SLAU857A May   2021  – July 2021 MSP430FR2476 , MSP430FR2512 , MSP430FR2522 , MSP430FR2532 , MSP430FR2533 , MSP430FR2632 , MSP430FR2633 , MSP430FR2672 , MSP430FR2673 , MSP430FR2675 , MSP430FR2676

 

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3.3 EVM Development Board Selection and Evaluation

The entire development chain is made up of a GUI, an IDE, an SDK, a programmer, an MCU, and a sensor board. Part of the MCU board and sensor board are integrated. Table 3-3 lists the combinations of hardware and software that can be used.

Table 3-3 CapTIvate Development Chain
GUI IDE SDK Programmer MCU Board Sensor Board Supported Sensor Type
CapTIvate Design Center CCS, IAR MSPWare CAPTIVATE-PGMR CAPTIVATE-FR2676, CAPTIVATE-FR2633 CAPTIVATE-BSWP Self-mode button, wheel, slider, proximity
CAPTIVATE-PHONE Mutual-mode button, wheel, slider, proximity
BOOSTXL-CAPBUTTONPAD (MSP430FR2522) 12 mutual-mode buttons and 1 proximity
EVM430-CAPMINI (MSP430FR2512) 4 self-mode buttons

The software parts of the development chain are:

  • GUI: Used to generate code and debug parameters online.
  • IDE: Used to debug code.
  • SDK (optional): Software development kit, used to provide driverlib to develop custom functions, which is not mandatory to install.

The hardware partsof the development chain are:

  • Programmer: Supports JTAG and USB HID to UART or I2C communication. Used for programming code and capacitive touch online parameter adjustment.
  • MCU board: MSP430 single-chip evaluation board.
    • CapTIvate-FR2676 is used to evaluate Gen2 solutions, or the MSP430FR267x series.
    • CapTIvate-FR2633 is used to evaluate Gen1 solutions, or the MSP430FR263x and MSP430FR265x series.
    • BOOSTXL-CAPBUTTONPAD is only used to evaluate specific 12-button panel solutions or to evaluate the MSP430FR2522.
    • EVM430-CAPMINI is only used to evaluate specific 4 self-inductive button schemes or to evaluate the MSP430FR2512.
  • Sensor board: An evaluation board containing various sensors.
    • CAPTIVATE-BSWP is used to evaluate self-inductive solutions.
    • CAPTIVATE-PHONE is used to evaluate mutual-capacitive solutions.

For additional materials related to CapTIvate technology, including instruction documents, teaching videos, development boards, and application manuals, refer to the Capacitive Touch Sensing section of the MSP430™ MCUs Development Guide Book.

TI offers GUI and CCS projects for all EVM boards. The default installation directory is: C:\Users\UserName\CapTIvateDesignCenter_x_xx_xx_xx \CapTIvateDesignCenterWorkspace\TI_Examples

Refer to the steps in Section 6 to complete the evaluation of the EVM, which also includes the specific software installation and the use and debugging of the EVM.