Additional Resources
4.7
The Community
4.7.1
TI E2E Community
Search the forums at
. If you cannot find an answer, post your question to the community.
4.7.2
Community at Large
Many online communities focus on the LaunchPad – for example,
. You can find
additional tools, resources, and support from these communities.
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FAQs
Q: I can't get the backchannel UART to connect. What's wrong?
A: Check the following:
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Do the baud rate in the host's terminal application and the USCI_A0 settings match?
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Are the appropriate jumpers in place on the isolation jumper block?
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Probe on RXD and send data from the host; if you don't see data, it might be a problem on the host
side.
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Probe on TXD while sending data from the MSP430. If you don't see data, it might be a configuration
problem on the USCI_A0 module.
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Consider the use of the hardware flow control lines (especially for higher baud rates)
Q: So the onboard emulator is really open source? And I can build my own onboard emulator?
A: Yes! We encourage you to do so, using the
Q: The MSP430 G2 LaunchPad had a socket, allowing me change the target device. Why doesn't
this LaunchPad use one?
A: This LaunchPad provides more functionality, and this means using a device with more pins. Sockets for
devices with this many pins are too expensive for the LaunchPad's target price.
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MSP430FR5969 LaunchPad™ Development Kit (MSP
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EXP430FR5969)
SLAU535B – February 2014 – Revised July 2015
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