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On August 21, 2015 in Open Source by Mike Parks

A little while ago, Texas Instruments (TI) launched their new MSP432 family of microcontrollers. Along with the new silicon, there is also a new LaunchPad development kit. Continuing the tradition from the MSP430, the new chips are very affordable while packing in professional grade features and very impressive energy sipping performance.

Tagged With: DIY, LaunchPad, MSP430, Texas Instruments

You’ve Got Mail: Branching Out Beyond The Arduino, Part 2

On January 5, 2015 in Open Source by Mike Parks

We’re going to jump right in with this blog post. If you haven’t done so already I highly encourage you to read this article about an automated mailbox delivery project I recently completed. Also check out the first blog post in this series that discussed some key lessons learned, including the importance of reading the manual and some thoughts on open source software

Tagged With: Energy Harvesting, MSP430, Open Source, Solar Power

You’ve Got Mail: Branching Out Beyond The Arduino, Part I

On December 24, 2014 in Open Source by Mike Parks

In a recent article published last month titled Solar Energy Harvesting Project to Power a Remote MSP430 with 2.4GHz Notification, we tried to inspire designers and makers that have limited experience outside of the Arduino microcontroller platform to explore different platforms typically used by more seasoned design engineers.

Tagged With: Energy Harvesting, LEDs, MSP430, Open Source, Solar Power

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