TI MSP430

TI MSP430
DesignerTexas Instruments
Bits16-bit
Introduced14 February 1992
TypeMemory-Memory
Endiannesslittle endian
ExtensionsMSP430X
Registers
16 registers, R0 – Program Counter, R1 – Stack Pointer, R2 – Status Register, R2/R3 – Constant Generator, R4 through R15 are general purpose
MSP 430 FG438 driving a glucose meter
Photo of two experimenter boards for the MSP430 chipset by Texas Instruments. On the left the larger chip version, on the right a small version in USB format.

The MSP430 is a mixed-signal microcontroller family from Texas Instruments, first introduced on 14 February 1992.[1] Built around a 16-bit CPU, the MSP430 was designed for low power consumption,[2] embedded applications and low cost.

  1. ^ Evanczuk, Stephen (20 August 2013). "Slideshow: The most-popular MCUs ever". edn.com. Electronics Design Network. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ MSP430 will run on grapes – video on YouTube