RobG 1,892 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 The first chip in this line, MSP430AF0401, will be a major upgrade to the existing G value line. TI did not provide any official documentation, but our reliable sources at TI tell us that the chip will include: Same low price as G line chips Increased power supply range, 1.8V to 6V, allowing it to work directly with standard TTL and HCT. Same low power consumption as G line 16k Flash A whopping 2k of RAM The all new 8ch ADC16 (yes, 16 bit samples!) Dual channel DAC16 Three timers with 4 CCRs each (finally, enough timer to do what I want!) Timer C will be 32-bit and will have 8 CCRs (sweet!) An improved WDT with more intervals to choose from Two USART modules capable of SPI, I2C, UART (do I have to say more?) TI2P module, which uses new protocol (TI Interconnect Protocol) to communicate with new line of expander chips from TI (forget about 595, 164, 165, 24LC32, etc., everything stays in the family now.) The first chip, TI2P430AF595, will be similar to 595, but will come in 20-pin package, have 16 configurable outputs (8 sources and 8 drains!) capable of directly driving 8 x 8 matrices of LEDs or displays. There are also features which cannot be disclosed at this time, but they will sure make everybody very happy and surprised. A new development board is also scheduled to be released, LaunchPad AF, which will come with a new version of CCS, version 5, and will be available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. The new board will cost $4.01! bluehash and NatureTM 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMLB 24 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 LOL is this a april fools joke? do you know if they will be compatible with he regular launch pad? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheDirty 33 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 LOL is this a april fools joke? Ha! True story. You can't believe anything you read on the internet today. Anyway, chips capability's sound good. I've really limited my usage of MSP430, since I'm not happy with the 16k CCS limit. I'm just a hobbyist and I'm not going to spring for a full price CCS license and getting GCC working is too much of a hassle for me. I would go for a personal license on Rowley Crossworks, which I have for ARM, but even $150 is too much for me for this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gatesphere 45 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Wow, you actually got me there.*claps* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobG 1,892 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 ...do you know if they will be compatible with he regular launch pad? I forgot to add that it will be Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dubnet 238 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 One downside.....they won't be shipping until 4/1/2012. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NatureTM 100 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Argh! You got me! I even thanked you. I take that back! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobG 1,892 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 Argh! You got me! I even thanked you. I take that back! Nope, I am keeping it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 LOL! You got me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 You got me too... 16bit adc.. even TI's high end dsp has 12 bit max. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fe2o3Fish 33 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 One downside.....they won't be shipping until 4/1/2012. [Hold on. Lemme wipe the drool off my chin. ] Actually, they won't be shipping until 4/30... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMLB 24 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 ok so it is an april fools joke? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobG 1,892 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 FYI, AF0401 stands for April Fools 04/01/2011 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Looks like you got Nickey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juani_c 66 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I've just seen a mail about TI buying National Semiconductor. I thought it was another (late) April Fools joke but apparently it's true; http://www.ti.com/ww/en/acquire/index.shtml Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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