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MSP430-Robot-Control

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MSP430-Robot-Control PCB layout, top view — open source TI MSP430/CC board by sergimarsol

About the MSP430-Robot-Control PCB

MSP430-Robot-Control is an open source TI MSP430/CC PCB design by sergimarsol, published on GitHub under the MIT license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 80 × 75 mm, with 37 components from 18 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the MSP430FR2355TPT, from the TI MSP430/CC family. Other key parts include the LMV324. By type, the board carries 13 connectors, 12 resistors, 4 capacitors, 2 ICs, 2 switches and 1 crystal.

It belongs with the robotics & motion, displays & leds and sensors designs in this gallery.

From the project

Custom KiCad PCB + bare-metal C firmware (MSP430FR2355): LCD menu, joystick, line & light following

A custom two-layer KiCad control board and bare-metal C firmware for the MSP430FR2355. It drives a mobile robot in joystick, line-following and light-following modes, using an LCD menu and an interrupt-driven I2C bus.

The goal: design a controller board for a mobile robot base, have it fabricated, assemble it, and write bare-metal firmware that lets a user pick an operating mode from an on-board menu and then either drive the robot by hand or let it run autonomously.

MSP430-Robot-Control, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the MSP430-Robot-Control

MSP430FR2355TPTLMV324

MSP430-Robot-Control bill of materials (BOM)

37 components, 18 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
MSP430FR2355TPT
IC1
1
LMV324
U1
1
Crystal
Y1
1
conn_DFrobot
J1
1
Conn_01x03_Pin
J2
1
Conn_02x04_Odd_Even
J3
10
Conn_01x01
J4, J5, J6, J7, J8, J9, J10, J11 +2
1
LCD_2x16_I2C
LCD1
2
Device_R_POT
RV1, RV2
1
THB001P
S1
1
SW_Push
SW1
1
1n
C1
2
12.5p
C2, C3
1
0.1u
C4
2
Device_R_PHOTO
R1, R2
2
47k
R3, R7
6
50k
R4, R5, R6, R8, R9, R10
2
2.2k
R11, R12

MSP430-Robot-Control design files

The KiCad project lives in the sergimarsol/MSP430-Robot-Control-PCB repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

MSP430-Robot-Control: common questions

What microcontroller does the MSP430-Robot-Control use?

The MSP430-Robot-Control is built around the MSP430FR2355TPT, from the TI MSP430/CC family.

How big is the MSP430-Robot-Control PCB?

The MSP430-Robot-Control measures 80 × 75 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the MSP430-Robot-Control?

37 components, from 18 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the MSP430-Robot-Control design files?

From the sergimarsol/MSP430-Robot-Control-PCB repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the MSP430-Robot-Control design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its MIT license, which sergimarsol chose for the repository.

Can I test firmware for the MSP430-Robot-Control without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug TI MSP430/CC firmware against it before you order a PCB.

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