MSP430 Microcontroller Basics

A complete starter kit for the engineer that wants to master the Texas Instruments' very popular MSP430 microcontroller!

John H. Davies (Author)

9780750682763, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 30 September 2008

688 pages, Approx. 130 illustrations
23.4 x 19 x 4.2 cm, 1.166 kg

The MSP430 microcontroller family offers ultra-low power mixed signal, 16-bit architecture that is perfect for wireless low-power industrial and portable medical applications. This book begins with an overview of embedded systems and microcontrollers followed by a comprehensive in-depth look at the MSP430. The coverage included a tour of the microcontroller's architecture and functionality along with a review of the development environment. Start using the MSP430 armed with a complete understanding of the microcontroller and what you need to get the microcontroller up and running!

1. Embedded electronic systems and microcontrollers 2. Texas MSP430 3. Development 4. A simple tour of the MSP430 5. Architecture of the MSP430 6.Functions, interrupts and low-power modes 7.Digital input, output and displays 8. Timers 9. Mixed-signal systems: Analog input and output 10. Communication

Subject Areas: Programming & scripting languages: general [UMX], Automatic control engineering [TJFM], Circuits & components [TJFC]