Instructions

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Getting Started

Figure 2. Jumper Requirements Necessary for Software Demo

Step 1: Install a Software Development Platform

The development platform can be Code Composer Studio IDE (CCS), IAR Embedded Workbench IDE

(IAR), mspgcc, or Energia open-source platform. See Section 3.2 for help choosing a platform.

The out-of-box demo works without this step, but the host reports that the integrated eZ-FET lite emulator

did not enumerate.

(Be aware that the USB API does not yet fully support mspgcc development, but mspgcc does contain the

eZ-FET drivers.)

Step 2: Connect the Hardware

Connect the LaunchPad to a host PC using the USB cable included with the LaunchPad. The demo

should work on any recent version of these operating systems. If prompted, let the PC automatically install

software. The install is "silent", which means that the PC's operating system already has the drivers it

needs.

When you connect a USB device to your computer, the computer goes through the enumeration process.

During enumeration, the host asks for the device's USB descriptors to learn the device's identity,

capabilities, and more. Using the descriptors, the device presents one or more USB interfaces to the host,

where each interface is associated with either a pre-defined device class, or a custom driver. The major

operating systems already ship with drivers for most common device classes, which is why you do not

need to provide them during installation.

The F5529 LaunchPad software demo presents two USB interfaces to the host:

• A Mass Storage Class (MSC) interface, which results in a storage volume

• A Human Interface Device (HID) interface, which is configured as a keyboard

All major host operating systems already have drivers for these classes.

Note: The eZ-FET emulator, application UART, and USB hub also enumerate when the LaunchPad is

attached. These are part of the LaunchPad emulator, and so they always enumerate on Windows and

Linux PCs, no matter what software is loaded into the MSP430F5529 device. In contrast, the MSC and

HID interfaces described in this section are generated by the software demo application that is loaded

onto the LaunchPad as shipped from TI. See Section 2.2.3 for more information.

Step 3: Verify the storage volume has been loaded

When you attach the LaunchPad to the PC, a storage volume is mounted on the host. This volume can be

seen in "My Computer", with the name "F5529LP":

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