Hardware: Programmer/Debugger MSP430-JTAG, MSP430-JTAG-
TINY, MSP430-JTAG-TINY-V2, MSP430-JTAG-ISO, or other compatible
programming/debugging tool.
PROCESSOR FEATURES:
MOD-PULSE board uses ultralow power microcontroller MSP430FG439 from
Texas Instruments with these features:
− Low Supply-Voltage Range, 1.8 V to 3.6 V
− Ultralow-Power Consumption:
− Active Mode: 300 μA at 1 MHz, 2.2 V
− Standby Mode: 1.1 μA
− Off Mode (RAM Retention): 0.1 μA
− Five Power Saving Modes
− Wake-Up From Standby Mode in Less Than 6 μs
− 16-Bit RISC Architecture, 125-ns Instruction Cycle Time
− Single-Channel Internal DMA
− 12-Bit A/D Converter With Internal Reference, Sample-and-Hold and
Autoscan Feature
− Three Configurable Operational Amplifiers
− Dual 12-Bit D/A Converters With Synchronization
− 16-Bit Timer_A With Three Capture/Compare Registers
− 16-Bit Timer_B With Three Capture/Compare-With-Shadow Registers
− On-Chip Comparator
− Serial Communication Interface (USART), Select Asynchronous UART or
Synchronous SPI by Software
− Brownout Detector
− Supply Voltage Supervisor/Monitor With Programmable Level Detection
− Bootstrap Loader
− Serial Onboard Programming, No External Programming Voltage Needed
Programmable Code Protection by Security Fuse
− Integrated LCD Driver for Up to 128 Segments
− 60KB+256B Flash Memory
− 2KB RAM
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