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MSP-GANG v1.1.2.0 is available now

Rostyslav Stolyar — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:55:31 GMT

This is to inform you that the new software versions for our production programmers MSP-GANG and GANG430 are released.

Official web:

www.ti.com/msp-gang

www.ti.com/gang430

These versions were driven by support for new devices.

MSP-GANG v1.1.2.0

This version has added support for new devices:

MSP430G2444, MSP430G2544, MSP430G2744
MSP430G2755, MSP430G2855, MSP430G2955

New features:

None

This version has additionally fixes for following bugs/issues:

MSP430F47126 and MSP430F47127 not recognized.
Open Notepad in Windows 64bit does not work.
The programming over the BSL without using the password file doesn't work if password from the file option is selected.
Writing the Serial Number to protected Info-A sector using function MSPGANG_Interactive_Copy_GANG_Buffer_to_FLASH(address, size) failed.
Erasing a lot of sectors of the flash - sector by sector can reset the MSP-GANG.

Known limitation: None.

GANG430 v1.59

This version supports new devices:

MSP430G2444, MSP430G2544, MSP430G2744
MSP430G2755, MSP430G2855, MSP430G2955

New features:

None

MSP430ware 1.40 is now available!

Chris Tsongas — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:54:32 GMT

MSP430ware 1.40 is now available. MSP430ware is an API library that makes it easy to develop MSP430 applications for 5xx, 6xx, and FRxx devices. Additionally, developing applications to the MSP430 API makes it easier to migrate between various MSP430 devices. This 1.40 release supports Grace 2.0 API, all existing 5xx/6xx , FR57xx, and FR5xx peripherals, plus numerous 5xx/6xx, FRxx device family enhancements/bug fixes, and an updated MSP430 Graphics Library. This release breaks out the device families for more logical by family organization. Release is available from:

http://software-dl.ti.com/msp430/msp430_public_sw/mcu/msp430/MSP430ware/latest/index_FDS.html

New Features In MSP430ware 1.40

Support for for FR5xxx devices added (requires CCS 5.3.0+)
By-family separation of DriverLib for cleaner application development.
Driverlib is no longer distributed as a pre-built library instead the source files are distributed
Support for C99 types
IEC 60730 Library added. The IEC60730 library offers a complete set of API calls that allow users to perform self-test routines on MSP430 devices.

The tests meet the Class B requirements specified in the software section of Annex H of the IEC60730 standard.

GRLib has been updated to version 1_10_00_00.

Questions or support for MSP430ware may be posted on Texas Instruments' E2E forum or via direct email to MSP430ware development at msp430ware@list.ti.com.

MSP430 USB Developers Package 3.20.02 now available

Chris Tsongas — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:43:21 GMT

The USB Developers Package for MSP430 is a software package that contains all necessary source code and sample applications that are required to start developing a USB-based MSP430 project. The package only supports MSP430 USB devices.

http://software-dl.ti.com/msp430/msp430_public_sw/mcu/msp430/MSP430_USB_Developers_Package/latest/index_FDS.html

Features

USB Field Firmware Updater - Allows customers to easily customize and release an installer package for upgrading MSP430-based devices in the field, using the MSP430's on-chip USB bootstrap loader (BSL). The package contains all necessary source code to enable quick and easy custom modification.
Windows HID API (Human Interface Device class) - A Windows API that makes it easy for a USB host PC to communicate with an MSP430-based device running the MSP430 HID API stack, including an example application. It is designed to make HID easy for general-purpose USB communication.

New in 3.20.02:

This is a point release with bug fixes some minor enhancements.

Support added for HID Feature reports.
BUG 2756 - USB stack for the MSP-FET / eZ-FET calls DINT/EINT in a high level function of the stack
BUG 3360 - USB_enable () starts with non-configurable oscillator drive strength settings for Xt2 - always XT2DRIVE_3
BUG 1353 - Initialize rxCount in usbConstructs.c.
BUG 1811 - Change report_desc_size to WORD instead of BYTE
BUG 3286 - Remove references to UPCS0 ad this is no longer defined in UG and header files.
BUG 3287 - Data Residue is incorrect for Read Capacity and Mode Sense commands
BUG 3288 - Mode Sense commands need to STALL after short packet according to the 13 cases
BUG 3291 - Remove references to P7 port in stack.

Please see product release notes for more information.

MSP430ware 1.30 is now available.

Chris Tsongas — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:33:00 GMT

MSP430ware 1.30 is now available. MSP430ware is an API library that makes it easy to develop MSP430 applications for 5xx, 6xx, and FRxx devices. Additionally, developing applications to the MSP430 API makes it easier to migrate between various MSP430 devices. This 1.30 release supports Grace 2.0 API, all existing 5xx/6xx , FR57xx, and FR5xx peripherals, plus numerous 5xx/6xx, FRxx device family enhancements/bug fixes, and an updated MSP430 Graphics Library. This release breaks out the device families for more logical by family organization. Release is available from:

http://software-dl.ti.com/msp430/msp430_public_sw/mcu/msp430/MSP430ware/latest/index_FDS.html

New Features In MSP430ware 1.30

Break out into component families
Many more family specific examples
Many enhancements for 5xx/6xx and FR5xxx devices
Updated collateral available via TI Resource explorer.

Questions or support for MSP430ware may be posted on Texas Instruments' E2E forum or via direct email to MSP430ware development at msp430ware@list.ti.com.

MSP430ware 1.25 now available

Chris Tsongas — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:37:28 GMT

MSP430ware 1.25 is now available. MSP430ware is an API library that makes it easy to develop MSP430 applications for 5xx, 6xx, and FRxx devices. Additionally, developing applications to the MSP430 API makes it easier to migrate between various MSP430 devices. This 1.25 release supports Grace 2.0 API, all existing 5xx/6xx peripherals, numerous 5xx/6xx, FRxx device family and enhancements/bug fixes, and an updated MSP430 Graphics Library. Release is available from:

http://software-dl.ti.com/msp430/msp430_public_sw/mcu/msp430/MSP430ware/1_25_00_29/index_FDS.html

New Features In MSP430ware 1.25

Support for for Grace 2.0
COMP_E, SD24_B, TEC peripherals
Many enhancements for 5xx and 6xx devices
Updated collateral available via TI Resource explorer.

Questions or support for MSP430ware may be posted on Texas Instruments' E2E forum or via direct email to MSP430ware development at msp430ware@list.ti.com.

MSP430 USB Developers Package 3.20.00 now available

Chris Tsongas — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 04:09:26 GMT

http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/msp430usbdevpack.html

Features

USB Field Firmware Updater - Allows customers to easily customize and release an installer package for upgrading MSP430-based devices in the field, using the MSP430's on-chip USB bootstrap loader (BSL). The package contains all necessary source code to enable quick and easy custom modification.
Windows HID API (Human Interface Device class) - A Windows API that makes it easy for a USB host PC to communicate with an MSP430-based device running the MSP430 HID API stack, including an example application. It is designed to make HID easy for general-purpose USB communication.

New features in 3.20.00:

Core USB stack changed to BSD license.
Open Source Java based HID Demo.

Along with numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Please see product release notes for more information.

MSP-GANG v1.0.9.0 is available now

Rostyslav Stolyar — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:59:17 GMT

The new software versions for our production programmer MSP-GANG is released. The software is available on the TI web.

www.ti.com/msp-gang

This version was driven by the bug fix for:

[Bug 32] Blank check in the MSP430F4794 failed occasionally.

MSP-GANG v1.0.9.0

New features:

Pressing F1 in GUI - opens the User Guide
Function MSPGANG_Set_IO_State(...) added that allows to modify the static levels on I/O pins.
Added support for *.d43 files.

This version has additionally fixes for following bugs/issues:

Programming of MSP430F5229 family doesn’t functional due to wrong memory map.

Known limitation: None.

GANG430

No update for MSP-GANG430 was provided. The current version is v1.57 and can be downloaded on www.ti.com/gang430.

MSP430ware 1.20 is now available

Chris Tsongas — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:37:47 GMT

MSP430ware 1.20 is now available. MSP430ware is an API library that makes it easy to develop MSP430 applications for 5xx and 6xx devices. Additionally, developing applications to the MSP430 API makes it easier to migrate between MSP430 devices. This 1.20 release supports Grace auto-discovery, additional 5xx/6xx peripherals (AES, AES256, MPU_A, CS_A, Timer_D), numerous 5xx/6xx device family enhancements/bug fixes, and an updated MSP430 Graphics Library. Release is available from:

http://software-dl.ti.com/msp430/msp430_public_sw/mcu/msp430/MSP430ware/latest/index_FDS.html

New Features In MSP430ware 1.20

Support for Auto Discovery
AES, AES256, MPU_A, CS_A, Timer_D
Breakout of Timer into Timer_A and Timer_B
Many enhancements for 5xx and 6xx devices
Updated collateral available via TI Resource explorer.
MSP430 Graphics Library update with an Image Conversion GUI.

Questions or support for MSP430ware may be posted on Texas Instruments' E2E forum or via direct email to MSP430ware development at msp430ware@list.ti.com.

Capacitive Touch Video

Russell Miller — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:56:00 GMT

Are you looking to get started quickly with a Capacitive Touch solution? We have a video for our Cap Touch BoosterPack that shows an unboxing and walks you through the demo.

Capacitive Touch Video

Capacitive Touch BoosterPack

MSP430 Graphics Library is now available!

Chris Tsongas — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:17:31 GMT

The MSP430 Graphics Library is a royalty-free set of graphics primitives for creating graphical user interfaces on MSP430 microcontroller-based boards that have a graphical display. The graphical library consists of two building layers of functionality: the display driver layer, specific to the display in use; and the graphics primitives layer, which draws points, lines, rectangles, circles, text, and bitmap images.

Free license and royalty-free use
Simplify and accelerate development of applications
Easy-to-maintain code
BSD Licensed!

http://software-dl.ti.com/msp430/msp430_public_sw/mcu/msp430/Graphics_Library/1_00_00_00/index_FDS.html

MSP430ware 1.10 is now available

Chris Tsongas — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:18:51 GMT

MSP430ware 1.10 is now available. MSP430ware is an API library that makes it easy to develop MSP430 applications for 5xx and 6xx devices. Additionally, developing applications to the MSP430 API makes it easier to migrate between MSP430 devices. This 1.10 release supports FR57xx and FR59xx devices, numerous 5xx/6xx device family enhancements/bug fixes, and a new MSP430 Graphics Library. Release is available from:

http://software-dl.ti.com/msp430/msp430_public_sw/mcu/msp430/MSP430ware/latest/index_FDS.html

Please note depending on how much is cached, you may have to hit refresh on your browser to get the latest version (1.10.00.18) from the above link.

New Features In MSP430ware 1.10

Support for FR5xx devices
Support for FR59xx devices
Many enhancements for 5xx and 6xx devices
Much more collateral available via TI Resource explorer.
An MSP430 Graphics Library with an Image Conversion GUI.

Questions or support for MSP430ware may be posted on Texas Instruments' E2E forum or via direct email to MSP430ware development at msp430ware@list.ti.com.

MSP430 USB Developers Package 3.11.00 now available

Chris Tsongas — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:04:00 GMT

http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/msp430usbdevpack.html

New features in 3.11.00:

New MSC feature. The USB API now supports CDROM by supporting a subset of the MultiMedia Command Set. A new M5 example demonstrates the new CDROM feature.
The USB Stack now supports a Non-composite mode where we have multiple interfaces with a single active interface at any given time.
The MSC stack now supports double buffering. A new example M4 has been added that demonstrates this feature.
Added flow control to Usb to UART Bridge example.
CDC interface has new handler to support change to RTS (Set Control Line State command).

Along with numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Please see product release notes for more information.

New MSP430 Part Number Decoder!

Russell Miller — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:01:48 GMT

Thanks for you comments on e2e. It took us a bit, but we now have a new part number decoder on our Getting Started page!

http://www.ti.com/lsds/ti/microcontroller/16-bit_msp430/getting_started.page

http://focus.ti.com/en/graphics/mcu/mcuovw/MSP430_Part_Number_Decoder_2011.png

MSP-GANG & GANG430 updated

Russell Miller — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:13:20 GMT

The new software versions for our production programmers MSP-GANG and GANG430 have been released. The software is available on the official TI web and on Tools web.

Official web:

www.ti.com/msp-gang

www.ti.com/gang430

Tools web: http://msp430-tools.tide.ti.com/Web/default.php?dir=lnk03_Projects%2Flnk00_Gang430

MSP-GANG v1.0.6.0

This version was driven by fixing bug for the FRAM device MSP430FR5735. In this version added support for new devices:

· CC430F6147

Fixes for following bugs/issues:

· MSP430FR5735 not recognized. Corrected ID for MSP430FR5735.

Known limitation: None.

GANG430 v1.55

This version was driven by releasing of new MSP430 devices. In this version added support for new devices:

· MSP430FR5720, MSP430FR5721, MSP430FR5722, MSP430FR5723, MSP430FR5724, MSP430FR5725, MSP430FR5726, MSP430FR5727, MSP430FR5728, MSP430FR5729

· MSP430FR5730, MSP430FR5731, MSP430FR5732, MSP430FR5733, MSP430FR5734, MSP430FR5735, MSP430FR5736, MSP430FR5737, MSP430FR5738

· CC430F6147

Fixes for following bugs/issues:

· None.

Known limitation: Firmware upgrade from v1.26 to v1.47 and higher doesn't work, the GANG430 stops communicating.

Workaround: disconnect and connect the power supply of the GANG430 and repeat the firmware upgrade manually.

MSP430ware 1.00.00 is now available

Chris Tsongas — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:51:09 GMT

MSP430Ware is a collection of code examples, datasheets and other design resources for ALL MSP430 devices delivered in a convenient package - essentially everything developers need to become MSP430 experts! Much like Stellaris MCU's StellarisWare and C2000 MCU's ControlSUITE, MSP430Ware also includes high level peripheral driver libraries to make it easy to talk to MSP430 hardware. As of today, MSP430 Driver Library supports 5 and 6 series devices.

MSP430ware may be downloaded from here. Any questions or suggestions please contact us at msp430ware@list.ti.com.

MSP430 USB Developers Package 3.10.00.00 is now available from:

Chris Tsongas — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:18:00 GMT

http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/msp430usbdevpack.html

This release contains several important bug fixes and workarounds and is the recommended release for MSP430F663x devices. The release adds support for multiple HID report descriptors and boot protocol. New examples that show the use of the USB API with SYSBIOS are included. An example showing the use of the CDC interface to implement USB to UART bridge is also included. The CDC interface has been enhanced to support baud rate changes. Please read the Release Notes and Programmer's Guide for details on bug fixes and new features.

FRAM Webinar tomorrow - attend and you may be chosen to receive an FRAM kit to test!

Russell Miller — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:09:58 GMT

Register and attend tomorrow’s (9/28) webinar, for your chance to be one of 20 chosen attendees for an exclusive offer. If selected, you’ll be sent an FRAM dev board and given one week to study and test the board. You’ll also be invited to participate in a virtual session with the other participants and a TI expert. Three chances to win - digikey.com/tiwebinars for more information and dates/times. To be eligible you must register and attend the session.” REVOLUTIONIZING EMBEDDED MEMORY WITH FRAM*
Learn how embedded memory has been changed forever with the introduction of Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (FRAM). In this webinar, you will learn how FRAM works when integrated into an MCU and what that means for applications such as wireless sensor networks, energy harvesting, and security.
	ROGER NEUMAIR is a microcontroller systems expert for Texas Instruments based in Freising, Germany and has over 20 years of industry experience. In his current role as a senior contributor, he has integrated the MSP430TM Ultra-Low Power Microcontrollers with embedded FRAM memory.
	September 28, 2011 • 12 p.m. GMT

Learn to develop wireless applications with the MSP430 (North America)

Russell Miller — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:55:36 GMT

Want to build a wireless network with your Chronos? Check out the SpeedWay Design Workshop™, coming soon to a city near you. This low-cost, one-day workshop includes two hands-on labs, with each attendee using the TI eZ430-Chronos Wireless Watch Development Kit to create a simple 915 MHz narrowband network demonstrating watch-based applications with wireless connectivity.

Workshop Agenda:

Wireless Basics
Chronos Lab 1
Wireless Connectivity Overview -
Trends in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and other standards
Chronos Lab 2
Designing with Modules

Introducing TI Deals!

Blake Ethridge — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:46:29 GMT

Introducing TI Deals!

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Sneak Peak: eZ430 Chronos Aug. 16th!

FRAM wins Energy Harvesting award at European electronics show

Russell Miller — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:44:11 GMT

TI's MSP430FR57XX FRAM series of microcontrollers (MCUs) was named "Best Technology Development of Energy Harvesting" at a recent conference in Europe organized by electronics research and marketing company IDTechEx. TI had competed against 10 other devices in the category.

TI’s new FRAM MCUs support the lowest power operation, zero power data retention in all operating modes, fastest write speed, and the most reliable operation. Find out more at www.ti.com/fram

TI @ ESC Virtual Event, June 16

Russell Miller — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:00:54 GMT

Don’t Miss TI at the ESC Virtual Event!

Experience ESC right from your keyboard. Visit the TI booth to learn about the latest innovations from Texas Instruments, chat with experts, view videos, download collateral and more! AND be eligible to win a Fossil Meta Watch™ development tool, MSP430™ Chronos Watch development tool, or a Stellaris® evalBOT development tool. The live event is June 16 from 10amCST – 5pmCST. Register now!

http://e.ubmelectronics.com/escsv/index.html

Announcing the world's lowest power Capacitive Touch solution from MSP430!

Russell Miller — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:35:00 GMT

TI just announced the ultra-low-power MSP430 16-bit microcontroller capacitive touch portfolio, which enables the world's lowest power touch sense solutions! The portfolio introduces new hardware and free software solutions that gives developers easy-to-use, cost-effective options for microcontroller-based capacitive touch applications, while still benefitting from the battery-saving features of MSP430 devices. For more information, please visit www.ti.com/capacitivetouch

Free, Open Source Capacitive Touch Sense Library

The royalty-free MSP430 capacitive touch library gives developers the option to add touch sense capabilities to any MSP430 microcontroller. The open source software library eliminates the

need to develop complex touch sensing algorithms and supports various capacitive touch sensors, including buttons, sliders, wheels and proximity. Although the software library supports all MSP430 devices, some include new peripherals optimized specifically for touch sense applications. The MSP430 Value Line G2xx2 and G2xx3 devices include capacitive touch IOs, which enable developers to interface directly with capacitive touch pads without external components. Learn more about theCapacitive Touch Sense Library Now!

~~$10~~ $4.30 Capacitive Touch BoosterPack for LaunchPad (430BOOST-SENSE1)

The Capacitive Touch BoosterPack is the first plug in board for LaunchPad, which includes capacitive touch buttons, scroll wheel, and proximity sensor. The plug in board also features 9 on-board LEDs and includes a pre-programmed MSP430G2452 device with demo functionality. Learn more about the Capacitive Touch BoosterPack Now!

Other MSP430 devices ideal for capacitive touch

Developers can also look forward to upcoming MSP430F51x2 devices boasting Timer_D, a new high-resolution timer that enables high-precision touch sensing. Rounding out the portfolio are TI's easy-to-use, low-cost kits, including the new Capacitive Touch BoosterPack, a plug-in for the MSP430 Value Line LaunchPad development tool, which allows for rapid evaluation and development of touch sensing applications. Additionally, the new MSP430F5529 experimenter board gives developers a highly-integrated evaluation platform to use touch sense buttons with a wide range of peripherals and sensors.

Introducing the MSP430AFE2xx series - Industry's first programmable metrology devices for low-cost analog front-end solutions

Russell Miller — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:50:34 GMT

Check out the industry's first programmable metrology devices, TI's MSP430AFE2xx series! Learn more @ http://ow.ly/4szWh

MSP430 USB Developers Package 3.0.0.0 is now available

Chris Tsongas — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:00:44 GMT

MSP430 USB Developers Package 3.0.0.0 is now available from

http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/msp430usbdevpack.html

This release adds support for the Mass Storage device class (MSC). Several new examples for MSC have been added. Please see updated Programmers Guide for details. The structure of the USB Stack has changed considerably. Please see the release notes for porting instructions.

LaunchPad hardware revision to expand device support? We need your opinions - the future of LaunchPad is in your hands!

Russell Miller — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:33:13 GMT

Hello MSP430 e2e-ers!

We would like to call on the online community to help us determine the future of the MSP430 Value Line LaunchPad development kit. The Value Line microcontroller family (MSP430G2xx) is growing and will soon feature integrated hardware UART in future devices.

With this new feature, we may update LaunchPad so that it can directly interface with these devices. Please, review the proposals here, and let us know your opinion via the online poll. The poll will be open until Jan 20, 2011.

If you have any other ideas or comments, let us know by responding to the poll.

As always, thanks for supporting MSP430! LaunchPad was built specifically with our online community in mind, so we're excited at the opportunity to hear everyone's thoughts!