Texas Instruments Serial Programming Adapter MSP430 User manual

eZ430-RF2500-SEH Solar Energy Harvesting

Development Tool

User's Guide

Literature Number: SLAU273C

January 2009–Revised May 2010

This datasheet has been downloaded fromhttp://www.digchip.com at this page

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Contents

Preface ....................................................................................................................................... 5

1 eZ430-RF2500-SEH Overview ................................................................................................ 7

1.1 Solar Energy Harvesting ................................................................................................... 7

1.2 Kit Contents, eZ430-RF2500-SEH ........................................................................................ 8

1.3 Working with the eZ430-RF2500 ......................................................................................... 9

2 Getting Started .................................................................................................................. 11

2.1 Prepare Solar Energy Harvester Module ............................................................................... 11

2.2 Install Sensor Monitor Application and Drivers ........................................................................ 11

2.3 Connect Hardware ........................................................................................................ 11

2.4 Install Code Composer Essentials ...................................................................................... 12

2.5 Install the eZ430-RF2500-SEH Sensor Monitor Firmware Source ................................................. 12

3 Solar Energy Harvester Module (SEH-01) ............................................................................. 13

3.1 Functional Description .................................................................................................... 13

3.2 Solar Energy Harvester Module (SEH-01) Figure and Description ................................................. 13

3.3 Solar Energy Harvester Module (SEH-01) Operating Characteristics .............................................. 15

3.4 Solar Energy Harvester Module (SEH-01) Circuit Schematic ....................................................... 15

3.5 Pulse Discharge Current for a Wireless End Device ................................................................. 16

4 eZ430-RF2500-SEH Sensor Monitor ..................................................................................... 17

4.1 MSP430 Firmware ......................................................................................................... 17

4.1.1 Downloading Firmware to the MSP430 ........................................................................ 17

4.2 PC Sensor Monitor Application .......................................................................................... 18

4.2.1 Energy Awareness ............................................................................................... 18

4.2.2 Remaining Transmissions ....................................................................................... 19

4.2.3 Menu Bar .......................................................................................................... 19

4.2.4 PC Sensor Monitor Application Source Code ................................................................ 21

A Frequently Asked Questions ............................................................................................... 23

A.1 FAQs ........................................................................................................................ 23

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List of Figures

1-1. eZ430-RF2500-SEH........................................................................................................ 8

1-2. eZ430-RF2500-SEH Development Tool Features...................................................................... 9

3-1. Solar Energy Harvester Module (SEH-01) Block Diagram........................................................... 13

3-2. Solar Energy Harvester Module Connections ......................................................................... 14

3-3. Solar Energy Harvester Module Schematic............................................................................ 15

4-1. eZ430-RF2500-SEH Sensor Monitor ................................................................................... 18

4-2. Menu Bar ................................................................................................................... 19

4-3. Console Window........................................................................................................... 19

4-4. Real-Time Node Data from the Graph Window ....................................................................... 20

4-5. Configurations Window ................................................................................................... 20

List of Tables

3-1. SEH-01 Operating Characteristics ...................................................................................... 15

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Preface

SLAU273C–January 2009–Revised May 2010

Read This First

If You Need Assistance

If you have any feedback or questions, support for the MSP430 device and the eZ430-RF2500 is provided

by the Texas Instruments Product Information Center (PIC) and the TI E2E Forum

(https://community.ti.com/forums/12.aspx). Contact information for the PIC can be found on the TI web site

at support.ti.com. Additional device-specific information can be found on the MSP430 web site,

www.ti.com/msp430.

NOTE: Support for the Solar Energy Harvesting Module

The Solar Energy Harvester module (SEH-01) is a product of Cymbet Corporation. For any

questions specifically on the SEH-01 module please contact Cymbet at www.cymbet.com or

+1-763-633-1780.

Related Documentation from Texas Instruments

The primary sources of MSP430 information are the device-specific data sheets and user's guides. The

most up-to-date versions of the user's guide documents available at the time of production have been

provided on the CD-ROM included with this tool. However, the most current information is found at

www.ti.com/msp430.

Information specific to the eZ430-RF2500-SEH development tool can be found at

http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ez430-rf2500-seh.html.

MSP430 device user's guides and the FET user's guide (SLAU157) may be accessed on the included

CD-ROM under the User's Guides section. The FET user's guide includes detailed information on setting

up a project for the MSP430 using Code Composer Essentials.

FCC Warning

This equipment is intended for use in a laboratory test environment only. It generates, uses, and can

radiate radio frequency energy and has not been tested for compliance with the limits of computing

devices pursuant to subpart J of part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable

protection against radio frequency interference. Operation of this equipment in other environments may

cause interference with radio communications, in which case, the user will be required to take whatever

measures may be required to correct this interference his own expense.

SimpliciTI is a trademark of Texas Instruments.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Chapter 1

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eZ430-RF2500-SEH Overview

1.1 Solar Energy Harvesting

The eZ430-RF2500-SEH is a complete Solar Energy Harvesting development kit to help create a

perpetually powered wireless sensor network based on the ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontroller.

The Solar Energy Harvesting module includes a high-efficiency solar (2.25 in x 2.25 in) panel optimized for

operating indoors under low-intensity florescent lights, which provides enough power to run a wireless

sensor application with no additional batteries. Inputs are also available for external energy harvesters

such as thermal, piezoelectric, or another solar panel.

The system also manages and stores additional energy in a pair of thin-film rechargeable EnerChips

which are capable of delivering enough power for 400+ transmissions. The EnerChips act as an energy

buffer that stores the energy while the application is sleeping and has light available to harvest. The

batteries are environmentally friendly and can be recharged thousands of times. They also have a very

low self discharge, which is vital for a no-power, energy harvesting system.

The eZ430-RF2500 is used to run the energy harvesting application. It is a complete USB-based MSP430

wireless development tool and provides all the hardware and software necessary to use the

MSP430F2274 microcontroller and CC2500 2.4-GHz wireless transceiver. It includes a USB debugging

interface that allows for real-time, in-system debugging and programming for the MSP430, and it is also

the interface to transfer data to a PC from the wireless system.

The integrated temperature and RF signal strength indicators can be used to monitor the environment,

and many external sensors can be used to collect additional data.

eZ430-RF2500-SEH Features

• Efficient solar energy harvesting module for the eZ430-RF2500

• Battery-less operation

• Works in low ambient light

• 400+ transmissions in dark

• Adaptable to any RF network or sensor input

• Inputs available for external harvesters (thermal, piezo, etc.)

• USB debugging and programming interface with an application backchannel to the PC

• 18 available analog and communications input/output pins

• Highly integrated, ultra-low-power MSP430 MCU with 16-MHz performance

• Two green and red LEDs for visual feedback

• Interruptible push button for user feedback

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Kit Contents, eZ430-RF2500-SEH

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Figure 1-1. eZ430-RF2500-SEH

1.2 Kit Contents, eZ430-RF2500-SEH

• Two eZ430-RF2500T wireless target boards

• One eZ430-RF USB debugging interface

• One AAA battery pack with expansion board (batteries included)

• One SEH-01-DK Solar Energy Harvesting Board

• One MSP430 Development Tool CD containing documentation and development software

– eZ430-RF2500-SEH Demo and Source Code, SLAC219

–eZ430-RF2500-SEH Development Tool User's Guide,SLAU273

–eZ430-RF2500 Development Tool User's Guide,SLAU227

–MSP430x2xx Family User's Guide,SLAU144

–MSP-FET430 Flash Emulation Tool (FET) (for Use With CCE v3.1) User's Guide,SLAU157

– Code Composer Essentials v3.1 Core Edition, SLAC063

NOTE: For the latest software and documentation visit

http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ez430-rf2500-seh.html

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Working with the eZ430-RF2500

Figure 1-2. eZ430-RF2500-SEH Development Tool Features

1.3 Working with the eZ430-RF2500

For detailed information on the eZ430-RF2500 Wireless Development Tool, see its user's guide,

SLAU227.

The eZ430-RF2500 User Guide (SLAU227) includes the following information which is not covered in this

document:

• eZ430-RF2500T target board pinout

• MSP430F2274 and CC2500 specifications

• List of eZ430 emulator supported devices

• MSP430 application UART description

• Detailed eZ430-RF2500 hardware installation

• eZ430-RF2500 FAQ

• eZ430-RF2500 schematics and layout

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