TI launched a new point and click GUI that configures MSP430 peripherals. Just select your options and C configuration code is generated. This could be a huge time saver for even experienced developers. Less time digging in a datasheet? Sign us up:
the Grace software platform [is] a free visual plug-in that enables developers to easily enable and configure ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontroller peripherals through a graphical user interface (GUI). With Grace software, developers can interact with buttons, pull-down menus and helpful pop-ups to generate easy-to-understand C code that automatically configures the low-level register settings of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), operational amplifiers (op amps), timers, serial communication modules, clocks and other peripherals.
Video below.
Thanks Markus! Via the contact form.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgh48vA2NoM&feature=player_embedded
Grace is pretty sweet. I’m hoping they expand the line of MSP430 devices it supports. I had made a breathing LED with one of the previous beta versions.
https://github.com/GWDeveloper/msp430-Breathe-with-Grace