====MSP430 Flasher====

The only way to fetch the source for this tool is to install
a binary blob for AMD64.

===Fetch===

<code>
wget "https://dr-download.ti.com/software-development/software-programming-tool/MD-szn5bCveqt/1.03.20.00/MSPFlasher-1_03_20_00-linux-x64-installer.zip"
unzip MSPFlasher-1_03_20_00-linux-x64-installer.zip
chmod +x ./MSPFlasher-1.3.20-linux-x64-installer.run
./MSPFlasher-1.3.20-linux-x64-installer.run
cd "$HOME/ti/MSPFlasher_1.3.20/"
tar -zcvf mspflasher.tgz Source/
</code>

===Dependencies==

First install [[https://wiki.kewl.org/dokuwiki/tools:mspds|libmsp430.so]].

===Extract===

Extract files.

<code>
sudo -s
mkdir -p /opt/src/MSPFlasher
cd /opt/src/MSPFlasher
tar zxvf ~/mspflasher.tgz
cd Source
</code>

===Patch===

Apply fixes.

<code>
sed -i 's/char  cOpt;/int cOpt;/' Support.cpp
sed -i 's/-lmsp430/-lmsp430 -lpthread/' Makefile
</code>


===Install===

Make the binary and install it.

<code>
make
cp ../MSP430Flasher /usr/local/bin/
</code>

===Resources===

[[https://www.ti.com/lit/ug/slau654e/slau654e.pdf|User guide]]

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