Introduction; Getting Started - Texas Instruments TRF7970A BoosterPack Getting Started Manual

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Introduction

This guide has two main objectives: It describes how to download the NFCLink Standalone example code
to an MSP-EXP430F5529LP, and it also describes how to use the TI NFC Tool GUI. The example code
and GUI can be downloaded from http://www.ti.com/lit/zip/sloa227. This guide describes how to install and
use two different flash programming options: Code Composer Studio™ IDE and UniFlash. The guide also
describes how to use the TI NFC Tool GUI to interact with NFC tags and NFC enabled devices.
1.1 Prerequisites
The user should have the following items:
• DLP-7970ABP
• MSP-EXP430F5529LP
• An NFC tag or NFC enabled device
• A computer running Microsoft® Windows® 7 or XP operating systems
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Getting Started

This section describes the required software and hardware setup for the DLP-7970ABP BoosterPack plug-
in module and the MSP-EXP4305529LP LaunchPad development kit with the NFCLink Standalone
example firmware.
2.1 Download and Install Software
Download the NFCLink Standalone GUI and example code from http://www.ti.com/lit/zip/sloa227.
Install the software package following the default options.
2.2 Hardware Setup
Attach the DLP-7970ABP to the MSP-EXP430F5529LP so that pin 1 of the BoosterPack plug-in module is
aligned with the 3.3V pin of the LaunchPad development kit. Then connect the MSP-EXP430F5529LP to
the PC using the provided USB cable.
2.3 Flash the Firmware
The NFCLink Standalone firmware requires either UniFlash or Code Composer Studio IDE (CCS) v6.1.1
or newer to download code to the LaunchPad development kit. If you have only the CCS free license, use
UniFlash to download the example code. This is due to the maximum download capacity of CCS under
the free license.
SLOU452 – December 2016
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