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eZ430-RF2480 Demonstration Kit

Suman
Prodigy 30 points
Hello all, I am a mechanical engineer and I am new to the field of wireless comm. As a part of my project I need to develop a simple wireless data link between the computer and an end node which comprises of an accelerometer. My project requires me to set up this wireless data link at very low power (And might even have to be powered by vibration). So I thought of using MSP430 ultra low power microcontroller and ZigBee protocol of wireless communication. So I found that the eZ430-RF2480 kit comes with both the features I require. But when I went through the user's guide of this kit, I realized that its not a development kit but more a evaluation kit. So I need help in selecting the relevant hardware for my project. Do eZ430-RF2480 kit has the ability to get hooked up with an accelerometer for wireless comm or do I need to use eZ430-RF2500 development kit? thank you, Suman
  • Prodigy 10 points
    I believe I am at the same spot too. I have the ez430-RF2480 kit. I tried it out the temperature sensors and it works fine, including the router functionality. I also want to go the next step. I downloaded the IAR Embedded Workbench Kickstart and I am running it fine on the computer. I downloaded the Sample Application code for the RF2480 and have opened it up within the IAR workbench. I made a change in the code, compiled and saw that the new hex file was created. I plugged in the USB RF2480 module I used previously for the temperature sensor sample, hoping I could then update the module with the newly created code, but I can not figure out how to do so. I thought I would be able to download through the "Emulator" tab or similar within the IAR Workbench. Any help would be appreciated . . .
  • in reply to Designer
    TI__Expert 4900 points

    You should be able to program you new code with the flash programmer from Texas Instruments. This can be downloaded from http://www.ti.com/litv/zip/swrc044e

    Select the tab for MSP430 and you should be ready to load your new hex file.

    Regards,

    UOK

  • in reply to Designer
    TI__Expert 3140 points

    Guys,

    For a simple application like the ones you describe .. a simple wireless link to a sensor, I'd caonsider using SimplciTI (www.ti.com/simpliciti) All the costs are much lower ($, time, CPU cycles, power ...) in comparison to ZigBee. Unless you need mesh networking, ZigBee is overkill.

    Scott