User's Manual

Preface

SLAU278I–May 2009–Revised May 2012

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About This Manual

This manual describes the hardware of the Texas Instruments MSP-FET430 Flash Emulation Tool (FET).

The FET is the program development tool for the MSP430 ultra-low-power microcontroller. Both available

interface types, the parallel port interface and the USB interface, are described.

How to Use This Manual

Read and follow the instructions in Chapter 1. This chapter lists the contents of the FET, provides

instructions on installing the hardware and according software drivers. After you see how quick and easy it

is to use the development tools, TI recommends that you read all of this manual.

This manual describes the setup and operation of the FET but does not fully describe the MSP430™

microcontrollers or the development software systems. For details of these items, see the appropriate TI

documents listed in Section 1.19.

This manual applies to the following tools (and devices):

• MSP-FET430PIF (debug interface with parallel port connection, for all MSP430 flash-based devices)

• MSP-FET430UIF (debug interface with USB connection, for all MSP430 flash-based devices)

• eZ430-F2013 (USB stick form factor interface with attached MSP430F2013 target, for all

MSP430F20xx, MSP430G2x01, MSP430G2x11, MSP430G2x21, and MSP430G2x31 devices)

• eZ430-T2012 (three MSP430F2012 based target boards)

• eZ430-RF2500 (USB stick form factor interface with attached MSP430F2274 and CC2500 target, for

all MSP430F20xx, MSP430F21x2, MSP430F22xx, MSP430G2x01, MSP430G2x11, MSP430G2x21,

and MSP430G2x31 devices)

• eZ430-RF2500T (one MSP430F2274 and CC2500 target board including battery pack)

• eZ430-RF2500-SEH (USB stick form factor interface with attached MSP430F2274 and CC2500 target

and solar energy harvesting module)

• eZ430-Chronos-xxx (USB stick form factor interface with CC430F6137 based development system

contained in a watch. Includes <1 GHz RF USB access point)

The following tools contain the USB debug interface (MSP-FET430UIF) and the respective target socket

module:

• MSP-FET430U8 (for MSP430G2210 and MSP430G2230 devices in 8-pin D packages)

• MSP-FET430U14 (for MSP430F20xx, MSP430F20xx, MSP430G2x01, MSP430G2x11,

MSP430G2x21, and MSP430G2x31 devices in 14-pin PW packages)

• MSP-FET430U092 (for MSP430FL092 devices in 14-pin PW packages)

• MSP-FET430U24 (for MSP430AFE2xx devices in 24-pin PW packages)

• MSP-FET430U28 (for MSP430F11xx(A) devices in 20- and 28-pin DW or PW packages)

• MSP-FET430U28A (for MSP430F20xx and MSP430G2xxx devices in 14-, 20-, and 28-pin PW)

• MSP-FET430U38 (for MSP430F22x2 and MSP430F22x4 devices in 38-pin DA packages)

• MSP-FET430U23x0 (for MSP430F23x0 devices in 40-pin RHA packages)

• MSP-FET430U40 (for MSP430F51x1, MSP430F51x2 devices in 40-pin RSB packages)

• MSP-FET430U40A (for MSP430FR572x, MSP430FR573x devices in 40-pin RHA packages)

• MSP-FET430U48 (for MSP430F22x2 and MSP430F22x4 devices in 48-pin DL packages)

• MSP-FET430U48B (for MSP430F534x devices in 48-pin RGZ packages)

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