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The Texas Instruments MSP430 family of ultralow-power microcontrollers consist of several devices featuring different sets of peripherals targeted for various applications. The architecture, combined with five low power modes is optimized to achieve extended battery life in portable measurement applications. The device features a powerful 16-bit RISC CPU, 16-bit registers, and constant generators that attribute to maximum code efficiency. The digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) allows wake-up from low-power modes to active mode in less than 6μs.
The MSP430x11x2 and MSP430x12x2 series are ultralow-power mixed signal microcontrollers with a built-in 16-bit timer, 10-bit A/D converter with integrated reference and data transfer controller (DTC) and fourteen or twenty-two I/O pins. In addition, the MSP430x12x2 series microcontrollers have built-in communication capability using asynchronous (UART) and synchronous (SPI) protocols.
Digital signal processing with the 16-bit RISC performance enables effective system solutions such as glass breakage detection with signal analysis (including wave digital filter algorithm). Another area of application is in stand-alone RF sensors.
Note: These are production stock that we no longer use in any assembly so we've decided to sell them here. Once we run out of stock, these are gone for good, so get 'em while you can!
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Is this the SOIC or TSSOP package? I can see that it's the 28-pin version, but I'm not interested in taking a scale to that quarter to measure the pitch of those leads.
This IS a TSSOP package. refer to the device eratta sheet for package marking information all SOIC packages have the date code on the first line.
Also note that you will NOT be able to use a TI launchpad to program these devices, rater you will need to use a BSL or JTAG programer.
From the package marking looks to be SOIC
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With regards to programmer, YES, you can program this (and all MSP430's) with the LaunchPad. You need the TEST, RST, GND, and VCC pins on the launchpad. That's it.
No you cannot. Launchpad will only program newer devices that include the SBW (spy-bi-wire) connections. These older MSPs do not have this feature.
This is about $0.15 cheaper than buying the part in ones from major distributors.