PICD-430 In-Circuit Debugger for MSP430

The image above displays a PICD-430 JTAG debugger connected to a target board.

• JTAG in-circuit debugger provides in-system flash programming, real-time run and single step program execution, breakpoints, and real-time tracing (tracing for some derivatives only).
• Supports entire MSP430 family and future derivatives
• IDE shell with a project manager and MCA-430 macro assembler available at no charge
• Integrates selected TP compilers (MCC-430 from MicroCOSM-ST and EW430 from IAR Systems) and provides project management for these tools.
• TI MSP430 Flash Emulation Tool (MSP-FET430) can be hooked up to the system and featured by a C compiler and enhanced emulation & tracing functions
• PDS-430 command set software simulator for all popular C compilers
• High-level steps for C programs and low-level steps for assembly code
• Up to 8 unconditional breakpoints at the address, or the range of addresses, in code memory
• Up to 8 complex breakpoints / triggers on access to data memory - read, write or read/write, cycle type, internal bus event, register writes, etc.
• Set triggers can be programmed to get a complex (AND, OR, and Sequential) condition for the program break or trace control
• Easy-to-use graphical presentation for setting complex breakpoints/triggers
• Enables to examine and modify internal resources of the target MSP430 MCU when execution is stopped
• For some MSP430 derivatives internal clock can be enabled after the break so the target MCU will continue generate tact signals for an external LCD or other peripherals
• Trace buffer records 40-bit frames displaying real-time signals on the internal MSP430 bus: 16 lines of address, 16 lines of data and 8 controls
• Depth of the trace buffer is defined by a particular MSP430 type (8 frames min)
• Filtering and searching trace frames
• Several tracing modes: forward (start on trigger, stop on the buffer overflow), reverse (start on command, stop on trigger) and dynamical (start on one trigger, stop on another)
• Can be equipped with a target board (or target boards) of your choice
• Interfaces to a PC via a high-speed USB port
• Palm size tool
• Works under control of Windows 9x/ME/2000/NT/XP

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