Texas Instruments MSP-EXP430G2 User Manual
Develop an Application With the MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad
4.6
Connecting a Satellite Board
The LaunchPad is the perfect experimenter board to start hardware development with the MSP430G2xx
Value Line. Connectors J1 and J2 and the power supply at J6 are aligned in a 0.1-in (2.54-mm) grid to
allow an easy and inexpensive development of a breadboard extension module. These satellite boards
can access all the signals of the LaunchPad target device. So the satellites can hold their own device and
use the LaunchPad as a pure programming interface, or they can work with the device that is plugged into
the LaunchPad socket. The alignment of the connectors and the pinout can be found in
Value Line. Connectors J1 and J2 and the power supply at J6 are aligned in a 0.1-in (2.54-mm) grid to
allow an easy and inexpensive development of a breadboard extension module. These satellite boards
can access all the signals of the LaunchPad target device. So the satellites can hold their own device and
use the LaunchPad as a pure programming interface, or they can work with the device that is plugged into
the LaunchPad socket. The alignment of the connectors and the pinout can be found in
. The
MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad kit includes two female 10-pin PCB connectors to get started with the first
extension board right away.
extension board right away.
4.7
Supported Devices
Texas Instruments offers several MSP430 devices in a PDIP package that is compatible with LaunchPad.
shows the supported devices.
Table 3. Supported Devices
Part Number
Family
Description
F2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 1kB Flash, 128B RAM, Comparator
F2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 1kB Flash, 128B RAM, 10-Bit SAR A/D, USI for SPI/I2C
F2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 1kB Flash, 128B RAM, 16-Bit Sigma-Delta A/D, USI for SPI/I2C
F2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 2kB Flash, 128B RAM, Comparator
F2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 2kB Flash, 128B RAM, 10-Bit SAR A/D, USI for SPI/I2C
F2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 2kB Flash, 128B RAM, 16-Bit Sigma-Delta A/D, USI for SPI/I2C
G2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 512B Flash, 128B RAM
G2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 1kB Flash, 128B RAM
G2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 1kB Flash, 128B RAM, Comparator
G2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 1kB Flash, 128B RAM, USI for SPI/I2C
G2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 1kB Flash, 128B RAM, 10-Bit SAR A/D, USI for SPI/I2C
G2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 2kB Flash, 128B RAM
G2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 2kB Flash, 128B RAM, Comparator
G2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 2kB Flash, 128B RAM, USI for SPI/I2C
G2xx
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 2kB Flash, 128B RAM, 10-Bit SAR A/D, USI for SPI/I2C
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 1kB Flash, 256B RAM, USI for SPI/I2C, 16 Touch-Sense
G2xx
Enabled I/O Pins
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 2kB Flash, 256B RAM, USI for SPI/I2C, 16 Touch-Sense
G2xx
Enabled I/O Pins
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 4kB Flash, 256B RAM, USI for SPI/I2C, 16 Touch-Sense
G2xx
Enabled I/O Pins
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 8kB Flash, 256B RAM, USI for SPI/I2C, 16 Touch-Sense
G2xx
Enabled I/O Pins
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 1kB Flash, 256B RAM, Comparator, USI for SPI/I2C, 16 Touch-
G2xx
Sense Enabled I/O Pins
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 2kB Flash, 256B RAM, Comparator, USI for SPI/I2C, 16 Touch-
G2xx
Sense Enabled I/O Pins
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 4kB Flash, 256B RAM, Comparator, USI for SPI/I2C, 16 Touch-
G2xx
Sense Enabled I/O Pins
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 8kB Flash, 256B RAM, Comparator, USI for SPI/I2C, 16 Touch-
G2xx
Sense Enabled I/O Pins
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 1kB Flash, 256B RAM, 10-Bit SAR A/D, USI for SPI/I2C, 16
G2xx
Touch-Sense Enabled I/O Pins
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 2kB Flash, 256B RAM, 10-Bit SAR A/D, USI for SPI/I2C, 16
G2xx
Touch-Sense Enabled I/O Pins
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 4kB Flash, 256B RAM, 10-Bit SAR A/D, USI for SPI/I2C, 16
G2xx
Touch-Sense Enabled I/O Pins
16-bit Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller, 8kB Flash, 256B RAM, 10-Bit SAR A/D, USI for SPI/I2C, 16
G2xx
Touch-Sense Enabled I/O Pins
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MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad Experimenter Board
SLAU318C – July 2010 – Revised August 2012
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