OLIMEX MSP430-T5510 User manual

MSP430-T5510
development board for breadboarding
USER’S MA UAL
Revision A, August 2012
Designed by OLIMEX Ltd, 2012
All boards produced by Olimex LTD are ROHS compliant

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Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER ............................................................................................................. 2
CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW ........................................................................................ 5
1. Introduction to the ch pter .................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Fe tures .................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2 T rget m rket nd purpose of the bo rd ........................................................................... 5
1.3 Org niz tion .......................................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER 2: SETTI G UP THE MSP430-T5510 BOARD .................................. 7
2. Introduction to the ch pter .................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Electrost tic w rning ............................................................................................................ 7
2.3 H rdw re requirements ....................................................................................................... 7
2.5 Powering the bo rd nd oper ting modes .......................................................................... 8
2.6 Prebuilt softw re nd bootlo der ........................................................................................ 8
2.7 E syMSP nd Energi .......................................................................................................... 9
CHAPTER 3: MSP430-T5510 BOARD DESCRIPTIO ...................................... 10
3. Introduction to the ch pter .................................................................................................. 10
3.1 L yout (top view) ................................................................................................................ 10
3.2 L yout (bottom view) .......................................................................................................... 11
CHAPTER 4: THE MSP430F5510 MICROCO TROLLER .............................. 12
4. Introduction to the ch pter .................................................................................................. 12
4.1 The microcontroller ............................................................................................................ 12
CHAPTER 5: CO TROL CIRCUITY ................................................................... 14
5. Introduction to the ch pter .................................................................................................. 14
5.1 Reset ..................................................................................................................................... 14
5.2 Clocks ................................................................................................................................... 14
5.3 Power supply circuit ........................................................................................................... 14
CHAPTER 6: CO ECTORS A D PI OUT ...................................................... 15
6. Introduction to the ch pter .................................................................................................. 15
6.1 SBW (Spy-Bi-Wire) debug connector ............................................................................... 15
6.2 UEXT connector .................................................................................................................. 16
6.3 Arduino shield pl tform connectors .................................................................................. 17
6.5 B ttery connector ................................................................................................................ 18
6.6 Jumper description ............................................................................................................. 18
6.6.1 P_OUT/P_I ................................................................................................................. 18
6.6.2 3.3V_E ........................................................................................................................... 19
6.6.3 AG D_E ........................................................................................................................ 19
6.6.4 CHG_D .......................................................................................................................... 19
6.6.5 AREF_E ........................................................................................................................ 19
6.6.6 TI_TST/OLI_TST and TI_RST/OLI_RST ................................................................ 19
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6.6.7 HW_SCL/SW_SCL and HW_SDA/SW_SDA ........................................................... 20
6.7 Addition l h rdw re components ..................................................................................... 20
CHAPTER 7: BLOCK DIAGRAM A D MEMORY ........................................... 21
7. Introduction to the ch pter .................................................................................................. 21
7.2 Processor block di gr m .................................................................................................... 21
7.3 Physic l memory m p ......................................................................................................... 22
CHAPTER 8: SCHEMATICS .................................................................................. 23
8. Introduction to the ch pter .................................................................................................. 23
8.1 E gle schem tic ................................................................................................................... 23
8.2 Physic l dimensions ............................................................................................................ 25
CHAPTER 9: REVISIO HISTORY A D SUPPORT ........................................ 26
9. Introduction to the ch pter .................................................................................................. 26
9.1 Document revision .............................................................................................................. 26
9.2 Bo rd revision ..................................................................................................................... 26
9.3 Useful web links nd purch se codes ................................................................................ 27
9.3 Product support .................................................................................................................. 28
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CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW
1. Introduction to the chapter
Thank you for choosing the MSP430-T5510 development board from Olimex! This document
provides a user’s guide for the Olimex MSP430-T5510 board. As an overview, this chapter gives
the scope of this document and lists the board’s features. The document’s organization is then
detailed.
The MSP430-T5510 development board enables code development of applications running on the
microcontroller MSP430F5510, manufactured by Texas Instruments.
1.1 Features
MCU: MSP430F5510 with 3 K Bytes Program Flash, 4K Bytes RAM, 5Mhz
MSP430F5510 microcontroller
mini USB connector
User button
RESET and BOOT buttons
JTAG connector
UEXT connector for UEXT modules
T-shape for easy breadboarding
Dimensions: .5''x .1'' (6.35cm x 5.33cm)
1.2 Target market and purpose of the board
MSP430-T5510 is intended to work with Energia - an Arduino-like IDE for MSP430. The
community is working on adding full support for Energia. At the time of writing this manual such
support isn't fully added but it is on the way. When such support is implemented there will be
software examples below in Energia format.
MSP430-T5510 was specially designed for the EasyMSP project which is created by Matthew
Burmeister (a.k.a. MattTheGeek from 43oh.com). Matt did amazing work by creating Arduino-like
language and commands to compile with MSP430 hardware just adding these in header files, so
they compile with MSPGCC. However, personal problems restrained Matthew to finish the project
he started. That is why Energia is the now default and recommended development environment.
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The target market are the MSP430 fans and people with electronic basics – the shape of the board
makes it perfect for mounting on a breadboard and using solderless connections to access the GPIO
pins. People with better understanding of software than hardware would find this tiny board quite
capable once the Energia Arduino-like IDE support is implemented.
1.3 Organization
Each section in this document covers a separate topic, organized as follow:
–Chapter 1 is an overview of the board usage and features
–Chapter provides a guide for quickly setting up the board and software notes
–Chapter 3 contains the general board diagram and layout
–Chapter 4 describes the component that is the heart of the board: the MSP430-T5510
microcontroller
–Chapter 5 is an explanation of the control circuitry associated with the microcontroller to
reset. Also shows the clocks on the board
–Chapter 6 covers the connector pinout, peripherals and jumper description
–Chapter 7 shows the memory map
–Chapter 8 provides the schematics
–Chapter 9 contains the revision history, useful links and support information
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CHAPTER 2: SETTI G UP THE MSP430-T5510 BOARD
2. Introduction to the chapter
This section helps you set up the MSP430-T5510 development board for the first time. Please
consider first the electrostatic warning to avoid damaging the board, then discover the hardware and
software required to operate the board.
The procedure to power up the board is given, and a description of the default board behavior is
detailed.
2.1 Electrostatic warning
MSP430-T5510 is shipped in a protective anti-static package. The board must not be exposed to
high electrostatic potentials. A grounding strap or similar protective device should be worn when
handling the board. Avoid touching the component pins or any other metallic element.
2.3 Hardware requirements
In order to set up the MSP430-T5510 optimally, the following items are required:
1) mini USB cable for using Energia IDE or EasyMSP
You can buy such a cable from us. Proper connectivity is tested at our testing facilities.
) Solderless breadboarding area
BREADBOARD - 8 x5 x10 mm solderless breadboard for experimenting -
https://www.olimex.com/dev/bb-1.html
BREADBOARD-MINI - 45x35x8.5 mm solderless breadboard for experimenting -
https://www.olimex.com/dev/bb-mini.html
3) JTAG SBW (Spy-Bi-Wire) MSP430 compatible programmer - for custom programming
We offer three low-cost products capable of programming the board (of course any SBW-
compatible programmer you might already own would do the job):
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MSP430-JTAG-ISO-V – our best MSP430 programmer, featuring LCD display, SD card and
stand-alone mode of programming: https://www.olimex.com/dev/msp-jtag-iso-v .html
MSP430-JTAG-ISO – standalone programmer: https://www.olimex.com/dev/msp-jtag-iso.html
MSP430-JTAG-TINY – tiny is size but powerful JTAG programmer
https://www.olimex.com/dev/msp-jtag-tiny.html
Notice our MSP programmers work with a free flash software we distribute and are compatible with
all IDEs based on the original Texas Instruments MSP430.dll.
Additional components and extension boards (not required for basic operation!):
- UEXT expansion boards
All OLIMEX boards which names start with MOD, are compatible with the UEXT interface. There
are over 0 different functionalities you can add via the UEXT. Notice that there is multiplexing
between the Arduino platform connector (for the shields) and the UEXT. You can't use two devices
with SPI communication at the same time.
2.5 Powering the board and operating modes
The board is powered either via the mini USB or via JTAG/SBW connector, the board can also be
powered by Vin and +5V pins of the GPIO connectors.
The board can be programmed in three ways:
1) as a general purpose board via the JTAG.
) by the BSL (BootStrap Loader) bootloader by MSP430
When powered the red power LED should turn on. By default the green LED near the battery
connector should start blinking if used in debugger/general mode.
To enter BSL mode hold BOOT button and power the board. Or while the board is powered hold
BOOT down then press RESET and then release BOOT button. If the board is started in boot mode
the green LED should remain off.
2.6 Prebuilt software and bootloader
The prebuilt software is a bootloader and a simple LEDs and buttons test. When you power the
board initially red power LED will be ON and the green GPIO LED will start blinking. To enter
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bootloader mode hold BOOT button and press RESET button, then release BOOT.
2.7 EasyMSP and Energia
MSP430-T5510 is intended to work with Energia - an Arduino-like IDE for MSP430. The
community is working on adding full support for Energia. At the time of writing this manual such
support isn't fully added but it is on the way. When such support is implemented there will be
software examples below in Energia format.
The Energia web site and repository may be found at the following web addresses:
http://energia.github.com/Energia/ and https://github.com/energia/Energia/
MSP430-T5510 was initially specially designed for the EasyMSP project which is created by
Matthew Burmeister (a.k.a. MattTheGeek from 43oh.com). Matt did amazing work by creating
Arduino-like language and commands to compile with MSP430 hardware just adding these in
header files, so they compile with MSPGCC. However, personal problems restrained Matthew to
finish the project he started. That is why Energia is the now default and recommended development
environment.
EasyMSP community is at 43oh.com forum http://www.43oh.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=34.
The project is hosted at http://code.google.com/p/easymsp/.
When we learned about EasyMSP the first idea was to create custom open hardware board which to
work with EasyMSP. So we contacted Matt and asked him if he wants custom board build for his
project. This is how MSP430-T5510 was born.
So if you want to develop some hand-held or battery powered devices with USB connection to PC
MSP430-T5510 is the low cost solution for you.
The software for the boards is released under General Purpose License.
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CHAPTER 3: MSP430-T5510 BOARD DESCRIPTIO
3. Introduction to the chapter
Here you get acquainted with the main parts of the board. Note the names used on the board might
differ from the names used below to describe them. For the actual names check the MSP430-T5510
board itself.
3.1 Layout (top view)
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3.2 Layout (bottom view)
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CHAPTER 4: THE MSP430F5510 MICROCO TROLLER
4. Introduction to the chapter
In this chapter is located the information about the heart of MSP430-T5510 – its microcontroller
MSP430F5510. The information is a modified version of the datasheet provided by its
manufacturers.
4.1 The microcontroller
w Supply-Voltage Range, 1.8 V to 3.6 V
 Ultra-Low Power Consumption
- Active Mode (AM)
- All System Clocks Active
- 195 µA/MHz at 8 MHz, 3 V, Flash Program Execution (Typical)
- 115 µA/MHz at 8 MHz, 3 V, RAM Program Execution (Typical)
- Standby Mode (LPM3)
- Real Time Clock With Crystal, Watchdog, and Supply Supervisor Operational, Full RAM
Retention, Fast Wake-Up: 1.9 µA at . V, .1 µA at 3 V (Typical)
-Low-Power Oscillator (VLO), General-Purpose Counter, Watchdog, and Supply Supervisor
Operational, Full RAM Retention, Fast Wake-Up: 1.4 µA at 3 V (Typical)
- Off Mode (LPM4)
- Full RAM Retention, Supply Supervisor Operational, Fast Wake-Up: 1.1 µA at 3 V
(Typical)
- Shutdown Mode (LPM4.5) 0.18 µA at 3 V (Typical)
 Wake-Up From Standby in Less Than 5 µs
 16-Bit RISC Architecture, Extended Memory, Up to 5-MHz System Clock
 Flexible Power Management System
- Fully Integrated LDO With Programmable Regulated Core Supply Voltage
- Supply Voltage Supervision, Monitoring, and Brownout
 Unified Clock System
- FLL Control Loop for Frequency Stabilization
- Low-Power Low-Frequency Internal Clock Source (VLO)
- Low-Frequency Trimmed Internal Reference Source (REFO)
- 3 -kHz Watch Crystals (XT1)
- High-Frequency Crystals up to 3 MHz (XT )
 16-Bit Timer TA0, Timer_A With Five Capture/Compare Registers
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 16-Bit Timer TA1, Timer_A With Three Capture/Compare Registers
 16-Bit Timer TA , Timer_A With Three Capture/Compare Registers
 16-Bit Timer TB0, Timer_B With Seven Capture/Compare Shadow Registers
 Two Universal Serial Communication Interfaces
- USCI_A0 and USCI_A1 Each Supporting:
- Enhanced UART Supporting Auto-Baudrate Detection
- IrDA Encoder and Decoder
- Synchronous SPI
- USCI_B0 and USCI_B1 Each Supporting:
- I CTM
- Synchronous SPI
 Full-Speed Universal Serial Bus (USB)
 Integrated USB-PHY
 Integrated 3.3-V/1.8-V USB Power System
 Integrated USB-PLL
 Eight Input, Eight Output Endpoints
 10-Bit Analog-to-Digital (A/D) Converter With Window Comparator
 Comparator
 Hardware Multiplier Supporting 3 -Bit Operations
 Serial Onboard Programming, No External Programming Voltage Needed
 Three Channel Internal DMA
 Basic Timer With Real Time Clock Feature
For comprehensive information on the microcontroller visit the Texas Instruments’ web page for a
datasheet.
At the moment of writing the microcontroller datasheet can be found at the following link:
http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/msp430f5510.pdf
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CHAPTER 5: CO TROL CIRCUITY
5. Introduction to the chapter
Here you can find information about reset circuit and quartz crystals locations, the power supply
circuit is discussed.
5.1 Reset
MSP430-T5510's reset circuit includes R7 (33Ω), R8 (330Ω), and a RESET button.
5.2 Clocks
Q1 – 3 768 MHz quartz crystal on pins 8 and 9 of the F5510 allowing RTC(Real-Time Clock).
Q - 4 MHz quartz crystal is connected to pins 45 and 46 of the MSP430F5510 processor.
5.3 Power supply circuit
The power supply circuit of MSP430-T5510 allows powering via different sources – from the
miniUSB (the device will draw it's required current automatically, however ensure the USB port is
standard compatible and can provide at least 1A of current), from the JTAG or via the “Vin” and
“+5V” pins.
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CHAPTER 6: CO ECTORS A D PI OUT
6. Introduction to the chapter
In this chapter are presented the connectors that can be found on the board all together with their
pinout and notes about them. Jumpers functions are described. Notes and info on specific
peripherals are presented. Notes regarding the interfaces are given.
6.1 JTAG/SBW (Spy-Bi-Wire) debug connector
The SBW interface is used to program and debug the board. “NC” stands for “Not Connected”.
JTAG/SBW interface
Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name
1NC/TI_RST* 8OLI_TST/NC*
2NC/P_IN** 9GND
3NC 10 NC
4P_OUT/NC* 11 OLI_RST/NC*
5Not connected 12 NC
Not connected 13 NC
7NC/TI_TST* 14 NC
*The information lines can be switched via the SMD jumpers TI_RST/OLI_RST and
TI_TST/OLI_TST. This might be required for different programmers. If you use Texas Instruments
programmer switch them to TI_RST and TI_STS. If using Olimex programmer switch to OLI_RST
and OLI_TST. By default they are in Olimex position.
**The Pin/Pout jumper declares if the board is internally powered or has to be powered externally
(via SBW programmer).
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6.2 UEXT connector
MSP430-T5510 board has a UEXT connector and can interface Olimex's UEXT expansion
modules.
For more information on UEXT please visit:
http://www.olimex.com/dev/OTHER/UEXT.pdf
UEXT connector
Pin # Signal Name
13.3V
2GND
3D1(TXD)
4D0(RXD)
5SW_SCL/NC*
SW_SD /NC*
7NC/D12(MISO1)*
8NC/D11(MOSI1)*
9D13(SCK)
10 #UEXT_CS
*Those pin signals depend on the jumpers HW_SCL/SW_SCL and HW_SDA/SW_SDA. By
default the board is set in software SPI mode (SW_SCL/SW_SDA).
Notice the orientation of the cut on the connector in the picture above.
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6.4 MI I USB
Note that this is not USB OTG (On-The-Go).
Pin # Signal Name
1+5V
2D-
3D+
4Not connected
5GND
6.5 Jumper description
Please note that the jumpers on the board are ONLY SMD type. For setting the SMD jumpers
please consider that if you feel insecure of your soldering/cutting technique it is better not to try to
adjust those jumpers.
6.6.1 P_OUT/P_IN
When in position P_OUT, the board gets powered by SBW debugger.
When is position P_IN, the board gets powered by other sources.
The default position is P_OUT.
6.6.2 3.3V_E
When open 3.3V_E the processor doesn't receive power. Processor pins 11 and 8 are disconnected
from the power circuit.
The default position is closed.
6.6.3 AGND_E
When open AGND_E disables the analog ground signal.
The default position is closed.
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6.6.4 CHG_D
When closed disables the battery charging circuit.
The default position is jumper open.
6.6.5 AREF_E
When open disables the AREF on the Arduino CON4.
The default position is open.
6.6.6 TI_TST/OLI_TST nd TI_RST/OLI_RST
Note these jumpers must be moved together!
They control the TST and RST signals on the SBW interface. The TST and RST differ when using
different programmers. If you are not sure how your programmer is configured and the board
doesn't get programmed via SBW try the TI_TST + TI_RST option.
The default position is OLI_TST closed + OLI_RST closed.
6.6.7 HW_SCL/SW_SCL nd HW_SDA/SW_SDA
Note these jumpers must be moved together!
They configure either hardware or software SPI on the UEXT.
The default position is set for software SPI – SW_SCL closed + SW_SDA closed.
6.7 Additional hardware components
The components below are mounted on MSP430-T5510 but are not discussed above. They are
listed here for completeness:
Reset button - used for hardware reset of the board
BUT – general purpose button
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BOOT button – used for starting the MSP430 bootstrap loader
LED1 (Green) + Power LED2 (Red)
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CHAPTER 7: BLOCK DIAGRAM AND MEMORY
7. Introduction to the chapter
On the next page you can find a memory map for this family of processors. It is strongly
recommended to refer to the original datasheet released by NXP for one of higher quality.
7.2 Processor block diagram
The block diagram is taken from the original datasheet of MSP430F5510.
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