There are some UART experiments here too:
http://dbindner.freeshell.org/msp430/#_a_uart_receiver
I haven't updated the page in a while, but I used Linux for my platform.
All my UART code was bit-banged as I recall.
Don
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 4:35 AM, Alex Orange <crazyca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yama,
>
> To clarify a bit what Bob said: download
> http://www.ti.com/litv/zip/slac485aand look at the UART 9600 baud
> example. Everything will be sent over the
> "Application UART" so don't worry about the level shifter business.
>
> Alex
>
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Robert Henig <rhe...@redwoodsys.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi Yama,
> >
> > I'm not sure what you're asking for here. You should be able to find
> > sample UART code on the TI site. There are samples in the Launchpad
> > download package. The code is a simple echo program that echos characters
> > received back to the terminal. Get that working before you play with
> > printf(). If you're using a Launchpad and hooking the rx and tx to a
> serial
> > port on a computer you'll need to use a level shifter on the signals.
> > Search for 'rs232 level shifter' on the web.
> >
> > To get printf() to work you need to provide a putchar() function.
> >
> > Bob.
> >
> >
> > On Nov 15, 2012, at 9:18 AM, Yama Ploskonka wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Please help me figure out UART using a Launchpad, and Linux!
> > >
> > > It might be something obvious that I am missing somehow, after several
> > > days hunting.
> > >
> > > the goal: transfer data (text) to an MSP430 on the Launchpad, which
> then
> > > is used there as input for some further processing
> > > AND
> > > get feedback from the MSP430 that gets displayed in the host computer -
> > > ideally in such a form that can be used as input for something running
> > > there.
> > >
> > > printf() seems to be a major issue in the middle of all this.
> > >
> > > I routinely manage things with msp230-gcc, mspdebug, from Terminal.
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> > >
> > > Yama the Perpetual Noob (and oh so appreciative to y'all)
> > >
> > >
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