OLIMEX© 2013
MSP430-5510STK user's manual
-Plug mini USB with at least 5V to the board OR connect a charged 3.7V Li-Po battery to the
respective connector
OR
-Set the jumpers P_IN closed, P_OUT open so you can power from JTAG connector
On powering the board via USB the PWR LED, LED1 and the display should turn on.
On powering the board via JTAG the LED1 and the display should turn on.
The board has a Li-Po charger. This means that when a Li-Po battery is plugged in the battery
connector and there is additional source of power applied (USB or JTAG) the battery will begin to
charge (making the overall current draw of the board higher).
2.4 Prebuilt software
On powering the board via the USB the PWR LED should turn on. The LED1 should blink green
and the LCD should show the message: “OLIMEX”.
2.5 Bootloader mode
To enter bootloader mode press USB_BSL button and then plug the board. You will also need the
correct bootloader software which is available at Texas Instruments web site in the USB Developer
Package. We have tested
MSP430_USB_Firmware_Upgrade_Example-1.2.1-Setup.exe
.
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