

The launchpad ships as a roughly credit card-sized circuit board. Energia (recommended: version 1.8.7E21 or later) The Unboxing.Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio (recommended: version 9.1.0 or later).


I purchased one of these devices for about $10 (USD). Luckily, Texas Instruments has provided a brand-new development experience in its stead: the MSP-EXP430G2ET. Earlier this year, I wrote about the discontinued board and how you can continue to use it as a programming board if you already have one in your possession. Recently, I was surprised to see the original MSP430 development board had been discontinued in 2019 by its manufacturer, Texas Instruments (TI). The MSP430 Launchpad is a development tool I think you’ll find useful on your embedded workbench, even if it’s your very first.
