Getting Started
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SLAU772 – June 2018
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MSP430G2553 LaunchPad™ Development Kit (MSP
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EXP430G2ET)
1.4.2
Running the Out-of-Box Experience
The LaunchPad development kit includes a pre-programmed MSP430G2553 device already installed in
the target socket. When the LaunchPad development kit is connected through USB, the Out-of-Box
Experience (OOBE) demo starts with a two LED toggle sequence.
Press button P1.3 to switch the application to the Live Temperature mode. The LaunchPad development
kit should start streaming live temperature data to the PC to be visualized in the
or displayed in a serial terminal. A reference temperature is taken at the beginning of this
mode, and the LEDs of the LaunchPad development kit signal a rise or fall in temperature by varying the
brightness of the on-board red or green LED, respectively. The reference temperature can also be
recalibrated to the ambient temperature with another button press on P1.3.
The user can influence the temperature of the device by blowing hot or cold air and and can then see
changes in the LED brightness or data changes on the GUI.
This GUI is created with
with the source available for customization, imported from the
. The serial communication port on the PC must be configured with 9600 bps, one stop
bit, and no flow control to display the values correctly.
NOTE:
The OOB cloud GUI is supported in only the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, and Safari
browsers. An installer for the offline standalone GUI can also be downloaded from the
1.5
Next Steps: Looking Into the Provided Code
After the EVM features have been explored, the fun can begin. It is 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
MSPWare. 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
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 USB
connection between the EVM and a PC through the provided USB cable is all that is needed.
