Texas Instruments Kits for TMS320C2000 and MSP430F5xx Microcontrollers
Texas Instruments introduced the 32-bit C2000-based Resonant DC/DC Developer’s Kit, Renewable Energy Developer’s Kit, Peripheral Explorer Development Kit, and MSP430F5438 MCU Experimenter’s Kit. The $299 C2000 Resonant DC/DC Developer’s Kit, $169 C2000 Peripheral Explorer Developer’s Kit, and $149 MSP430F5438 Experimenter’s Kit are available now. The $349 C2000 Renewable Energy Developer’s kit will be available in early March 2009.
Resonant DC/DC Developer’s Kit
- TMS320F2808 controlCARD for DC/DC power conversion in UPS, telecom rectifiers and LED lighting applications
- Single transformer LLC type digital power EVM with four distinct feedback methods
- Lossless current sensing circuit for fault protection and active load for transient response tuning
- On-board USB JTAG emulation with connection for external emulator and power supply
- 32 KB limited Code Composer Studio IDE, open source hardware and software
- Future plans to support TMX320F28027 (PiccoloTM) controlCARD
Renewable Energy Developer’s Kit
- F2808 controlCARD for DC/AC power conversion in solar, wind and fuel cell applications
- Front end single-phase boost; board designed for single or three-phase output
- Battery charging and management; includes relay switch between battery and solar panel
- AC line sensing and synchronization to detect if main grid goes down
- Voltage and current measurement for maximum power point tracking and anti-islanding
- 15-20V DC input, 30V AC output; 5V power supply for C2000 MCU and board components
- 32 KB limited Code Composer Studio IDE, open source hardware and software
- Future plans to support TMX320F28027 (Piccolo) controlCARD
Peripheral Explorer Developer’s Kit
- Excellent teaching tool for new users or students to demo key C2000 peripherals (ePWM, ADC, McBSP, eCAP, CAN, I2C, SPI, GPIO)
- F28335 controlCARD included with peripheral explorer baseboard for full board development
- 5V power supply for powering C2000 MCU and board components
- 32 KB limited Code Composer Studio IDE, open source hardware, documentation and open source example software
MSP430F5438 Experimenter Kit
- Based on new MSP430F5438 MCU for ultra-low power designs that need enhanced functionality for wireless sensing applications, smart metering and energy harvesting
- Socket allows for easy upgrades and quick application changes
- Fast low-power-wireless development with support for various TI low power wireless RF evaluation modules, which cover the sub-1GHz and 2.4GHz frequency bands
- Multiple input/output options allow for fast system development, including microphone, joystick control, two push buttons, dot matrix LCD, USB connectivity and a 3.5mm headphone jack for audio output
- JTAG headers make the device accessible for real-time, in-system programming and debugging
- 16KB limited Code Composer Essentials IDE, documentation and open source example software
More information: C2000 MCU Tools | MSP430 MCU Tools
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