MSP430F5247: to MSP430F5257 replacement

Connie Lu1

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Part Number: MSP430F5247
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MSP430F5257

Hi team,

I would like to understand what changes need to be made to change from MSP430F5247 to MSP430F5257.

Do customer need both hardware and software changes?

Thanks,

Connie

over 2 years ago

0 Amruta Deole over 2 years ago

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Hi Connie,

Here is a chart comparing the two devices at a high-level--both the devices are in the same device family (from https://www.ti.com/microcontrollers-mcus-processors/microcontrollers/msp430-micrcontrollers/products.html):

	MSP430F5257 ACTIVE Data sheet Online data sheet	MSP430F5247 ACTIVE Data sheet Online data sheet
Features	Real-time clock	Real-time clock
ADC	10-bit SAR	10-bit SAR
Non-volatile memory (kB)	128	64
USB	No	No
Special I/O	1.8V I/O
GPIO pins (#)	53	53
Frequency (MHz)	25	25
RAM (KB)	16	8
Number of ADC channels	10	10
UART	4	2
Number of I2Cs	4	2
SPI	8	4
Comparator channels (#)	8	8
Approx. price (USD)	$1.990 \| 1ku	$1.710 \| 1ku

Are you trying to implement a specific feature across both devices/could you expand more on what you are using the boards for? Changes might need to be made specific to the implementation.

0 Connie Lu1 over 2 years ago in reply to Amruta Deole

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Hi Amruta,

I would like to know if it is a pin to pin replacement without needing hardware changes. The MSP430F5247/9 are both out of stock, so I am trying to find an alternative with least amount of changes needed. Just based on the high level overview, I can't tell what kind of changes would be required.

Could you advise if hardware/software changes are needed to change from F5247 to F5257?

Thanks,

Connie

0 Amruta Deole over 2 years ago in reply to Connie Lu1

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Hi Connie,

Assuming you are comparing the 64-pin RGC packages of both boards, you can see from the screenshots from the datasheet below that they are similar; however, there are a few differences to note:

The F5257 does not have a pin output for TB0 (see P7.0 - P7.5), which might affect PWM output applications, etc. Port mapping with TB0, however, is possible.
The pins highlighted in blue on the F5257 are powered from DVIO, which means that their max voltage is 1.8V. There may need to be some changes made on which pins you are using if you were previously using these pins on the F5247.

Pin Diagram for F5247:

Pin Diagram for F5257:

0 Connie Lu1 over 2 years ago in reply to Amruta Deole

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Hi Amruta,

This is great information! Thanks for digging into this a little further. I may follow up with more questions on port mapping if customer is interested in switching over.

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