MSP430FR2512

ACTIVE

Capacitive Touch MCU with 4 touch IO (4 sensors), 8KB FRAM, 2KB SRAM, 15 IO, 10-bit ADC

MSP430FR2512

ACTIVE

Product details

CPU MSP430 Frequency (MHz) 16 Flash memory (kByte) 8 RAM (kByte) 2 ADC type 10-bit SAR Features Advanced sensing, CapTIvate Touch I/O, Real-time clock UART 1 Number of ADC channels 8 SPI 2 USB No Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85 Rating Catalog Communication interface I2C, SPI, UART Operating system BareMetal (No OS), TI RTOS Hardware accelerators 0 Nonvolatile memory (kByte) 8 Number of GPIOs 15 Number of I2Cs 1 Security Secure debug
CPU MSP430 Frequency (MHz) 16 Flash memory (kByte) 8 RAM (kByte) 2 ADC type 10-bit SAR Features Advanced sensing, CapTIvate Touch I/O, Real-time clock UART 1 Number of ADC channels 8 SPI 2 USB No Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85 Rating Catalog Communication interface I2C, SPI, UART Operating system BareMetal (No OS), TI RTOS Hardware accelerators 0 Nonvolatile memory (kByte) 8 Number of GPIOs 15 Number of I2Cs 1 Security Secure debug
TSSOP (PW) 16 32 mm² 5 x 6.4 VQFN (RHL) 20 15.75 mm² 4.5 x 3.5
  • CapTIvate™ technology – capacitive touch
    • Performance
      • Fast electrode scanning with two simultaneous scans
      • Proximity sensing
    • Reliability
      • Increased immunity to power line, RF, and other environmental noise
      • Built-in spread spectrum, automatic tuning, noise filtering, and debouncing algorithms
      • Enables reliable touch solutions with 10-V RMS common-mode noise, 4-kV electrical fast transients, and 15-kV electrostatic discharge, allowing for IEC‑61000-4-6, IEC-61000-4-4, and IEC‑61000-4-2 compliance
      • Reduced RF emissions to simplify electrical designs
      • Support for metal touch and water rejection designs
    • Flexibility
    • Low power
      • <4 µA wake-on-touch with two sensors
      • Wake-on-touch state machine allows electrode scanning while CPU is asleep
      • Hardware acceleration for environmental compensation, filtering, and threshold detection
    • Ease of use
      • CapTIvate Design Center, PC GUI lets engineers design and tune capacitive buttons in real time without having to write code
      • CapTIvate software library in ROM provides ample FRAM for customer application
  • Embedded microcontroller
    • 16-bit RISC architecture
    • Clock supports frequencies up to 16 MHz
    • Wide supply voltage range from 3.6 V down to 1.8 V (minimum supply voltage is restricted by SVS levels, see the SVS Specifications)
  • Optimized ultra-low-power modes
    • Active mode: 120 µA/MHz (typical)
    • Standby: <4 µA wake-on-touch with two sensors
    • Shutdown (LPM4.5): 36 nA without SVS
  • Low-power ferroelectric RAM (FRAM)
    • Up to 7.5 KB of nonvolatile memory
    • Built-in error correction code (ECC)
    • Configurable write protection
    • Unified memory of program, constants, and storage
    • 1015 write cycle endurance
    • Radiation resistant and nonmagnetic
    • High FRAM-to-SRAM ratio, up to 4:1
  • High-performance analog
    • Up to 8-channel 10-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
      • Internal 1.5-V reference
      • Sample-and-hold 200 ksps
  • Intelligent digital peripherals
    • Two 16-bit timers with three capture/compare registers each (Timer_A3)
    • One 16-bit timer associated with CapTIvate™ technology
    • One 16-bit counter-only RTC
    • 16-bit cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
  • Enhanced serial communications with support for pin remap feature (see Device Comparison)
    • One eUSCI_A supports UART, IrDA, and SPI
    • One eUSCI_B supports SPI and I2C
  • Clock system (CS)
    • on-chip 32-kHz RC oscillator (REFO)
    • on-chip 16-MHz digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) with frequency-locked loop (FLL)
      • ±1% accuracy with on-chip reference at room temperature
    • On-chip very low-frequency 10-kHz oscillator (VLO)
    • On-chip high-frequency modulation oscillator (MODOSC)
    • External 32-kHz crystal oscillator (LFXT)
    • Programmable MCLK prescalar of 1 to 128
    • SMCLK derived from MCLK with programmable prescalar of 1, 2, 4, or 8
  • General input/output and pin functionality
    • Total of 15 I/Os on VQFN-20 package
    • 15 interrupt pins (P1 and P2) can wake MCU from low-power modes
  • Development tools and software
  • 12KB ROM library includes CapTIvate touch libraries and driver libraries
  • Family Members (Also See Device Characteristics)
    • MSP430FR2522: 7.25KB of program FRAM, 256B of information FRAM, 2KB of RAM
      up to 8 self-capacitive and 16 mutual-capacitive sensors
    • MSP430FR2512: 7.25KB of program FRAM, 256B of information FRAM, 2KB of RAM
      up to 4 self-capacitive or mutual-capacitive sensors
  • Package options
    • 20-pin: VQFN (RHL)
    • 16-pin: TSSOP (PW)
  • CapTIvate™ technology – capacitive touch
    • Performance
      • Fast electrode scanning with two simultaneous scans
      • Proximity sensing
    • Reliability
      • Increased immunity to power line, RF, and other environmental noise
      • Built-in spread spectrum, automatic tuning, noise filtering, and debouncing algorithms
      • Enables reliable touch solutions with 10-V RMS common-mode noise, 4-kV electrical fast transients, and 15-kV electrostatic discharge, allowing for IEC‑61000-4-6, IEC-61000-4-4, and IEC‑61000-4-2 compliance
      • Reduced RF emissions to simplify electrical designs
      • Support for metal touch and water rejection designs
    • Flexibility
    • Low power
      • <4 µA wake-on-touch with two sensors
      • Wake-on-touch state machine allows electrode scanning while CPU is asleep
      • Hardware acceleration for environmental compensation, filtering, and threshold detection
    • Ease of use
      • CapTIvate Design Center, PC GUI lets engineers design and tune capacitive buttons in real time without having to write code
      • CapTIvate software library in ROM provides ample FRAM for customer application
  • Embedded microcontroller
    • 16-bit RISC architecture
    • Clock supports frequencies up to 16 MHz
    • Wide supply voltage range from 3.6 V down to 1.8 V (minimum supply voltage is restricted by SVS levels, see the SVS Specifications)
  • Optimized ultra-low-power modes
    • Active mode: 120 µA/MHz (typical)
    • Standby: <4 µA wake-on-touch with two sensors
    • Shutdown (LPM4.5): 36 nA without SVS
  • Low-power ferroelectric RAM (FRAM)
    • Up to 7.5 KB of nonvolatile memory
    • Built-in error correction code (ECC)
    • Configurable write protection
    • Unified memory of program, constants, and storage
    • 1015 write cycle endurance
    • Radiation resistant and nonmagnetic
    • High FRAM-to-SRAM ratio, up to 4:1
  • High-performance analog
    • Up to 8-channel 10-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
      • Internal 1.5-V reference
      • Sample-and-hold 200 ksps
  • Intelligent digital peripherals
    • Two 16-bit timers with three capture/compare registers each (Timer_A3)
    • One 16-bit timer associated with CapTIvate™ technology
    • One 16-bit counter-only RTC
    • 16-bit cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
  • Enhanced serial communications with support for pin remap feature (see Device Comparison)
    • One eUSCI_A supports UART, IrDA, and SPI
    • One eUSCI_B supports SPI and I2C
  • Clock system (CS)
    • on-chip 32-kHz RC oscillator (REFO)
    • on-chip 16-MHz digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) with frequency-locked loop (FLL)
      • ±1% accuracy with on-chip reference at room temperature
    • On-chip very low-frequency 10-kHz oscillator (VLO)
    • On-chip high-frequency modulation oscillator (MODOSC)
    • External 32-kHz crystal oscillator (LFXT)
    • Programmable MCLK prescalar of 1 to 128
    • SMCLK derived from MCLK with programmable prescalar of 1, 2, 4, or 8
  • General input/output and pin functionality
    • Total of 15 I/Os on VQFN-20 package
    • 15 interrupt pins (P1 and P2) can wake MCU from low-power modes
  • Development tools and software
  • 12KB ROM library includes CapTIvate touch libraries and driver libraries
  • Family Members (Also See Device Characteristics)
    • MSP430FR2522: 7.25KB of program FRAM, 256B of information FRAM, 2KB of RAM
      up to 8 self-capacitive and 16 mutual-capacitive sensors
    • MSP430FR2512: 7.25KB of program FRAM, 256B of information FRAM, 2KB of RAM
      up to 4 self-capacitive or mutual-capacitive sensors
  • Package options
    • 20-pin: VQFN (RHL)
    • 16-pin: TSSOP (PW)

The MSP430FR25x2 is a family of ultra-low-power MSP430™ microcontrollers (MCUs) for capacitive touch sensing that feature CapTIvate™ touch technology for cost-sensitive applications featuring 1 to 16 capacitive buttons or proximity sensing. The MSP430FR25x2 MCUs offer value and performance for industrial applications exposed to electromagnetic disturbances, oil, water, and grease. The devices offer IEC-certified solutions with 5x lower power consumption than competition and support proximity sensing as well as touch through glass, plastic, and metal overlays.

TI capacitive touch sensing MSP430 MCUs are supported by an extensive hardware and software ecosystem with reference designs and code examples to get your design started quickly. The BOOSTXL-CAPKEYPAD BoosterPack™ plug-in module can be used with the CAPTIVATE-PGMR programmer board (standalone or as part of the MSP-CAPT-FR2633 CapTIvate development kit) or with the LaunchPad development kit ecosystem. TI also provides free software including the CapTIvate Design Center, where engineers can quickly develop applications with an easy-to-use GUI and MSP430Ware™ software, and comprehensive documentation with the CapTIvate technology guide.

MSP430 MCUs with CapTIvate technology provide the most integrated and autonomous capacitive-touch solutions in the market with high reliability and noise immunity at the lowest power. For more information visit ti.com/captivate.

For complete module descriptions, see the MSP430FR4xx and MSP430FR2xx Family User’s Guide.

 
 

The MSP430FR25x2 is a family of ultra-low-power MSP430™ microcontrollers (MCUs) for capacitive touch sensing that feature CapTIvate™ touch technology for cost-sensitive applications featuring 1 to 16 capacitive buttons or proximity sensing. The MSP430FR25x2 MCUs offer value and performance for industrial applications exposed to electromagnetic disturbances, oil, water, and grease. The devices offer IEC-certified solutions with 5x lower power consumption than competition and support proximity sensing as well as touch through glass, plastic, and metal overlays.

TI capacitive touch sensing MSP430 MCUs are supported by an extensive hardware and software ecosystem with reference designs and code examples to get your design started quickly. The BOOSTXL-CAPKEYPAD BoosterPack™ plug-in module can be used with the CAPTIVATE-PGMR programmer board (standalone or as part of the MSP-CAPT-FR2633 CapTIvate development kit) or with the LaunchPad development kit ecosystem. TI also provides free software including the CapTIvate Design Center, where engineers can quickly develop applications with an easy-to-use GUI and MSP430Ware™ software, and comprehensive documentation with the CapTIvate technology guide.

MSP430 MCUs with CapTIvate technology provide the most integrated and autonomous capacitive-touch solutions in the market with high reliability and noise immunity at the lowest power. For more information visit ti.com/captivate.

For complete module descriptions, see the MSP430FR4xx and MSP430FR2xx Family User’s Guide.

 
 

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* Data sheet MSP430FR25x2 Capacitive Touch Sensing Mixed-Signal Microcontrollers datasheet (Rev. C) PDF | HTML 10 Dec 2019
* Errata MSP430FR2512 Device Erratasheet (Rev. H) PDF | HTML 27 May 2021
* User guide MSP430FR4xx and MSP430FR2xx Family User's Guide (Rev. I) 13 Mar 2019
Application note Migration Guide From MSP430 MCUs to MSPM0 MCUs (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 02 Jun 2025
Application note Designing With the MSP430FR4xx and MSP430FR2xx ADC (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 02 Aug 2021
Application note Low-Power Battery Voltage Measurement With MSP430FR MCU On-Chip VREF and ADC (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 02 Aug 2021
Application note Migration from MSP430 FR58xx, FR59xx, and FR6xx to FR4xx and FR2xx (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 02 Aug 2021
Application note MSP430 System-Level ESD Considerations (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 14 Jul 2021
User guide CapTIvate™ Touch MCUs Getting Started Guide (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 12 Jul 2021
User guide MSP430 MCUs Development Guide Book (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 13 May 2021
Application note MSP430FR2xx and MSP430FR4xx DCO+FLL Application Guide 07 Dec 2020
White paper Capacitive Sensing Technology, Products, and Applications 19 May 2020
Technical article The capacitive touch trend is rising rapidly. Can you keep up? PDF | HTML 15 May 2020
Application note Automating Capacitive Touch Sensor PCB Design Using OpenSCAD Scripts (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 26 Feb 2020
Application note MSP430 System ESD Troubleshooting Guide PDF | HTML 13 Dec 2019
Application note Capacitive Touch Design Flow for MSP430™ MCUs With CapTIvate™ Technology (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 14 Aug 2019
Application note Sensitivity, SNR, and design margin in capacitive touch applications (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 25 Mar 2019
Technical article Capacitive touch evaluation is quick & easy with the EVM430-CAPMINI demo board PDF | HTML 20 Mar 2019
Technical article Embedding more sensing and measurement at embedded world PDF | HTML 28 Feb 2018
Technical article Thinking that capacitive touch is too expensive or complicated to include in your PDF | HTML 27 Feb 2018
White paper Simplify smart speaker human machine interface with capacitive-touch technology 15 Feb 2018
EVM User's guide BOOSTXL-CAPKEYPAD Capacitive Touch BoosterPack Plug-in Module User's Guide 09 Jan 2018
Application note Capacitive Touch Through Metal Using MSP430™ MCUs With CapTIvate™ Technology (Rev. A) 31 Oct 2017
Technical article Why knock on wood when touch will do? PDF | HTML 25 May 2017

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Evaluation board

EVM430-CAPMINI — MSP430FR2512 CapTIvate™ Capacitive Sensing Demonstration Board

The EVM430-CAPMINI is an easy-to-use evaluation board for the MSP430FR2512 capacitive-touch-sensing microcontroller. It demonstrates the key features of CapTIvate technology such as ultra-low power and ease of use. The onboard CapTIvate HID bridge tool supports touch online tuning with CapTIvate (...)

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Development kit

BOOSTXL-CAPKEYPAD — MSP430 CapTIvate™ MCU touch keypad BoosterPack plug-in module

The BOOSTXL-CAPKEYPAD is an easy-to-use evaluation module (EVM) for the MSP430FR2522 capacitive touch sensing microcontroller (MCU) with  CapTIvate™ technology. The BOOSTXL-CAPKEYPAD can be used in three different ways - with a LaunchPad™ development kit, with the CapTIvate (...)

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Development kit

MSP-TS430RHL20 — Target Development Board for MSP430FR2422 & MSP430FR25x2 MCUs-20-pin (microcontroller not included)

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Hardware programming tool

CAPTIVATE-PGMR — MSP430 CapTIvate MCU programmer

The MSP430 CapTIvate MCU programmer is available standalone or as part of the MSP CapTIvate™ MCU development kit, a comprehensive, easy-to-use platform to evaluate MSP430FR2633 microcontroller with capacitive touch technology.  The programmer/debugger board can be used with the (...)
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ALGO-3P-WRITENOW — Algocraft WriteNow! Programmer

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Application software & framework

MSP430-IEC60730-SW-PACKAGE IEC60730 Software Package

The IEC60730 MSP430 software package was developed to be useful in assisting customers in complying with IEC 60730-1:2010 (Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use – Part 1: General Requirements) for up to Class B products, which includes home appliances, arc detectors, (...)

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Application software & framework

MSPCAPTDSNCTR MSP CapTIvate™ design Center GUI

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Firmware

MSPFRBOOT MSPFRBOOT

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From evaluation to deployment the TI Developer Zone provides a comprehensive range of software, tools and training to ensure that you have everything you need for each stage of the development process.
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IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger

CCSTUDIO Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE)

Code Composer Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for TI's microcontrollers and processors. It is comprised of a rich suite of tools used to build, debug, analyze and optimize embedded applications. Code Composer Studio is available across Windows®, Linux® and macOS® platforms.

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Online training

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Operating system (OS)

WHIS-3P-SAFERTOS — WITTENSTEIN SAFERTOS Pre-certified safety RTOS

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TSSOP (PW) 16 Ultra Librarian
VQFN (RHL) 20 Ultra Librarian

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