SLAA457B September   2013  – October 2018 MSP430F5500 , MSP430F5501 , MSP430F5502 , MSP430F5503 , MSP430F5504 , MSP430F5505 , MSP430F5506 , MSP430F5507 , MSP430F5508 , MSP430F5509 , MSP430F5510 , MSP430F5513 , MSP430F5514 , MSP430F5515 , MSP430F5517 , MSP430F5519 , MSP430F5521 , MSP430F5522 , MSP430F5524 , MSP430F5525 , MSP430F5526 , MSP430F5527 , MSP430F5528 , MSP430F5529 , MSP430F5630 , MSP430F5631 , MSP430F5632 , MSP430F5633 , MSP430F5634 , MSP430F5635 , MSP430F5636 , MSP430F5637 , MSP430F5638 , MSP430F5658 , MSP430F5659 , MSP430F6630 , MSP430F6631 , MSP430F6632 , MSP430F6633 , MSP430F6634 , MSP430F6635 , MSP430F6636 , MSP430F6637 , MSP430F6638 , MSP430F6658 , MSP430F6659 , MSP430FG6425 , MSP430FG6426 , MSP430FG6625 , MSP430FG6626

 

  1.   Starting a USB Design Using MSP430™ MCUs
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 USB and the Art of Making Something Complex Look Simple
      1. 1.1 What Has Made USB So Successful?
      2. 1.2 But It Looks So Simple!
      3. 1.3 TI's Approach for MSP430 USB
    3. 2 MSP430 USB Silicon
      1. 2.1 How MSP430 Devices are Documented
      2. 2.2 USB-Equipped MSP430 Derivatives
      3. 2.3 MSP430 USB Module
      4. 2.4 USB Certification of the Silicon
    4. 3 Software
      1. 3.1 USB Developers Package: Overview
      2. 3.2 USB API Stacks: Features
      3. 3.3 MSP430 USB Descriptor Tool
      4. 3.4 Host Software, and the Java HID Demo App
      5. 3.5 USB API Programmer's Guide and Examples Guide
      6. 3.6 MSP430 USB Field Firmware Upgrade Tools
    5. 4 MSP430 USB Hardware Design
      1. 4.1 TI Reference Design for USB Interface
      2. 4.2 Selecting a Power Configuration
      3. 4.3 Selecting a Clock Configuration
        1. 4.3.1 Choosing a Source
        2. 4.3.2 Choosing a Frequency
      4. 4.4 Other Reference Design Commentary
    6. 5 MSP430 USB Software Design
      1. 5.1 How to Choose a USB Device Class
      2. 5.2 How to Select a Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID)
        1. 5.2.1 What are the VID and PID?
        2. 5.2.2 How are They Chosen (or Obtained)?
        3. 5.2.3 Using VIDs and PIDs During Development
    7. 6 Getting Started: Evaluating MSP430 USB
      1. 6.1 Software Development Environments
      2. 6.2 F5529 LaunchPad Development Kit
      3. 6.3 MSP430F5529 USB Experimenter's Board
      4. 6.4 FET Target Boards
    8. 7 More Information
  2.   A USB Glossary
  3.   Revision History

6.4 FET Target Boards

For every MSP430 device, TI provides simple evaluation boards called "FET target boards".

msp-ts430pn80usb_fet_tar_slaa457.pngFigure 14. MSP-TS430PN80USB FET Target Board for F552x

Table 6. FET Target Boards for USB-Equipped MSP430 Derivatives

USB-Equipped MSP430 Family FET Target Board
MSP430F550x, MSP430F5510 MSP-TS430RGC64USB
MSP430F552x MSP-TS430RGC64USB
MSP-TS430PN80USB
MSP430F563x, MSP430F663x MSP-TS430PZ100USB
MSP430F565x, MSP430F665x MSP-TS430PZ100USB

FET target boards are available for every MSP430 derivative, not just the MSP430F5529. However, they do not have an on-board emulator, as the F5529 LaunchPad development kit and F5529 Experimenter's Board do; and so they require a FET Tool for emulation.

fet_tool_msp-fet430uif_e_slaa457.pngFigure 15. FET Tool (MSP-FET430UIF) Emulator

The FET Tool interfaces to hardware using the 14-pin JTAG header shown at left in Figure 14.

FET target boards contain:

  • A socket for the MSP430 device
  • The minimum circuitry required for basic operation
  • Two pushbuttons and an LED
  • All of the MSP430 pins brought out to headers
  • A USB connector

The FET target boards relevant to USB-equipped derivatives are shown at http://www.ti.com/msp430usb.