16 MHz MCU with 256KB FRAM, 8KB SRAM, LEA, AES, 12-bit ADC , Comparator, DMA, UART/SPI/I2C, Timer
Product details
Parameters
Package | Pins | Size
Features
- Embedded Microcontroller
- 16-Bit RISC Architecture up to 16‑MHz Clock
- Up to 256KB of Ferroelectric Random Access Memory
(FRAM)
- Ultra-Low-Power Writes
- Fast Write at 125 ns Per Word (64KB in 4 ms)
- Flexible Allocation of Data and Application Code in Memory
- 1015 Write Cycle Endurance
- Radiation Resistant and Nonmagnetic
- 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: 118 µA/MHz
- Standby With VLO (LPM3): 500 nA
- Standby With Real-Time Clock (RTC) (LPM3.5): 350 nA (1)
- Shutdown (LPM4.5): 45 nA
- Low-Energy Accelerator (LEA) for Signal Processing (MSP430FR599x
Only)
- Operation Independent of CPU
- 4KB of RAM Shared With CPU
- Efficient 256-Point
Complex FFT:
Up to 40x Faster Than Arm® Cortex®-M0+ Core
- Intelligent Digital
Peripherals
- 32-Bit Hardware Multiplier (MPY)
- 6-Channel Internal DMA
- RTC With Calendar and Alarm Functions
- Six 16-Bit Timers With up to Seven Capture/Compare Registers Each
- 32- and 16-Bit Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
- High-Performance
Analog
- 16-Channel Analog Comparator
- 12-Bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) Featuring Window Comparator, Internal Reference and Sample-and-Hold, up to 20 External Input Channels
- Multifunction Input/Output
Ports
- All Pins Support Capacitive-Touch Capability With No Need for External Components
- Accessible Bit-, Byte-, and Word-Wise (in Pairs)
- Edge-Selectable Wake From LPM on All Ports
- Programmable Pullup and Pulldown on All Ports
- Code Security and
Encryption
- 128- or 256-Bit AES Security Encryption and Decryption Coprocessor
- Random Number Seed for Random Number Generation Algorithms
- IP Encapsulation Protects Memory From External Access
- Enhanced Serial
Communication
- Up to Four eUSCI_A Serial Communication
Ports
- UART With Automatic Baud-Rate Detection
- IrDA Encode and Decode
- Up to Four eUSCI_B Serial
Communication Ports
- I2C With Multiple-Slave Addressing
- Hardware UART or I2C Bootloader (BSL)
- Up to Four eUSCI_A Serial Communication
Ports
- Flexible Clock
System
- Fixed-Frequency DCO With 10 Selectable Factory-Trimmed Frequencies
- Low-Power Low-Frequency Internal Clock Source (VLO)
- 32-kHz Crystals (LFXT)
- High-Frequency Crystals (HFXT)
- Development Tools and Software (Also See Tools and Software)
- Development Kits (MSP-EXP430FR5994 LaunchPad™ Development Kit and MSP‑TS430PN80B Target Socket Board)
- MSP430Ware™ Software for MSP430™ Microcontrollers
- Device Comparison Summarizes the Available Device Variants and Package Options
- For Complete Module Descriptions, See the MSP430FR58xx, MSP430FR59xx, and MSP430FR6xx Family User’s Guide
(1)The RTC is clocked by a 3.7-pF crystal.
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Description
The MSP430FR599x microcontrollers (MCUs) take low power and performance to the next level with the unique Low-Energy Accelerator (LEA) for digital signal processing. This accelerator delivers 40x the performance of Arm® Cortex®-M0+ MCUs to help developers efficiently process data using complex functions such as FFT, FIR, and matrix multiplication. Implementation requires no DSP expertise with a free optimized DSP Library available. Additionally, with up to 256KB of unified memory with FRAM, these devices offer more space for advanced applications and flexibility for effortless implementation of over-the-air firmware updates.
The MSP ultra-low-power (ULP) FRAM microcontroller platform combines uniquely embedded FRAM and a holistic ultra-low-power system architecture, allowing system designers to increase performance while lowering energy consumption. FRAM technology combines the low-energy fast writes, flexibility, and endurance of RAM with the nonvolatile behavior of flash.
MSP430FR599x MCUs are supported by an extensive hardware and software ecosystem with reference designs and code examples to get your design started quickly. Development kits for the MSP430FR599x include the MSP-EXP430FR5994 LaunchPad™ development kit and the MSP-TS430PN80B 80-pin target development board. TI also provides free MSP430Ware™ software, which is available as a component of Code Composer Studio™ IDE desktop and cloud versions within TI Resource Explorer.
Technical documentation
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Design & development
For additional terms or required resources, click any title below to view the detail page where available.Hardware development
BOOSTXL-SENSORS
Description
The BOOSTXL-SENSORS BoosterPack™ plug-in module is an easy way to add digital sensors to your LaunchPad™ development kit design. MCU developers can use this BoosterPack module to start developing sensor applications using the on-board gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, pressure (...)
Features
- TI OPT3001 Ambient light sensor
- PCB footprint to add TI TMP007 Infrared temperature sensor
- Bosch BMI160 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor – accelerometer and gyroscope
- Bosch BMM150 Magnetometer
- Bosch BME280 Environmental sensor - pressure, ambient temperature and humidity
- Works with TI LaunchPad
BOOSTXL-AUDIO
Description
When plugged into a LaunchPad™ Development Kit, the BOOSTXL-AUDIO Audio BoosterPack™ Plug-in Module adds audio input functionality from a microphone, as well as audio output through an on-board speaker. Headphone input and output is also supported, and automatically enabled when a plug (...)
Features
- High quality audio playback with onboard 14-bit DAC (can be bypassed if target MCU has an integrated DAC)
- Automatic switching from onboard speakers and microphone to a headset with microphone
- Onboard microphone supports sampling rates of up to 20kHz
MSP-EXP430FR5994
Description
The MSP-EXP430FR5994 LaunchPad™ Development Kit is an easy-to-use evaluation module (EVM) for the MSP430FR5994 microcontroller (MCU). It contains everything needed to start developing on the ultra-low-power MSP430FR5x FRAM microcontroller platform, including on-board debug probe for programming (...)
Features
- ULP FRAM technology based MSP430FR5994 16-bit MCU with low-energy accelerator (LEA
- EnergyTrace++ Technology available for ultra-low-power debugging
- 40-pin LaunchPad kit standard leveraging the BoosterPack ecosystem
- On-board eZ-FET debug probe
- 2 buttons and 2 LEDs for user interaction
- On-board micro SD (...)
MSP-TS430PN80B
Description
Note: This kit does not include MSP430 microcontroller samples. To sample the compatible devices, please visit the product page or select the related MCU after adding the tool to the TI Store cart: MSP430FR5994.
The MSP-TS430PN80B microcontroller development board is a standalone ZIF socket target (...)
Features
- Socket Board to program & debug the 80pin QFP Package through the JTAG Interface
- Access to all device pins
- Indicator LEDs
- JTAG connector
Description
The low-energy accelerator (LEA) Performance and Energy Saving GUI, visually demonstrates the immediate benefit the LEA module integrated in some MSP430 microcontrollers (MCUs) can provide when performing vector-based signal processing operations. The tool allows users to quickly select an operation (...)
Features
- Quickly compare CPU and LEA performance
- Visualize average power and number of execution cycles
- Select between six vector-based signal processing operations
- Customize operation length and order to best represent your application
Software development
MSPWARE
— MSP430Ware is a collection of resources that help users to effectively create and build MSP430 code. These resources support ALL MSP430 microcontrollers (MCUs). As one user mentioned, “It’s essentially everything developers need to become MSP430 microcontroller experts!”
This complete collection of (...)
Features
- Collection of MSP design resources
- Available within CCS, as a standalone executable, or as part of TI’s new Cloud-based tools
- Auto-updates through the web
- Sleek & intuitive GUI for browsing content
- Features the MSP Driver Library
- Automatic filtering of content using a unique 2-pane view
MSP430-IEC60730-SW-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 (...)
Features
Supports testing these parts:
- MSP430G23xx
- MSP430G24xx
- MSP430G25xx
- MSP430G2x44
- MSP430G2x55
- MSP430F5xx
- MSP430FR2433
- MSP430FR25xx
- MSP430FR26xx
- MSP430FR57xx
MSP-DSPLIB
— The Texas Instruments MSP430™ Digital Signal Processing library is a set of highly optimized functions to perform many common signal processing operations on fixed-point numbers for MSP430 microcontrollers. This function set is typically used in applications where processing-intensive (...)
MSP-FRAM-UTILITIES
— The Texas Instruments FRAM Utilities is designed to grow as a collection of embedded software utilities that leverage the ultra-low-power and virtually unlimited write endurance of FRAM. The utilities are available for MSP430FRxx FRAM microcontrollers and provide example code to help start (...)
MSP-GRLIB
— The MSP Graphics Library is a royalty-free set of graphics primitives for creating graphical user interfaces on MSP430 and MSP432 microcontroller-based boards that have a graphical display. The graphical library consists of two building layers of functionality: the display driver layer, specific to (...)
Features
- Free license and royalty-free use
- Simplify and accelerate developmen tof applications
- Easy-to-maintain code
MSP-IQMATHLIB
— The Texas Instruments® MSP IQmath and Qmath Libraries are a collection of highly optimized and high-precision mathematical functions for C programmers to seamlessly port a floating-point algorithm into fixed-point code on MSP430 and MSP432 devices. These routines are typically used in (...)
Features
- Optimized fixed point functions - reduce development time and enable developers to focus on optimizing application code
- Up to 100x higher performance when executing common fixed point scalar math functions in CCS – this means the MSP microcontroller can remain in low power modes longer than (...)
MSP-PMBUS
— The MSP Power Management Bus (PMBus) Embedded Software Library is a free C library for enabling PMBus master implementation on MSP microcontrollers that have our eUSCI/USCI serial communication peripheral. In addition, the library has supports for additional features:
- Alert response (for host (...)
MSPBSL
— Below are the steps needed in order to both understand and use the MSPBSL effectively across the MSP portfolio. For the most up to date information on what features the BSL on your device supports or which interface methods are needed to communicate with the BSL, please see “TABLE 1. Overview (...)
MSPDRIVERLIB
— Driver Library's abstracted API keeps you above the bits and bytes of the MSP430 and MSP432 hardware by providing easy-to-use function calls. Thorough documentation is delivered through a helpful API Guide, which includes details on each function call and the recognized parameters. Developers can (...)
Features
- Software APIs that abstract away the details of the device’s hardware registers
- Licensed BSD
- Examples showing how to use DriverLib APIs in your project
- Complete API guide available in PDF and html formats
- Integration with CCS and TI Resource Explorer when using MSPWare
MSPMATHLIB
— Continuing to innovate in the low power and low cost microcontroller space, TI brings you MSPMATHLIB. Leveraging the intelligent peripherals of our devices, this floating point math library of scalar functions brings you up to 26x better performance.
Mathlib is easy to integrate into your designs. (...)
Features
- Up to 26x higher performance when executing floating point scalar math functions
- Remains in low power modes longer due to the increased performance
- Free and easy to use – now integrated in CCS and IAR
CCSTUDIO-MSP
—
Code Composer Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) that supports TI's Microcontroller and Embedded Processors portfolio. Code Composer Studio comprises a suite of tools used to develop and debug embedded applications. It includes an optimizing C/C++ compiler, source code editor (...)
ENERGIA
— Energia is an open source & community-driven integrated development environment (IDE) & software framework. Based on the Wiring framework, Energia provides an intuitive coding environment as well as a robust framework of easy-to-use functional APIs & libraries for programming a (...)
Features
- Simple & easy-to-use code editor & compiler with built-in Serial Monitor/terminal
- Features a robust framework of intuitive functional APIs for controlling microcontroller peripherals (i.e. digitalRead, digitalWrite, Serial.print, etc)
- Support for various TI embedded devices (MSP430, TM4C, CC3200 (...)
ENERGYTRACE
— EnergyTrace™ software for MSP430™ MCUs, MSP432™ MCUs, CC13xx wireless MCUs and CC26xx wireless MCUs is an energy-based code analysis tool that measures and displays the energy profile of an application and helps optimize it for ultra-low-power consumption.
As most developers know, it is difficult to (...)
Features
- Current measurement is enabled for all MSP430 MCUs, MSP432 MCUs and connectivity devices
- Tracing of CPU states is available on selected MSP430 MCUs, MSP432 MCUs, CC13x2 wireless MCUs and CC26x2 wireless MCUs
- Tracing of peripheral states is also available on selected MSP430 MCUs, CC13x2 (...)
ULPADVISOR
— ULP (Ultra-Low Power) Advisor is a tool for guiding developers to write more efficient code to fully utilize the unique ultra-low power features of MSP and MSP432 microcontrollers. Aimed at both experienced and new microcontroller developers, ULP Advisor checks your code against a thorough ULP (...)
Features
- Seamless tool that provides easy-to-understand remarks for creating power-efficient code for all MSP devices
- Checks your code against a thorough ULP checklist
- Built in to Code Composer Studio and also available as a standalone executable
- Supports all MSP devices
- Wiki-based social online community for (...)
MSP-FET
— To get started developing:
Step 1: Buy the MSP-FET
Step 2: Refer to the debuggers user’s guide and hardware user’s guide.
Step 3: Refer to debugging video
Step 1: Buy the MSP-FET
Step 2: Refer to the debuggers user’s guide and hardware user’s guide.
Step 3: Refer to debugging video
**The second generation of the MSP-FET is supported in the IDEs since Code Composer Studio™ v7.0, IAR EW430 v7.1 and IAR EWAR v8.10. For use (...)
Features
- USB debugging interface to connect any MSP430 MCU to a computer for real-time, in-system programming and debugging
- Enables EnergyTrace™ technology for energy measurement and debugging on all MSP430 and MSP432 devices in the Code Composer Studio and IAR Embedded Workbench development environments
- (...)
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Reference designs
TIDM-FILTERING-SIGNALPROCESSING
— This reference design showcases the performance of the low-energy accelerator (LEA) on MSP430™ FRAM microcontroller (MCUs) in performing advanced filtering and signal processing while maintaining ultra-low power on a 16-bit MCU. The LEA provides a boost of 13.8x over a traditional C (...)
TIDA-00929
— The TIDA-00929 TI design demonstrates bandwidth optimized analog front end (AFE) and real-time FIR implementation using low power to capture broadband frequency spectrum in any waveform. Operational amplifier in each signal path is chosen based on the gain, signal bandwidth, low noise, close to the (...)
Design files
TIDM-FRAM-EEPROM
— This TI Design reference design describes an implementation of emulating EEPROM using Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (FRAM) technology on MSP430™ ultra-low-power microcontrollers (MCUs) combined with the additional sensing capabilities that can be enabled when using an MCU. The reference (...)
CAD/CAE symbols
| Package | Pins | Download |
|---|---|---|
| LQFP (PM) | 64 | View options |
| LQFP (PN) | 80 | View options |
| NFBGA (ZVW) | 87 | View options |
| VQFN (RGZ) | 48 | View options |
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Training series
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Get Higher MCU Performance with TI’s Low-Energy Accelerator (LEA)
Learn how LEA carries out complex vector math processing such as FFTs or FIR filters without sacrificing power consumption.
Posted: 07-Jan-2017
Duration: 04:24
Learn more about the low energy accelerator (LEA) module
