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The Launchpad is a development kit for the MSP430/MSP432 Value Line microcontrollers designed by Texas Instruments. Can also refer to the other Launchpads which all share the same form factor. (MSP430F5x USB mcus, Stellaris/Tiva Arm mcus, C2000 Piccolo mcus, Hercules Arm mcus)

The Launchpad is a development kit for the Value Line microcontrollers designed by Texas Instruments . Can also refer to the other Launchpads which all share the same form factor. (MSP430F5x USB mcus, / mcus, C2000 Piccolo mcus, Hercules Arm mcus)

The development kit from TI includes:

  • LaunchPad Development board (MSP-EXP430G2)
  • Mini USB cable
  • v1.5 MSP430G2452IN20 & MSP430G2553IN20(preloaded with sample program)
  • v1.4 MSP430G2211IN14 & MSP430G2231IN14(preloaded with sample program)
  • 10-pin PCB Connectors (2 male & 2 female) Male Connector soldered on by default
  • 32kHz crystal (MS3V-T1R 32.768kHz CL: 12.5pF +/-20ppm)
  • Quick Start Guide
  • 2x LaunchPad stickers

TI also give 2 IDEs away free so that you can develop this software for the MSP430. The Launchpad is also supported by the open source compiler.

So if you need help with anything to do with the launchpad use this tag.

All Launchpads share a common form factor, with a legacy 20 pin connector for the original Value Line Launchpad, and an expanded 40 pin connector for the newer Launchpads (which incorporate the legacy 20 pins). Daughter/Add-on boards for the Launchpad are called Boosterpacks.

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TI Launchpad USB serial comms in OSX

Has anyone managed to get a TI Launchpad doing serial comms via the onboard USB chip (TUSB3410) to OSX? I have mspdebug working for uploading code. But to get serial I'm having to plug an FTDI chip into the serial lines on the MSP430. Does anybody…
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TI MSP430 Launchpad + Ethernet

I just received my TI Launchpad and I'm wondering how can I add something like an Ethernet Shield from Arduino, in order to display a simple webpage... ? Do you know any Ethernet shield for Launchpad?
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Cortex-M4F FPU problems

I'm writing some code for a Texas Instruments Stellaris Launchpad board (a Cortex-M4F, the chip is a LM4F120H5QR). I'm using the IRMP library for infrared decoding, which works fine, as long as I don't use any floating point math outside of its ISR.…
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Control TI Launchpad over USB

What's the easiest way to control a TI Launchpad (MSP430) from Linux over USB? I just want to use the board to drive some LEDs while it's tethered to my computer, so I'm looking for a way to simply control the output pins via a TTY or mspdebug or…
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MSP430 Programming BSL vs Spy-Bi_Wire

Does an MSP430 (Specifically the LaunchPad F5529) retain its code which was transferred via the Spy-Bi-Wire (SBW) Port? Or do I need to use the BSL to program the chip? In layman's terms what is the difference between the two, and why would I need…
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Debugging initialization of LCD with NT7605 driver

I've been trying to get my LCD initialized for about a week now, and am quite embarrassed to say that I've been unsuccessful thus far. I've done this in the past, and I remember it being a little tricky getting the initialization sequence just…
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Can I use a timer delay inside a i/o interrupt handler?

I'm using 12MHz HFXTCLK with full strength on my launchpad.I did not use any presacalar value for SMCLK (I used prescalar only for the timer). I'm using full speed 12MHz clock to my system. I want to use a 16-bit timer delay to create a 64ms ON…
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Are there limitations on stacking Boosterpacks for the TI Launchpads?

I've read many pdf's about the launchpad but one thing is not clear to me yet: Can any boosterpack be combined with any other boosterpak? If not, how can I tell which boards might work together?
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What is the difference between processor clock and system clock?

In the TM4C123G Launchpad Workshop page 129, there is a note about power modes. This note differentiate between processor clock and system clock. So what is the difference between them ? Is this a general concept or is it specific to the…
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MPS430 Launchpad Keypad

I tried to use my MSP430G2553 launchpad with a keypad…
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TM4C123 UART is always in busy state

I am trying to configure UART0 on TM4C123G launchpad. All of my configuration registers are perfect. They've been written with desired values. But somehow, my busy flag is always 1 after first write in data register. I'm using UART0 module on PA0…
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Arduino or MSP430 Launchpad as a serial passthru to reprogram a Fonera router?

The Fonera has 3.3V TX/RX logic, I have a launchpad and an Arduino, can I use any of the cable/boards to reprogram or access the serial on a fonera? Fonera serial info is here:…
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Power consumption - Energia Launchpad

I'm working with energia for the launchpad 430 and have a rather specific question to make: is example A the equivalent in power consumption has example B, or is it that B drains more power? Thank you. EXAMPLE A: void setup() { boolean flag =…
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Tiva C Series LaunchPad and Breadboard

I signed up for a class on edX that involves microcontroller programming, and my kit arrived today so I wanted to start experimenting a bit, the only problem is, I have no clue how to connect the LaunchPad (TI Tiva C Series TM4C123GXL) to the…
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Launchpad blink with button

I am trying to make LED in MSP430G2 Launchpad keep blinking / off with button like Switch example (http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Switch) in Arduino/Energia but I seem to miss something stupid and i don't know what... const int buttonPin = PUSH2;…
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