Setup
2.
Place the TCA8418E-EVM on top of the LaunchPad so that all connectors on J1 and J2 of the
LaunchPad are inserted into J1 and J2 of the TCA8418E-EVM and J7 on the TCA8418E-EVM is on
the same side as the mini-USB connector of the LaunchPad.
Figure 4. Proper Orientation for the TCA8418E-EVM on the LaunchPad.
3. Download the firmware (for the MSP430) and software (graphical user interface, or GUI) in a zipped
folder (
) located on the
webpage on ti.com.
4. Right-click on the zip folder and select
Extract All
.
5. Click
Extract
.
6. Plug in the MSP430 LaunchPad to the computer.
7. Open
Device Manager
(Type “devmgmt.msc” into the
Start
menu and hit
Enter
):
Figure 5. Opening Device Manager in Windows
8. Select the MSP430 Application (see
), right click
→
Properties, and click
Update Driver
Software
. The MSP430 Application may appear either in
Ports
or
Other Devices
.
6
TCA8418E Keypad Scan EVM
SLVUAA2 – August 2014
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