The Launchpad is a development kit for the MSP430 Value Line microcontrollers designed by Texas Instruments. Can also refer to the other Launchpads which all share the same form factor. (MSP430F5x USB mcus, Stellaris/Tiva Arm mcus, C2000 Piccolo mcus, Hercules Arm mcus)
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What is launchpad's I2C & SPI voltages?
Does anyone know what voltages TI Launchpad's I2C and SPI run at?
I think it is 3V3 from a comment on a post, but can't be sure.
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Texas Tiva Power On
I am attempting to power on a Texas Tiva TM4C123GH6PM with an external power supplied by the VCC pin from a generic ESC.
In the board, there is a non-soldered pin named VBUS which I wonder is ...
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Tiva Launchpad for USB Read/Write
Is it possible to write/read text files on a USB Mass Storage Device using one of the USB ports on the Tiva Launchpad?
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Display digits on 7 segment 3 digit LED display with Launchpad
I have a 7 segment led display with 3 digits (BT-M512RD-DR1
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I connected LED display according to this answer and here is my version of the sketch
But I am ...
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Power consumption - Energia Launchpad
I'm working with energia for the launchpad 430 and have a rather specific question to make: is example A the equivalent in power consumption has example B, or is it that B drains more power? Thank ...
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Transfering RS485 data to server using ethernet
I'm extracting data from energy meters like V, I, KW, etc. Now I want to put this data in a dedicated server through Ethernet LAN so that meter user can monitor data from remote place by logging in to ...
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Can I program a MSP430553 IC using the TIVA C development board?
I have a few MSP430G2553 ICs. Can TIVA C board (EK-TM4C123GXL) used to program the ICs as I need to buy it for a online class I am about to take ????
If yes, please specify the method to be followed.
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MPS430 Launchpad Keypad
I tried to use my MSP430G2553 launchpad with a keypad using
http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_Keypad.html
http://bildr.org/2011/05/arduino-keypad/
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MSP430 launchpad LCD problem
I am trying to interface my MSP430G2553 launchpad with an LCD but my characters look weird. I am using http://www.fibidi.com/arduino-lcd-16x2-characters/ with one potentiometer , with changing ports ...
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Tiva C Series LaunchPad and Breadboard
I signed up for a class on edX that involves microcontroller programming, and my kit arrived today so I wanted to start experimenting a bit, the only problem is, I have no clue how to connect the ...
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Launchpad blink with button
I am trying to make LED in MSP430G2 Launchpad keep blinking / off with button like Switch example (http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Switch) in Arduino/Energia but I seem to miss something stupid and ...
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Are there any transparent enclosures or housing options out there for the Stellaris LaunchPad?
I come from an Arduino background, where there are a number of enclosures available for the standard board sizes.
We've just installed some software on a Stellaris LaunchPad at work, and we want to ...
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Cortex-M4F FPU problems
I'm writing some code for a Texas Instruments Stellaris Launchpad board (a Cortex-M4F, the chip is a LM4F120H5QR). I'm using the IRMP library for infrared decoding, which works fine, as long as I ...
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Are there limitations on stacking Boosterpacks for the TI Launchpads?
I've read many pdf's about the launchpad but one thing is not clear to me yet:
Can any boosterpack be combined with any other boosterpak?
If not, how can I tell which boards might work together?
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Good book for Microcontroller Interfacing [closed]
I have a bachelors in CS and have been a web developer for a few years. I consider myself to have a good understanding of computer architecture, however, I've been wanting to dive into Electronic ...
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Starting to tinker, any advice? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to become an embedded software developer?
What good resources are there for a high school student to start learning electronics?
I have recently purchased a ...
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Control TI Launchpad over USB
What's the easiest way to control a TI Launchpad (MSP430) from Linux over USB? I just want to use the board to drive some LEDs while it's tethered to my computer, so I'm looking for a way to simply ...
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Arduino or MSP430 Launchpad as a serial passthru to reprogram a Fonera router?
The Fonera has 3.3V TX/RX logic, I have a launchpad and an Arduino, can I use any of the cable/boards to reprogram or access the serial on a fonera?
Fonera serial info is here: ...
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Debugging initialization of LCD with NT7605 driver
I've been trying to get my LCD initialized for about a week now, and am quite embarrassed to say that I've been unsuccessful thus far. I've done this in the past, and I remember it being a little ...
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TI MSP430 Launchpad + Ethernet
I just received my TI Launchpad and I'm wondering how can I add something like an Ethernet Shield from Arduino, in order to display a simple webpage... ?
Do you know any Ethernet shield for Launchpad?
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TI Launchpad USB serial comms in OSX
Has anyone managed to get a TI Launchpad doing serial comms via the onboard USB chip (TUSB3410) to OSX?
I have mspdebug working for uploading code. But to get serial I'm having to plug an FTDI chip ...
