Chapter 2

SLAU278F–May 2009 –Revised December 2010
Design Considerations for In-Circuit Programming
This chapter presents signal requirements for in-circuit programming of the MSP430.
Topic ........................................................................................................................... Page
2.1 Signal Connections for In-System Programming and Debugging ............................ 24
2.2 External Power .................................................................................................. 27
2.3 Bootstrap Loader (BSL) ..................................................................................... 27
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