Interfacing available from the factory

I don't know where you read that sentence, but what it means is "the manufacturer". If you use an MSP430 processor (for example), you can get a lot of interfacing information from Texas Instruments (the factory) in the form of data sheets, white papers, application notes, tutorials, etc.

If you have a specific question for a TI microcontroller post it on the relevant forum on the groups.

Good luck!

Jorge Cano1

Hello.

I'm sorry but this a very silly question

I 've been reading several datasheets and I always find the following:

Detailed information on interfacing with most popular
microprocessors is readily available from the factory

The problem is that I do not know where is that factory? Where could I find this kind of information?

Thanks a lot and I appreciate your response

To expand on the other answer, The Factory is referring to the maker of the CPU/MPU/DSP/etc you will be wanting to control the device with.  As an example, plugging in to a Launchpad would mean hitting the PDFs on this site to find the pins required, their location on the board, the protocol for interfacing ( to activate, read/wright, or what ever it does ) and the programming of said same MPU board to make it work.  Basically it is admitting the original design is not stand alone, the part is considered to work with another device of your choice.

A nice example is the popular ZigBee interface ICs, they need at least some kind of MPU to do the communicating through it to another wireless device.

Hope this explains things a little better,

Eric