About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 95. Chapters: Microcontroller, Freescale 68HC11, Intel MCS-51, Intel MCS-48, Atmel AVR, Freescale 683XX, TI MSP430, PIC microcontroller, PICAXE, Arduino, Parallax Propeller, List of common microcontrollers, Energy Micro, Single-board microcontroller, I.MX, AVR32, Intel i960, MIDIbox, Mikroelektronika, Holtek, Atmel AVR instruction set, XC800 family, PowerPC 5000, AMD Am29000, Nexus, Parallax SX, Intel 8061, I.MX21, PICKit, EFM32, AT91SAM, Intel MCS-96, BASIC Stamp, Uzebox, PIC16x84, OOPic, Freescale 68HC12, Freescale RS08, MPC5xx, XE166 family, Zilog Z8, Toshiba TLCS, Digital signal controller, R8C, H8 Family, Atmel AT89 series, The Bus Pirate, AT91CAP, Mbed microcontroller, Freescale S08, LPC2000, SiRFstar III, Freescale 68HC08, Handy Board, XE8000, I.MX31, QUICC, Special function register, Motorola 68HC05, Rabbit 2000, NetLinx, Axcent, Sony SPC 700, Freescale 68HC16, C166 family, V850, Tiny Internet Interface, DS80C390, COP8, Spy-Bi-Wire, Gpsim, Z8 Encore!, Intel MCS-296, Zilog Z16C01, Time Processor Unit, HT48FXX Flash I/O type series, HT48RXX I/O type series, SX52 Processor, JStik, ST6/ST7, ATmega88, C167 family, R8C Tiny, M.CORE, LPC3180, Customizable microcontroller, CompactRISC. Excerpt: The MSP430 is a mixed-signal microcontroller family from Texas Instruments. Built around a 16-bit CPU, the MSP430 is designed for low cost, and specifically, low power consumption embedded applications. The architecture dates from the 1990s and is reminiscent of the DEC PDP-11. The MSP430 is a popular choice among hardware designers for low powered embedded devices. The electric current drawn in idle mode can be less than 1 microamp. The top CPU speed is 25 MHz. It can be throttled back for lower power consumption. The MSP430 also utilizes six different Low-Power Modes, which can disable unneeded clocks and CPU. This allows the MSP430 to s...
