SLAU330B May   2011  – April 2017

 

  1.   Read This First
    1.     If You Need Assistance
    2.     Related Documentation from Texas Instruments
    3.     Trademarks
  2.   MSP-EXP430F5529 Experimenter's Board
    1. 1 Getting Started
      1. 1.1 MSP-EXP430F5529 Experimenter's Board Introduction
      2. 1.2 Kit Contents
    2. 2 User Experience Software
      1. 2.1 Introduction
      2. 2.2 Main Menu
      3. 2.3 Clock
      4. 2.4 Games
      5. 2.5 Power Tests
      6. 2.6 Demo Apps
      7. 2.7 SD Card Access
      8. 2.8 Settings Menu
    3. 3 Software Installation and Debugging
      1. 3.1 Software
      2. 3.2 Download the Required Software
      3. 3.3 Working With the Example Software
        1. 3.3.1 Basic Code Structure
    4. 4 MSP-EXP430F5529 Hardware
      1. 4.1 Hardware Overview
      2. 4.2 Jumper Settings and Power
      3. 4.3 eZ-FET Emulator
      4. 4.4 MSP-EXP430F5529 Hardware Components
        1. 4.4.1 Dot-Matrix LCD
        2. 4.4.2 Push Buttons, Potentiometer, and LEDs
        3. 4.4.3 Wireless Evaluation Module Interface
        4. 4.4.4 eZ430-RF2500T Interface
        5. 4.4.5 3-Axis Accelerometer
        6. 4.4.6 Pin Access Headers
    5. 5 Frequently Asked Questions, References, and Schematics
      1. 5.1 Frequently Asked Questions
      2. 5.2 References
      3. 5.3 Schematics and BOM
  3.   Revision History

2.6 Demo Apps

Select this option from the main menu to bring up the Demo Apps submenu, which allows access to various demo applications. Many of them require a USB connection. Use the wheel to select one of the options and then press S1 to enter the application. Press S2 to return to the main menu.

Terminal Echo uses the CDC stack to communicate with a hyperterminal on the PC. USB Mouse uses the HID stack to interface with the PC.

Terminal Echo: Select Terminal Echo to display an informational screen and connects to the PC. Make sure to connect a USB cable from the USB port labeled "5529 USB" to the host PC. Open a hyperterminal window and connect to the MSP430. Text that is typed in the hyperterminal window is echoed back to the terminal and is displayed on the LCD screen of the Experimenter's Board.

Press S2 to exit and return Demo Apps submenu.

USB Mouse: Select USB Mouse to display an informational screen and connects to the PC. Make sure to connect a USB cable from the USB port labeled "5529 USB" to the host PC. The MSP430 now acts as the mouse for the PC. Tilt the board to move the mouse around the screen, and press S1 to click.

Press S2 to exit and return Demo Apps submenu.

USB microSD: Select USB microSD to connect to the PC as a mass storage device. Make sure to connect a USB cable from the USB port labeled "5529 USB" to the host PC. The MSP430 shows as an external drive (or removable drive) for the PC.

Press S2 to return to the Demo Apps submenu.

Touch Graph: Select Touch Graph to display an instruction screen for a very short time and then launch the application. Touch the capacitor key pads with varying pressures to see the varying capacitance being displayed as bars with varying heights. Slide a finger over multiple capacitor key pads to observe the change in heights of bars with respect to the current position of the finger and also the effect of capacitance from neighboring pads.

Press S2 to exit and return Demo Apps submenu.

Touch Slide: Select Touch Slide to display an instruction screen for a very short time and then launch the application. Touch the capacitor key pads with varying pressures to see the varying capacitance being displayed as bars with varying heights. Slide a finger over multiple capacitor key pads to observe the change in heights of bars with respect to the current position of the finger and also the effect of capacitance from neighboring pads.

Press S2 to exit and return Demo Apps submenu.

Demo Cube: Select Demo Cube to launch the demo cube application. Read the instructions and press S1 to start the application. There are two modes. Use S1 to toggle between them.

In the first mode, the cube randomly rotates by itself. In the second mode, the cube can be rotated by tilting the board. This mode uses the accelerometer.

Press S2 to exit and return Demo Apps submenu.