antennahead 13 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I've also created a 'F5172 eval board, but a simpler design. See attached image. This design was motivated by a need at U. of Colorado, Boulder for a Timer_D enabled '430 for use in their senior level power lab class. Class starts on Monday, 1/14/2013. Schematic and BOM is attached. This board will be available for purchase from Schmartboard (http://www.schmartboard.com/) probably in about a month. Model #710-0009-01, board size is 2"x3" with 0.1" headers and the usual MSP430 UIF interface. It will cost between $20-$30 depending on if you want the MSP stuffed or not. If there is enough interest, I can spin the gerbers and delete Schmartboard's proprietary board outline and logo if people want to roll their own. Best regards, S. Dunbar Texas Instruments, FAE schematic.pdf BOM.pdf jsolarski and bluehash 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antennahead 13 Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 That would be great.. if it does hurt their TOS. Do you have a name for this board. It would be best to split it in it's own topic so as to not hijack spirilis' post. Why do we just call it "Bare Bones F5172 EVM". Can you please create the topic thread and I will add content. I designed this board Pro Bono, but I do have to delete their patented features on something that the public could leverage. The schmartboard system is modular, which is pretty cool, and they use a special solder mask technology on the top side to make soldering the MCU extra easy (prevents solder bridges between pins). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Why do we just call it "Bare Bones F5172 EVM". Can you please create the topic thread and I will add content. Sounds good. You now have your topic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spirilis 1,265 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 that is pretty cool! Is that a footprint for a DC jack in the upper left? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antennahead 13 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 that is pretty cool! Is that a footprint for a DC jack in the upper left? Yes, KLDX part number is in the BOM, posted above, can be purchased from Mouser. I will get the revised Gerbers up here in the next day or so, sorry for the delay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antennahead 13 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Gerber files are attached- changed to a plain rectangular board and removed schmartboard silkscreen for public consumption. BareBonesF5172_gerber.zip bluehash, spirilis and Rickta59 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Gerber files are attached- changed to a plain rectangular board and removed schmartboard silkscreen for public consumption. Thanks Antennahead! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antennahead 13 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 This board is now available from Schmartboard: http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=products_dev&id=641 bluehash and jsolarski 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antennahead 13 Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 Please find instructions attached for connecting a Launchpad debugger to this '5172 bare bones board. this comes in handy if you don't have a FET430 bugger. This will work with other MSP430s as well, so long as the SPI-biwire inteferace is used for JTAG. 5172+launchpad.pdf bluehash 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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