jelledebock 0 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I have ordered some ESP8266 modules and discovered you can flash the firmware in order to make it program over WiFi. This allows me to use the ESP8266 as a standalone IOT node. But to get the firmware on the ESP you need to flash it. As far as I can make out, the programming actually happens over RX TX and you need USB to Serial. As I'm not keen to buy stuff in double, I wonder if I can use the launchpad to program the ESP8266.I remember I've read somewhere that the BAUD rate is limited to 9600, but is it the MSP430 chip who's limiting it?f it's possible to do so, do I need to take some precautions (remove the MSP430 from the DIP, ...)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jazz 209 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I remember I've read somewhere that the BAUD rate is limited to 9600, but is it the MSP430 chip who's limiting it? Old MSP430G2 LP has 9600 bps limitation related to USB / UART bridge on board, not to MSP430 (that can go over 1 Mbps). There is no 9600 bps limitation in new MSP430x5xx LP's. jelledebock 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fred 453 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 The G2 launchpad used to be so cheap I've seen it recommended for just this sort of thing. Whether you go for the G2 or the F5529 launchpad all you will need to do is remove the jumpers between the FET side of the board and the target microcontroller. You might as well remove the DIP chip on the G2 but you shouldn't need to. jelledebock 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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