MSP430 camera interfacing
I'd like to interface a camera with decent resolution to an MSP430 but I'm not having any luck finding one. Ideally the camera would have at least 5MP, although around 10MP would be better. I know none...
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Hacking a Glideaway Bed Frame
So maybe it is a sign of getting old but my wife and I decided to get a new bed. She really wanted one that had an adjustable frame so thats what we got. It is this model:...
View ArticleCan TimerA ISR Stop Itself?
Bottom line is that I was trying to come up with a way to initiate a 50ms pulse but searching through forums I was surprised that I couldn't find much on doing this. I have a ISR on Port1 with a...
View ArticleMSP432 Random Number generator using TimerA with ACLK and SMCLK
Hello, I've come across an example of generating 16-bit random numbers with the use of TimerA, ACLK and SMCLK. TI's wiki code for MSP430 is the following: int TI_getRandomIntegerFromVLO(void) {...
View ArticleBLE Beacon library for Nordic nRF24 & HopeRF RF75/RF73
I've been working a lot on my MSP430 Sensor Node project and part of this is generating an Energia library that enables these boards to transmit BLE beacons. Here is the first release! The library...
View ArticleForever loop with detecting osc fault
Hi everyone, I can not exit below loop, what is my problems? Please help to give a solution. // clear any oscillator faults do { IFG1 &= ~OFIFG; __delay_cycles(800); } while (IFG1...
View ArticleMSP430G2231 I2C Slave
I've been reading the datasheet and user guide and I'm a little confused about how to configure and control the 2231 in I2C slave mode. The code examples I've looked at use P1.6 and P1.7 for clock and...
View ArticleDeploying MSP430 Firmware using Ansible
Hello all! If anyone else is interested in devops tools like ansible/vagrant/docker or linux administration this project might interest you. I recently started learning about ansible a tool used to...
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Educational BoosterPack MKII
Looks like TI-EStore now has the Educational BoosterPack MKII in stock. Retails for $29.00 You can also get the MSP432 + MKII bundle for $39.99, saving you around $3.99 This BoosterPack was...
View ArticleTM4C129 Tiva C Series + SD Card
Hey, I'm trying to get my Tiva board to be able to read/write SD cards. Is there a schematic that describes the SPI connection between the board and the SD card? I've looked at the booster board...
View Articlebinding isr to comparator event - isr never executes
Dear all, I'm using CCS on Win7 and Launchpad 430g2 with a 2452 chip. I cannot get the ISR to execute when I externally drive comparator input voltage up and down. Minimal code is here. I think it...
View ArticleIntroduction to Microcontrollers and the C Programming Language
Here is a link to the course: http://www.element14.com/community/community/learning-center/online-learning/moocs/ti-valparaiso-udemy "Shorten your learning curve for the Texas Instruments MSP430 and...
View ArticleMSP432 1602 LCD
Since I2C LCD interface isn't in working order just yet, I tried to quickly make the LCD work in standard 4 data pin + EN and RS mode. I got the following code from...
View ArticleMy Latest IoT Fail
I thought that maybe some forum members would enjoy this cautionary tale that I wrote: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-epic-fail-internet-things-iot-luke-beno It's kinda funny and has a happy...
View ArticleNuttX Port -- looking for cooperators
NuttX is one of the better MCU RTOS's I've encountered. It is designed and written by a team of experts, it comes from the private-sector (so they have to keep focused on things that matter), and the...
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Custom MSP430-Board for EasyDriver
Hi, encouraged by @bluehash I’d like to present a small project I am currently working on … maybe this is interesting for some of you … I needed to integrate a stepper motor into a project I’m working...
View ArticleLooking for an up to date open source toolchain for msp430
I'm trying to set up an eclipse / gcc / gdb / mspdebug based development environment to work on a custom msp430 based board that the company I work for produce. I have set up eclipse with the tools...
View ArticleCCS ignores (used) attribute
I am trying to include function that is not referenced, but the function is not emitted. __attribute__ ((used)) Any ideas?
View ArticleSPI and I2C
Hi everyone, If a slave supported both of SPI and I2C, which one will better to interface with data? (about: speed, noise, stable, ...) Thanks!
View ArticleILI9341 Display on MSP432 with SPI
Hi, I'm struggling to get the the ILI9341 display to work on a MSP432. I've used it on an arduino with this display driver, so I figured that would be a good start for the porting. This display...
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