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3.1 USB Developers Package: Overview

TI provides its MSP430 USB software offering inside the MSP430 USB Developers Package.

Table 3. MSP430 USB Developers Package: Contents

Item Description

Host USB Software

Java HID Demo App Host-side example for implementing HID. It complements the HID-Datapipe

API, simplifying creation of a general-purpose USB HID device.

Python USB Firmware Upgrader Python-based host-side USB firmware update solution.

MSP430 USB Software

Documentation

API Functional Reference Doxygen-generated function reference for all the USB API calls

Examples Guide A guide for the person evaluating the USB API, using the examples

MSP430 USB API Programmer's Guide A detailed reference for someone that's developing a USB device using the

MSP430 USB Developer's Package.

Release Notes HTML file Contains anything unique to a particular revision, including bug fixes,

benchmarks, compiler dependencies, and migration information.

MSP430 USB API API software library for implementing USB devices

Examples

emptyUsbProject A project containing only a main.c populated with a suggested main loop

framework. The framework is commented with instructions.

CDC Examples Examples for implementing virtual COM ports using the CDC class.

HID Examples Examples using the HID class

HID-Datapipe Examples of HID-Datapipe, a means of UART-style data exchange based on

the HID class.

HID-Traditional Examples of ordinary HID interfaces, like mice and keyboards

MSC Examples Examples for implementing mass storage devices, like SD card and

emulated on-chip flash drives.

Composite Examples Examples of composite USB devices; that is, devices comprising more than

one of the interfaces above

SYS/BIOS Examples Examples showing us of the USB API with TI's SYS/BIOS RTOS

driverlib (driver library) Contains the standard MSP430 driverlib. It is referenced by all the examples.

USB_API These are the actual USB API code files. It is referenced by all the

examples.

MSP430 USB Descriptor Tool Automatically generates reliable descriptors for any combination of USB

interfaces. It saves the developer's time and reduces the chance for errors.

Using this tool is part of the standard recommended design flow.

Starting a USB Design Using MSP430™ MCUs SLAA457A–September 2013–Revised May 2014

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