The BSL Bootloader - A Poorman's Guide

I got interested in the BSL bootloader about 6 weeks ago whilst trying to find a programming solution for a product at my work.

I have done a bit of research and written it up as a 2 part post on my blog:

Part 1      http://sustburbia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/the-great-msp430-bootloader-swindle.html

Part 2      http://sustburbia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/the-great-msp430-bootloader-swindle.html

If you want to program an MSP430 but don't want to have to use a FET based device, then this could be what you are looking for.

My programmer?  Sure - that's it on the left hand end of my ChipStick board - costs about $1.

Ken