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Applications
· Home Automation
· Consumer Electronics
· Feature-Rich Appliances
· Sensors and Security
· Energy Harvesting
· Portable Medical

Introducing the newest generation MSP430 ultra-low-power MCU
Meet TI’s latest addition to the embedded systems microcontroller portfolio — the MSP430F5xx generation of microcontrollers. These ultra-low-power devices will provide designers with enhanced performance and increased design options with new and innovative peripherals on chips, which have more memory and integrated capabilities, while using less power than ever before.
MSP430F5xx Block Diagram
 
Benefits
Increased performance
· Up to 25 MHz
· 12 MHz at 1.8 V
· Up to 256KB Flash
· Up to 16KB RAM
· DMA, USB, ADC, DAC and 4 x USCI
Increased functionality
· More design options
  (USB, encryption, RF, LCD interface)
· ISP Flash at 1.8 V
· Read during erase operation
Increased ease of use
· Fail-safe and flexible Clocking system
  (0, 1 or 2 external clock sources)
· Internal reference oscillator (REFO)
  to operate with or without external
  clock crystal
· Fail-safe Flash timing
· User-defined boot strap loader (BSL)
· Integrated voltage reference
 
Ease of migration
· Same instruction set
· MSP430CPUX architecture
· Compatible peripherals
- ADC12 with lower power and improved
  voltage reference
- Enhanced 32x32 multiplier
- Same tool suite

New peripherals
Power Management Module (PMM)
· Advanced capabilities to the user
· Integrated low-power voltage
  regulator (LDO)
· Programmable dual supply voltage
  management and supervision (SVM/SVS)
· Dual power domains
· Adjustable core voltage for power
  optimization
 
Part Number Memory (FLASH/RAM) Package Port Pins
MSP430F5438IPZ 256KB/16KB 100-pin QFP 83
MSP430F5437IPN 256KB/16KB 80-pin QFP 64
MSP430F5436IPZ 192KB/16KB 100-pin QFP 83
MSP430F5435IPN 192KB/16KB 80-pin QFP 64
MSP430F5419IPZ 128KB/16KB 100-pin QFP 83
MSP430F5418IPN 128KB/16KB 80-pin QFP 64
 
 
Videos:
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How to Power an MCU How to
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Event Calendar:
ATC 2008 Learn more about the 5xx at MSP430’s Advanced Technical Conference
ESC 2008 Boston Meet the MSP4305x experts at ESC Boston