Texas Instruments MSP432P401R, MSP-EXP432P401R User Manual

User's Guide

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MSP432P401R LaunchPad™ Development Kit

(MSP‑‑EXP432P401R)

The MSP‑EXP432P401R LaunchPad™ is an easy-to-use evaluation module (EVM) for the

MSP432P401R microcontroller. It contains everything needed to start developing on the MSP432 Low-

Power + Performance ARM®32-bit Cortex®-M4F microcontroller (MCU), including on-board emulation for programming, debugging, and energy measurements. The MSP432P401R device supports low-power applications requiring increased CPU speed, memory, analog, and 32-bit performance.

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Figure 1. MSP‑‑EXP432P401R LaunchPad

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Contents

1 Getting Started............................................................................................................... 3

2 Hardware...................................................................................................................... 5

3 Software Examples ........................................................................................................ 17

4 Resources................................................................................................................... 24

5 FAQ .......................................................................................................................... 28

6 Schematics.................................................................................................................. 32

List of Figures

1 MSP‑EXP432P401R LaunchPad.......................................................................................... 1

2 EVM Overview ............................................................................................................... 5

3 Block Diagram................................................................................................................ 5

4 MSP432P401RIPZ Pinout.................................................................................................. 6

5 XDS110-ET Emulator ....................................................................................................... 7

6 XDS110-ET Isolation Block................................................................................................. 8

7 Application Backchannel UART in Device Manager .................................................................... 9

8 EnergyTrace Technology Preferences .................................................................................. 11

9 EnergyTrace Windows..................................................................................................... 12

10 MSP‑EXP432P401R Power Block Diagram............................................................................ 13

11 LaunchPad to BoosterPack Connector Pinout ......................................................................... 16

12 Out-of-Box GUI Running Locally......................................................................................... 18

13 Out-of-Box GUI Running From TI Cloud Tools......................................................................... 19

14 Backend Block Diagram of CC3100BOOST MQTT-Twitter LED Control Demo................................... 21

15 Importing and Converting an Image With MSP Image Reformer.................................................... 23

16 Using TI Resource Explorer to Browse MSP‑EXP432P401R in MSPWare........................................ 26

17 SWD Mode Settings ....................................................................................................... 28

18 Target Configurations...................................................................................................... 28

19 Launch Selected Configuration........................................................................................... 29

20 Show All Cores ............................................................................................................. 29

21 Connect Target ............................................................................................................. 30

22 MSP432_Factory_Reset Script........................................................................................... 30

23 Schematics (1 of 7) ........................................................................................................ 32

24 Schematics (2 of 7) ........................................................................................................ 33

25 Schematics (3 of 7) ........................................................................................................ 34

26 Schematics (4 of 7) ........................................................................................................ 35

27 Schematics (5 of 7) ........................................................................................................ 36

28 Schematics (6 of 7) ........................................................................................................ 37

29 Schematics (7 of 7) ........................................................................................................ 38

1 Isolation Block Connections................................................................................................ 7

2 Default Clock Operation................................................................................................... 14

3 Hardware Change Log..................................................................................................... 17

4 Software Examples ........................................................................................................ 17

5 IDE Minimum Requirements for MSP‑EXP432P401R ................................................................ 17

6 Source File and Folders................................................................................................... 20

7 How MSP Device Documentation is Organized........................................................................ 27

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1 Getting Started

1.1 Introduction

The MSP‑EXP432P401R LaunchPad is an easy-to-use evaluation module (EVM) for the MSP432P401R

microcontroller. It contains everything needed to start developing on the MSP432 Low-Power +

Performance ARM 32-bit Cortex-M4F microcontroller (MCU), including on-board emulation for programming, debugging, and energy measurements. The MSP432P401R device supports low-power applications that require increased CPU speed, memory, analog, and 32-bit performance.

Rapid prototyping is simplified by access to the 40-pin headers and a wide variety of BoosterPack™ plugin modules that enable technologies such as wireless connectivity, graphical displays, environmental sensing, and many more. Free software development tools are also available such as TI's Eclipse-based

Code Composer Studio™ (CCS) IDE, IAR Embedded Workbench™ IDE, and Keil µVision IDE. Code

Composer (CCS) supports EnergyTrace™ technology when paired with the MSP432P401R LaunchPad. More information about the LaunchPad, the supported BoosterPacks, and the available resources can be found at TI's LaunchPad portal. To get started quickly, and find available resources in MSPWare, visit the

TI Cloud Development Environment.

1.2 Key Features

• Low-power ARM Cortex-M4F MSP432P401R

• 40-pin LaunchPad standard that leverages the BoosterPack ecosystem

• XDS110-ET, an open-source onboard debugger featuring EnergyTrace+ technology and application UART

• Two buttons and two LEDs for user interaction

• Backchannel UART through USB to PC

Getting Started

1.3 What's Included

1.3.1 Kit Contents

• One MSP‑EXP432P401R LaunchPad Evaluation Kit

• One Micro USB cable

• One Quick Start Guide

1.3.2 Software Examples (Section 3)

• Out-of-Box Software Example

• CC3100BOOST MQTT-Twitter LED Control Example

• BOOSTXL-K350QVG-S1 Graphics Library Example

• 430BOOST-SHARP96 Graphics Library Example

1.4 First Steps: Out-of-Box Experience

An easy way to get familiar with the EVM is by using its preprogrammed out-of-box code. It demonstrates some key features of the LaunchPad from a user level, showing how to use the pushbutton switches together with onboard LEDs and basic serial communication with a computer.

A more detailed explanation of the out-of-box demo can be found in Section 3.

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1.5 Next Steps: Looking Into the Provided Code

It is now time to start exploring more features of the EVM!

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To get started, you will need an integrated development environment (IDE) to explore and start editing the code examples. Refer to Section 4 for more information on IDEs and where to download them.

The out-of-box source code and more code examples can be downloaded from the MSP-EXP432P401R

tool folder. Find what code examples are available and more details about each example in Section 3. All

code is licensed under BSD, and TI encourages reuse and modifications to fit specific needs.

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Target Device

MSP432P401R

Crystal

48 MHz

Micro‐B

USB

EnergyTrace+

Current

Measure HW

LDO

5 V, 3.3 V

ESD

Protection

Power Switch

Debug

MCU

LED

Red, Green

Power, UART, SWD to Target

User Interface

Buttons and LEDs

40‐pin LaunchPad standard headers

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2 Hardware

Figure 2 shows an overview of the EVM hardware.

Hardware

2.1 Block Diagram

Figure 3 shows the block diagram.

Figure 2. EVM Overview

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Figure 3. Block Diagram

1P10.1/UCB3CLK

2P10.2/UCB3SIMO/UCB3SDA

3P10.3/UCB3SOMI/UCB3SCL

4P1.0/UCA0STE

5P1.1/UCA0CLK

6P1.2/UCA0RXD/UCA0SOMI

7P1.3/UCA0TXD/UCA0SIMO

8P1.4/UCB0STE

9P1.5/UCB0CLK

10P1.6/UCB0SIMO/UCB0SDA

11P1.7/UCB0SOMI/UCB0SCL

12VCORE

13DVCC1

14VSW

15DVSS1

16P2.0/PM_UCA1STE

17P2.1/PM_UCA1CLK

18P2.2/PM_UCA1RXD/PM_UCA1SOMI

19P2.3/PM_UCA1TXD/PM_UCA1SIMO

20P2.4/PM_TA0.1

21P2.5/PM_TA0.2

22P2.6/PM_TA0.3

23P2.7/PM_TA0.4

24P10.4/TA3.0/C0.7

25P10.5/TA3.1/C0.6

P7.4/PM_TA1.4/C0.527P7.5/PM_TA1.3/C0.428P7.6/PM_TA1.2/C0.329P7.7/PM_TA1.1/C0.2

P8.0/UCB3STE/TA1.0/C0.1

P8.1/UCB3CLK/TA2.0/C0.0

P3.0/PM_UCA2STE

P3.1/PM_UCA2CLK

P3.2/PM_UCA2RXD/PM_UCA2SOMI

P3.3/PM_UCA2TXD/PM_UCA2SIMO

P3.4/PM_UCB2STE

P3.5/PM_UCB2CLK

P3.6/PM_UCB2SIMO/PM_UCB2SDA

P3.7/PM_UCB2SOMI/PM_UCB2SCL

AVSS3

PJ.0/LFXIN

PJ.1/LFXOUT

AVSS1

DCOR

AVCC1

P8.2/TA3.2/A23

P8.3/TA3CLK/A22

P8.4/A2149P8.5/A2050P8.6/A19

51 P8.7/A18

52 P9.0/A17

53 P9.1/A16

54 P6.0/A15

55 P6.1/A14

56 P4.0/A13

57 P4.1/A12

58 P4.2/ACLK/TA2CLK/A11

59 P4.3/MCLK/RTCCLK/A10

60 P4.4/HSMCLK/SVMHOUT/A9

61 P4.5/A8

62 P4.6/A7

63 P4.7/A6

64 P5.0/A5

65 P5.1/A4

66 P5.2/A3

67 P5.3/A2

68 P5.4/A1

69 P5.5/A0

70 P5.6/TA2.1/VREF+/VeREF+/C1.7

71 P5.7/TA2.2/VREF-/VeREF-/C1.6

72 DVSS2

73 DVCC2

74 P9.2/TA3.3

75 P9.3/TA3.4

P6.2/UCB1STE/C1.5

P6.3/UCB1CLK/C1.4

P6.4/UCB1SIMO/UCB1SDA/C1.3

P6.5/UCB1SOMI/UCB1SCL/C1.2

P6.6/TA2.3/UCB3SIMO/UCB3SDA/C1.1

P6.7/TA2.4/UCB3SOMI/UCB3SCL/C1.0

DVSS3

RSTn/NMI

AVSS2

PJ.2/HFXOUT

PJ.3/HFXIN

AVCC2

P7.0/PM_SMCLK/PM_DMAE0

P7.1/PM_C0OUT/PM_TA0CLK

P7.2/PM_C1OUT/PM_TA1CLK

P7.3/PM_TA0.0

PJ.4/TDI/ADC14CLK

PJ.5/TDO/SWO

SWDIOTMS

SWCLKTCK

P9.4/UCA3STE

P9.5/UCA3CLK

P9.6/UCA3RXD/UCA3SOMI

P9.7/UCA3TXD/UCA3SIMO

100

P10.0/UCB3STE

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2.2 MSP432P401R

The MSP432P401R is the first MSP432 family device featuring low-power performance with an ARM Cortex-M4F core. Device features include:

• Low-power ARM Cortex-M4F MSP432P401R

• Up to 48-MHz system clock

• 256KB flash memory, 64KB SRAM, and 32KB ROM with MSPWare libraries

• Four 16-bit timers with capture/compare/PWM, two 32-bit timers, and RTC

• Up to eight serial communication channels (I2C, SPI, UART, and IrDA)

• Analog: 14-bit SAR ADC, capacitive touch, comparator

• Digital: AES256, CRC, uDMA

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2.3 XDS110-ET Onboard Emulator

To keep development easy and cost effective, TI's LaunchPad evaluation kits integrate an onboard emulator, which eliminates the need for expensive programmers. The MSP‑EXP432P401R has the XDS110-ET emulator, which is a simple low-cost debugger that supports nearly all TI ARM device derivatives.

Hardware

The XDS110-ET hardware can be found in the schematics in Section 6 and in the MSP‑EXP432P401R

Hardware Design Files.

2.3.1 XDS110-ET Isolation Block

The isolation block is comprised of switch S101 and the accompanying jumpers next the switch. The isolation block allows the user to connect or disconnect signals that cross from the XDS110-ET

domain into the MSP432P401R target domain. This crossing is shown by the dotted line across the LaunchPad. No other signals cross this domain, so the XDS110-ET can be decoupled from the MSP432P401R target side. This includes XDS110-ET Serial Wire Debug signals, application UART signals, and 3.3-V and 5-V power.

Table 1 lists the signals that are controlled at the isolation block.

Signal Isolation Type

5V Jumper 5-V power rail, VBUS from USB

3V3 Jumper 3.3-V power rail, derived from VBUS by an LDO in the XDS110-ET domain

RTS >> Jumper* this to indicate whether it is ready to receive data from the host PC. The arrows

CTS << Jumper* the emulator) uses this to indicate whether it is ready to receive data. The arrows

RXD << Jumper

TXD >> Jumper

RST Switch S101 MCU RST signal (active low)

TCK_SWCLK Switch S101 Serial wire clock input (SWCLK) / JTAG clock input (TCK)

(1)

Jumper* corresponds to signals without a jumper placed by default.

(2)

Switch* corresponds to signals that are controlled by S101, but not through IC111.

Figure 5. XDS110-ET Emulator

Table 1. Isolation Block Connections

(1)(2)

Backchannel UART: Ready-To-Send, for hardware flow control. The target can use indicate the direction of the signal.

Backchannel UART: Clear-To-Send, for hardware flow control. The host PC (through indicate the direction of the signal.

Backchannel UART: The target MCU receives data through this signal. The arrows indicate the direction of the signal.

Backchannel UART: The target MCU sends data through this signal. The arrows indicate the direction of the signal.

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XDS110-ET

Emulator MCU

Isolation Block

JTAG and SWD

Application UART

3.3V Power

5V Power

MSP432P401R

Target MCU

XDS110-ETMSP432 Target

USB Connector

in out

LDO

BoosterPack Header

USB

EnergyTrace

S101

eUSCI_A0

Hardware

Reasons to open these connections:

• To remove any and all influence from the XDS110-ET emulator for high accuracy target power

• To control 3-V and 5-V power flow between the XDS110-ET and target domains

• To expose the target MCU pins for other use than onboard debugging and application UART

• To expose the UART interface of the XDS110-ET so that it can be used for devices other than the

Table 1. Isolation Block Connections (continued)

Signal Isolation Type

TMS_SWDIO Switch S101 Serial wire data input/output (SWDIO) / JTAG test mode select (TMS)

TDO_SWO Switch S101 Serial wire trace output (SWO) / JTAG trace output (TWO) (Also PJ.5)

TDI Switch* S101 JTAG test data input (Also PJ.4)

(1)(2)

Description

measurements

communication

onboard MCU.

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2.3.2 Application (or "Backchannel") UART

The XDS110-ET provides a "backchannel" UART-over-USB connection with the host, which can be very useful during debugging and for easy communication with a PC. The provided UART supports hardware

flow control (RTS and CTS); although by default these signals are not connected to the target.

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The backchannel UART allows communication with the USB host that is not part of the target application's main functionality. This is very useful during development, and also provides a communication channel to the PC host side. This can be used to create GUIs and other programs on the PC that communicate with the LaunchPad.

The pathway of the backchannel UART is shown in Figure 7. The backchannel UART eUSCI_A0 is independent of the UART on the 40-pin BoosterPack connector eUSCI_A2.

On the host side, a virtual COM port for the application backchannel UART is generated when the LaunchPad enumerates on the host. You can use any PC application that interfaces with COM ports, including terminal applications like Hyperterminal or Docklight, to open this port and communicate with the target application. You need to identify the COM port for the backchannel. On Windows PCs, Device Manager can assist.

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Figure 7. Application Backchannel UART in Device Manager

The backchannel UART is the XDS110 Class Application/User UART port. In this case, Figure 7 shows COM156, but this port can vary from one host PC to the next. After you identify the correct COM port, configure it in your host application according to its documentation. You can then open the port and begin communication to it from the host.

The XDS110-ET has a configurable baud rate; therefore, it is important that the PC application configures the baud rate to be the same as what is configured on the eUSCI_A0 backchannel UART.

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The XDS110-ET also supports hardware flow control, if desired. Hardware flow control (CTS and RTS handshaking) allows the target MSP432P401R and the emulator to tell each other to wait before sending more data. At low baud rates and with simple target applications, flow control may not be necessary. Applications with higher baud rates and more interrupts to service have a higher likelihood that the will not be able to read the eUSCI_A0 buffer in time, before the next byte arrives. If this happens, the eUSCI_A0 will report an overrun error.

2.3.3 Using an External Debugger Instead of the Onboard XDS110-ET

Many users have a specific debugger that they prefer to use, and may want to bypass the XDS110-ET to program the target MCU. This is enabled by switch S101 and connector J102. Using an external debugger is simple, and full JTAG access is provided through J102.

1. Switch S101 to the external debug position (to the right)

2. Plug any ARM debugger into J102 (a) J102 follows the ARM Cortex Debug Connector standard outlined here (b) Note that J102 is not keyed, ensure proper orientation of the debug cable, pin 1 of J102 is on the

bottom right side

3. Plug USB power into the LaunchPad, or power it externally (a) Ensure that the jumper across 3V3 is connected if using USB power (b) External debuggers do not provide power, the VCC pin is a power sense pin (c) More details on powering the LaunchPad can be found in Section 2.4

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2.3.4 Using the XDS110-ET Emulator With a Different Target

The XDS110-ET emulator on the LaunchPad can interface to most ARM derivative devices, not just the on-board MSP432P401R target device.

This is not a common use case, but for users who want this functionality, there is a way to enable it. Connector J103 was added to expose all the necessary programming and power signals. J103 is a 50 mil spaced 7-pin header. By default it is not populated, so the user will have to populate a connector or directly solder in wires.

When using the XDS110-ET with a different target, the jumpers in the isolation block should be removed, and switch S101 moved to the external debug position. This will disconnect the XDS110-ET from the MSP432P401R target and enable debug of an external device. Because only the SWD signals are exposed, the user needs to set the debugger settings to SWD (without SWO) in the IDE. See the IDE specific MSP432 user's guides for more details on this setting.

To debug other external devices, there are many options in the ARM debugging ecosystem including the XDS100v2/3 and XDS200 from Texas Instruments. There are many other options including IAR I-jet, Keil ULINK, and Segger J-Link.

2.3.5 EnergyTrace+ Technology

EnergyTrace™ technology is an energy-based code analysis tool that measures and displays the application's energy profile and helps to optimize it for ultra-low power consumption.

MSP432 devices with built-in EnergyTrace+[CPU State] (or in short EnergyTrace+) technology allow realtime monitoring of internal device states while user program code executes.

EnergyTrace+ technology is supported on the LaunchPad MSP432P401R device + XDS110-ET debugger. EnergyTrace technology is available as part of TI's Code Composer Studio IDE. During application debug, additional windows are available for EnergyTrace technology.

To enable EnergyTrace technology, go to:

• Window > Preferences > Code Composer Studio > Advanced Tools > EnergyTrace™ Technology

• Check the Enable Auto-Launch on target connect box

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Figure 8. EnergyTrace Technology Preferences

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Starting a debug session will now open EnergyTrace technology windows. These windows show energy, power, profile, and states to give the user a full view of the energy profile of their application.

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Figure 9. EnergyTrace Windows

This data allows the user to see exactly where and how energy is consumed in their application. Optimizations for energy can be quickly made for the lowest power application possible.

On the LaunchPad, EnergyTrace technology measures the current that enters the target side of the LaunchPad. This includes all BoosterPacks plugged in, and anything else connected to the 3V3 power rail. For more information about powering the LaunchPad, see Section 2.4.

For more information about EnergyTrace technology, see http://www.ti.com/tool/energytrace. For more details and questions about setting up and using EnergyTrace technology with the

MSP432P401R, see the Code Composer Studio 6 User's Guide for MSP432.

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2.4 Power

The board was designed to accommodate various powering methods, including through the on-board XDS110-ET and from an external source or BoosterPack.

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Figure 10. MSP‑‑EXP432P401R Power Block Diagram

2.4.1 XDS110-ET USB Power

The most common power-supply scenario is from USB through the XDS110-ET debugger. This provides 5-V power from the USB and also regulates this power rail to 3.3 V for XDS110-ET operation and 3.3 V to the target side of the LaunchPad. Power from the XDS110-ET is controlled by the isolation block 3V3 jumper, ensure this jumper is connected for power to be provided to the target MCU side.

Under normal operation, the LDO on the XDS110-ET can supply up to 500 mA of current to the target side including any BoosterPacks plugged in. However, when debugging and using the EnergyTrace technology tool, this current is limited to 75 mA total. Be aware of this current limitation when using EnergyTrace technology.

2.4.2 BoosterPack and External Power Supply

Header J6 is present on the board to supply external power directly. It is important to comply with the device voltage operation specifications when supplying external power. The MSP432P401R has an operating range of 1.62 V to 3.7 V. More information can be found in the MSP432P401xx Mixed-Signal

Microcontroller data sheet .

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