Texas Instruments MSP-FET430, User Manual

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Preface
Read This First
About This Manual
This manual documents the Texas Instruments MSP-FET430 Flash
Emulation Tool (FET). The FET is the program development tool for the
MSP430 ultra low power microcontroller. Both available interfaces, the
Parallel-Port-Interface and the USB-Interface, are described here.
How to Use This Manual
Read and follow the Get Started Now! chapter. This chapter will enable you
to inventory your FET, and then it will instruct you to install the software
and hardware, and then run the demonstration programs. Once you’ve
been demonstrated how quick and easy it is to use the FET, we suggest
that you complete the reading of this manual.
This manual describes the set-up and operation of the FET, but does not
fully teach the MSP430 or the development software systems. For details
of these items, refer to the appropriate TI and IAR documents listed in
Chapter 1.9 Important MSP430 Documents on the CD-ROM and WEB.
This manual is applicable to the following tools (and devices):
MSP-FET430X110 (for the MSP430F11xIDW, MSP430F11x1AIDW, and
MSP430F11x2IDW devices)
MSP-FET430P120 (for the MSP430F12xIDW and MSP430F12x2IDW
devices)
MSP-FET430P140 (for the MSP430F13xIPM, MSP430F14xIPM,
MSP430F15xIPM, MSP430F16xIPM, and MSP430F161xIPM devices)
MSP-FET430P410 (for the MSP430F41xIPM devices)
MSP-FET430P430 (for the MSP430F43xIPN devices)
MSP-FET430P440 (for the MSP430F43xIPZ and MSP430F44xIPZ
devices)
MSP-FET430UIF (debug interface with USB connection, for all MSP430
Flash based devices)
This tool contains the most up-to-date materials available at the time of
packaging. For the latest materials (data sheets, User’s Guides, software,
applications, etc.), visit the TI MSP430 web site at www.ti.com/sc/msp430,
or contact your local TI sales office.