Category Archives: TI

MSP430F5529 USB LaunchPad evaluation kit

Posted on September 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

MSP430F5529 USB LaunchPad evaluation kit http://dangerousprototypes.com/2013/09/13/msp430f5529-usb-launchpad-evaluation-kit/

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AT commands for the HC-05 for Bluetooth

Posted on September 4, 2013 by robertwilkie

The author reverse engineered the AT commands (from the looks of it) for the HC-05 bluetooth module so you can take advantage of several components within it.  These things go for $5-$8 bucks which is cheap for bluetooth.  Good for … Continue reading →

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Use a TP-Link for a Arduino ethernet shield

Posted on July 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Want wireless ethernet access for your arduino or TI MSP?  Use the TP-Link TL-WR703N as written up in the directions in the link below.  These sell for around 20-30 dollars, much cheaper than a wireless shield for arduino (50 ish)   http://www.martinmelchior.be/2013/07/use-tp-link-tl-wr703n-to-send-arduino.html?m=1 … Continue reading →

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Arduino lib for TI’s cheap wifi chip

Posted on June 27, 2013 by robertwilkie

Someone ported the code for TI’s wifi chip to Arduino, which is very cheap for WiFi (around $10).  The eval board for it is $35, which I believe is cheaper than the arduino wifi shield, but not cheaper than some … Continue reading →

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Opensource stepper motor driver, EasyDriver

Posted on May 1, 2013 by robertwilkie

I like this project, you can buy them at sparkfun by the way for $15, or cheaper on ebay.  I hate using either a shifter, or 4+ output lines to control a stepper.  This looks like a nice alternative for … Continue reading →

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TI Stellaris video player

Posted on April 30, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice project, I think the screen costs more than the processor thought  🙂 http://dangerousprototypes.com/2013/04/29/stellaris-launchpad-based-video-player

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Neat touchscreen to speaker with TI

Posted on April 26, 2013 by robertwilkie

This was clever, the author using at TI MSP and a touchscreen made a cooridnate system for “keys” for a piano-like setup and the TI then pipes the note thru the speaker.  Pretty clever and “cheap” http://dangerousprototypes.com/2013/04/25/tiano-msp430-based-touchscreen-piano

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Arduino Uno vs RPi vs Beaglebone

Posted on April 23, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice article comparing the three boards, I was a little disappointed that didn’t include TI’s MSP which would be comparable to Arduino in A/D and is very cheap.  Actually I have never really looked at beaglebone since they are $99 … Continue reading →

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Hack a Hexbug to run with TI MSP

Posted on March 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

I feel like TI’s micro-controller gets ignored alot by the hobby folks.  So pulling up some TI projects I know about like this one.  The author modified a Hexbug (radio shack toy) to be controlled by a TI 430MSP.  A … Continue reading →

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TI has a prototype of a 3D mouse

Posted on March 11, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting a 3 dimensional mouse prototype for TI for the MSP….I wonder if the shield for the MSP will be $5 or under (would suck if the shield costs more than the CPU) http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/10/ti-launchpad-mouse/

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