Read a line of input from the Code Composer Studio (CCS) console using an MSP430

I want to read a line of input from the Code Composer Studio (CCS) console using an MSP430

I am able to get printf(…) working to the CCS console by doing the following:

    Proj properties -> Debug -> Enabled CIO function use

    Proj properties -> Build -> Linker - Basic Options (set heap stack size to 500)

Given the interaction of stdout, CCS w/debugger and the FET works for printf(…), I am encouraged that reading from stdin is also possible.

My environment

    MCU: MSP430F5171

    IDE: Code Composer Studio 5.5.0.00077

The code fragment is as follows:

    static char response[32] ;

    ...

    fgets(response, 32, stdin) ;

    // Code above immediately falls through to here and does not block for my input from the console

The compiler/linker have no warnings/errors.  The code fragments I am using work in standard C/C++ environments with Eclipse IDE.

Any help is greatly appreciated.