10/1/2014 – Updated compilation instruction for the MSP Debug Stack
My semester project for CS5204 Operating Systems was to get TinyOS running on some unsupported MSP430 chips. While there are some resources out on the interwebs on how to get TinyOS running on specific hardware platforms, these platforms are designed with hardware for a specific use cases (ex. telos/micaz). What I wanted to do was to get TinyOS running on a generic development platform, or specifically on the TI Launchpads. There are two versions of the Launchpads in circulation: a value line that uses the MSP430G2xxx line of microcontrollers and a higher end board that uses the MSP430F5529 microcontroller. Here I’ll detail the process of setting up a TinyOS programming environment for both TI Launchpad platforms. I’ll also give a brief overview of TinyOS’s architecture.
