a bit more documentation.

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The Modular Sensor Board (MSB430) was developed by FU-Berlin and was The Modular Sensor Board (MSB430) was developed by FU-Berlin and was
added as a platform in Contiki in the spring of 2007. In its basic form, added as a platform in Contiki in the spring of 2007. In its basic form,
this board features a Texas Instruments MSP430f1612 processor, a this board consists of a Texas Instruments MSP430f1612 processor, a
Chipcon CC1020 radio chip, an MMA7260Q accelerometer, and a Sensirion Chipcon CC1020 radio chip, an MMA7260Q accelerometer, and a Sensirion
SHT11 temperature and humidity sensor. The MSB also features an SD card SHT11 temperature and humidity sensor. The MSB also has an SD device,
reader, which makes it suitable for storage-centric sensor networks. which makes it suitable for storage-centric sensor networks. There are
There are also extended versions of the board that are equipped with a also extended versions of the board that are equipped with a GPRS-modem
GPRS-modem and a GPS-receiver. and a GPS-receiver.
\section msb430-programming Programming the MSB430 \section msb430-programming Programming the MSB430
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<file>.ihex - A firmware file converted to the Intel Hex format. <file>.ihex - A firmware file converted to the Intel Hex format.
<file>.u - Direct upload to a node. <file>.u - Direct upload to a node.
Before compiling your system, you may want to look at the configuration
options in platform/msb430/configure-conf.h.
The node is typically programmed by typing The node is typically programmed by typing
make TARGET=msb430 <program name>.u make TARGET=msb430 <program name>.u
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msp430-jtag -l <parallell port identifier> -e -I <ihex file> msp430-jtag -l <parallell port identifier> -e -I <ihex file>
Platform-specific example programs are included in platform/msb430/apps
and can be compiled and uploaded from platform/msb430. A larger set of
examples for Contiki in general are in the examples/ directory.
More information about the MSB430 platform can be found at More information about the MSB430 platform can be found at
Scatterweb: http://www.scatterweb.com/content/products/MSB_en.html Scatterweb: http://www.scatterweb.com/content/products/MSB_en.html