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User's Guide
List of Figures
1 MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad Overview................................................................................... 5
2 Insert Device Into Target Socket .......................................................................................... 8
3 Code Composer Studio™ v4 in Debugging Mode ...................................................................... 9
4 MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad With Attached eZ430-RF2500 Target Board ........................................ 10
5 Device Pinout ............................................................................................................... 13
6 Schematics, MSP-EXP430G2 Emulator (1 of 2), Revision 1.4 ...................................................... 14
7 Schematics, MSP-EXP430G2 Emulator (2 of 2), Revision 1.4 ...................................................... 15
8 Schematics, MSP-EXP430G2 Target Socket, Revision 1.4 .......................................................... 16
9 Schematics, MSP-EXP430G2 Emulator (1 of 2), Revision 1.5 ...................................................... 17
10 Schematics, MSP-EXP430G2 Emulator (2 of 2), Revision 1.5 ...................................................... 18
11 Schematics, MSP-EXP430G2 Target Socket, Revision 1.5 .......................................................... 19
12 Layout, LaunchPad Top Layer ........................................................................................... 20
13 Layout, LaunchPad Bottom Layer........................................................................................ 21
14 Layout, LaunchPad Silkscreen ........................................................................................... 22
List of Tables
1 Jumper Connection J3 Between Emulator and Target ................................................................. 9
2 eZ430 Debugging Interface ............................................................................................... 10
3 Supported Devices ......................................................................................................... 11
4 Features Supported by On-Board Emulator ............................................................................ 13
5 Bill of Materials ............................................................................................................. 23
1.1 Overview
The MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad is an inexpensive and simple evaluation kit for the MSP430G2xx Value
Line series of microcontrollers. It is an easy way to start developing on the MSP430 with on-board
emulation for programming and debugging as well as buttons and LEDs for a simple user interface.
Rapid prototyping is simplified by the 20-pin BoosterPack headers which support a wide range of available
BoosterPack plug-in modules. You can quickly add features like wireless connectivity, graphical displays,
environmental sensing, and much more. You can either design your own BoosterPack or choose among
many already available from TI and third party developers.
The LaunchPad features an integrated DIP target socket that supports up to 20 pins, allowing MSP430™
Value Line devices to be plugged into the LaunchPad board. The MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad comes
with an MSP430G2553 device by default. The MSP430G2553 has the most memory available of the
compatible Value Line devices.
The MSP430G2553 16-bit MCU has 16KB flash, 512 bytes RAM, up to 16-MHz CPU speed, 10-bit ADC,
capacitive touch enabled I/Os, universal serial communication interface, and more – plenty to get you
started in your development.
Free software development tools are also available: TI's Eclipse-based Code Composer Studio™ IDE
(CCS), IAR Embedded Workbench™ IDE (IAR), and the community-driven Energia open source code
editor. More information about the LaunchPad, including documentation and design files, can be found on
the tool page at http://www.ti.com/tool/msp-exp430g2.
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1.2 Features
MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad features:
• USB debugging and programming interface featuring a driverless installation and application UART
serial communication with up to 9600 Baud
• Supports MSP430G2xx2, MSP430G2xx3, and MSP430F20xx devices in PDIP14 or PDIP20 packages
(see Section 4.7 for a complete list of supported devices)
• Two general-purpose digital I/O pins connected to green and red LEDs for visual feedback
• Two push button for user feedback and device reset
• Easily accessible device pins for debugging purposes or as socket for adding customized extension
boards
• High-quality 20-pin DIP socket for an easy plug-in or removal of the target device
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1.4 Revisions
The first production revision of the LaunchPad in 2010 was 1.3. In 2012 the LaunchPad board revision
changed from 1.4 to 1.5 to align with the new release of Value Line devices. The differences in the
schematic and the kit contents are:
• Layout and Schematic:
– Voltage feedback in the emulator changed to increase startup stability (Rev 1.3 to Rev 1.4)
– Rearranged jumper J3 to support two UART configurations: vertical (SW UART), horizontal (HW
UART)
– VCC on the connector J4 can now be disconnected from the emulator VCC by J3
– Pullup resistor R34 and capacitor C24 on P1.3 removed to reduce the current consumption
– Presoldered male headers J1 and J2
2 Installation
The MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad installation consists of three easy steps:
1. Download the required software.
2. Install the selected IDE.
3. Connect the LaunchPad to the PC.
Then the LaunchPad is ready to develop applications or to use the pre-programmed demo application.
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The following example for Code Composer Studio shows how to download and debug the demo
application described in Section 3.2.
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NOTE: The assignment of jumper J3 has been changed in MSP-EXP430G2 revision 1.5, see the
comments in Table 1 to find the assignment for a specific board revision.
Jumpers 4 and 5 connect the UART interface of the emulator to the target device pins P1.1 and P1.2.
These jumpers can be used to select between a software (SW) UART or a hardware (HW) UART by their
orientation. In vertical orientation (SW UART), the jumpers connect the emulation TXD signal to target
P1.2 and the emulation RXD signal to target P1.1, as they are used for the software UART communication
on the demo application (see Section 2.2). In horizontal orientation (HW UART), the jumpers connect the
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emulator TXD signal to target P1.1 and the emulator RXD to target P1.2, as required for the USCI module.
Keep in mind that UART communication is full duplex, so connections are made for both transmit and
receive on each side, and the labeling is specific to what action each side of the UART bus is performing.
For example, the emulator TXD (transmit) signal connects to the target RXD (receive) signal, and the
emulator RXD signal connects to the target TXD signal.
To program the attached target without interfering with the LaunchPad socket board, jumper connections
TEST and RST of J3 must be open. The interface to the eZ430 target board is always connected to the
MSP-EXP430G2 emulator, so the programming and debugging of a connected LaunchPad target device
is possible only if the eZ430 target is not connected on the same time. The application UART, on the other
hand, is connected directly to the LaunchPad target device, and jumper J3 can be closed to monitor the
transmission from the LaunchPad target to the attached eZ430. This way both possible connections, from
the device to the PC and from the device to the eZ430, can be established without changing the direction
of the UART pins.
The VCC connection to the eZ430 interface is directly connected to the LaunchPad target VCC and can
be separated with jumper J3, if the LaunchPad itself should be powered via a connected battery on J4. To
supply the eZ430 interface with the onboard emulator the jumper J3 VCC needs to be closed.
Table 2 shows the pinout of the eZ430 debugging interface J4, the first pin is the left pin located on the
emulator part of the LaunchPad.
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5 MSP-EXP430G2 Hardware
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EZ_VBUS
TP6TP4TP2
8 41
9 40
10 39
11 38
12 37 SBW & UART I/F to external Target
GND 13 36
14 35 BRXDI R6 100R
URTS 15 34 BTXDI R7 100R
UDTR 16 33 URXD J4
UDSR UTXD P1.1 1
UCTS EZ_VCC 2
SBWTCK 3
SBWTDIO 4
GND 5
P1.2 6
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Schematics
1.4
5.2
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4
2
5
3
1
R22 TUSB3410VF 22p 22p
3k3 S4 SHIELD4
C11
GND
VCC
IO2
IO1
NC
R23 C12
100R 100n GND GND GND USB_MINI_B5
GND 100n
GND GND
SCL
SDA
RST/SBWTDIO P1.3
2
GND
S1
S2
1
1
VCC
100nF
C20
6 P1.4 6 15 P1.7 15
DNP 7 P1.5 7 14 P1.6 14
GND 8 P2.0 8 13 P2.5 13
C14
1nF
1
2
P1.0
LED1 270R
green
R33 J5-2
3
4
P1.6
100nF
LED2 470R
C24
red GND
MSP-EXP430G2 Hardware
GND DNP
MSP-EXP430G2 TARGET SOCKET
GND
1.4
16
17
MSP-EXP430G2 Hardware
EZ_VBUS
TP6TP4TP2
R2 R3
C4 C5 47k 47k
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
4
2
5
3
1
R22 TUSB3410VF 22p 22p
3k3 S4 SHIELD4
C11
GND
VCC
IO2
IO1
NC
R23 C12
100R 100n GND GND GND USB_MINI_B5
GND 100n
GND GND
VSS VCC
CAT24FC32UI
C13 100n
GND GND 1.5
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2
J6
1
2
3
S1
S2
1
1
GND
GND
6 P1.4 6 15 P1.7 15
DNP 7 P1.5 7 14 P1.6 14
GND 8 P2.0 8 13 P2.5 13
DNP 9 P2.1 9 12 P2.4 12
C22 R28 10 10 11 11
XOUT P2.2 P2.3
12pF 0R Socket: TBD
100nF
J1 Type: TBD J2
C24
C14
1nF
R32 J5-1 DNP
1
2
P1.0
LED1 270R
green
R33 J5-2
3
4
P1.6 GND GND
LED2 470R
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Suggested Reading www.ti.com
6 Suggested Reading
The primary sources of MSP430™ information are the device-specific data sheets and the family user's
guides. The most up-to-date versions of those documents can be found at the Texas Instruments MSP430
landing page.
For more information on CCS and IAR, download the latest version from http://www.ti.com/mspds and
read the included user's guides and documentation in the installation folder. Documents describing the
IAR tools (Workbench/C-SPY, the assembler, the C compiler, the linker, and the library) are located in
common\doc and 430\doc. All necessary CCS documents can be found in the msp430\doc folder in the
CCS installation path. The FET user's guide also includes detailed information on how to set up a project
for the MSP430 using IAR or CCS, and it is included in most of the IDE releases and on the TI MSP430
side.
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Revision History
• Corrected the description of jumper settings in the paragraph that starts "Jumpers 4 and 5 connect the UART
interface..." ................................................................................................................................. 9
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