MSP430FG439 Datasheet, PDF (78/88 Pages) Texas Instruments – Mixed-Signal Microcontrollers

MSP430FG439, MSP430FG438, MSP430FG437
SLAS380D – APRIL 2004 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2014
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7 Device and Documentation Support
7.1 Device Support
7.1.1 Development Support
TI offers an extensive line of development tools, including tools to evaluate the performance of the
processors, generate code, develop algorithm implementations, and fully integrate and debug software
and hardware modules. The tool's support documentation is electronically available within the Code
Composer Studio™ Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
The following products support development of the MSP430FG43x device applications:
Software Development Tools: Code Composer Studio™ Integrated Development Environment (IDE):
including Editor C/C++/Assembly Code Generation, and Debug plus additional development tools.
For a complete listing of development-support tools for the MSP430FG43x platform, visit the Texas
Instruments website at www.ti.com. For information on pricing and availability, contact the nearest TI field
sales office or authorized distributor.
7.1.1.1 Development Kit
The MSP-FET430U80 is a powerful flash emulation tool that includes the hardware and software required
to quickly begin application development on the MSP430 MCU. It includes a ZIF socket target board and a
USB debugging interface (MSP-FET) used to program and debug the MSP430 in-system through the
JTAG interface or the pin saving Spy Bi-Wire (2-wire JTAG) protocol. The flash memory can be erased
and programmed in seconds with only a few keystrokes, and because the MSP430 flash is ultra-low
power, no external power supply is required.
The debugging tool interfaces the MSP430 to the included integrated software environment and includes
code to start your design immediately.
7.1.2 Device and Development Tool Nomenclature
To designate the stages in the product development cycle, TI assigns prefixes to the part numbers of all
MSP430 MCU devices and support tools. Each MSP430 MCU commercial family member has one of
three prefixes: MSP, PMS, or XMS (for example, MSP430F5259). Texas Instruments recommends two of
three possible prefix designators for its support tools: MSP and MSPX. These prefixes represent
evolutionary stages of product development from engineering prototypes (with XMS for devices and MSPX
for tools) through fully qualified production devices and tools (with MSP for devices and MSP for tools).
Device development evolutionary flow:
XMS – Experimental device that is not necessarily representative of the final device's electrical
specifications
PMS – Final silicon die that conforms to the device's electrical specifications but has not completed quality
and reliability verification
MSP – Fully qualified production device
Support tool development evolutionary flow:
MSPX – Development-support product that has not yet completed Texas Instruments internal qualification
testing.
MSP – Fully-qualified development-support product
XMS and PMS devices and MSPX development-support tools are shipped against the following
disclaimer:
"Developmental product is intended for internal evaluation purposes."
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