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

2.1 Overview

Rapid prototyping is simplified by the 20-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. You can either design your own BoosterPack plug-in module or choose among many already available from TI and third-party developers.

The LaunchPad development kit features an integrated DIP target socket that supports up to 20 pins, allowing MSP430 Value Line devices to be plugged into the LaunchPad development kit. The MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad development kit comes with an MSP430G2553 MCU by default. The MSP430G2553 MCU has the most memory available of the compatible Value Line devices.

The MSP430G2553 16-bit MCU has 16KB of flash, 512 bytes of RAM, up to 16-MHz CPU speed, a 10-bit ADC, capacitive-touch enabled I/Os, universal serial communication interface, and more – plenty to get you started in your development.

Free software development tools are also available: TI's Eclipse-based Code Composer Studio™ IDE (CCS), IAR Embedded Workbench™ IDE (IAR), and the community-driven Energia open source code editor. More information about the LaunchPad development kit, including documentation and design files, can be found on the tool page at http://www.ti.com/tool/msp-exp430g2.