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<html><head><title>openMSP430 Overview</title></head>
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         <h1>Introduction</h1>
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         The openMSP430 is a synthesizable 16bit microcontroller core written in Verilog. It is
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         compatible with Texas Instruments' <b><a href="http://www.ti.com/litv/pdf/slau049f">MSP430 microcontroller
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         family</a></b> and can execute the code generated by any MSP430 toolchain in a near cycle accurate way.<br>
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         The core comes with some peripherals (<b>16x16 Hardware Multiplier, </b>Watchdog,
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         GPIO, TimerA, generic templates), with a DMA interface, and most notably with a two-wire <b>Serial
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         Debug Interface</b> supporting the<b> <a href="http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/mspgcc/index.php?title=MSPGCC_Wiki" target="_blank">MSPGCC</a> GNU Debugger</b> (GDB) for in-system
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         software debugging. <br>
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         <br>
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         While being fully FPGA friendly, this design is also particularly
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         suited for ASIC implementations (typically mixed signal ICs with strong area and low-power requirements).<br>
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         In a nutshell, the openMSP430 brings with it:<br>
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           <ul>
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              <li>Low area (8k-Gates), without hidden extra infrastructure overhead (memory backbone, IRQ controller and watchdog timer are already included).</li>
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              <li>Excellent code density.</li>
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              <li>Good performances.</li>
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              <li>Build-in power and clock managment options.</li>
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              <li>Multiple times <span style="font-weight: bold;">Silicon Proven</span>.</li>
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<h1>Download</h1>
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<h3>Design</h3>
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The complete tar archive of the project can be downloaded <a href="http://www.opencores.org/download,openmsp430">here</a> (OpenCores account required).<br>
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The following SVN command can be run from a console (or <a href="http://www.syntevo.com/smartsvn/index.html">GUI</a>):
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        <code>svn export http://opencores.org/ocsvn/openmsp430/openmsp430/trunk/ openmsp430</code>
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<h3>ChangeLog</h3>
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   <li>The <a href="http://opencores.org/websvn,filedetails?repname=openmsp430&amp;path=/openmsp430/trunk/ChangeLog_core.txt">Core's ChangeLog</a> lists the CPU updates.</li>
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   <li>The <a href="http://opencores.org/websvn,filedetails?repname=openmsp430&amp;path=/openmsp430/trunk/ChangeLog_tools.txt">Tools' ChangeLog</a> lists the Software development tools updates.</li>
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   <li>Subscribe to the following <a href="http://opencores.org/websvn,rss?repname=openmsp430&amp;path=/openmsp430/&amp;isdir=1">RSS</a> feed to keep yourself informed about ALL updates.
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<h3>Documentation</h3>Being fully compatible with the original MSP430 architecture, TI's official documentation is applicable: <a href="http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/slau049f/slau049f.pdf">SLAU049F.PDF</a><br><br>
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In addition, the openMSP430 online documentation is also available in <a href="http://opencores.org/websvn,filedetails?repname=openmsp430&amp;path=%2Fopenmsp430%2Ftrunk%2Fdoc%2FopenMSP430.pdf" title="openMSP430 PDF Doc. R1.9">pdf</a>.<br>
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<h1>Features &amp; Limitations</h1>
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<h2>Features</h2>
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        <li><b>Core:</b>
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      <li>Full instruction set support.</li>
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      <li>Interrupts: IRQs (x14, x30 or x62), NMI (x1).</li>
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      <li>Low Power Modes (LPMx).</li>
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      <li>Configurable memory size for both program and data.</li>
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      <li>Scalable peripheral address space.</li>
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      <li>DMA interface.</li>
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      <li>Two-wire Serial Debug Interface (I<sup>2</sup>C or UART based) with GDB support (Nexus class 3, w/o trace).</li>
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      <li>FPGA friendly (option for single clock domain, no clock gate).</li>
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      <li>ASIC friendly (options for full power &amp; clock management support).<br>
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      <li>Small size (Xilinx: 1650 LUTs / Altera: 1550 LEs / ASIC: 8k gates).</li>
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        <li><b>Peripherals:</b>
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      <li>16x16 Hardware Multiplier.</li>
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      <li>Basic Clock Module.</li>
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      <li>Watchdog.</li>
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      <li>Timer A (FPGA only).</li>
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      <li>GPIOs (FPGA only).</li>
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      <li>Templates for 8 and 16 bit peripherals.</li>
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<h2>Limitations</h2>
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        <li><b>Core:</b>
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      <li>Instructions can't be executed from the data memory.</li>
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<h1>Links</h1>
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Development has been performed using the following freely available (excellent) tools:
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        <li><a href="http://iverilog.icarus.com/">Icarus Verilog</a>  : Verilog simulator.</li>
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        <li><a href="http://gtkwave.sourceforge.net/">GTKWave Analyzer</a>   : Waveform viewer.</li>
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        <li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/mspgcc/index.php?title=MSPGCC_Wiki">MSPGCC</a>            : GCC toolchain for the Texas Instruments MSP430 MCUs.</li>
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        <li><a href="http://www.xilinx.com/ise/logic_design_prod/webpack.htm">ISE WebPACK</a>   : Xilinx's free FPGA synthesis tool.</li>
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A few MSP430 links:
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        <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSP430">Wikipedia: MSP430</a></li>
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        <li><a href="http://www.ti.com/litv/pdf/slau049f">TI: MSP430x1xx Family User's Guide</a></li>
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  <li><a href="http://www.ti.com/lit/an/slaa205c/slaa205c.pdf">TI: MSP430 Competitive Benchmarking</a><br>
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        <li><a href="http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Open_Source_Projects_-_MSP430">TI: a list of available MSP430 Open Source projects out there on the web today.</a></li>
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<h1>Legal information</h1>MSP430 is a trademark of Texas Instruments,
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Inc. This project is not affiliated in any way with Texas Instruments.
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