Texas Instruments MSP430 Read This First

SLAU278F–May 2009 –Revised December 2010

Read This First

This manual describes the hardware of the Texas Instruments MSP-FET430 Flash Emulation Tool (FET).

The FET is the program development tool for the MSP430 ultra-low-power microcontroller. Both available

interface types, the parallel port interface and the USB interface, are described.

Read and follow the instructions in Chapter 1. This chapter lists the contents of the FET, provides

instructions on installing the hardware and according software drivers. After you see how quick and easy it

is to use the development tools, TI recommends that you read all of this manual.

This manual describes the setup and operation of the FET but does not fully describe the MSP430™

microcontrollers or the development software systems. For details of these items, see the appropriate TI

documents listed in Section 1.18.

This manual applies to the following tools (and devices):

• MSP-FET430PIF (debug interface with parallel port connection, for all MSP430 flash-based devices)

• MSP-FET430UIF (debug interface with USB connection, for all MSP430 flash-based devices)

• eZ430-F2013 (USB stick form factor interface with attached MSP430F2013 target, for all

MSP430F20xx, MSP430G2x01, MSP430G2x11, MSP430G2x21 and MSP430G2x31 devices)

• eZ430-T2012 (three MSP430F2012 based target boards)

• eZ430-RF2500 (USB stick form factor interface with attached MSP430F2274/CC2500 target, for all

MSP430F20xx, MSP430F21x2, MSP430F22xx, MSP430G2x01, MSP430G2x11, MSP430G2x21 and

MSP430G2x31 devices)

• eZ430-RF2500T (one MSP430F2274/CC2500 target board including battery pack)

• eZ430-RF2500-SEH (USB stick form factor interface with attached MSP430F2274/CC2500 target and

solar energy harvesting module)

• eZ430-Chronos-xxx (USB stick form factor interface with CC430F6137 based development system

contained in a watch. Includes <1 GHz RF USB access point)

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