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43oh — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:30:14 +0000

We are at the Maker Faire! We’ll try to keep up with events on Twitter @FourThreeOh. Please come by and say Hi, and if you are a member of 43oh, let me know your handle and ask for a 43oh sticker. We also have a bunch of MSP430 Launchpad v1.4 PCBs to give out and [...]

Deal – MSP-TS430PW24 for $30 at TI Estore

43oh — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:45:23 +0000

TI let us know on a deal on the MSP-TS430PW24 at the TI-EStore. The MSP-TS430PW24 is a standalone ZIF socket target board used to program and debug the MSP430 in-system through the JTAG interface or the Spy Bi-Wire (2-wire JTAG) protocol. The development board supports all MSP430AFE2xx Flash parts in a 24-pin TSSOP package. The board [...]

Resurrecting a WRT54G Router With a Launchpad

43oh — Sat, 04 May 2013 13:57:58 +0000

Lalalandrus writes about debricking his WRTG54 router with a MSP430 Launchpad. He ported TJTAG’s EJTAG Debrick Utility, built for the Arduino, with a few pin changes and #defines. He had to get the baudrate down from 115200bps, since 9600bps is the maximum baud rate supported by the Launchpad. I ported the code to a MSP430. Changing [...]

MSP430F5310 Breakout Board

43oh — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:52:54 +0000

After winning a FREE PCB Coupon from the Dangerous Prototypes’ free PCB drawer, Indian Tinkerer got himself Boseji’s MSP4305310 Breakout Board to play with. This was his first time soldering SMD… and he did pretty well. Schematics are available on Boseji’s blog page. Via Dangerous Prototypes

Happy 4/30 Day!

43oh — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:19:57 +0000

Picture Courtesy: Larissa Swanland Flickr Photostream It is 4/30 today, 30/4 to other parts of the world. Wish all MSP430 Enthusiasts a Happy 430. TI sent us an email with a few deals for today: To celebrate, we’ve got some great, limited quantity, limited time deals on select MSP430 development kits in the TI eStore, [...]

The Booster BoosterPack – LiPo Battery Pack + USB Charger

43oh — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:01 +0000

The Booster BoosterPack is a LiPo Battery Pack and USB Charger Bluehash has been working on. This is a LiPo BoosterPack I have been working during my downtime . I named it Booster since it is a power pack This should be perfect for wireless projects or for those times you need to be away from [...]

Makezine Tears Down the TI Bluetooth Sensor Tag

43oh — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:00:14 +0000

Alasdair Allan, from Make magazine recently stripped open the SensorTag, which is a Bluetooth Low Energy development kit by TI. The Tag consists of a C953H barometric pressure sensor, KXTJ9 accelerometer, MAG3110 magnetometer and the IMU-3000 MEMS gyroscope, powered by a CR2032 coin cell and talk to the CC2541 Bluetooth chip. An application for the iPhone allows [...]

OSHPark Taking Over BatchPCB Operations

43oh — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:22:56 +0000

BatchPCB, formerly operated by Sparkfun is now being taken over by OSHPark. OSHPark is being run by Laen(Dorkbot PDX). We wish them luck. More purple boards! Via Dangerous Prototypes.

Pins Maps for Energia Supported BoosterPacks

Rei Vilo — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:45:21 +0000

Rei Vilo has added pin maps for two more BoosterPacks for Energia. This follows a post we published a couple of months back - Pins Maps for Energia Supported Board. Learn more at this 43oh thread. Educational BoosterPack Capacitive Touch BoosterPack

Tiano – Touchscreen Tunes With a MSP430

43oh — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:37:24 +0000

Rohit a.k.a the Indian Tinkerer writes about making a tone generator using a touchscreen for input and an MSP430G2553. Two appnotes, one from Atmel - AVR341: Four and five-wire Touch Screen Controller and the other from TI - 4-Wire and 8-Wire Resistive Touch-Screen Controller Using the MSP430 were used as references. The component count looks minimal – A Launchpad, a [...]