SLAU318G July   2010  – March 2016

 

  1.   MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad™ Development Kit
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 Preface: Read This First
      1. 1.1 If You Need Assistance
      2. 1.2 Related Documentation From TI
    3. 2 MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad™ Development Kit Overview
      1. 2.1 Overview
      2. 2.2 Features
      3. 2.3 Kit Contents
      4. 2.4 Revisions
    4. 3 Installation
      1. 3.1 Download the Required Software
      2. 3.2 Install the Software
      3. 3.3 Install the Hardware
    5. 4 Getting Started With MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad™ Development Kit
      1. 4.1 Getting Started
      2. 4.2 Demo Application, Internal Temperature Measurement
    6. 5 Develop an Application With the MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad™ Development Kit
      1. 5.1 Developing an Application
      2. 5.2 Program and Debug the Temperature Measurement Demo Application
      3. 5.3 Disconnect Emulator From Target With Jumper J3
      4. 5.4 Program Connected eZ430™ Target Boards
      5. 5.5 Connecting a Crystal Oscillator
      6. 5.6 Connecting a BoosterPack™ Plug-in Module
      7. 5.7 Supported Devices
      8. 5.8 MSP-EXP430G2 On-Board Emulator
    7. 6 MSP-EXP430G2 Hardware
      1. 6.1 Device Pinout
      2. 6.2 Schematics
      3. 6.3 PCB Layout
      4. 6.4 Bill of Materials (BOM)
    8. 7 Suggested Reading
    9. 8 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  2.   Revision History

3.1 Download the Required Software

Different development software tools are available for the MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad development board. IAR Embedded Workbench KickStart IDE and Code Composer Studio (CCS) IDE are both available in a free limited version. IAR Embedded Workbench allows 4KB of C-code compilation. CCS is limited to a code size of 16KB. The software is available at http://www.ti.com/mspds. There are many other compilers and integrated development environments (IDEs) available to use with the MSP-EXP430 LaunchPad development kit including Rowley Crossworks and MSPGCC. However, example projects have been created using IAR Embedded Workbench KickStart IDE and Code Composer Studio IDE (CCS). For more information on the supported software and the latest code examples, visit the LaunchPad development kit tool page (http://www.ti.com/tool/msp-exp430g2).