MSP430F5529 LaunchPad
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Overview
In this exercise you will learn:
How to create a new project with Code Composer Studio
(CCS)
Learn how to blink the on-board Red LED on the MSP430
Launchpad
Change the speed of the blinking Red LED
Learn how to toggle between the Red and Green LED
Things you will need:
MSP430F5529 Launchpad Evaluation Kit
MSP-EXP430F5529LP
Code Composer Studio (Software Development Environment)
10-15 minutes
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Hardware Setup
The MSP430F5529 LaunchPad kit includes everything you need
out of the box
To start programming, you'll first have to install CCS which
contains the required drivers for your new MSP430F5529
LaunchPad kit
Plug your F5529 LaunchPad into the PC with the included USB
cable
If prompted, let Windows automatically install the software.
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Create a New CCS Workspace
Upon opening CCS, it will ask you to select a workspace
A workspace is where all of your CCS projects will be stored.
Create a workspace folder, then press OK
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Create a New CCS Project
Once CCS is opened, we can create a new project by
going to to File > New > CCS Project
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Choose CCS Project Settings
This will open up the "New CCS
Project" window. Within this
window, we need to do 2 things.
1. Name our project
2. Choose our Device Variant.
1. Let's name our project
"Blink_LED
2. We also need to choose the
appropriate MSP430 device.
For this tutorial, we will
program the MSP430F5529
device that comes pre-
populated on the
MSP430F5529 LaunchPad
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Write Code
In the main.c file we have a blank canvas to write our code!
#include <msp430.h>
unsigned int i =0; // Initialize variables. This will keep count of how many cycles between LED toggles
void main(void)
{
WDTCTL =WDTPW +WDTHOLD; // Stop watchdog timer. This line of code is needed at the beginning of most MSP430 projects.
// This line of code turns off the watchdog timer, which can reset the device after a certain period of time.
P1DIR |=0x01; // P1DIR is a register that configures the direction (DIR) of a port pin as an output or an input.
// To set a specific pin as output or input, we write a '1' or '0' on the appropriate bit of the register.
// P1DIR =<PIN7><PIN6><PIN5><PIN4><PIN3><PIN2><PIN1><PIN0>
// Since we want to blink the on-board red LED, we want to set the direction of Port 1, Pin 0 (P1.0) as an output
// We do that by writing a 1 on the PIN0 bit of the P1DIR register
// P1DIR =<PIN7><PIN6><PIN5><PIN4><PIN3><PIN2><PIN1><PIN0>
// P1DIR =0000 0001
// P1DIR =0x01 <-- this is the hexadecimal conversion of 0000 0001
for (;;) // This empty for-loop will cause the lines of code within to loop infinitely
{
P1OUT ^=0x01; // Toggle P1.0 using exclusive-OR operation (^=)
// P1OUT is another register which holds the status of the LED.
// '1' specifies that it's ON or HIGH, while '0' specifies that it's OFF or LOW
// Since our LED is tied to P1.0, we will toggle the 0 bit of the P1OUT register
for(i=0; i<20000; i++); // Delay between LED toggles. This for-loop will run until the condition is met.
//In this case, it will loop until the variable i increments to 20000.
}
}
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Download Code
Now that we have written our code, we can download it to our
MSP430 LaunchPad that is plugged into the USB port!
Code is downloaded by clicking the debug button
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Run Code
Clicking the Debug button will take us to the CCS
Debug View. Here, we can press the Run button to start
running the code we just wrote.
At this point, your red LED should be blinking.
Congratulations!
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Additional Exercises
Now that we have our LED blinking, play around with the number
inside of the for-loop to change the speed of the blinking LED.
The smaller the number, the shorter the delay between LED
toggles, or the faster the blinking. Alternatively, the larger the
number, the longer the delay. Try values like 5000, 40000, etc.
Another exercise is getting the green LED to blink as well. The
green LED is tied to Port P4.7. Using the P4DIR and P4OUT
registers we used above, see if you can get both LEDs to blink.
Can you make them blink in unison? Can you make them blink
alternatively?
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Other ideas!
Congratulations! Youve just
developed your first MSP-
EXP430F5529LP LaunchPad
project using TIs Code
Composer Studio!
There are other development
tools out there. One example is a
community-driven code editing
tool called Energia.
You can get Energia @
www.energia.nu
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