MSP430 LaunchPad Value Line Development kit

(ACTIVE) MSP-EXP430G2 Description

The MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad is an easy-to-use flash programmer and debugging tool for the MSP430G2xx Value Line microcontrollers. It features everything you need to start developing on an MSP430 microcontroller device. It has on-board emulation for programming and debugging and features a 14/20-pin DIP socket, on-board buttons and LEDs &, BoosterPack-compatible pinouts that support a wide range of plug-in modules for added functionality such as wireless, displays &, more.

The MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad also comes with 2 MSP430 device, with up to 16kB Flash, 512B RAM, 16MHz CPU speed and integrated peripherals such as 8ch 10-bit ADC, timers, serial communication (UART, I2C &, SPI) &, more!

Free software development tools are also available, such as TI&rsquo,s Eclipse-based Code Composer Studio. . Open Source development is also available thanks to community-driven projects such as the or . a branch of the popular Wiring framework. IAR Embedded Workbench MSPGCC compiler Energia

Find more info about LaunchPad, the supported BoosterPacks &, available resources at our LaunchPad portal page! Also be sure to visit our LaunchPad wiki.

Explore different applications on your LaunchPad with BoosterPack plug-in modules .

Get started with the LaunchPad Book published by Elsevier. Blink LEDs, buzz buzzers &, sense sensors quickly with this useful guide! Leverages the wonderful community-created tool, Energia.

Features

• The LaunchPad development board features:

o 1 power LED

o 1 programmable button

o 1 reset button

Supports MSP430G2xx2, MSP430G2xx3, and MSP430F20xx devices in PDIP14 or PDIP20 packages

The LaunchPad's integrated emulator interface connects flash-based MSP430 Value Line devices to a PC for real-time, in-system programming and debugging via USB.

Includes one mini USB cable to interface with a PC.

Included MSP430G2xx device features:

• MSP430G2553IN20 &ndash, 16kB Flash, 512B RAM, interruptible GPIOs (capacitive sense-capable), 16-bit timers, 8ch 10-bit ADC, Comparator, Serial Communication (USCI &ndash, I2C, SPI &, UART) &, more
• MSP430G2452IN20 &ndash, 8kB Flash, 256B RAM, interruptible GPIOs (capacitive sense-capable), 16-bit timers, 8ch 10-bit ADC, Comparator, Serial Communication (USI &ndash, I2C &, SPI) &, more

Included MSP430G2xx devices feature preloaded sample programs.

Free downloadable versions of IAR Kickstart and Code Composer Studio Version 5 integrated development environments are available and include an assembler, linker, simulator, source-level debugger, and C-compiler. These free IDEs are unrestricted on MSP430 Value Line devices.

RoHS compliant

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