SLAU739 October   2017

 

  1.   MSP430FR2433 LaunchPad™ Development Kit (MSP‑EXP430FR2433)
    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 MSP430FR2433 MCU
        2. 2.2.2 eZ-FET Onboard Debug Probe With EnergyTrace Technology
        3. 2.2.3 Debug Probe Connection: Isolation Jumper Block
        4. 2.2.4 Application (or Backchannel) UART
        5. 2.2.5 Optional Features
          1. 2.2.5.1 Supercapacitor
      3. 2.3 Power
        1. 2.3.1 eZ-FET USB Power
        2. 2.3.2 BoosterPack and External Power Supply
        3. 2.3.3 Supercap (C6)
          1. 2.3.3.1 Charging the Supercap
          2. 2.3.3.2 Using the Supercap
          3. 2.3.3.3 Disabling the Supercap
      4. 2.4 Measure Current Draw of the MSP430 MCU
      5. 2.5 Clocking
      6. 2.6 Using the eZ-FET Debug Probe With a Different Target
      7. 2.7 BoosterPack 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 Overview
        3. 3.1.3 FRAM Data Logging Mode
        4. 3.1.4 Live Temperature Mode
      2. 3.2 Blink LED Example
        1. 3.2.1 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 430
      2. 4.2 LaunchPad Websites
      3. 4.3 MSPWare and TI Resource Explorer
      4. 4.4 FRAM Utilities
        1. 4.4.1 Compute Through Power Loss (CTPL)
        2. 4.4.2 Nonvolatile Storage (NVS)
      5. 4.5 MSP430FR2433 MCU
        1. 4.5.1 Device Documentation
        2. 4.5.2 MSP430FR2433 Code Examples
        3. 4.5.3 MSP430 Application Notes and TI Designs
      6. 4.6 Community Resources
        1. 4.6.1 TI E2E Community
        2. 4.6.2 Community at Large
    6. 5 FAQ
    7. 6 Schematics

2.2.2 eZ-FET Onboard Debug Probe With EnergyTrace Technology

To keep development easy and cost effective, TI's LaunchPad development kits integrate an onboard debug probe, which eliminates the need for expensive programmers. The MSP-EXP430FR2433 has the eZ-FET debug probe (see Figure 5), which is a simple and low-cost debugger that supports all MSP430™ device derivatives.

ez-fet-debug-probe.pngFigure 5. eZ-FET Debug Probe

The MSP-EXP430FR2433 LaunchPad development kit features EnergyTrace technology but does not have support for EnergyTrace++ technology. The EnergyTrace functionality varies across the MSP portfolio.

Table 1. EnergyTrace Technology

Features EnergyTrace Technology EnergyTrace++ Technology
Current monitoring Yes Yes
CPU state No Yes
Peripheral and system state No Yes
Devices supported All MSP430 MCUs MSP430FR59xx and MSP430FR69xx MCUs
Development tool required MSP-FET or eZ-FET MSP-FET or eZ-FET

The dotted line through J101 shown in Figure 5 divides the eZ-FET debug probe from the target area. The signals that cross this line can be disconnected by jumpers on J101, the isolation jumper block. For more details on the isolation jumper block, see Section 2.2.3.

The eZ-FET also provides a backchannel UART-over-USB connection with the host, which can be very useful during debugging and for easy communication with a PC. For more details, see Section 2.2.4.

The eZ-FET hardware can be found in the schematics in Section 6 and in the MSP-EXP430FR2433 design files download page. The software and more information about the debugger can be found on the eZ-FET wiki. More information on the eZ-FET can be found in the MSP Debuggers User's Guide.