5 FAQ
Q: I can’t get the backchannel UART to connect. What’s wrong?
A: Check the following:
- Do the baud rate in the host terminal application and the eUSCI settings match?
- Are the appropriate jumpers in place on the isolation jumper block?
- Probe on RXD and send data from the host. If you don’t see data, it might be a problem on the host side.
- Probe on TXD while sending data from the MSP430 MCU. If you don’t see data, it might be a configuration problem with the eUSCI module.
- Consider the use of the hardware flow control lines (especially for higher baud rates).
Q: The MSP430G2 LaunchPad development kit had a socket, allowing me change the target device. Why doesn’t this LaunchPad development kit use one?
A: The target device on this LaunchPad development kit does not come in a dual in-line package. Sockets for the available device package are too expensive for this kit’s target price.