Texas Instruments has released a beta of GRACE, the Graphical Peripheral Configuration Tool, for the MSP430 line of processors. Apparently this is a tool that'll help you program (or at least configure) your MSP430 graphically.
I haven't downloaded the tool yet so I can't comment on it. It certainly is intriguing. configuring peripherals is one of the hardest parts of embedded programming; there are a lot (sometimes a whole lot) of configuration bits you have to set just right to get things to work. On more complex processors, this can be tedious and time consuming and frustrating. I like the idea in concept; it'll be interesting to see how well TI executes on the idea.
GRACE is a free download that plugs into Code Composer Studio. There's an introductory video on the landing page.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this tool and your experiences if you decide to use it.
(via Hackaday)