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Why are the pins on the board naked?

http://i.imgur.com/WYRodIC.jpg      The black covering is on the bottom of the board rather than on the top covering the pins. I can't even set the board down properly because of it.

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WISP energy harvesting sensor node based on MSP430

Hackaday today featured a sensor node which runs on harvested RF energy.http://hackaday.com/2016/05/01/wisp-needs-no-battery-or-cable/ As the article mentions a 16bit CPU, I wondered if someone put an...

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CC1120 operation

Hi, I used FR5969 to control the operation of CC1120. The chip transmit a packet periodically each second and after transmission completed, the chip goes into idle state.   When I just add a command...

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Need help understanding this code

The code is for a heartbeat sensor using the MSP430. Which part is responsible for actually counting the pulses?  Attached Files  lcd (1).h   4.72KB   3 downloads  main.txt   2.58KB   6 downloads

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Need help with UART

Hello,   I am writing a program to use LoRa RN2483 with MSP430G2553 sending to LoRa the readings from some sensors. First I had a temperature sensor DS18B20 (digital reading), the internal temperature...

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Why is UART BSL not RXD/TXD?

Why on earth would TI engineers use random GPIO pins for the built-in UART BSL instead of RXD/TXD of one of the USCI peripherals??     I mean, in 90% of real world use cases, the likely source of a...

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Temporary connection for SBW flashing, without socket, using pads

I want a temporary connection to my target board, to program it using SBW.  I don't want to populate the target board with a connector.  I previously used a row of plated through holes and just...

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PCB Laser Exposer/Printer

Here are the files for my PCB Exposer/Printer, it is the complete package including mechanical design files.   The printer itself.   Example - a power control PCB for Raspberry Pi - 40 x 40 mm.   Code...

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Question of memory and C++ object allocation

This is the substring method of the String library in Energia.   1 String String::substring(unsigned int left, unsigned int right) const  2 {  3    if (left > right) {  4          unsigned int temp...

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How to read a byte and convert him to bit

Fellows, I have a big problem with a application i have trying to do. I need to read a characters who came in byte format and transform him in bit format I have some trouble in write the function, can...

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CC1120 wrong operation

I use MSP430FR5969 to control CC1120. After register configuration I put CC1120 in different mode of operations (TX,  RX, SFSTXON, IDLE, XOFF and sleep) and put  MCU in LPM3.   I measured the current...

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Error when executing Energia

Greetings all, recently download energy-0101E0017 but when you run energia.exe not responding (It is the same with energy-0101E0016). I have windows 7, obviously download the version for this system....

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code for ws2813 led

Hello I have get some ws2813 led, it is higher grade than the ws2812b with dual signal and the capacitance and resistance also package inside the led,it is much different, though apa102 also double but...

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Casio watch rebuild w/ MSP430

Today Hackaday featured someone that replaced the innards of a Casio watch with an MSP430FR6972 http://hackaday.com/2016/05/30/gutting-and-rebuilding-a-classic-watch/   Very well documented on GitHub,...

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msp430( Launchpad v1.5 ) compiler

I thought there was a recent discussion as to the state of compilers for the MSP430's . . . but I can not seem to find that discussion.   So, my question is simply, which is the best compiler for the...

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Working with MPU6050 on MSP430

Hi   I'm just getting started in working with MSP430 with MPU6050. Is Jeff Rowberg's library the go-to library for interfacing with the MPU6050? Ideally, I'd like to use DMP, but that the i2cdevlib...

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MSP432 launchpad as programmer...?

Hi,   Is there an easy way to use MSP432 launchpad to program another MSP432...? Any ideas...?   Thanks,   Adam

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would Window 10 installation affect my sketch work developed using Energia 11?

Background: Second  Post. Windows 7 OS Launch Pad :MSP EXP-430G2 (rev.1.5) M430G2553 20 pin chip  Nokia LCD  1202 Booster Pack (430things Nokia1202 v4-5 ,one with 5 push buttons). IDE:Energia 17. Still...

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Programming a game based on coordinates

Hello everone and thanks in advance for any help you can give me.   I want to create a game or so in which (2) MSP430G22553 Launchpads are involved; the steps are:   1. Each player submits their...

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TI not supporting MSP-EXP430G2 on Mac or Linux?

Important Note:The MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad is not supported by the Mac or Linux versions of the Code Composer Studio™ Integrated Development Environment. If you want to work with these operating...

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