bluehash 1,578 Posted February 16, 2011 I just found this on the TI e2e forums. I wish I knew about this before. They had a poll out, which closed last month. http://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontroll ... 86277.aspx Hello MSP430 e2e-ers! We would like to call on the online community to help us determine the future of the MSP430 Value Line LaunchPad development kit. The Value Line microcontroller family (MSP430G2xx) is growing and will soon feature integrated hardware UART in future devices. With this new feature, we may update LaunchPad so that it can directly interface with these devices. Please, review the proposals here, and let us know your opinion via the online poll. The poll will be open until Jan 20, 2011. If you have any other ideas or comments, let us know by responding to the poll. As always, thanks for supporting MSP430! LaunchPad was built specifically with our online community in mind, so we're excited at the opportunity to hear everyone's thoughts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMLB 24 Posted February 16, 2011 think we can send in our old ones for a new one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cde 334 Posted February 16, 2011 Eh, pair of 2pin cables from a computer, cut down and soldered in a crisscross way would be easier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OCY 19 Posted February 16, 2011 Mark the calendar, but do not hold you breath. It is probably for G2xx3, with UART etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted February 19, 2011 Someone later in the comments suggested another solution that seemed better than the ones offered in the poll: just swap the programmer side header pin and the chip side header pin on one of the lines. Placing jumpers the normal way sends the signals to the current pins. Placing the jumpers 90 degrees off sends the signals to the opposite lines. Brilliant! A-IN B-OUT Header: A-OUT B-IN Jumpers vertical == A-IN to A-OUT and B-IN to B-OUT Jumpers horizontal == A-IN to B-OUT and B-IN to A-OUT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 692 Posted February 19, 2011 I added my two cents to that poll. I didn't see it as a really big issue. It's not like I wouldn't be aware of any changes they made to the board. I thought they were making a mountain out of a molehill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mac 67 Posted February 19, 2011 I agree with Zeke. With all the engineering expertise at TI, why would they make such a silly post? Advertising the up-n'-coming value line devices with built-in UART? Personally I'd be happy if they "improved" the LP by breaking out the serial signals from the TUSB3410 IC (grin)... Cheerful regards, Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
