The MSP430F5438 Experimenter Board (MSP-EXP430F5438) is a microcontroller development for highly integrated, high performance MSP430F5438 MCUs. It features a 100-pin socket which supports the MSP430F5438A and other devices with similar pinout. The socket allows for quick upgrades to newer devices or quick applications changes. It is compatible with many TI low-power RF wireless development kits such as the CC2520EMK. The Experimenter Board helps designers quickly learn and develop using the F5xx MCUs, which provide low power, more memory and leading integration for applications such as energy harvesting, wireless sensing and automatic metering infrastructure (AMI).
A TI Flash Emulation Tool, like the MSP-FET, is required to program and debug the MSP430 on the experimenter board.
The ECCN (Export Control Classification Number) classification for this tool will be the same as the included microcontrollers. To find ECCN information for a microcontroller, see the datasheet for that device.
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| Type | Title | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | User guide | MSP-EXP430F5438 Experimenter Board User's Guide (Rev. I) | Dec. 11, 2013 |
| User guide | MSP430 Hardware Tools User's Guide (Rev. AH) | Mar. 23, 2021 | |
| User guide | Code Composer Studio IDE v10.x for MSP430 MCUs (Rev. AS) | May 05, 2020 | |
| User guide | MSP Debuggers User's Guide (Rev. O) | Apr. 24, 2020 | |
| User guide | MSP430 Hardware Tools User's Guide (Rev. AF) | Feb. 07, 2020 | |
| More literature | MSP-EXP430F5438 EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) | Jan. 02, 2019 | |
| User guide | Code Composer Studio v7.x for MSP430 User's Guide (Rev. AP) | Nov. 13, 2017 | |
| White paper | Complete Wireless M-Bus Solution (Rev. B) | Nov. 05, 2014 | |
| Technical article | 5 reasons why SimpleLink Bluetooth CC256x family is the right choice for YOU | Aug. 19, 2014 | |
| Application note | Heart-Rate Monitor with Micrium uC/OS-II Kernel on the MSP430F5438A Experimenter | Jul. 05, 2012 | |
| Application note | Optimizing Memory on MSP430 for uC/OS-II | Nov. 14, 2011 |
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