MSP-LAB: MCU Learning System Based on MSP430

• 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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• Electrical Competition Training Forum: https://bbs.nuedc-training.com.cn/forum-43-1.html

Related material downloads:

• Link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1z_a7l-0h91PKrKI2-cL7Ng
• Extraction code: qems