EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

MODULE 3
MSP430
 TI MSP430
MSP430is amixed signalmicrocontroller
family fromTexas Instruments.
Built around a16-bitCPU,
designed for low cost and, specifically, low power
consumption[1]embedded applications.
MSP430 PART NUMBERING
 FEATURES AT A GLANCE
used for low poweredembedded devices.
16-bitCPU,
The top CPU speed is 25MHz
currentdrawn in idle mode can be less than 1 A
can be throttled back for lower power
consumption.
uses six different low-power modes, which can
disable unneeded clocks and CPU.
capable of wake-up times below 1 s (allowing the
microcontroller to stay in sleep mode longer,
minimizing its average current consumption )
usual peripherals:
internaloscillator,
timerincludingPWM
Watchdog
USART,SPI,IC,
10/12/14/16/24-bitADCs, and
brownoutresetcircuitry.
Some less usual peripheral options includecomparators(that
can be used with the timers to do simple ADC),
on-chipop-ampsforsignal conditioning,
12-bitDAC,
LCDdriver,
hardware multiplier,
USB,
andDMAfor ADC results.
Apart from some olderEPROM(MSP430E3xx) and high
volumemask ROM(MSP430Cxxx) versions, all of the devices
arein-system programmableviaJTAG(full four-wire or
Spy-Bi-Wire) or a built inbootstraploader (BSL) usingUART
such asRS232, orUSBon devices with USB support.