> Hermann Kraus wrote: > > > On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:40:49 +0200, <nobo...@web.de> wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> on www.msp430.com (TI) there are only two x2xx devices > >> and both do have the status "preview". > >> You can't order samples of them online (but via the CEO ;-). > >> The memory map is in the datasheets: > >> > >> http://www-s.ti.com/sc/ds/msp430f2111.pdf > >> http://www-s.ti.com/sc/ds/msp430f2101.pdf > > > > > > There are also devices with 4kb and 8kb flash: > > http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/msp430f2121.html > > http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/msp430f2131.html > > > > All are linked from > > http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/landing/msp430f2xx/index.htm?DCMP=MSP430&HQS=On- LineTraining+PA+2xx. > > > > This page also tells us: "Production and Samples Coming End of June 2005" > > The white paper gives an overview over the improvements. Some things > > are really nice, like smaller flash segments, faster programming > > time, internal pullup/downs, etc. > > They run faster, have lower standby current, can leap tall buildings in > a single bound, etc. However, for most people the biggest improvement is > brownout detection. Only the 4xx parts had that before. >
The internal DCO also runs up to the full speed of the device (16 MHz), and is calibrated to within a couple of percent - good enough for a lot of applications. They are also supposed to be cheaper for the same memory sizes. Basically, it looks to me like a die shrink and a re-vamp of some of the modules. I just wish they'ed hurry up with making bigger 2xxx parts, which I presume are on their things-to-do list.
