eZ430-RF2500 Development Tool User's Guide
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1. 8 10 1 DEMO Hardware Setup sasea uu u uy sil sos al ind uns gia al GS eS 9 10 2 Demo Firmware DOWN Adapter iio nadal 9 10 3 Demo Software GUI Setup 10 10 4 Blue fie len 10 11 Suggested Reading a E um E SSS au a uum Ra Sau s 10 12 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ a a raras nan rerenada 11 ES Oe ER Eeer 12 14 Detailed Hardware Install Guide ek eee eee eee eee one eee 16 1 eZ430 RF2500 Overview Wireless Made Easy The eZ430 RF2500 is a complete USB based MSP430 wireless development tool providing all the hardware and software to evaluate the MSP430F2274 microcontroller and CC2500 2 4GHz wireless transceiver The eZ430 RF2500 uses the IAR Embedded Workbench Integrated Development Environment IDE or Code Composer Essentials CCE to write download and debug your application The debugger is unobtrusive allowing the user to run an application at full speed with both hardware breakpoints and single stepping available while consuming no extra hardware resources The eZ430 RF2500T target board is an out of the box wireless system that may be used with the USB debugging interface as a stand alone system with or without external sensors or may be incorporated into an existing design The new USB debugging interface enables eZ430 RF2500 to remotely send and receive data from your PC using the MSP430 Application UART eZ430 RF 2500 fea2. Figure 14 Windows XP Hardware Recognition for MSP430 Application UART NOTE This Installation Step is Optional The USB debugging interface will work without the MSP430 Application UART 16 6 The Found New Hardware Wizard should pop up with a dialog window Select No not this time and click Next Figure 15 Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on pour computer on the hardware installation CD ar on the Windows Update Web site with pour permission Lan Windows connect to Windows Update to search for sollvuare Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device 3 No not this time Click Next to continue Cancel Figure 15 Windows XP Found New Hardware Wizard 7 Select Install the software automatically Recommended Figure 16 Assuming IAR Kickstart R4 64 or higher has already been installed Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for MSP430 Application UART If your hardware came with an installation CD or ES floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Cancel Figure 16 Windows XP Hardware Wizard 17 8 The Wizard should find the appropriate driver for a Windows XP system it will prompt you with a warning that Mic
3. If You Need Assistance Support for the MSP430 device and the eZ430 RF2500 is provided by the Texas Instruments Product Information Center PIC Contact information for the PIC can be found on the TI web site at www ti com Additional device specific information can be found on the MSP430 web site at www ti com msp430 and www ti com ez430 rf Note IAR Embedded Workbench Kickstart is supported by Texas Instruments Although IAR Embedded Workbench Kickstart is a product of IAR Texas Instruments provides support for Kickstart Therefore please do not request support for Kickstart from IAR Please consult all provided documentation with Kickstart before requesting assistance We Would Like to Hear from You If you have any comments feedbacks or suggestions please let us know by contacting us at support ti com Contents eZ430 RF2500 Development Tool tion 1 1 eZ430 RF2500 Overview Wireless Made Easy eee 2 2 Kit Contents eZ430 RF2500 3 3 Developing with eZ430 RF2500T Target Board n nnnsnnesenserrnesnnnrnresnrrsrrnnrnrrsrrrsrrnenrrrnne 4 4 Specificato S aspasia a aaa a e s alo datul du tu 5 5 SUppored DEVICES seca a E edo 6 6 MSP430 Application WAR EE 6 Le ee e EE e EE 7 8 HardwarenstallaUgii u iio eaten te a a un sc T 9 SICILII uu u u norana ee ee A A eee ee ee 8 10 Demo MSP430 Sensor Monitor
4. This evaluation board kit is intended for use for ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRATION OR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY and is not considered by TI to be a finished end product fit for general consumer use It generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and has not been tested for compliance with the limits of computing devices pursuant to part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio frequency interference Operation of this equipment in other environments may cause interference with radio communications in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct this interference EVM WARNINGS AND RESTRICTIONS It is important to operate this EVM within the input voltage range of 1 8 V to 3 6 V and the output voltage range of 1 8 V to 3 6 V Exceeding the specified input range may cause unexpected operation and or irreversible damage to the EVM If there are questions concerning the input range please contact a Tl field representative prior to connecting the input power Applying loads outside of the specified output range may result in unintended operation and or possible permanent damage to the EVM Please consult the EVM User s Guide prior to connecting any load to the EVM output If there is uncertainty as to the load specification please contact a TI field representative During normal operation some circuit components may have case temperat
5. RF2500 target boards and are not required out of the box 1 2 3a Open IAR Workbench Kickstart Select Open Existing Workspace and browse for the demo application workspace eww file The project is available on the CD or at www ti com ez430 rf To download demo firmware follow steps 3a for Access Point firmware and 3b for End Device firmware Right click on Access Point project in the workspace and click Set as Active as shown in Figure 3 Right click on End Device project in the workspace and click Set as Active Set as active project E E SimpliciTI Ex Poll LLLLLLLLILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLILLILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLILLILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLELLLLLLKLLLLKJ Ha B SimpliciTI Access Point Debug ction pu rts bi dir win er of connections supported Acc an set this to eac 7 communication ess Points and a Ge te SE do not host End Devices place holders DNUM_CONNECTIONS 2 Ca nwk La Ca nwk applications a Ha FE 4 size of low level queues for sent and received frames affects RAM usage Haga peer applications Ei enplication AP needs larger input frame queue if it is supporting store and forward Lg E main AP RE c clients because the forwarded messages are held here two is probably enough for an End Device DSIZE_INFRAME Q 2 A Ca Configuration H B smpl_config dat L E smpl_nwk_confi
6. and deployment out of the box on several TI RF platforms such as the MSP430 family of low power MCUs and the CC1xxx CC25xx transceivers The eZ430 RF2500 demo application uses SimpliciTl to demonstrate a temperature sensor network application that provides a starting point to develop your wireless applications NOTE For the latest SimpliciTI version and more info please go to www ti com simpliciT Demo MSP430 Sensor Monitor eZ430 RF2500 is preloaded with a wireless temperature sensor network firmware and may be reprogrammed at any time The included PC visualizer provides a demonstration of the eZ430 RF2500 using SimpliciTl across a star network In the PC visualizer the center node is the Access Point and the attached bubbles are the End Devices The PC application displays the temperature of both the End Devices and Access Point Additionally the PC application is capable of simulating distance from its access point when the End Devices are moved You can also expand the number of End Devices by adding more target boards in the star network as seen in the figure below d TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 10 1 1 Demo Hardware Setup Connect the eZ430 RF2500 to a USB port on your PC 2 Connect the 2 eZ430 RF2500T target board to the battery board 10 2 Demo Firmware Insert the jumper on the board to power up the device Download The following details the steps to update the demo application firmware on the eZ430
7. B 0SOMI UCB 0SCL P3 3 UCB 0CLK UCA OSTE P3 0 UCB OSTE UCA 0CLK A5 P3 1 UCB OSIMO UCB OSDA Description Ground Reference Supply Voltage General purpose digital I O pin ACLK output ADC10 analog input AO General purpose digital I O pin ADC10 analog input A1 Timer_A clock signal at INCLK SMCLK signal output General purpose digital I O pin ADC10 analog input A2 Timer_A capture CCIOB input BSL receive compare OUTO output General purpose digital I O pin Timer A capture CCI1B input compare OUT1 output ADC10 analog input A3 negative reference voltage output input General purpose digital I O pin Timer A compare OUT2 output ADC10 analog input A4 positive reference voltage output input General purpose digital I O pin ADC10 analog input A12 Timer_B capture CCIOB input compare OUTO output General purpose digital I O pin ADC10 analog input A13 Timer_B capture CCI1B input compare OUT1 output General purpose digital I O pin ADC10 analog input A14 Timer_B compare OUT2 output General purpose digital I O pin ADC10 analog input A15 Timer_B switch all TBO to TB3 outputs to high impedance Ground Reference General purpose digital I O pin Input terminal of crystal oscillator General purpose digital I O pin Output terminal of crystal oscillator General purpose digital I O pin USCI BO slave out master in in SPI mode SCL 12C clock in DC mode General purpose digi
8. D OR STATUTORY INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE The user assumes all responsibility and liability for proper and safe handling of the goods Further the user indemnifies Tl from all claims arising from the handling or use of the goods Due to the open construction of the product it is the user s responsibility to take any and all appropriate precautions with regard to electrostatic discharge EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF THE INDEMNITY SET FORTH ABOVE NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES TI currently deals with a variety of customers for products and therefore our arrangement with the user is not exclusive Tl assumes no liability for applications assistance customer product design software performance or infringement of patents or services described herein Please read the User s Guide and specifically the Warnings and Restrictions notice in the User s Guide prior to handling the product This notice contains important safety information about temperatures and voltages For additional information on TI s environmental and or safety programs please contact the Tl application engineer or visit www ti com esh No license is granted under any patent right or other intellectual property right of Tl covering or relating to any machine process or combination in which such TI products or services might be or are used FCC Warning
9. IP TEXAS INSTRUMENTS eZ430 RF2500 Development Tool User s Guide SLAU227 2007 Mixed Signal Products EVALUATION BOARD KIT IMPORTANT NOTICE Texas Instruments TI provides the enclosed product s under the following conditions This evaluation board kit is intended for use for ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRATION OR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY and is not considered by TI to be a finished end product fit for general consumer use Persons handling the product s must have electronics training and observe good engineering practice standards As such the goods being provided are not intended to be complete in terms of required design marketing and or manufacturing related protective considerations including product safety and environmental measures typically found in end products that incorporate such semiconductor components or circuit boards This evaluation board kit does not fall within the scope of the European Union directives regarding electromagnetic compatibility restricted substances RoHS recycling WEEE FCC CE or UL and therefore may not meet the technical requirements of these directives or other related directives Should this evaluation board kit not meet the specifications indicated in the User s Guide the board kit may be returned within 30 days from the date of delivery for a full refund THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY MADE BY SELLER TO BUYER AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED IMPLIE
10. R Embedded Workbench Kickstart Version SLAC050 e eZ430 RF2500 Sensor Monitor Code and Visualizer SLAC139 NOTE Please visit Texas Instrument s website for latest versions www ti com msp430 Developing with eZ430 RF2500T Target Board The eZ430 RF2500 can be used as a stand alone development tool Additionally the eZ430 RF2500T target board may also be detached from the debugging interface and integrated into another design by removing the plastic enclosure The target board features a MSP430F2274 and most of its pins are easily accessible The following pins are More development pins Power In amp GND Spy By Wire interface UART Battery Board F2274 eZ430 RF2500T Target Board O P UCACRXD UCA CSOMI 5 O vec ev 4 O TEST SBWTCK 3 O RST SBWTDIC 2 O ene O P 41 UCA CTXL UCA CSIMC 9 11 12 de 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 COO 2 1C 12 14 _1 _1 O POCO O 18 available development pins Figure 3 eZ430 RF2500 Development Tool eZ430 RF2500T target board pin outs Pin 1 2 3 Function GND VCC P2 0 ACLK A0 OAOIO P2 1 TAINCLK SMCLK A1 OA0O P2 2 TA 0 A2 OAOI1 P2 3 TA 1 A3 VREF VeREF OA1I1 OA1O P2 4 TA 2 A4 VREF VeREF OATIO P4 3 TB0 A12 OA0O P4 4 TB1 A13 OA1O P4 5 TB2 A14 OAOI3 P4 6 TBOUTH A15 OA113 GND P2 6 XIN GDO0 P2 7 XOUT GDO2 P3 2 UC
11. T PE8SNL CX TX b Ed eed ved p d OS vas LNOS NIS JO 15 ON3dsns KIEREN 135343 EK ONS JON ONS nga nt S 8 3 Figure 8 eZ430 RF USB Debugging Interface Schematic 13 T T n us dzT aT za 200Z 0Z 8 2120 J3QUNN JUSUNDO 1g0GCId DEbZo IT pieog layeg pue Jobe 1005ZJ8 0 bZa onoarea L DOTE Ta DOTA 31SOgN UTA DL Id IWOSOS IT TEI L IND GND ON frreuuayxa p r ddns sr TN 1 T SAOUIA RI DDA H DDA UIN 1H8S71S31 OIALMES LSY peog uoisuedxg la eg ONO ONO ONO IE cio IE TD as U d t0 dito ZINW T d Ui E gt D E YNNILNY dlF12 TETI dT SZ E 5 8 ap wm o GND OND ano ano ZED qNo QNB GND dozz dozz oot voot dont diz diz T6D TSTD TITO THID TETO Le 3 101 PH 18 OND UND lI TO Z zD 50X HIAI9Z ONO aadA ba se RS SES dozz sox NSO T8TD 15310005 sel bes UDOT an LSD ar Fe eN OOAJ T Z005 22009 UGOT TPD OMISO8IN TER 100 0S IROSIN Z Ed ZS TIDO E Ed a o op Je Ae ABE kOdGl 9 V A TZ SITYOYST Y HLINGBL S pd CIO YO PTY ZIL Std u 15 A Po A ZE acta Greter t tb 1031 A oan Z 00 EZ okrsevan axLavan s ed OOWO ZIW 00 E bd 00OXF pz mosevan axiavanve ed Cat cy Ziayn 5u s ed lated gy ca Oz alTn ev Ed pauta e Za DTUO TITVO 4INON 43UN EV TW LES DAY 4095 400 rza BITUD TINE IRIN yg Zu LAW ZA ssAV GND TTA gz MIGA NOW RT 31S8VIN X WENE Ed DE WLAT CEGEDEL EEN G
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13. air temperature range CURRENT CONSUMPTION Active Mode at 1Mhz 2 2V Standby Mode Off Mode with RAM Retention OPERATING FREQUENCY Voc 2 3 3V CC2500 e 2 4GHz RF Transceiver MIN 1 8 e Programmable data rate up to 500kbps e Low current consumption PARAMETER OPERATING CONDITIONS Operating supply voltage CURRENT CONSUMPTION RX input signal at the sensitivity limit 250 kbps RX input signal 30 dB above the sensitivity limit 250 kbps Current consumption TX 0 dBm Current consumption TX 12 dBm RF CHARACTERISTICS Frequency range Data rate programmable Output power programmable Sensitivity 10 kbps Sensitivity 250 kbps MAX UNIT 3 6 V mA mA mA mA mA mA 2483 5 MHz 500 kbps 0 dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm TYP MAX UNIT 3 6 V 85 fe 270 390 uA 0 7 1 4 uA 0 1 0 5 uA 16 MHz CONDITION Optimized current Optimized sensitivity Optimized current Optimized sensitivity Optimized current 2 FSK 230 kHz RX filter bandwidth 1 PER Optimized sensitivity Optimized current 500 kHz RX filter bandwidth 1 PER Optimized sensitivity 9 6 Supported Devices The eZ430 RF USB debugging interface may be used as a standard Flash Emulation Tool through its Spy Bi Wire interface The eZ430 RF USB debugging interface supports the following MSP430 families e MSP430F20xx e MSP430F22xx The connector on the USB debugging interface is backward comp
14. atible with the eZ430 F2013 and 12012 target boards Supports eZ430 F2013 and 12012 target boards Figure 4 eZ430 RF2500 USB Debugging Interface 6 pin male header MSP430 Application UART The eZ430 RF USB debugging interface features a back channel MSP430 Application UART that may be used independently of a debug session This allows the user to transfer serial data to a terminal window at a fixed rate of 9600bps with No flow control See Figure 5 for typical settings COM31 Properties Port Settings Bits per second Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow control Restore Defaults Figure 5 9600bps with No flow control Check the Device Manager for COM port assignment of the MSP430 Application UART See Hardware Install Guide Section 14 for more details 7 Software Installation The CD ROM includes 2 different development software tools for the MSP430 which includes IAR Embedded Workbench Kickstart and Code Composer Essentials CCE The term Kickstart refers to the limited version of Embedded Workbench which allows up to 4kb of C code compilation The included CCE is also limited but allows up to 8kb of code compilation The full version of CCE Pro offers unlimited code compilation which can be purchased from www ti com msp430 1 Insert the eZ430 RF2500 CD ROM into your computer The eZ430 RF2500 start page should automatically display If not you can also use a browser to open index htm that
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16. ciTl End Device Simplic Messages File nwk_mgmt c nwk_ping c nwk_security c Linking Total number of errors O Total number ofwarnings O lt Build Find in Files Errors 0 Warnings O Figure 6 IAR Embedded Workbench Kickstart Workspace Select Project gt Debug in IAR to download the code for the target boards Select Debug gt Go to start running code while in debug mode Click Debug gt Stop Debugging exits the debug mode while leaving the target board executing code 10 3 10 4 11 Demo Software GUI Setup Demo Options 1 Ensure the Access Point is connected to the PC 2 Apply power to the End Device 3 Launch eZ430 RF Temperature Demo PC application SensorMonitorGUl exe Itis available on the CD at lt CD ROOT gt demo Demo Visualizer or at www ti com ez430 rf 4 The PC application should automatically display End Devices when in range 1 Goto Menu gt Settings 2 Under the settings menu the demo application is capable of displaying values in Celsius or Fahrenheit 3 Checking the box Disable Animations disables the dynamic distance change thus decreasing CPU processing on PC 4 See the demo application help file by clicking Help for more detailed options Suggested Reading The primary sources of MSP430 information are the device specific data sheets and User s Guides The most up to date versions of the User
17. e Th Te PLZT VOSBEINSONISAEM TEA gt gt ZE O GU NTOBVIN ILSBBIN Er EA 1X3 IA i LL gg E TA TIBUO ZU QUI Z ZA IS PE Sulvawl srta OBYO TUATIUS ATINIOLITZH SSC KE cg CHE En GIALO OUAMTWIO ZA Ts HH gg zoaze Td OIOLMES IWN 1SH SOLAS d D ZE MO LMASZ1SIL ssna boo BE os T gg 2200 za 1n0X 1x3 DDA OP 50N S Zd dL Wd ToRRIIHL ssa O Figure 9 eZ430 RF2500T Target Board and Battery Board Schematic 14 Ep D Top Layer Bottom Layer Figure 11 eZ430 RF USB Debugger PCB Layout WS a pi PI _ Fe N Ko A e N dw S n am AN pi an Popov E X CG CFE Ca ek Figure 12 eZ430 RF2500T Target Board PCB Layout 14 Detailed Hardware Install Guide 1 Insertthe eZ430 RF2500 CD into a CD drive 2 Install IAR Embedded Workbench KickStart R4 64 or newer included on the CD or from www ti com msp430 3 Insertthe eZ430 RF2500 into a USB port of your PC 4 Windows should recognize the new hardware as Texas Instruments MSP FET430UIF Figure 13 Windows should automatically install the drivers for the MSP FET430UIF as a HID tool i Found New Hardware Texas Instruments MSP FET4S3DUTF Mu FIC o ee 2 39PM Figure 13 Windows XP Hardware Recognition 5 Windows will recognize another new hardware driver to be installed called MSP430 Application UART Figure 14 i Found New Hardware MSP430 Application LIAR T Me FAC poz 2 27 PM
18. g dat Output Tx is done synchronously if Laa 7 the ere frame queue can be small since P ini fan int device is also hosting an End Device that sends to a sleeping E B SimpliciTl Ac Point d4 Eis TIA GE a td 3 f f peer Gs output queue should be larger the waiting frames in this se La a ld e are held h at case the output frame queue should be bigger ene E ga Components s Options 4 l is probably enough DSIZE OUTFRAME Q 2 Ha G peer applications Make Ha application Lg E main_ 2EDOnePolls Rebuild Al Clea first byte is used as a filter on the ia ec o o THE FIRST BYTE Se NOT BE either Ox E or OxFF als io ff pa ed becises u dl t byt be the le ast significant byte so ing is maximally effective otherwise the frame has to be pr sed by the MCU before it is recognized as not intended for the de evice APs and RES run in e omiscuous mode so 7 the filtering is not done this aliz sta ata 77 char rs of le enden VC ADDR_ say E za in Se Gg E ao quotes are the fi ue E smpl_config dat E smpl_nwk_config di emove f m ary below spa e Code Control gt dia preiei ir SE EE geg qt 4 device File Properties type DEND DEVICE Set as Active for End Devices we need to specify the Rx type macro definition below DRX_LISTENS 4 DRX POLLS 4 DRX NEVER DRX_ALWAYS uncomment the appropriate Overview SimpliciTI Access Point Simpli
19. is located in the root directory of the eZ430 RF2500 CD ROM The eZ430 RF2500 is compatible with Windows 2000 and XP 2 Select Software gt IAR Workbench Kickstart Code Composer Essentials and follow the instructions 3 Respond to the prompts to install the software The installation procedure will install the IDE and TI files Finish the installation 8 Hardware Installation 1 Insert the eZ430 RF into USB port The debugging interface will automatically install itself 2 Optional When prompted for the software for the MSP430 Application UART allow Windows to Install the software automatically This is only possible if IAR Kickstart R4 64 or higher has already been installed For more detailed information see Section 14 Detailed Hardware Install Guide 9 10 SimpliciTITM SimpliciTITM is a simple low power RF network protocol aimed at small RF networks and may be used as a starting point to for your wireless network Such networks typically contain battery operated devices which require long battery life low data rate and low duty cycle and have a limited number of nodes talking directly to each other or through an access point or range extenders Access point and range extenders are not required but provide extra functionality such as store and forward messages With SimpliciTl the MCU resource requirements are minimal which results in the low system cost SimpliciTl was designed for easy implementation
20. ols interface to the eZ430 RF2500T target board The eZ430 RF2500T target board will work with any programming tool supporting the 2 wire Spy Bi Wire interface Both the MSP430 USB FET MSP FET430UIF and the Gang Programmer MSP GANG430 support these devices See MSP FET430 Flash Emulation Tool Users Guide SLAU138 for details on using MSP430 USB FET and the Gang Programmer for a 2 wire Spy Bi Wire interface What versions of IAR Embedded Workbench and CCE are supported The eZ430 RF2500 is supported by IAR Embedded Workbench KickStart Release 4 64 IAR 3 42F and Code Composer Essentials v2 03 SP3 What are the part numbers for the connectors between the eZ430 RF USB debugger and the eZ430 RF2500T target board e Header Mil Max 850 10 006 20 001000 e Socket Mill Max 851 93 006 20 001000 Mill Max http www mill max com Where can l obtain more information about the 2 4GHz chip antenna Part Number 7488910245 Wurth Electronik Group www we online com 11 eZ430 RF2500 Schematics 13 GZ 3989S JdETITOIZO zapz aT s ee JSQUNN USWNDOG ngepza dsw 37111 NuerZa dsW UNI MdB ZS2NS vds E OT E 3 SER U Et Ud CT U E E J u u puto As Ba E Pa e ein pe O oe e S E E tiv MH BM Ds D O F PFE BAM Dh D be e a eu Ze A e oo n ed bn
21. rosoft did not certify the driver The drivers have been tested exhaustively and you may ignore this warning and click Continue Anyway Figure 17 Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware MSP430 Application UART has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows lt P Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Figure 17 Windows XP Warning 9 The Wizard will continue to install the driver and notify you that it has finished the installation of the software 18 10 The eZ430 RF2500 is now installed and ready to use Observe the Device Manager for the assigned COM port for the MSP430 Application UART as shown in Figure 18 Es Device Manager File Action View Help Ed amp d Computer z Disk drives E Display adapters 6 DyDICD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers 4 Floppy disk drives 43 Human Interface Devices y IDE ATAJATAPI controllers H keyboards 1 Mice and other pointing devices 1 Monitors BB Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT F Communications Port COMI oy e P Cd MSP430 Applica
22. s Guide documents available at the time of production have been provided on the CD ROM included with this tool The most current information is found at www ti com msp430 Information specific to the eZ430 RF2500 development tool can be found at www ti com ez430 rf MSP430 device User s Guides and the FET Users Guide may be accessed from the main page on the CD ROM under the User s Guides section The FET User s Guide includes detailed information on setting up a project for the MSP430 using IAR Documents describing the IAR tools Workbench C SPY the assembler the C compiler the linker and the library are located in common doc and 430 doc The documents are in PDF format Supplements to the documents i e the latest information are available in HTML format within the same directories 430 doc readme_start htm provides a convenient starting point for navigating the IAR documentation 10 12 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ 1 Does the eZ430 RF2500 support fuse blow The eZ430 RF USB debugging interface lacks the JTAG security fuse blow capability To ensure firmware security on devices going to production the USB Flash Emulation Tool or the Gang Programmer which include the fuse blow feature are recommended What is the voltage supplied to the eZ430 RF2500T target board from the debugging interface The eZ430 RF USB debugging interface supplies a regulated 3 6V to the eZ430 RF2500T target board Can other programming to
23. tal UO pin USCI_BO clock input output USCI_AO slave transmit enable General purpose digital I O pin USCI BO slave transmit enable USCI AO clock input output ADC1O analog input A5 General purpose digital I O pin USCI BO slave in master out in SPI mode SDA 12C data in I2C mode pins 13 18 may be used to test the connection between the F2274 amp CC2500 Battery Board pin outs Pin 1 2 Function P3 4 UCA OTXD UCA OSIMO GND TEST SBWTCK RST SBWTDIO VCC 3 6V P3 5 UCA ORXD UCA 0SOMI Description General purpose digital I O pin USCI_AO transmit data output in UART mode UART communication from 2274 to PC slave in master out in SPI mode Ground Reference Selects test mode for JTAG pins on Port1 The device protection fuse is connected to TEST Spy Bi Wire test clock input during programming and test Reset or nonmaskable interrupt input Spy Bi Wire test data input output during programming and test Supply Voltage General purpose digital I O pin USCI_AO receive data input in UART mode UART communication from 2274 to PC slave out master in in SPI mode 4 Specifications MSP430F2274 e 16 MIPS performance e 200ksps 10 bit SAR ADC e 2 built in Op Amps e Watchdog timer 16 bit Timer A3 and B3 e USCI module supporting UART LIN 2 SPI 12C or IrDA e Five low power modes drawing as little as 700nA in standby PARAMETER OPERATING CONDITIONS Operating supply voltage Operating free
24. tion UART COM g s Processor 8 Sound video and game controllers See Storage volumes d System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Figure 18 Device Manager 19
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26. tures e USB debugging and programming interface featuring a driverless installation and application backchannel e 21 available development pins e Highly integrated ultra low power MSP430 MCU with 16MHz performance e Two general purpose digital I O pins connected to green and red LEDs for visual feedback e Interruptible push button for user feedback e Range up to 450ft at 10kbps Spy Bi Wire amp Pushbutton 2X LEDs MSP430 Appliation UART CC2500 i il En ch 2 ai le a E KC S o d O i ou oS UO H MSP430F go Bo Z 3 e a a lt O by i 4 Pr ad DESA a EN TILL e H KKK ah ly OLA e e OS Es e AAAAAI 24 D pasar O USB Powered MSP430F2274 18 Accessible Pins Figure 1 eZ430 RF2500 2 AAA Battery Holder Kit Contents Battery Board 6 Accessible Pins 2 eZ430 RF2500T Target Board Figure 2 eZ430 RF2500 Battery Board eZ430 RF2500 The hardware includes e 2 eZ430 RF2500T target boards e 1 eZ430 RF USB debugging interface e 1 AAA battery pack with expansion board batteries included One MSP430 Development Tool CD ROM containing documentation and new development software for eZ430 RF2500 e MSP430F2xx Family User s Guide SLAU144 e MSP FET430 FLASH Emulation Tool User s Guide SLAU138 e eZ430 RF2500 User s Guide SLAU227 e Code Composer Essentials CCE SLAC063 e IA
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