Dec 23 2014
Emprog announces today the introduction of the first third party development tool for Texas Instruments’ ultra-low-power MSP430™ microcontrollers (MCUs) within an Eclipse platform. Emprog ThunderBench™ C/C++ development tool suite is now available with full support for the entire MSP430 MCU portfolio product line including the 430X.
The MSP430 MCU family consists of 16-bit embedded MCUs, designed for low-power and ultra-low-power consumption and currently used in many diverse industries across the embedded market. Several products in the market today feature MSP430 MCUs either as their main processor or as an add-on for dedicated performance. MSP430 MCUs can also be used in many Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.
“We are pleased to see additional tools support from Emprog for our MSP430 MCUs,” said William Cooper, MSP430 product Marketing Engineer, TI. “ThunderBench for MSP430 MCUs provides customers with another option to quickly start their embedded development on our ultra-low-power MCU portfolio.”
Emprog ThunderBench is a complete C/C++ development tool, offering customers all that they need to complete their MSP430 MCU-based application. It comes with a solid C/C++ compiler, IDE, debugger, linker, libraries, and many ready-to-use Board Support Packages (BSPs) for the MSP430 family of MCUs. ThunderBench comes with well-integrated support for the TI programmer/debugger (MSP-FET), and being an Eclipse based platform offers a wide extended ecosystem of add-on plugins.
“We’re excited to be the first third-party tools vendor with an Eclipse platform supporting TI’s MSP430 MCUs,” said Dan Augustine, Marketing Manager at Emprog. “Working with the TI team was a breeze and the result proves Emprog’s commitment to the embedded market and its customer base, which is constantly looking for the right device to do the right task.”
Source: http://www.emprog.com/