IAR Kickstart startup instructions

  1. Start up the IAR Kickstart program. It is located under Start=>IAR Systems=>IAR Embedded Workbench KickStart for MSP430 V3=>IAR Embedded Workbench.
  2. Choose "Create new project in the current workspace."
  3. Choose your project template (I would suggest either c=>main or c++=>main.)
  4. Save your project to a location you can access from any machine, such as a flash drive or your Z: drive.
  5. Once your code is available, click anywhere inside the main window, then go to Project=>Options.
  6. In the option window, under the "General Options" category's "Target" tab, make sure that the correct Device is specified. For most of you, this will be either MSP430F2012 or MSP430F2013, or MSP430F2274.
  7. Under the "Debugger" category's "Setup" tab, ensure that the "Driver" option is set to "FET Debugger". (This will ensure that the code is actually loaded onto the device.)
  8. Under the "FET Debugger" category's "Setup" tab, make sure the "Connection" is set to "TI USB FET".
  9. Click the Debug button or go to Project=>Debug. When prompted, save your workspace in the same folder you saved your project. I would use the same name, but change the extension to .eww.
  10. That's it! You should be able to load code to the target boards as well as step-through debug your code.

Note: In the future, when you load the IAR Embedded Workbench you should have the choice of using your created workspace under the "Recent workspaces" list. If not, you'll have to click on "Open existing workspace" instead.