MSP-LAB utilizes TI’s MSP430 microcontroller, featuring various commonly used peripherals onboard. It supports microcontroller education, practical training, as well as serves as a platform for comprehensive project development and validation based on microcontrollers.
- Onboard MSP430G2553 microcontroller processor with the following internal resources: 16-bit RISC CPU, Up to 8MHz frequency, 16KByte FLAS, 512Byte RAM, Two 16-bit Timers, Two Universal Serial, Communication Interfaces (USCI) supporting UART, SPI, and I2C modes, Eight-channel 10-bit ADC/comparator
- Onboard TI emulator for direct USB connection to a computer for development and debugging.
- Onboard 8 independent keys and a 4×4 scanning keypad.
- Onboard 8 independent LEDs, one independent 7-segment display, and two 4-digit scanning displays.
- Onboard 16×16 dot matrix LED screen.
- Onboard 555 timing circuit, RTC real-time clock circuit.
- Onboard SPI FLASH, I2C-based digital temperature sensor.
- Onboard RS232, RS485 level conversion chips for bus communication experiments and field bus protocol development.
- Onboard light sensors, buzzers, adjustable resistors, etc.
- Onboard supercapacitors for power-saving design.
Proposed Application Areas and Teaching Experiment Content:
I. Microcontroller Basic Education
- Introduction to microcontroller concepts and principles.
- Introduction to MSP-LAB microcontroller learning system and its schematic diagram.
- CCS software and its download debugging.
- System clock of MSP430G2553 series microcontroller.
- GPIO input/output.
- Timer_A timer.
- ADC analog-to-digital conversion.
- Serial communication principles and USCI peripherals.
- USCI UART mode.
- USCI SPI mode.
- USCI I2C mode.
II. Introduction to Electrical Competition Training Courses
- Advanced GPIO output: running lights, independent digital displays, scanning digital displays, LED matrix scanning output.
- Advanced GPIO input: independent keys, scanning keys, long press keys, combination keys.
- UART advanced communication: field bus, RS485 and multi-device communication.
- I2C temperature sensor: temperature sensor interface, I2C communication code architecture.
- SPI FLASH application: FLASH interface commands, SPI program code architecture, FLASH interface code encapsulation.
- Advanced display program I: dot matrix display, shift register and its hardware connection, font construction method, GPIO analog advanced display code, FLASH application as font library.
- Advanced display program II: LCD1602 display, command interpretation and its code, LCD1602 display code framework.
- Advanced ADC application: general considerations for ADC code, ADC filtering requirements and implementation.
- Preliminary power-saving design: power-saving related technologies and program requirements, based on the power-saving program framework.
Continuous updates to teaching content:
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