MSP430 Production Programming and Testing: with the USBP and USBPPRO

This book introduces the SoftBaugh USBP and USBPPRO JTAG programmers for the MSP430. Featuring a USB interface to the host PC, these programmers are useful not only for firmware development and debugging, but also for production MSP430 programming and testing when controlled by the PrgUSBP programming utility. The free Lite version of the PrgUSBP utility, available from www.softbaugh.com, supports simple programming tasks. Plus, the full licensed version enables complex test scripts, including such commands as direct memory reads and writes, as well as execution control through the use of breakpoint logic. This utility also allows scripted interaction with a test worker, and supports automated results analysis. Production engineers tasked with building, programming and testing MSP430 designs will find this material useful for automating their production tasks. By using the testing features of the PrgUSBP, the small board designer and larger production customer alike can sharply reduce testing costs and increase quality. In addition, the book includes discount offers worth over $100 for SoftBaugh products.