<< Chapter < Page | Chapter >> Page > |
MSP430 Main characteristics
Although there are variants in devices in the family, a MSP430 microcontroller can be characterized by:
- Low power consumption:
Low operation voltage (from 1.8 V to 3.6 V).
<1 μs clock start-up.
<50 nA port leakage.
Zero-power Brown-Out Reset (BOR).
On-chip analogue devices:
16 bit RISC CPU:
Flexibility:
The microcontroller’s performance is directly related to the 16-bit data bus, the 7 addressing modes and the reduced instructions set, which allows a shorter, denser programming code for fast execution. These microcontroller families share a 16-bit CPU (Central Processing Unit) core, RISC type, intelligent peripherals, and flexible clock system that interconnects using a Von Neumann common memory address bus (MAB) and memory data bus (MDB) architecture.
Request the MSP430 Teaching ROM Materials here (External Link)
Notification Switch
Would you like to follow the 'Teaching and classroom laboratories based on the “ez430” and "experimenter's board" msp430 microcontroller platforms and code composer essentials' conversation and receive update notifications?