The MSP430 is a popular family of microcontrollers from Texas Instruments. In this book we will
work with the smallest type which is the powerful MSP430G2553. We will look at the
capabilities of this microcontroller in detail as it is well-suited for self-made projects
because it is available in a P-DIP20 package. We will take a closer look at the microcontroller
and then build step by step some interesting applications including a Hello World blinking
LED and a nice clock application which can calculate the day of the week based on the date.
You also will learn how to create code for the MSP microcontroller in assembler. In addition to
that we will work with the MSP-Arduino IDE which makes it quite easy to create fast
applications without special in-depth knowledge of the microcontrollers. All the code used in
the book is available for download at www.elektor.com 20112.
