Getting Started
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MSP430FR2476 LaunchPad™ Development Kit (LP
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MSP430FR2476)
1.4.2
Running the Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE)
The OOBE of the LP-MSP430FR2476 LaunchPad development kit demonstrates how to implement a
simple thermometer by using the internal ADC of the MSP430FR2476 MCU to measure the output voltage
from an analog temperature sensor.
When powering up the Out-of-Box demo, the board performs an initial temperature calibration and
illuminates RGB LED2 in a green color. Try to heat the temperature sensor U1 by blowing hot air on it to
see if you can get LED2 to turn red or using a compressed air can to blow cold air onto the sensor to see
LED2 turn blue. LED2 indicates the relative difference between the current temperature and the calibrated
measurement.
Press button S1 to recalibrate the temperature to the most recent measurement and send a UART
message (at 9600 baud) containing the new calibrated temperature through the backchannel UART. Press
button S2 at any time to send a UART message containing the current ambient temperature measurement
in Celsius.
1.5
Next Steps: Looking Into the Provided Code
After the EVM features have been explored, the fun can begin. It’s time to open an integrated
development environment and start editing the code examples. See
for available IDEs and
where to download them.
The quickest way to get started using the LaunchPad development kit is to use
. The cloud-based Resource Explorer provides access to all of the examples and resources in
MSP430Ware software. Code Composer Studio Cloud is a simple Cloud-based IDE that enables
developing and running applications on the LaunchPad development kit.
The out-of-box source code and more code examples are provided and available on the
Code is licensed under BSD, and TI encourages reuse and modifications to fit specific needs.
describes all functions in detail and provides a project structure to help familiarize you with the
code.
With the onboard eZ-FET debug probe, debugging and downloading new code is simple. A connection
between the EVM and a PC through the provided USB cable is all that is needed.
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Hardware
shows an overview of the LP-MSP430FR2476 hardware.
Figure 2. LP-MSP430FR2476 Overview
