Transmitting Bytes via UART (USCI_AO) with MSP430G2553 in CCS (C code)

//*****************************************************************************
//  Blink LED Example
//
//  Description: Toggles P1.0 by xor'ing P1.0 inside of a software loop.
//               This example demonstrates the ease of starting a MSP430
//               project that interacts with the outside via GPIO pins.
//
//                   MSP430
//             -----------------
//         /|\|              XIN|-
//          | |                 |
//          --|RST          XOUT|-
//            |                 |
//            |             P1.0|-->LED
//
//  Texas Instruments Inc.
//*****************************************************************************

/*
 * ======== Standard MSP430 includes ========
 */
#include <msp430.h>

/*
 * ======== Grace related includes ========
 */
//#include <ti/mcu/msp430/Grace.h>

/*
 *  ======== main ========
 */
void CLK_INIT(void)
{
    /* USER CODE START (section: BCSplus_graceInit_prologue) */
    /* User initialization code */
    /* USER CODE END (section: BCSplus_graceInit_prologue) */

    /*
     * Basic Clock System Control 2
     *
     * SELM_0 -- DCOCLK
     * DIVM_0 -- Divide by 1
     * ~SELS -- DCOCLK
     * DIVS_0 -- Divide by 1
     * ~DCOR -- DCO uses internal resistor
     *
     * Note: ~<BIT> indicates that <BIT> has value zero
     */
    BCSCTL2 = SELM_0 + DIVM_0 + DIVS_0;

    if (CALBC1_1MHZ != 0xFF) {
        /* Follow recommended flow. First, clear all DCOx and MODx bits. Then
         * apply new RSELx values. Finally, apply new DCOx and MODx bit values.
         */
        DCOCTL = 0x00;
        BCSCTL1 = CALBC1_1MHZ;      /* Set DCO to 1MHz */
        //DCOCTL = CALDCO_1MHZ;
        DCOCTL = 0x60;				//effectively the same as line above?
    }

    /*
     * Basic Clock System Control 1
     *
     * XT2OFF -- Disable XT2CLK
     * ~XTS -- Low Frequency
     * DIVA_0 -- Divide by 1
     *
     * Note: ~XTS indicates that XTS has value zero
     */
    BCSCTL1 |= XT2OFF + DIVA_0 + RSEL0+ RSEL2 + RSEL3;  //

    /*
     * Basic Clock System Control 3
     *
     * XT2S_0 -- 0.4 - 1 MHz
     * LFXT1S_2 -- If XTS = 0, XT1 = VLOCLK ; If XTS = 1, XT1 = 3 - 16-MHz crystal or resonator
     * XCAP_1 -- ~6 pF
     */
    BCSCTL3 = XT2S_0 + LFXT1S_2 + XCAP_1;

    /* USER CODE START (section: BCSplus_graceInit_epilogue) */
    /* User code */
    /* USER CODE END (section: BCSplus_graceInit_epilogue) */
}

void Port_INIT(void)
{
	P1DIR = BIT0+BIT2;

	P1SEL = BIT2; // Primary peripheral module function is selected.
				  // With the following line commented out (//P1SEL2 = BIT2;)

	//P1SEL2 = BIT2; // Secondary peripheral module function is selected.
					 // (if P1SEL and P1SEL2 are set high)
}

void UART_init(void){

	//int i = 0;
	//UCSWRST = 0x00;
	UCA0BR0 = 0x6D;		//Baud rate settings for 1MHz (9600bps)
	UCA0MCTL = 0x04;	//Baud rate settings for 1MHz (9600bps)

	//UCBRS = 0x02;
	//UCA0BRS0
	//UCA0CTL0 = 0x00;
	//UCA0MCTL = 0x00;
	//UCA0TXIE = i;
	//UTXEx = 1;
	while(1)
	{
		UCA0TXBUF = 0x01;   //Sending a byte to the UCAOTXBUF
	}
}

void initialize1(void)
{
    /* Stop watchdog timer from timing out during initial start-up. */
    WDTCTL = WDTPW | WDTHOLD;

	CLK_INIT();
	Port_INIT();
	UART_init();
}


void main(void)
{
    //Grace_init();                   /* Run Grace-generated initialization */


	initialize1();

    while (1) {
        P1OUT ^= BIT0;              /* Toggle LED on P1.0 */
        __delay_cycles(100000);     /* Wait ~100ms at DCO clock of ~1MHz */
    }
}