TI unveils Value Line MCUs development kit

BANGALORE, INDIA: Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) recently announced its new MSP430 MCU Value Line LaunchPad development kit. For $4.30.

The open source kit includes all of the hardware and software needed to launch designs based on TI’s MSP430 Value Line MCUs.

LaunchPad supports rapid prototyping and development by allowing developers to quickly drop-in MSP430 Value Line MCUs to evaluate, program or debug devices.

This flexibility allows developers to remove programmed devices to be placed on a custom board, or remain plugged into LaunchPad to leverage on-board buttons, LEDs and breakout pins for external components, said a press release.

The kit is compatible across the MSP430 MCU Value Line allowing developers to adapt to evolving design requirements in fast moving markets.  It provides a development environment to enable applications including 3D glasses, gaming controls, touch sensing, smoke/fire detectors, wireless networking and more.

Additionally, since all MSP430 MCUs are code compatible, solutions developed using LaunchPad can be seamlessly migrated to any other MSP430 MCU for added scalability, the release added.