MSP430 question

If I wanted to program 14-pin DIP MSP430s, is it as simple as taking an 
eZ430 target module, removing the surface-mounted MSP430, and wiring a DIP 
socket to the 14 pin terminals?

"mc" <look@www.ai.uga.edu.for.address> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> If I wanted to program 14-pin DIP MSP430s, is it as simple as taking an
> eZ430 target module, removing the surface-mounted MSP430, and wiring a DIP
> socket to the 14 pin terminals?
>
>

YES

MIKE

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mc wrote:
> If I wanted to program 14-pin DIP MSP430s, is it as simple as taking an
> eZ430 target module, removing the surface-mounted MSP430, and wiring a DIP
> socket to the 14 pin terminals?

yes... but why not just wire the Spy Bi-Wire interface to a header?
That's all you need. The interface between the FET and the target board
is gnd, vcc and two SBW wires.

"larwe" <zwsdotcom@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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>
> mc wrote:
>> If I wanted to program 14-pin DIP MSP430s, is it as simple as taking an
>> eZ430 target module, removing the surface-mounted MSP430, and wiring a 
>> DIP
>> socket to the 14 pin terminals?
>
> yes... but why not just wire the Spy Bi-Wire interface to a header?
> That's all you need. The interface between the FET and the target board
> is gnd, vcc and two SBW wires.

What kind of connector would I need to connect to the little programming 
module?

mc wrote:

> > yes... but why not just wire the Spy Bi-Wire interface to a header?
> > That's all you need. The interface between the FET and the target board
> > is gnd, vcc and two SBW wires.
>
> What kind of connector would I need to connect to the little programming
> module?

The part number is in the manual for the ez430. At a pinch you can use
four strands of wire.

larwe wrote:
> The part number is in the manual for the ez430. At a pinch you can use
> four strands of wire.

Not all MSP430's have spy-by-wire. Make sure
you use one that does, or EZ430 won't work.

"larwe" <zwsdotcom@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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>
> mc wrote:
>
>> > yes... but why not just wire the Spy Bi-Wire interface to a header?
>> > That's all you need. The interface between the FET and the target board
>> > is gnd, vcc and two SBW wires.
>>
>> What kind of connector would I need to connect to the little programming
>> module?
>
> The part number is in the manual for the ez430. At a pinch you can use
> four strands of wire.

Thanks.  It's a Mill-Max 851-93-004-20-001000.   This is simply a socket for 
4 pins 0.05 inch apart (half of the more familiar spacing).

It seems to be a hard thing to find, though.  It may be cheaper to buy a 
second ez430 and take the chip off the target board.

mc wrote:
> Thanks.  It's a Mill-Max 851-93-004-20-001000.   This is simply a socket for 
> 4 pins 0.05 inch apart (half of the more familiar spacing).
> 
> It seems to be a hard thing to find, though.  It may be cheaper to buy a 
> second ez430 and take the chip off the target board.

Is that 4 SIL or two rows of 4? Either way, Farnell have them, though 
you'll have to chop up a bigger connector- http://tinyurl.com/ruovt.

Clifford Heath wrote:

> > The part number is in the manual for the ez430. At a pinch you can use
> > four strands of wire.
>
> Not all MSP430's have spy-by-wire. Make sure
> you use one that does, or EZ430 won't work.

The OP specified 14-DIP, and AFAIK the _only_ parts that are available
in this package are from the 430F2xxx series (i.e. all have SBW).

"Paul Burke" <paul@scazon.com> wrote in message 
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> mc wrote:
>> Thanks.  It's a Mill-Max 851-93-004-20-001000.   This is simply a socket 
>> for 4 pins 0.05 inch apart (half of the more familiar spacing).
>>
>> It seems to be a hard thing to find, though.  It may be cheaper to buy a 
>> second ez430 and take the chip off the target board.
>
> Is that 4 SIL or two rows of 4? Either way, Farnell have them, though 
> you'll have to chop up a bigger connector- http://tinyurl.com/ruovt.

42p for the connector, probably 10 pounds to ship it here (USA)...