SLAU802 March   2019

 

  1.   MSP430FR2476 LaunchPad™ Development Kit (LP‑MSP430FR2476)
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 Getting Started
      1. 1.1 Introduction
      2. 1.2 Key Features
      3. 1.3 What’s Included
        1. 1.3.1 Kit Contents
        2. 1.3.2 Software Examples
      4. 1.4 First Steps: Out-of-Box Experience
        1. 1.4.1 Connecting to the Computer
        2. 1.4.2 Running the Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE)
      5. 1.5 Next Steps: Looking Into the Provided Code
    3. 2 Hardware
      1. 2.1 Block Diagram
      2. 2.2 Hardware Features
        1. 2.2.1 MSP430FR2476 MCU
        2. 2.2.2 eZ-FET Onboard Debug Probe With EnergyTrace™ Technology
        3. 2.2.3 Debug Probe Connection: Isolation Jumper Block
        4. 2.2.4 Application (or Backchannel) UART
        5. 2.2.5 Special Features
          1. 2.2.5.1 TMP235 Temperature Sensor
          2. 2.2.5.2 CR2032 Coin Cell Battery
      3. 2.3 Power
        1. 2.3.1 eZ-FET USB Power
        2. 2.3.2 CR2032 Battery Power
        3. 2.3.3 BoosterPack Plug-in Module and External Power Supply
      4. 2.4 Measure Current Draw of the MSP430 MCU
      5. 2.5 Clocking
      6. 2.6 Using the eZ-FET Debug Probe With a Different Target
      7. 2.7 BoosterPack Plug-in Module Pinout
      8. 2.8 Design Files
        1. 2.8.1 Hardware
        2. 2.8.2 Software
      9. 2.9 Hardware Change Log
    4. 3 Software Examples
      1. 3.1 Out-of-Box Software Example
        1. 3.1.1 Source File Structure
        2. 3.1.2 Overview
      2. 3.2 Blink LED Example
        1. 3.2.1 Source File Structure
    5. 4 Resources
      1. 4.1 Integrated Development Environments
        1. 4.1.1 TI Cloud Development Tools
          1. 4.1.1.1 TI Resource Explorer Cloud
          2. 4.1.1.2 Code Composer Studio Cloud
        2. 4.1.2 Code Composer Studio IDE
        3. 4.1.3 IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 IDE
      2. 4.2 LaunchPad Development Kit Websites
      3. 4.3 MSP430Ware and TI Resource Explorer
      4. 4.4 FRAM Utilities
        1. 4.4.1 Compute Through Power Loss
        2. 4.4.2 Nonvolatile Storage (NVS)
      5. 4.5 MSP430FR2476 MCU
        1. 4.5.1 Device Documentation
        2. 4.5.2 MSP430FR2476 Code Examples
        3. 4.5.3 MSP430 Application Notes and TI Designs
      6. 4.6 Community Resources
        1. 4.6.1 TI E2E Community
        2. 4.6.2 Community at Large
    6. 5 FAQ
    7. 6 Schematics

5 FAQ

Q: I can’t get the backchannel UART to connect. What’s wrong?

A: Check the following:

  • Do the baud rate in the host terminal application and the eUSCI settings match?
  • Are the appropriate jumpers in place on the isolation jumper block?
  • Probe on RXD and send data from the host. If you don’t see data, it might be a problem on the host side.
  • Probe on TXD while sending data from the MSP430 MCU. If you don’t see data, it might be a configuration problem with the eUSCI module.
  • Consider the use of the hardware flow control lines (especially for higher baud rates).

Q: The MSP430G2 LaunchPad development kit had a socket, allowing me change the target device. Why doesn’t this LaunchPad development kit use one?

A: The target device on this LaunchPad development kit does not come in a dual in-line package. Sockets for the available device package are too expensive for this kit’s target price.