# Install mspdebug with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix Debugger for use with MSP430 MCUs. Version 0.26 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mspdebug ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mspdebug ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mspdebug ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/mspdebug/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add mspdebug ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mspdebug from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mspdebug ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mspdebug from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mspdebug ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: mspdebug from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mspdebug - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.26 - **Source summary:** Debugger for use with MSP430 MCUs - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T13:37:55+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mspdebug (cli) - mspdebug (alias) ## Dependencies - hidapi - libusb-compat ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: You may need to install a kernel extension if you're having trouble with RF2500-like devices such as the TI Launchpad: https://dlbeer.co.nz/mspdebug/faq.html#rf2500_osx - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.26 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/dlbeer/mspdebug - Upstream latest detected: v0.26 (current) ## Project history and usage MSPDebug is Daniel Beer's free command-line debugger and programmer for Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontrollers. The project page describes support for FET430UIF, eZ430, RF2500, Olimex MSP430-JTAG-TINY, Launchpad, Chronos, GoodFET, and other compatible devices, plus use either as a GDB proxy or as an independent debugger. ### Project history The tool's milestones are tied to practical embedded work: user-space operation without kernel modifications, programming and breakpoints, memory inspection, power profiling, bootloader access, multiple object-file formats, disassembly, symbol-table handling, call-graph analysis, and simulation mode. Those features make it useful both for ordinary firmware loading/debugging and for reverse-engineering or protocol work around MSP430 devices. ### How it is used Its package-manager niche is the open embedded-toolchain slot beside msp430-gcc and GDB. The upstream page notes availability in Fedora, Gentoo, OpenBSD ports, Debian, and Ubuntu, while Homebrew and other Unix package managers provide it for developers who need MSP430 board access from macOS or Linux without vendor IDEs. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal. - **Geiger risk:** red / medium - escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mspdebug - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - mspdebug - 0.25-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mspdebug from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | debugging tool for MSP430 microcontrollers | https://mspdebug.sourceforge.net/ - Nix - mspdebug: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: mspdebug from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - mspdebug - 0.22-2build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mspdebug from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | debugging tool for MSP430 microcontrollers | http://mspdebug.sourceforge.net/ - apk - mspdebug - 0.25-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mspdebug from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A free debugger for use with MSP430 MCUs | https://github.com/dlbeer/mspdebug - apk - mspdebug-doc - 0.25-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mspdebug-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A free debugger for use with MSP430 MCUs (documentation) | https://github.com/dlbeer/mspdebug - MacPorts - mspdebug: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/mspdebug/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [hidapi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hidapi/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libusb-compat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libusb-compat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [probe-rs-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/probe-rs-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, debugging, developer-tools, embedded, microcontrollers. - [jaguar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jaguar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded, microcontrollers. - [lm4tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lm4tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded, microcontrollers. - [lpc21isp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lpc21isp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded, firmware. - [stm32flash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stm32flash/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded, microcontrollers. - [teensy_loader_cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/teensy-loader-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded, firmware. - [bashdb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bashdb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, debugger, debugging, developer-tools. - [bossa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bossa/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [open-ocd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/open-ocd/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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