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MSP430- P2618 development board
USER'S MANUAL
Initial release, January 2013
Designed by OLIMEX Ltd, 2013
All boards produced by Olimex LTD are ROHS compliant

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  • Page 1 MSP430- P2618 development board USER’S MANUAL Initial release, January 2013 Designed by OLIMEX Ltd, 2013 All boards produced by Olimex LTD are ROHS compliant...
  • Page 2: Disclaimer

    This document is intended only to assist the reader in the use of the product. OLIMEX Ltd. shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the use of any information in this document or any error or omission in such information or any incorrect use of the product.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual Table of Contents Disclaimer ........................2 CHAPTER 1 | OVERVIEW ..................5 1.1 Introduction to the chapter ..................... 5 1.2 Features ............................. 5 1.3 Organization ..........................5 CHAPTER 2 | SETTING UP THE MSP430-P2618 BOARD ........7 2.1 Introduction to the chapter .....................
  • Page 4 OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual 8.1 Introduction to the chapter ....................20 8.2 Eagle schematic ........................20 8.3 Dimensions ..........................21 CHAPTER 9 | REVISION HISTORY ..............22 9.1 Introduction to the chapter ....................22 9.2 Document revision ......................... 22 9.2 Board revision ........................
  • Page 5: Chapter 1 | Overview

    Thank you for choosing the MSP430-P2618 development board from Olimex! This document provides a user’s guide for the Olimex MSP430-P2618 development 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.
  • Page 6 OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual – Chapter 2 provides a guide for quickly setting up the board – Chapter 3 contains the general board diagram and layout – Chapter 4 describes the component that is the heart of the board: the MSP430F2618 microcontroller –...
  • Page 7: Chapter 2 | Setting Up The Msp430-P2618 Board

    All our MSP430 programmers are recommended for MSP430-P2618: - Olimex MSP430-JTAG-TINY-V2 – small emulator/programmer ideal for beginners: https://www.olimex.com/Products/MSP430/JTAG/MSP430-JTAG-TINY-V2/ - Olimex MSP430-JTAG-ISO-MK2 – our best MSP430 emulator/programmer (featuring display, SD card and 3 modes of operation): https://www.olimex.com/Products/MSP430/JTAG/MSP430-JTAG-ISO-MK2/ - Olimex MSP430-JTAG-RF – the first wireless MSP430 emulator/programmer: https://www.olimex.com/Products/MSP430/JTAG/MSP430-JTAG-RF/...
  • Page 8: Powering The Board

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual We also provide our own flash programming software which can be distributed free. You can find it at the above mentioned debuggers' web pages. 2.4 Powering the board There are two options for powering the board: Either set the jumpers P_IN closed, P_OUT open so you can power from JTAG connector OR open P_IN, close P_OUT jumper and then use the power jack connecter to provide 5V DC.
  • Page 9: Chapter 3 | Msp430-P2618 Board Description

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual CHAPTER 3 | MSP430-P2618 BOARD DESCRIPTION 3.1 Introduction to the chapter Here you get acquainted with the main parts of the board. Note the names used on the board differ from the names used to describe them. For the actual names check the MSP430-P2618 board itself.
  • Page 10: Chapter 4 | The Msp430F2618 Microcontroller

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual CHAPTER 4 | THE MSP430F2618 MICROCONTROLLER 4.1 Introduction to the chapter In this chapter is located the information about the heart of MSP430-P2618 – its microcontroller. The information is a modified version of the datasheet provided by its manufacturers.
  • Page 11 OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual ● Serial Onboard Programming, No External Programming Voltage Needed Programmable Code Protection by Security Fuse ● 116KB+256B Flash Memory, 8KB RAM For comprehensive information on the microcontroller visit the Texas Instruments web page for a datasheet.
  • Page 12: Chapter 5 | Control Circuity

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual CHAPTER 5 | CONTROL CIRCUITY 5.1 Introduction to the chapter Here you can find information about reset circuit, power circuit and quartz crystal locations. 5.2 Reset MSP430-P2618 reset circuit features a capacitor C36(47n) and processor pin 58(RST/NMI). You could also reset the MCU with an active low level at the JTAG pin 11.
  • Page 13: Chapter 6 | Hardware

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual CHAPTER 6 | HARDWARE 6.1 Introduction to the chapter In this chapter are presented the connectors that can be found on the board all together with their pinout. Proto area is shown. Jumpers functions are described. Notes and info on specific peripherals are presented.
  • Page 14: Uext Connector

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual 6.3 UEXT connector UEXT is used to connect expansion modules made by Olimex. It features SPI, UART and I2C (when all three are available at the microcontroller) UEXT Connector Pin # Signal Name +3.3V UTXD1...
  • Page 15: Pwr Jack

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual T2OUT - Output Transmit Data. This is the transmit data line for the RS232 interface. R1IN - Input Receive Data. This is the receive data line for the RS232 interface. 6.5 PWR jack Note that the board should be powered by only 5V DC.
  • Page 16: Battery Connector

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual P5.0 P5.1 P4.6 P4.7 P4.4 P4.5 P4.2 P4.3 P4.0 P4.1 P3.6 P3.7 P3.4/TXD0 P3.5/RXD0 P3.2 P3.3 P3.0 P3.1 P2.6 P2.7 P2.4 P2.5 P2.2 P2.3 P2.0 P2.1 P1.6 P1.7 P1.4 P1.5 P1.2 P1.3 P1.0 P1.1 6.7 Battery connector When using the battery connector keep in mind that it is an energy solution that wouldn't be able to power the board and all the peripherals.
  • Page 17: Jumper Description

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual 6.8 Jumper description P_OUT/P_IN - This jumper controls power on pins 2 and 4 of the JTAG connector. When in P_OUT is closed 3.3V can be measured at pin 4. Check the schematic for more info.
  • Page 18: Chapter 7 | Memory And Block Diagram

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual CHAPTER 7 | MEMORY AND BLOCK DIAGRAM 7.1 Introduction to the chapter At the right side of the page is located the block diagram of the processor and on the next page you can find a memory map for this family of processors.
  • Page 19: Memory Organization

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual 7.2 Memory organization Page 19 of 23...
  • Page 20: Chapter 8 | Schematics

    In this chapter is located the schematic describing logically MSP430-P2618. 8.2 Eagle schematic MSP430-P2618 schematic is visible for reference here. You can also find it with higher quality on the web page for MSP430-P2618 at our site: https://www.olimex.com/Products/MSP430/Starter/MSP430-P2618/. It is located in HARDWARE section. 3.3V LED & BUT P1.0...
  • Page 21: Dimensions

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual 8.3 Dimensions Note that the dimensions of the board are in mils. Page 21 of 23...
  • Page 22: Chapter 9 | Revision History

    OLIMEX© 2012 MSP430-P2618 user's manual CHAPTER 9 | REVISION HISTORY 9.1 Introduction to the chapter In this chapter you will find the current and the previous version of the document you are reading. Also the web-page for your device is listed. Be sure to check it after a purchase for the latest available updates and examples.
  • Page 23: Web Page Of Your Device

    MSP430-P2618 user's manual 9.3 Web page of your device The web page you can visit for more info on your device is https://www.olimex.com/Products/MSP430/Proto/MSP430-P2618/. There you can find more info and some examples. ORDER CODES: MSP430-P2618 - completely assembled and tested MSP430-JTAG-TINY-V2 –...
  • Page 24 Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing, Inventory, Delivery & Lifecycle Information: Olimex Ltd. MSP430-P2618...

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