The MSP430FR2476 LaunchPad™ development kit is an easy-to-use evaluation module (EVM) for the MSP430FR2476 microcontroller (MCU). The kit contains everything needed to start developing on the ultra-low-power MSP430FRx FRAM microcontroller platform, including onboard debug probe for programming, debugging, and energy measurements. The board also features onboard buttons and LEDs for quick integration of a simple user interface, an onboard temperature sensor, and a CR2032 coin cell battery holder.
Figure 1 shows the LP-MSP430FR2476 LaunchPad development kit.
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The 16-MHz MSP430FR2476 MCU features 64KB of embedded ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM), a nonvolatile memory known for its ultra-low power, high endurance, and high speed write access. Combined with 8KB of on-chip RAM, users have access to 64KB of memory to split between their program and data as required. For example, a data logging application could require a large data memory with relatively small program memory, so the memory can be allocated as required between program and data memory.
Rapid prototyping is simplified by the 40-pin BoosterPack™ plug-in module headers, which support a wide range of available BoosterPack plug-in modules. You can quickly add features like wireless connectivity, graphical displays, environmental sensing, and much more. Design your own BoosterPack plug-in module or choose among many already available from TI and third-party developers.
Free software development tools are also available, such as TI’s Eclipse-based Code Composer Studio™ IDE (CCS) and IAR Embedded Workbench® IDE. Both of these IDEs support EnergyTrace™ technology for real-time power profiling and debugging when paired with the MSP430FR2476 LaunchPad development kit.