430mcu"
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/msp430mcu/msp430mcu-20120406.tar.bz2
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/Patches/LTS/20120406/msp430mcu-20120406-sf3522088.patch
echo "Extracting msp430mcu"
tar xvf msp430mcu-20120406.tar.bz2
cd msp430mcu-20120406
patch -p1 < ../msp430mcu-20120406-sf3522088.patch
echo "Installing msp430mcu"
sudo MSP430MCU_ROOT=`pwd` ./scripts/install.sh $INSTALL_PATH | tee so
cd ..Minimal libc for msp430.
OLDPATH=$PATH
export PATH=$INSTALL_PATH/bin:$PATH
echo "Downloading libc"
wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/msp430-libc/msp430-libc-20120224.tar.bz2
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/Patches/LTS/20120406/msp430-libc-20120224-sf3522752.patch
echo "Extracting libc"
tar xvf msp430-libc-20120224.tar.bz2
echo "Installing libc"
cd msp430-libc-20120224
patch -p1 < ../msp430-libc-20120224-sf3522752.patch
./configure
cd src/
make | tee mo
sudo make PREFIX=$INSTALL_PATH install | tee mio
echo "Done with libc"
cd ..
PATH=$OLDPATHHere's the script in case you don't want to clone the repo. Just copy the following text to a script file and run it.
#/usr/bin/env bash
# A simple (and sometimes buggy) error checking tool
check_for_errors(){
echo "$1" | tail
if [ -n "$1" ]
then
echo "There seems to be errors, exiting"
exit
else
echo "All OK"
fi
}
# Installation path. This will overwrite your
# changes to the INSTALL_PATH folder
INSTALL_PATH=/usr/local/msp430
# get LTS mspgcc
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/mspgcc/mspgcc-20120406.tar.bz2
tar xvf mspgcc-20120406.tar.bz2
cd mspgcc-20120406
#binutils
echo "Downloading binutils"
wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/binutils/binutils-2.21.1a.tar.bz2
echo "Extracting binutils"
tar xjf binutils-2.21.1a.tar.bz2
echo "Installing binutils"
( cd binutils-2.21.1 ; patch -p1 < ../msp430-binutils-2.21.1a-20120406.patch )
mkdir -p BUILD/binutils
cd BUILD/binutils
../../binutils-2.21.1/configure \
--target=msp430 \
--prefix=$INSTALL_PATH \
2>&1 | tee co
make 2>&1 | tee mo
sudo make install 2>&1 | tee moi
echo "Done with binutils"
errors=`cat co mo moi | grep "Error [0-9]"`
check_for_errors "$errors"
cd ../../
#gcc
echo "Downloading gcc"
wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gcc/gcc-4.6.3/gcc-4.6.3.tar.bz2
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/Patches/LTS/20120406/msp430-gcc-4.6.3-20120406-sf3540953.patch
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/Patches/LTS/20120406/msp430-gcc-4.6.3-20120406-sf3559978.patch
echo "Extracting gcc"
tar xjf gcc-4.6.3.tar.bz2
echo "Installing gcc"
cd gcc-4.6.3
patch -p1 < ../msp430-gcc-4.6.3-20120406.patch
patch -p1 < ../msp430-gcc-4.6.3-20120406-sf3540953.patch
patch -p1 < ../msp430-gcc-4.6.3-20120406-sf3559978.patch
cd ..
mkdir -p BUILD/gcc
cd BUILD/gcc
../../gcc-4.6.3/configure \
--target=msp430 \
--enable-languages=c,c++ \
--prefix=$INSTALL_PATH \
2>&1 | tee co
make 2>&1 | tee mo
sudo make install 2>&1 | tee moi
echo "Done with gcc"
errors=`cat co mo moi | grep "Error [0-9]"`
check_for_errors "$errors"
cd ../../
#gdb
echo "Downloading gdb"
wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gdb/gdb-7.2a.tar.bz2
echo "Extracting gdb"
tar xjf gdb-7.2a.tar.bz2
echo "Installing gdb"
( cd gdb-7.2 ; patch -p1 < ../msp430-gdb-7.2a-20111205.patch )
mkdir -p BUILD/gdb
cd BUILD/gdb
../../gdb-7.2/configure \
--target=msp430 \
--prefix=$INSTALL_PATH \
2>&1 | tee co
make 2>&1 | tee mo
sudo make install 2>&1 | tee moi
echo "Done with gdb"
errors=`cat co mo moi | grep "Error [0-9]"`
check_for_errors "$errors"
cd ../../
#msp430-mcu
echo "Downloading msp430mcu"
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/msp430mcu/msp430mcu-20120406.tar.bz2
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/Patches/LTS/20120406/msp430mcu-20120406-sf3522088.patch
echo "Extracting msp430mcu"
tar xvf msp430mcu-20120406.tar.bz2
cd msp430mcu-20120406
patch -p1 < ../msp430mcu-20120406-sf3522088.patch
echo "Installing msp430mcu"
sudo MSP430MCU_ROOT=`pwd` ./scripts/install.sh $INSTALL_PATH | tee so
cd ..
OLDPATH=$PATH
export PATH=$INSTALL_PATH/bin:$PATH
#libc
echo "Downloading libc"
wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/msp430-libc/msp430-libc-20120224.tar.bz2
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/mspgcc/files/Patches/LTS/20120406/msp430-libc-20120224-sf3522752.patch
echo "Extracting libc"
tar xvf msp430-libc-20120224.tar.bz2
echo "Installing libc"
cd msp430-libc-20120224
patch -p1 < ../msp430-libc-20120224-sf3522752.patch
./configure
cd src/
make | tee mo
sudo make PREFIX=$INSTALL_PATH install | tee mio
echo "Done with libc"
errors=`cat mo mio | grep "Error [0-9]"`
check_for_errors "$errors"
cd ..
PATH=$OLDPATH
echo "Done installing, installed at $INSTALL_PATH"