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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) Memory (RAM) Package
MSP430F5438IPZ 256KB 16KB 100-pin QFP
MSP430F5438AIZQW 113-ball BGA
MSP430F5437IPN 256KB 16KB 80-pin QFP
MSP430F5436IPZ 192KB 16KB 100-pin QFP
MSP430F5436AIZQW 113-ball BGA
MSP430F5435IPN 192KB 16KB 80-pin QFP
MSP430F5419IPZ 128KB 16KB 100-pin QFP
MSP430F5419AIZQW 113-ball BGA
MSP430F5418IPN 128KB 16KB 80-pin QFP
MSP430F5500 8 4 + 2* 48 RGZ
MSP430F5501 16 4 + 2* 48 RGZ
MSP430F5502 24 4 + 2* 48 RGZ
MSP430F5503 32 4 + 2* 48 RGZ
MSP430F5504 8 4 + 2* 48 RGZ
MSP430F5505 16 4 + 2* 48 RGZ
MSP430F5506 24 4 + 2* 48 RGZ
MSP430F5507 32 4 + 2* 48 RGZ
MSP430F5508 16 4 + 2* 48 RGZ, 64 RGC
MSP430F5509 24 4 + 2* 48 RGZ, 64 RGC
MSP430F5510 32 4 + 2* 48 RGZ, 64 RGC
MSP430F5513 32 4 + 2* 64 RGC, 80ZQE
MSP430F5514 64 4 + 2* 64 RGC, 80ZQE
MSP430F5515 64 4 + 2* 80 PN
MSP430F5517 96 6 + 2* 80 PN
MSP430F5519 128 8 + 2* 80 PN
MSP430F5521 32 6 + 2* 80 PN
MSP430F5522 32 8 + 2* 64 RGC, 80ZQE
MSP430F5524 64 4 + 2* 64 RGC, 80ZQE
MSP430F5525 64 4 + 2* 80 PN
MSP430F5526 96 6 + 2* 64 RGC, 80ZQE
MSP430F5527 96 6 + 2* 80 PN
MSP430F5528 128 8 + 2*  64 RGC, 80ZQE
MSP430F5529 128 8 + 2* 80 PN

* Additional SRAM available if USB disabled.

Preview products are listed in bold red.

 
Videos:
5xx video cast New MSP430F5438 Experimenters Kit Video
5xx video cast 5xx video cast
How to Power an MCU How to
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