SLAU664B February   2016  – August 2017

 

  1.   MSP430FR2311 LaunchPad™ Development Kit (MSP‑EXP430FR2311)
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 Getting Started
      1. 1.1 Introduction
      2. 1.2 Key Features
      3. 1.3 What's Included
        1. 1.3.1 Kit Contents
        2. 1.3.2 Software Examples
      4. 1.4 First Steps: Out-of-Box Experience
        1. 1.4.1 Connecting to the Computer
        2. 1.4.2 Running the Out-of-Box Demo
      5. 1.5 Next Steps: Looking Into the Provided Code
    3. 2 Hardware
      1. 2.1 Block Diagram
      2. 2.2 Hardware Features
        1. 2.2.1 MSP430FR2311 MCU
        2. 2.2.2 eZ-FET Onboard Emulator With EnergyTrace™ Software
        3. 2.2.3 Emulator Connection: Isolation Jumper Block
        4. 2.2.4 Application (or "Backchannel") UART
        5. 2.2.5 Special Features
          1. 2.2.5.1 Smart Analog Combo (SAC)
      3. 2.3 Power
        1. 2.3.1 eZ-FET USB Power
        2. 2.3.2 BoosterPack Plug-In-Module and External Power Supply
      4. 2.4 Measure MSP430 MCU Current Draw
      5. 2.5 Clocking
      6. 2.6 Using the eZ-FET Emulator With a Different Target
      7. 2.7 BoosterPack Plug-in Module Pinout
      8. 2.8 Design Files
        1. 2.8.1 Hardware
        2. 2.8.2 Software
      9. 2.9 Hardware Change log
    4. 3 Software Examples
      1. 3.1 Out-of-Box Software Example
        1. 3.1.1 Source File Structure
        2. 3.1.2 Power Measurement
      2. 3.2 Blink LED Example
        1. 3.2.1 Source File Structure
      3. 3.3 Software I2C Example
        1. 3.3.1 Source File Structure
    5. 4 Resources
      1. 4.1 Integrated Development Environments
        1. 4.1.1 TI Cloud Development Tools
          1. 4.1.1.1 TI Resource Explorer Cloud
          2. 4.1.1.2 Code Composer Studio Cloud
        2. 4.1.2 Code Composer Studio IDE
        3. 4.1.3 IAR Embedded Workbench for Texas Instruments MSP430
        4. 4.1.4 Energia
      2. 4.2 LaunchPad Websites
      3. 4.3 MSPWare Software and TI Resource Explorer
      4. 4.4 FRAM Utilities
      5. 4.5 MSP430FR2311MCU
        1. 4.5.1 Device Documentation
        2. 4.5.2 MSP430FR2311 MCU Code Examples
        3. 4.5.3 MSP430 MCU Application Notes and TI Designs
      6. 4.6 Community Resources
        1. 4.6.1 TI E2E Online Community
        2. 4.6.2 Community-at-Large
    6. 5 FAQ
    7. 6 Schematics
  2.   Revision History

3.1.2 Power Measurement

The MSP430FR2311 MCU is ultra-low-power and its out-of-box software provides an example of an ultra-low-power application. To measure the applications power we will use EnergyTrace software integrated in Code Composer Studio IDE v6.1 or later.

After importing the out-of-box project into Code Composer Studio IDE and connecting the LaunchPad development kit, follow the instructions below. For more information on how to import a project, see Section 4.1.2.

  1. Click Debug icon_Debug_Out-of-Box.png to program the LaunchPad development kit and start the Debug session.
  2. Click Proceed on the ULP Advisor to continue to the Debug session.
  3. Select View → Other → EnergyTrace → EnergyTrace software from the menu bar at the top and then click OK.icon_EnergyTrace.png
  4. Click the Set measurement duration iconicon_Set_Measurement.png and select "10 sec" from the drop-down menu.
  5. Remove the following jumpers from the LaunchPad development kit:
    J11 at LED2
    RXD at J101
    TXD at J101
  6. Select Run → Free Run (Ctrl+F8) from the menu bar at the top.
  7. When finished, review the power profile of the application and note the battery life of more than 400 days when using a CR2032.