adrianF

Hi all,
 
I have written a course website for the MSP430, to test the chapters i did built a small breadboard.
This spin-off is made available in small numbers for now.
 
The website you can find here: noforth.bitbucket.org/site/egel for launchpad.html
 
The boards you may find here: https://www.tindie.com/stores/Willem_O/
 
Hope it is of any use.
 
Kind regards,
Willem Ouwerkerk.

Looks like cached up pages are showing up. Give it a couple of days and it should go away. Unless energia can find a way to purge the cache server side.

UPDATED BETA AVAILABLE (7/15/2016)
 
Hello all,
 
A new beta build (1.6.10E18B7) is available for download. This release fixes some minor cosmetic issues as well as some bugs that were reported. Big thanks to those that reported the bugs.
 
The new release can be downloaded from:
 
Windows: https://s3.amazonaws.com/energiaUS/distributions/energia-1.6.10E18B7-windows.zip
Mac OS X: https://s3.amazonaws.com/energiaUS/distributions/energia-1.6.10E18B7-macosx-signed.zip
Linux64: https://s3.amazonaws.com/energiaUS/distributions/energia-1.6.10E18B7-linux64.tar.xz
 
Please continue to report issues you encounter here:
 
MSP430: https://github.com/energia/msp430-lg-core/issues
MSP432: https://github.com/energia/msp432-core/issues
TivaC: https://github.com/energia/tivac-core/issues
CC3200: https://github.com/energia/cc3200-core/issues
IDE: https://github.com/robertinant/EnergiaNG/issues
 
Thanks and have a great weekend!!
 
Robert 
 
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Hello all,
 
Wanted to let you know that I have a beta available of Energia 18 which is based on the latest and greatest Arduino IDE. If you would like to give it a spin, then the instructions for each OS are below. Would be great if you could post any issues you come across while you try it out.
 
Please post general questions about this beta in this thread. Post issues for each part below on github. While you try it and find issues, please check the github issues pages to check if the bug has not already been reported before you file it.
 
MSP430: https://github.com/energia/msp430-lg-core/issues
MSP432: https://github.com/energia/msp432-core/issues
TivaC: https://github.com/energia/tivac-core/issues
CC3200: https://github.com/energia/cc3200-core/issues
IDE: https://github.com/robertinant/EnergiaNG/issues
 
If you have never used Energia, then you will need to install the drivers for your OS as per the guide posted here: http://energia.nu/guide/
 
Energia 18 instructions:
 
All previous beta

Thanks folks. As it turns out I was using the wrong port. Its supposed to be 8443 instead of 443. With that in place, everything worked great! I also had to modify the PostData format to match what AWS needs it to be.

This project is a submission for the 2015 Project of the Month Halloween contest.  It came about as a request from my four year old grandson after he had seen the Blue Angels fly over during Seafair in Seattle.

The basic air frame was constructed from two cardboard boxes as shown in the photograph below.
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The boxes are attached to each other with brads and hot glue.  Edges are reinforced where I felt necessary by folding extra cardboard over or gluing in reinforcement cardboard.  Also shown in the photograph above are the following:
wings, tail, and fins constructed from a corrugated plastic storage box and hot glued in place reflector on the nose constructed from a coffee can bottom which will eventually become the "search light".  There is a similar reflector on the tail which will become the jet exhaust. control panel with various switches and a potentiometer I had in my junk box installed on a wooden paint stirring stick The visible surfaces were then covered with wrapping paper using Outdoor Mod Podge - a waterbased sealer, glue and finish available in craft stores in the United States.  A second coat was then put on to make it a bit more waterproof.

This is the schematic for the avionics.
 
A little custom MSP430G2553 board with two AA batteries beside it in the tail controls an Adafruit neopixel ring "jet exhaust" with a toggle switch on the panel to turn it on and off.  Everything else runs off of three AA batteries with the wiring in the front of the aircraft between a cardboard firewall and the nose.  Two latching buttons turn colored LEDs on the panel on and off while a third turns a 3W LED (searchlight) on and off.  There is a potentiometer to control the brightness of the searchlight.  Finally I repurposed the sound board and speaker from an old greeting card that was originally powered by a coin cell.

The WS2812 Adafruit Neopixel ring is controlled by the MSP430G2553. I used the library posted by ILAMtitan at 43oh - so full credit to those who had a hand in developing it.  The library example worked well as is for my purposes and about the only thing I changed was the output pin and the number of pixels being controlled in the code.
 
Here is a picture of my grandson trying it out. We glued plastic cups over the headlight and jet exhaust and stuck Energia stickers on it.  I may touch it up a bit more if I have time and post a final picture.

 
Improvement Ideas:  I also made a "candy counter" out of an old scale for his entertainment (and mine).  His immediate reaction was that we should somehow attach the candy counter to the airplane.  Clever, but not practical due to the need for the scale to be level and not banged around by a four year old.  Using a counter where candy is funneled past a beam, like Chicken did with his counter might work though.  My idea is that we add GPS along with thumbs up/down buttons.  Then he could rate offerings and either store the data as a reminder for next year or send it out over the IOT with location so that his buddies know where the good candy is.

Nicely done! I love the exhaust!
 
 
I have a growing list that I add to when I see something cool to do with kids(you  know, when the time comes). This is one of them. Not too complex and can be done together.

Hi all
 
Here's a quick project tutorial that I posted up on hackster.io --> https://www.hackster.io/adrianf/internet-button-ti-launchpad-ifttt-463300
 
It's a simple "internet-connected button" that triggers an event on IFTTT (If this, then that)'s Maker Channel. They offer a simple RESTful API that we can POST to using an internet-connected LaunchPad. In this tutorial, I used the MSP432 LaunchPad + CC3100 WiFi BoosterPack, but any internet-connected LaunchPad would work just fine!
 
In this tutorial, I am simply triggering a push notification to my phone, however this tutorial can be used as a starting point for triggering any of the dozens of cloud-side actions that IFTTT supports (i.e. send SMS, send email, update facebook, etc)
 
Also, be sure to check out the other LaunchPad-based projects on hackster @ https://www.hackster.io/ti-launchpad
 
Cheers! 
Adrian

Hi all
 
Here's a quick project tutorial that I posted up on hackster.io --> https://www.hackster.io/adrianf/internet-button-ti-launchpad-ifttt-463300
 
It's a simple "internet-connected button" that triggers an event on IFTTT (If this, then that)'s Maker Channel. They offer a simple RESTful API that we can POST to using an internet-connected LaunchPad. In this tutorial, I used the MSP432 LaunchPad + CC3100 WiFi BoosterPack, but any internet-connected LaunchPad would work just fine!
 
In this tutorial, I am simply triggering a push notification to my phone, however this tutorial can be used as a starting point for triggering any of the dozens of cloud-side actions that IFTTT supports (i.e. send SMS, send email, update facebook, etc)
 
Also, be sure to check out the other LaunchPad-based projects on hackster @ https://www.hackster.io/ti-launchpad
 
Cheers! 
Adrian

Hi all
 
Here's a quick project tutorial that I posted up on hackster.io --> https://www.hackster.io/adrianf/internet-button-ti-launchpad-ifttt-463300
 
It's a simple "internet-connected button" that triggers an event on IFTTT (If this, then that)'s Maker Channel. They offer a simple RESTful API that we can POST to using an internet-connected LaunchPad. In this tutorial, I used the MSP432 LaunchPad + CC3100 WiFi BoosterPack, but any internet-connected LaunchPad would work just fine!
 
In this tutorial, I am simply triggering a push notification to my phone, however this tutorial can be used as a starting point for triggering any of the dozens of cloud-side actions that IFTTT supports (i.e. send SMS, send email, update facebook, etc)
 
Also, be sure to check out the other LaunchPad-based projects on hackster @ https://www.hackster.io/ti-launchpad
 
Cheers! 
Adrian

Welcome to the fascinating world of RTOS!
Presently, rtosSetup() is an extension of the RTOS and hasn't been implemented yet in Energia MT. It's awaiting validation at the GitHub repository. See Main setup() for Energia MT #631. With Energia, copy-paste rtosGlobals.h into Second.ino, delete rtosGlobals.h, edit Second.ino and add the empty loop rtosLoop() will be called once at the beginning. Add Serial.begin(115200); to rtosSetup(). The Serial port needs to be initialised in each thread. void rtosSetup() { Serial.begin(115200); myTask.begin(functionTask, Task_numPriorities - 1); } void rtosLoop() { ; } You're sharing one single resource, the Serial port, between two clients. More over, delay(500); and delay(1000); are colliding. Try with delay(600); instead of delay(500);.  Actually, you're losing the interest of the Task element. A simpler solution would be to skip myTask and use Second.ino with standard setup() and loop() functions. void rtosSetup() { Serial.begin(9600); } void rtosLoop() { Serial.println("hello from task"); delay(600); } However, the correct solution is to use a semaphore. The semaphore ensures the resource, here the Serial port, is used by only one client at a time. The semaphore grants an exclusive access at the resource to one client only at a time. See the Galaxia_Semaphore library and the associated example. As a matter of facts, I'm no longer using the Energia IDE but only the Energia framework on Xcode, thanks to the embedXcode plug-in I've developed. If you're a Mac user, give it a try!

Hi 43oh-ers!
 
Just wanted to let you all know that we've been working with NKC Electronics to bring the LaunchPad to amazon! Check it out here: 
 
TI Launchpad MSP-EXP430F5529LP with breadboard and wires bundle

TI Launchpad MSP-EXP430G2 with breadboard and wires bundle
 

 
Now you all have more options for getting hardware!
 
Thanks
Adrian

Hi 43oh-ers!
 
Just wanted to let you all know that we've been working with NKC Electronics to bring the LaunchPad to amazon! Check it out here: 
 
TI Launchpad MSP-EXP430F5529LP with breadboard and wires bundle

TI Launchpad MSP-EXP430G2 with breadboard and wires bundle
 

 
Now you all have more options for getting hardware!
 
Thanks
Adrian

Hi 43oh-ers!
 
Just wanted to let you all know that we've been working with NKC Electronics to bring the LaunchPad to amazon! Check it out here: 
 
TI Launchpad MSP-EXP430F5529LP with breadboard and wires bundle

TI Launchpad MSP-EXP430G2 with breadboard and wires bundle
 

 
Now you all have more options for getting hardware!
 
Thanks
Adrian

Hi 43oh-ers!
 
Just wanted to let you all know that we've been working with NKC Electronics to bring the LaunchPad to amazon! Check it out here: 
 
TI Launchpad MSP-EXP430F5529LP with breadboard and wires bundle

TI Launchpad MSP-EXP430G2 with breadboard and wires bundle
 

 
Now you all have more options for getting hardware!
 
Thanks
Adrian

Hi 43oh-ers!
 
Just wanted to let you all know that we've been working with NKC Electronics to bring the LaunchPad to amazon! Check it out here: 
 
TI Launchpad MSP-EXP430F5529LP with breadboard and wires bundle

TI Launchpad MSP-EXP430G2 with breadboard and wires bundle
 

 
Now you all have more options for getting hardware!
 
Thanks
Adrian

Hey all
Just wanted to announce the availability of the Grove Base BoosterPack from Seeed Studio! Here's a quick blog post that introduces the BoosterPack
 
In short, this BoosterPack enables the LaunchPad kits to gain access to Seeed Studio's HUGE list of Grove modules. I believe they have over 130 different modules today, ranging from ultrasonic, moisture, temperature, gas, relays, displays & more.
 
While these modules can interface with any of the TI LaunchPads, they pair especially well with cloud-connected LaunchPad kits such as the CC3200 for IoT applications/intelligent sensors.
 

 
The nice thing is that most of these modules have Wiring/Arduino-based example sketches & libraries, so they work very well with Energia.
 
Here's a quick video demo of us using the Grove modules to create a cloud-connected wireless RF sensor network:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4eyB4CA-r8
 
Here's a blog post with more details: http://energia.nu/rapid-prototyping-made-easy-with-the-grove-base-boosterpack-starter-kit-from-seeedstudio/ 
 
Cheers!
Adrian

Fun! I'm in!!

Yeaay! It is that time of the year again and we are early this year and have come prepared with some good news!  We had loads of fun last time.
Last year's pictures are here.
Elves
Gerard S[43oh/bluehash]
 
What is it?
Secret Santa is a way of exchanging gifts over the Holiday Season, without knowing who your giftee is. You can either guess or we'll let you know later(not sure if we'll be doing this).
 
Ho! does it work?
1. You register your name and address. (see below)
2. On Dec 10th, we'll pair you up with a person who registered.
3. Find a gift for your assigned person.. by creeping through his/her posts and profile. Please put up your wishes.
PS: The gift link has an Amazon affiliate link for 43oh. 43oh gets 3% of the sale price when an order is placed.
4. Ship your gift by Dec 15th, 2014.
 
Ho! to enter?
First, please make sure if you are ok to ship International, because many members over here are from all over the world. If not, no worries, please drop me a PM and I'll put a restriction in place.
Second, make sure you will be gifting someone if you register. Don't leave anyone stranded. Please :grin: . Pretty Please.
 
We will be using an external website(Elfster) to register. Click the link below to register.
Link
 
 
We had to go through an external site this time because of the workload involved in pairing and sending emails. I know it is another site, but please understand. Use an email which you would be checking often.
 
Dates:
Sign-up Deadline : December 10 2014
Gift Ship Date: December 15 2014 ( International orders take 2-5 weeks to reach their destination )
 
Hope this answers everything. Go forth Santas.

Great questions, Igor
 
The Grove BoosterPack leverages the following pins for the various connectors. We did our best to align with the 40 pin BoosterPack pin out. Note that we are heavily leveraging the analog & digital pins that are at the "inside-20" pins (the 2 inner-most connectors of the BoosterPack plug). To enable these connections on a 20 pin LaunchPad (i.e. MSP-EXP430G2 or MSP-EXP430FR5969), you will have to use jumper wires to make the appropriate connections.
 
 
 
In regards to the CC3200 analog channels, the BoosterPack does not do any scaling. For most of our WiFi demos, we are using the CC3100 BoosterPack paired with a MSP LaunchPad. Very little pin conflicts with this combo & we get the full 0 to VCC range of the MSP analog input channels.
 
The table above & other details are available in the printed guide that will be included in the starter kit.
 
Hope this helps!
Adrian

Hey all
Just wanted to announce the availability of the Grove Base BoosterPack from Seeed Studio! Here's a quick blog post that introduces the BoosterPack
 
In short, this BoosterPack enables the LaunchPad kits to gain access to Seeed Studio's HUGE list of Grove modules. I believe they have over 130 different modules today, ranging from ultrasonic, moisture, temperature, gas, relays, displays & more.
 
While these modules can interface with any of the TI LaunchPads, they pair especially well with cloud-connected LaunchPad kits such as the CC3200 for IoT applications/intelligent sensors.
 

 
The nice thing is that most of these modules have Wiring/Arduino-based example sketches & libraries, so they work very well with Energia.
 
Here's a quick video demo of us using the Grove modules to create a cloud-connected wireless RF sensor network:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4eyB4CA-r8
 
Here's a blog post with more details: http://energia.nu/rapid-prototyping-made-easy-with-the-grove-base-boosterpack-starter-kit-from-seeedstudio/ 
 
Cheers!
Adrian

Great questions, Igor
 
The Grove BoosterPack leverages the following pins for the various connectors. We did our best to align with the 40 pin BoosterPack pin out. Note that we are heavily leveraging the analog & digital pins that are at the "inside-20" pins (the 2 inner-most connectors of the BoosterPack plug). To enable these connections on a 20 pin LaunchPad (i.e. MSP-EXP430G2 or MSP-EXP430FR5969), you will have to use jumper wires to make the appropriate connections.
 
 
 
In regards to the CC3200 analog channels, the BoosterPack does not do any scaling. For most of our WiFi demos, we are using the CC3100 BoosterPack paired with a MSP LaunchPad. Very little pin conflicts with this combo & we get the full 0 to VCC range of the MSP analog input channels.
 
The table above & other details are available in the printed guide that will be included in the starter kit.
 
Hope this helps!
Adrian

That is the situation I expect as far as CC3200 support.  (Though I am hoping to be surprised and find out that this was all taken care of.)  To me the worst part would be advertising it without being clear about the limitations, especially since this sort of thing is apt to appeal to beginners, non-specialists, etc.  Experienced folks know to be suspicious and to read the specifications carefully (though sometimes still get a nasty surprise).  I would rather ease beginners into electronics a bit, rather than having them get something that is apt to bite them right away.  
 
"If it dies, it's biology.
If it explodes, it's chemistry.
If it doesn't work, it's physics."

Hey all
Just wanted to announce the availability of the Grove Base BoosterPack from Seeed Studio! Here's a quick blog post that introduces the BoosterPack
 
In short, this BoosterPack enables the LaunchPad kits to gain access to Seeed Studio's HUGE list of Grove modules. I believe they have over 130 different modules today, ranging from ultrasonic, moisture, temperature, gas, relays, displays & more.
 
While these modules can interface with any of the TI LaunchPads, they pair especially well with cloud-connected LaunchPad kits such as the CC3200 for IoT applications/intelligent sensors.
 

 
The nice thing is that most of these modules have Wiring/Arduino-based example sketches & libraries, so they work very well with Energia.
 
Here's a quick video demo of us using the Grove modules to create a cloud-connected wireless RF sensor network:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4eyB4CA-r8
 
Here's a blog post with more details: http://energia.nu/rapid-prototyping-made-easy-with-the-grove-base-boosterpack-starter-kit-from-seeedstudio/ 
 
Cheers!
Adrian

Hi all,
 
I was playing around with the MSP430G2553 and the UART at the weekend, then remembered I had a cheap HC06 bluetooth module.  The result being a basic Android app that you can control your launchpad using voice control, it's far from polished but a bit of fun all the same 
 
Project tutorial. C code and Android App http://coder-tronics.com/msp430-voice-control-over-bluetooth/
Video demonstration  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z5ixK30Ddc
 
Cheers,
Ant

Ah k, so not quite "Eh-ner-GEE-ah", more like "Eh-NERR-geah"