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News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) | Subject: Code Composer Essentials
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 7 December 2004
Open-source IDE accelerates MCU design
Code Composer Essentials is the first open-source integrated development environment from Texas Instruments for the MSP430 family of ultra-low-power microcontrollers
Code Composer Essentials (CCEssentials) is the first open-source integrated development environment (IDE) from Texas Instruments for the MSP430 family of ultra-low-power microcontrollers (MCUs). Based on the Eclipse open source platform, CCEssentials allows designers and third parties to easily integrate updates and plug-ins to provide a highly customised and flexible IDE.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 December 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The CCEssentials IDE was designed specifically to offer users an intuitive interface combined with the industry's highest C code density for reducing time to market at a lower total system cost.
'The popularity of the MSP430 made it important for us to offer a robust IDE with the highest code density directly from TI', said Mark Buccini, Advanced embedded controllers Marketing Director.
'Developers can now leverage the benefits of open source tools with the added advantage of MSP430-specific optimisation to make development extremely efficient and intuitive enough for users to get started in less than 30 minutes'.
Based on the experience from developing award winning, highly integrated IDEs like Code Composer Studio (CCStudio), the CCEssentials IDE features an intuitive interface, one-click debug option, and TI compiler and code generation technology that allows users to start programming almost immediately.
The CCEssentials IDE is based on the Eclipse open source development platform, which offers developers the freedom of choice in tool integration, software modelling and testing in a multilanguage, platform and vendor environment.
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Eclipse provides customisable tools and a plug-in based framework for designers and third parties that simplifies the creation and integration of software tools from various sources to reduce development time and money.
The Eclipse platform enables a high level of interoperability allowing designers the option of using a different host OS, debugger, or compiler based on their preference.
The large community of developers allows users to access continual upgrades and extensions, and modify tools to suite individual needs through bug fix contributions and complementary product integrations like source code editors and unified modelling language (UML) design tools.
It also provides ready access to significant developers' resources on the Web, in published books, in newsgroups and on developers' network mailing lists.
By collaborating and exploiting core integration technology, tool producers can leverage platform reuse and concentrate on core competencies to create new development technology.
CCEssentials IDE for MSP430 microcontrollers will be available for free and includes an 8Kbyte C complier and unlimited assembler.
CCEssentials Pro IDE features unlimited C and assembly code space for $499.
Both CCEssentials and CCEssentials Pro IDE will be available for download from the TI website or from authorised TI distributor beginning in January 2005.
Beta versions are available now.
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