IFoundry IFSYS-5651 User Manual

MSP430 Bluetooth Evaluation Kit

IFSYS-5651

User Guide

Revision 1.07

19 January 2009

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IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Evaluation Kit User Guide

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3

1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................... 5

1.1 System requirements ................................................................................................................................. 5

1.2 Kit contents ................................................................................................................................................ 5

2 DOCUMENTATION NOTES ................................................................................................................................. 6

2.1 Illustrations and Windows flavours ............................................................................................................ 6

2.2 Terminology ............................................................................................................................................... 6

3 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE BOARD ............................................................................................................ 7

3.1 Connectors ................................................................................................................................................ 8

3.1.1 MSP430 UART hardware limitations ............................................................................................. 8

3.2 Switches & LEDs ....................................................................................................................................... 9

3.3 Jumpers ................................................................................................................................................... 10

3.4 Modules / Components ............................................................................................................................ 11

3.5 MSP430 General Purpose I/O (GPIO) signals ........................................................................................ 11

3.5.1 JP1 Header Signals ..................................................................................................................... 11

3.5.2 JP2 Header Signals ..................................................................................................................... 12

3.5.3 JP3 Header Signals ..................................................................................................................... 12

3.5.4 JP5 Header Signals ..................................................................................................................... 13

3.6 IFSYS-5043 Module General Purpose I/O (GPIO) signals ..................................................................... 14

3.6.1 JP4 Header Signals ..................................................................................................................... 14

4 PREPARING IFSYS-5651 FOR USE .................................................................................................................. 15

4.1 Downloading the IFSYS-5651 board software package .......................................................................... 15

4.2 Preparing for installation .......................................................................................................................... 15

4.3 Powering up the IFSYS-5651 board ........................................................................................................ 15

5 CONFIGURING IFSYS-5651 FOR OPERATION ............................................................................................... 16

5.1 Configuring for MSP430 and IFSYS-5043 development ......................................................................... 16

5.2 Configuring for MSP430 stand-alone development ................................................................................. 16

5.3 Configuring for MSP430 and external Bluetooth module development ................................................... 16

5.4 Configuring for IFSYS-5043 for external hosted development ................................................................ 16

5.5 Configuring for IFSYS-5043 stand-alone development ........................................................................... 17

5.6 Downloading firmware to the MSP430 .................................................................................................... 17

5.7 Downloading firmware to the IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module ................................................................. 17

6 SETTING UP IFSYS-5651 FOR MSP430 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ......................................................... 18

6.1 Development tools & environment........................................................................................................... 18

6.2 Configuration for MSP430 software development ................................................................................... 19

6.3 Board configuration/Jumper settings ....................................................................................................... 19

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7 SETTING UP IFSYS-5043 AS AN HCI BLUETOOTH MODULE ....................................................................... 21

7.1 Preparations ............................................................................................................................................ 21

7.2 Serial cable configuration ........................................................................................................................ 22

7.3 Configuration for IFSYS-5043 hosted development ............................................................................... 23

7.4 Default IFSYS-5043 Configuration .......................................................................................................... 23

8 SETTING UP IFSYS-5043 FOR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT .................................................................. 24

8.1 Development tools & environment .......................................................................................................... 24

8.2 Preparations ............................................................................................................................................ 25

8.3 Configuration ........................................................................................................................................... 27

8.4 IFSYS-5043 Program Development ....................................................................................................... 27

9 DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE TO IFSYS-5043 BLUETOOTH MODULE ......................................................... 28

9.1 Preparations for firmware download to IFSYS-5043 ............................................................................... 28

9.2 Backing-up original IFSYS-5043 firmware .............................................................................................. 29

9.3 Procedure for downloading firmware to IFSYS-5043 module ................................................................. 31

9.4 Restoring HCI UART firmware to IFSYS-5043 ....................................................................................... 33

10 DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE TO MSP430 MICROCONTROLLER ................................................................. 34

11 INSTALLING THE USB-TO-SERIAL DRIVER ................................................................................................... 35

11.1 Attaching the IFSYS-5651 to your computer’s USB port ........................................................................ 40

11.2 Determining the virtual COM port ........................................................................................................... 44

11.3 Uninstalling or re-installing the software ................................................................................................. 46

12 PRODUCT WEBSITE ......................................................................................................................................... 48

12.1 IFSYS-5651 product website .................................................................................................................. 48 

12.2 Discussion Forum ................................................................................................................................... 48 

13 SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................................................... 49

14 ORDERING NUMBERS ...................................................................................................................................... 49

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1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Thank you for using the IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Evaluation Kit. This kit was designed as a development platform for the Texas Instruments MSP430 54xx series microcontroller, and iFoundry’s IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth HCI Module. It is intended for software developers and product designers who would like to evaluate Texas Instruments’ MSP430F54xx series microcontroller, and to create embedded designs, especially for Bluetooth related applications. Developers can also use the platform to evaluate the IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth HCI Module in stand-alone (non-hosted) mode, as an HCI UART module. The IFSYS-5043 module can be controlled by an external host such as a PC, or the on-board MSP430 microcontroller through its UART interface.

1.1 System requirements

In order to use the IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Evaluation Kit, you should ensure that your system has the following capabilities:

• one computer with at least two USB ports (V1.1 or later)

• Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP (preferably with latest service

packs), or Windows 2000. Note that earlier versions of Windows are not supported, and some of the tools provided by third parties may be require specific Windows versions.

1.2 Kit contents

Prior to using this kit, please ensure that you have the following items:

# Description Qty

1 Getting Started Guide (this document) 1 2 IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Development Board 1 3 USB cable 1 4 Programming Cable for IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module 1

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2 DOCUMENTATION NOTES

2.1 Illustrations and Windows flavours

The user should note that illustrations shown in this document may appear different on your computer due to the extent to which the Microsoft Graphical User Interface can be customized, or due to the different flavours of Microsoft Windows. For the purpose of this document, Windows XP is used as representative of Microsoft Windows series operating systems.

2.2 Terminology

The following terms, when used in the context of running or installing software, will be used to convey the following meaning within this document:

Click or Click on – means place the mouse and click once to activate the selection. This is usually used when requesting user to press a button on screen

Press – same is Click on, but normally used in a narrower context to mean click once on a button.

Select - Put your mouse over the indicated entity and press the mouse button once. This usually used to bring an item (such as a tab, or dialog window) into focus.

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3 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE BOARD

This section is intended to familiarize you with the IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Development Board. The key elements of the IFSYS-5651 Development Board are as indicated in the diagram below.

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3.1 Connectors

Following is a list of connectors used on the board, and their respective functions. The connectors may in later sections be referred to by either name or reference designation. Refer to the board diagram on the previous page for connector and component locations.

REF NAME / TYPE CONNECTED TO DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE

RJ1 RJ45

connector

JTAG JTAG 14-pin

connector

SD1 SD Memory

Card connector

P1 DB9M MSP430 UART2 Used as a generic port or connected to an external

P2 DB9M MSP430 UART1 Used as a generic port or connected to an Oximeter for

P3 DB9M IFSYS-5043

USB1 Mini USB MSP430 UART3 Primary function is to provide power to the IFSYS-5651.

CSR development tools.

JTAG debugger for software development

Accepts SD memory cards

UART

Firmware download port for IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth module

Used with MSP430 development environment..

Provide storage for developer’s applications.

Bluetooth module for MSP430 applications.

MSP430 applications. Connects IFSYS-5043 to an external host or to an Oximeter

for IFSYS-5043 applications. If IFSYS-5043 module is connected to the MSP430, this port is unused/unconnected.

The miniUSB serves two different modes, controlled by MODE jumper (details in Jumpers section)

3.1.1 MSP430 UART hardware limitations

The developer of MSP430 applications is advised about the limitations with regards to the MSP430 serial communications. MSP430 provides a basic 3-wire UART communication. For applications that require hardware based (RTS/CTS) flow control, this capability is simulated by MSP430 GPIO lines.

It should be noted that simulated hardware flow control incurs processor cycles, and the developer should decide between implementing simulated hardware flow control, or use software based flow control schemes.

All UART ports of the MSP430 are of the 3-wire type. Please refer to the schematics for the IFSYS-5651 MSP430 Bluetooth Development Board for details on which GPIO pins are allocated for UART flow control purposes.

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3.2 Switches & LEDs

Following is a list of switches and LEDs used on the board, and their respective functions. The components may in later sections be referred to by either name or reference designation. Refer to the board diagram on the previous page when locating these components.

REF NAME /

TYPE

RST RST

button

S1 Button 1 MSP430 (P2-4) /

S2 Button 2 MSP430 (P2-5) /

S3 Button 3 MSP430 (P2-6) /

LED1 Red LED MSP430 (P4-0) /

LED2 Yellow

LED

LED3 Green LED MSP430 (P4-2) General use – driven by MSP430 GPIO pin LED4 Blue LED MSP430 (P4-3) General use – driven by MSP430 GPIO pin PWR LED5

(Green)

CONNECTED TO DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE

Board reset Performs a hardware reset to the IFSYS-5651 board (MSP430

and IFSYS-5043) Button is connected to both the MSP430 microcontroller and

IFSYS-5043 (PIO7)

IFSYS-5043 (PIO4)

IFSYS-5043 (PIO5)

IFSYS-5043 (PIO2)

MSP430 (P4-1) / IFSYS-5043 (PIO3)

Power supply Power LED - Indicates IFSYS-5651 board is powered on when

IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module, and should be sensed by only one application at any time (either running on MSP430 or IFSYS-5043)

Button is connected to both the MSP430 microcontroller and IFSYS-5043 Bluetooth Module, and should be sensed by only one application at any time (either running on MSP430 or IFSYS-5043)

General use – driven by either MSP430 GPIO pin or IFSYS5043 (in stand-alone mode). LEDSEL jumper selects between MSP430 and IFSYS-5043.

lit

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3.3 Jumpers

Following is a list of jumpers used on the board, and their respective functions.

NAME REF PURPOSE JUMPE

MODE W28 Sets MSP430 to normal

5043 CONN

LEDSEL W18 Determines if LED1 & LED2 are

operating mode or firmware download mode

W21 Determines if IFSYS-5043 is

connected to RS232 at P3 (stand-alone mode), or to MSP430 (MSP430 hosted mode)

driven by MSP430 or IFSYS5043 in stand-alone mode

R ON

1-2 NORM – Normal MSP430 operating mode 2-3 FWDL – MSP430 firmware download

1-2 INT – IFSYS-5043 is connected to UART0

2-3 EXT – IFSYS-5043 is connected to RS232

1-2 MSP430 – LEDs controlled by MSP430 2-3 5043 – LEDs controlled by IFSYS-5043

SETTING / DESCRIPTION

mode

of MSP430

connector P3

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3.4 Modules / Components

The table below shows other important items related to the IFSYS-5651 board.

MODULE / COMPONENT

NAME

RJ45 cable Programming cable used to programming the IFSYS-5043

IFSYS-5043 iFoundry Bluetooth Module (can be operated as an HCI

Prototyping area For prototyping external circuitry -na-

DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE CONNECTS TO

Between PC and the

module

module, or stand-alone module)

IFSYS-5043 module via connector RJ1

MSP430, or external host such as a PC

3.5 MSP430 General Purpose I/O (GPIO) signals

Following is a list of MSP430 GPIOs which are not tied to specific board functions and can be freely designated for any purpose. The components may in later sections be referred to by either name or reference designation. It may be helpful to reference the board diagram on the previous page when locating these components. In the following sections, the term “-nc-“ means “not connected”.

3.5.1 JP1 Header Signals

JP1 HEADER SIGNALS PIN SIGNAL MSP430

1 PIO-6-0 97 P6-0 2 PIO-6-1 98 P6-1 3 PIO-6-2 99 P6-2 4 PIO-6-3 100 P6-3 5 PIO-6-4 1 P6-4 6 PIO-6-5 2 P6-5 7 PIO-6-6 3 P6-6 8 PIO-6-7 4 P6-7 9 PIO-7-4 5 P7-4 10 PIO-7-5 6 P7-5 11 PIO-7-6 7 P7-6 12 PIO-7-7 8 P7-7

MSP430 PIN NAME

PIN SIGNAL MSP430

MSP430 PIN NAME

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3.5.2 JP2 Header Signals

JP2 HEADER SIGNALS PIN SIGNAL MSP430

1 PIO-7-2 55 P7-2 2 PIO-7-3 56 P7-3 3 PIO-4-6 49 P4-6 4 PIO-4-7 50 P4-7 5 PIO-4-4 47 P4-4 6 PIO-4-5 48 P4-5 7 PIO-3-7 42 P3-7 8 -nc- -nc- -nc-

MSP430 PIN NAME

PIN SIGNAL MSP430

3.5.3 JP3 Header Signals

JP3 HEADER SIGNALS PIN SIGNAL MSP430

1 PIO-2-2 27 P2-2 2 PIO-2-3 28 P2-3 3 PIO-2-0 25 P2-0 4 PIO-2-1 26 P2-1 5 PIO-1-6 23 P1-6 6 PIO-1-7 24 P1-7 7 PIO-1-4 21 P1-4 8 PIO-1-5 22 P1-5 9 PIO-1-0 17 P1-0 10 PIO-1-3 20 P1-3

MSP430 PIN NAME

PIN SIGNAL MSP430

MSP430 PIN NAME

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3.5.4 JP5 Header Signals

JP5 HEADER SIGNALS PIN SIGNAL MSP430

1 PIO-11-0 84 P11-0 2 PIO-11-1 85 P11-1 3 PIO-11-2 86 P11-2 4 -nc- -nc- -nc5 PIO-10-6 82 P10-6 6 PIO-10-7 83 P10-7 7 PIO-10-2 78 P10-2 8 PIO-10-3 79 P10-3 9 PIO-10-0 76 P10-0 10 PIO-10-1 77 P10-1 11 PIO-9-6 74 P9-6 12 PIO-9-7 75 P9-7 13 PIO-9-2 70 P9-2 14 PIO-9-3 71 P9-3 15 PIO-9-0 68 P9-0 16 PIO-9-1 69 P9-1 17 PIO-8-6 66 P8-6 18 PIO-8-7 67 P8-7 19 PIO-8-4 61 P8-4 20 PIO-8-5 65 P8-5 21 PIO-8-2 59 P8-2 22 PIO-8-3 60 P8-3 23 PIO-8-0 57 P8-0 24 PIO-8-1 58 P8-1

MSP430 PIN NAME

PIN SIGNAL MSP430

MSP430 PIN NAME

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3.6 IFSYS-5043 Module General Purpose I/O (GPIO) signals

3.6.1 JP4 Header Signals

JP4 HEADER SIGNALS PIN SIGNAL IFSYS-

5043

1 BT-PIO-0 2 PIO0 2 BT-PIO-1 49 PIO1 3 BT-PIO-8 48 PIO8 4 BT-PIO-9 47 PIO9 5 BT-PIO-10 46 PIO10 6 BT-PIO-11 45 PIO11 7 BT-AIO-0 13 AIO0 8 BT-AIO-1 14 AIO1 9 BT-AIO-3 15 AIO3 10 -nc- -nc- -nc11 BT-TXD 24 UART_TX 12 BT-RXD 22 UART_RX 13 BT-RTS# 23 UART_RTS 14 BT-CTS# 20 UART_CTS

IFSYS-5043 PIN NAME

PIN SIGNAL IFSYS-

5043

IFSYS-5043 PIN NAME

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4 PREPARING IFSYS-5651 FOR USE

This section explains how to set up the IFSYS-5651 Development Board

4.1 Downloading the IFSYS-5651 board software package

In order to use the IFSYS-5651 Development Board, you will need to install software and documentation that comes with it. This can be downloaded from iFoundry’s website from the links provided in Section 12 - PRODUCT WEBSITE.

Uncompress the IFSYS-5651 package you downloaded on your PC. The package will be stored under a top level folder called “IFSYS-5651”. All other folders will be referred from this “home” folder location.

4.2 Preparing for installation

Prior to running any of the demo programs for the MSP430 please ensure that you have installed the USB-to-Serial driver for the IFSYS-5651 board. Instructions for this is located in Section 11 - INSTALLING THE USB-TO-SERIAL DRIVER.

Once you have done this, you should proceed to Section 5 - CONFIGURING IFSYS-

5651 FOR OPERATION.

4.3 Powering up the IFSYS-5651 board

The IFSYS-5651 board is powered up through the USB connector. This happens when the board is normally connected to a PC or other host. Even if the PC is not involved in the transfer of data, the USB cable will still be necessary, if only to supply power to the IFSYS-5651 board.

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