Connecting G2553 with Sparkfun Bluesmirf Bluetooth

Hello,

I'm currently working on a project involving G2553 MCU and Sparkfun Bluesmirf Silver BT module. I'm programming my MCU using the MSP430 Launchpad as a programmer and Energia IDE. I'm trying to configure the Bluetooth module using the firmware that I upload to the MCU.

I connected the MCU's hardware UART pins to the Bluesmirf pins. Pin 1.1 (HW RX) to the module's RX and vice versa. I supply the same voltage to the MCU and the module (supply voltage connected to the breadboard from the Launchpad itself, multimeter shows values at around 3.5V). Bluesmirf's datasheet says the Vcc should be between 3.3V and 6V. My code looks like this:

void setup()

{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  initBTModule();
  delay(delayReset);
  
  pinMode(RED_LED, OUTPUT);
}


void loop()
{
  digitalWrite(RED_LED, HIGH);   // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
  delay(2000);               // wait for a second
  digitalWrite(RED_LED, LOW);    // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
  delay(2000);               // wait for a second  
}


// Sets up the Sparkfun Bluesmirf Silver Bluetooth module
void initBTModule()
{
  delay(2000);
  sendUART("$$$");            // enter command mode
  delay(200);
  sendUART("SN,Kanarek0000\n");     // set name of the device
  delay(200);
  sendUART("SP,kanarek0000\n"); // set security PIN code
  delay(200);
  sendUART("SU,96\n");          // set baud rate to 9600
  delay(200);
  sendUART("R,1\n");            // reset device for changes to take effect
  delay(3000);
}


// Sends a char sequence using the hardware UART
// pin 1.1 RX
// pin 1.2 TX
void sendUART(char msg[])
{
  Serial.print(msg);
  delay(3000);
}