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Category Archives: MSP430
Launchpad plus LCD equals serial terminal
The Philadelphia, PA based Maker/hacker group Hive76 developed a tiny serial terminal using a TI Launchpad and an HD44780 LCD. The circuit diagram and code libraries are available for download. Some useful work that can be incorporated into larger projects.
TI Lauchpad composite video
Naturetm has published the details on how to produce composite video using the MSP430 found on the TI Launchpad. Just two resistors added to the Launchpad and their source code will get you monochrome NTSC video in 192×40 res! Via Hack A Day.
Improving the MSP430 debugger
Travis Goodspeed studied the MSP430 FET debugger, and redesigned it with a bunch of improvements: A FET is any Flash Emulation Tool containing an MSP430F1612, including the FET UIF and EZ430 debuggers. I am happy to announce my own variant of the MSP430 FET debugger. My variant is compatible with a patched version of the […]
Processor quick start guides
The new processor quick start guides were a big hit. Maff^ contributed a basic guide to the AVR, and Dpropicweb greatly expanded the PIC guides. We finished the MSP430 guide, and added new guides for the Coolrunner-II CPLD and Spartan 3 FPGA (in progress). Check out all the guides, and add one for your favorite […]
MSP430 based RF spectrum analyzer
Here’s a well documented RF spectrum analyzer project by
Cheap Launchpad based motion detector camera
Here’s a hack combining a cheap digital camera body and PIR sensor to form a motion detector camera. The project is controlled by a MSP430 microcontroller found in the Launchpad kit. Via Instructables.
LaunchPad MSP430 development board
Texas Instruments is putting out a $4.30 development platform for the 16bit MSP430 microcontroller. The LaunchPad is aimed at beginners and hobbyists. It accepts several different through-hole chips from the MSP430 value line. We like to use the MSP430 in simple low power designs, but the 4K and 8K size limits on the compiler can […]