This project not only involves building a low-power orientation tracker, but also showcases IQmathLib, a library of optimized fixed point math functions on the MSP430.

In a previous excerpt, the authors reviewed the basics of digital I/O and walked through examples of I/O design using the TI MSP430 MCU. This latest excerpt looks at LaunchPad programming, starting in ...

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There's no question that we're fans of the Arduino here at GeekDad; however, that doesn't mean we don't occasionally dabble with other micro-controllers. The Texas Instruments MSP430 Launchpad Kit ...

ControlEasy does this with a matching piece of code running on any MSP430 with a hardware UART (like the TI Launchpad) sending and receiving data to the computer.

Fig. 2. MSP430 LaunchPad features onboard emulation, which allow you to program and debug projects without the need for additional tools.