AIR BoosterPack – User’s Manual
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Release Date 11/2/12
2.1. Hardware Installation
2.1.1. AIR BoosterPack with MSP430 LaunchPad
The following steps need to be performed on each LaunchPad/BoosterPack:
1) If not already populated, solder both 10-pin male headers provided in the LaunchPad kit
onto the LaunchPad’s J1 and J2 breakout connections.
2) Configure UART jumper settings on the LaunchPad.
a. For LaunchPad Rev1.4 and earlier, remove jumpers TXD and RXD from J3 and
install crossover jumpers (not included) onto the same group of pins to make the
following connections:
i. Connect J3.3 to J3.6
ii. Connect J3.5 to J3.4
b. For LaunchPad Rev1.5 and later, change the orientation of the J3 TXD and RXD
jumpers to use the HW UART.
3) Ensure the VCC jumper is populated on J3. Jumpers RST and TEST also need to be
installed when programming the microcontroller or when debugging software.
4) Remove the existing MSP430 device on the LaunchPad as the BoosterPack comes with
a microcontroller already installed. Alternatively, the provided microcontroller may be
installed in the LaunchPad’s socket. In either case, only one device should be installed
at any given time. See Figure 4 and Figure 5 which show the two options for MSP430
location.
5) Install the AIR BoosterPack onto the LaunchPad board. Ensure the BoosterPack is
oriented correctly. J1 of the BoosterPack must connect to J1 of the LaunchPad. The
same is true for J2.
Figure 3 – Installed BoosterPack (MSP430 LaunchPad)
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