Texas Instruments is the no.1 manufacturer for microcontrollers. Their effort has surpassed everyone else and created a small paradise or so it would seem. They unfortunately not imply, but state you must program in a form of C, which is a very bad mistake on their part. So, nobody in the real world programs or develops a 50 machine command microcontroller in the C programming language, the overhead being involved involving brain damage. However, It is more than ideal to be familiar with programming different msp430 clock generations and their variations. And you really do need more than a good grasp is what is needed to go thru the little material that is available to you. To go thru programming with a unfamiliar msp430 clock version could spell certain disaster if you don't know how the commands run the clock. The MSP430F4133 launchpad remains the most advanced 16 bit board by T I.

The main books here are the john h. davis book along with 3 other clock reference books that form a basic library for the msp430 different clocks. And it is practically impossible to understand or follow along and ever understand much about the clock that he writes about it, especially the feedback portion with the included diagram. clock operation varies for succeeding generations of the msp430 clock . And the FR4xx and FR2xx mysterious advanced clock has all but stopped development for this launchpad board. Generations of MSP430 clocks basically use the same registers differently. So by going thru the main book and then the 3 other books clock sections in understanding, and that some clock versions are obsolete but being a earlier version need to be looked at or be familiar with.

As source programs, the different kinds of frequencies used best for this chip are listed. So after the intro program comes the frequency change program which is a great programming intro for beginners. Then ideal centered DCO feedback frequencies are compared to use for the first 8 megahertz in the next program. And the DCO modulator pattern graph is explained too near the end for feedback analysis. And the 1 megahertz calculation to base all other frequency calculations on is also included. Programs are compatible with T I and so function with all the TI headers.

You are then in understanding of this chip. you should then be able to go thru the main book with some particular ease and should be able to experience it, the clock section of the davis book.