Capacitive Touch MSP430FR2676 MCU Board

This getting started guide provides a brief overview of the CAPTIVATE-FR2676 capacitive touch processor MSP430FR2676 board. It describes the common use cases for this processor board, introduces the required tools and hardware that are needed to develop with it, and provides the relevant links to the detailed CAPTIVATE-FR2676 EVM chapter in the CapTIvate™ Technology Guide.

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1 Introduction

The CapTIvate MSP430FR2676 MCU board (CAPTIVATE-FR2676) is a simple evaluation board for evaluating capacitive touch and proximity sensors through the use of plug-in sensor boards (sold separately). The MCU board has a 20-pin female debug connector for debugging the on-board MSP430FR2676 CapTIvate MCU and a 48-pin sensor panel connector for connecting to external capacitive touch sensors. Also included on the MCU board is a partially filled BoosterPack™ plug-in module header, which enables limited support for the LaunchPad™ kit and BoosterPack module ecosystem.

Figure 1. CAPTIVATE-FR2676 Board

1.1 Scope

This getting started guide provides a brief overview of the CAPTIVATE-FR2676 MCU board. The full detailed EVM user's guide is available within the CapTIvate Design Center integrated documentation. The latest version of the user's guide is also available online in the CapTIvate™ Technology Guide.