

Hence in this series of tutorials, we will be using the MSP430G2553 to explore all the functionalities of this Development kit. The MSP430G2553 has better specifications than the other series, it also has a UART module which would be very handy while debugging using Code Composer Studio. The board has evolved a lot since its launch and the one shown below is the MSP_EXP430G2 Rev1.5. It also provides the pin-out for each pin of the MCU and also two LEDs and a push button to make development easy. The main purpose of this board it to upload code from the computer to the MCU and read serial data from the MCU for debugging purpose. This board can program TI Microcontrollers that fall under the MSP430 series. The gorgeous red colour board is the MSP-EXP430G2 Development Board. At the end of this tutorial we will be able to Blink the onboard LED of MSP430. This tutorial is written for very beginners and no hardware is required except the MSP430 board and a computer. In this tutorial we will learn about Code Composer Studio and how it is used to program MSP430. We already covered detailed article on using Energia IDE with MSP430. Learning how to use TI Microcontrollers would definitely be a mighty tool up in our sleeve because TI is really huge and has a wide verity of MCU’s to choose from for a very less competitive price. This board falls under the MSP430 Value Line category where we can program all the MSP430 series Microcontrollers. The MSP-EXP430G2 is a Development Tool a.k.a LaunchPad provided by the Texas Instruments to learn and practice on how to use their Microcontrollers.
