<s>
The	O
MSP432	O
is	O
a	O
mixed-signal	O
microcontroller	B-Architecture
family	O
from	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
32-bit	O
ARM	B-Architecture
Cortex-M4F	O
CPU	O
,	O
and	O
extends	O
their	O
16-bit	B-Device
MSP430	B-Architecture
line	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
larger	O
address	O
space	O
for	O
code	O
and	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
faster	O
integer	O
and	O
floating	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
calculation	O
than	O
the	O
MSP430	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
MSP430	B-Architecture
,	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
built-in	O
peripheral	B-Device
devices	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
low	O
power	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
embedded	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
requires	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
data	O
and	O
code	O
,	O
and	O
often	O
calls	O
for	O
floating	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
calculations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSP430	B-Architecture
's	O
16-bit	B-Device
architecture	I-Device
was	O
already	O
once	O
extended	O
to	O
20bits	O
(	O
MSP430X	O
)	O
to	O
accommodate	O
those	O
needs	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
resulting	O
1MB	O
limit	O
is	O
still	O
too	O
small	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
instruction	O
set	O
extensions	O
slow	O
down	O
the	O
code	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
MSP430	B-Architecture
architecture	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
hardware	O
floating	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE754	O
floating	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
computations	O
are	O
emulated	O
in	O
software	O
using	O
integer	O
arithmetic	O
on	O
its	O
native	O
16-bit	B-Device
data	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
quite	O
slow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ARM	B-Architecture
Cortex-M4F	O
architecture	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
MSP432	O
line	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
4GB	O
of	O
unified	O
program/data/peripheral	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
built-in	O
single	O
precision	O
IEEE754-compatible	O
Floating	B-Algorithm
Point	I-Algorithm
Unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
peripherals	B-Device
in	O
MSP432	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
MSP430	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
built-in	O
ROM	O
driver	O
library	O
that	O
facilitates	O
software	O
reuse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Differences	O
from	O
MSP430	B-Architecture
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSP432	O
is	O
slightly	O
slower	O
,	O
cheaper	O
and	O
uses	O
significantly	O
less	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
tends	O
to	O
have	O
less	O
of	O
the	O
sophisticated	O
peripherals	B-Device
such	O
as	O
wide	O
32/64	O
-bit	O
timer	O
units	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
quadrature	O
encoder	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fall	O
of	O
2017	O
TI	O
expanded	O
the	O
family	O
with	O
higher	O
performance	O
parts	O
containing	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
CAN	O
and	O
SPI	O
peripherals	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSP432	O
devices	O
are	O
named	O
similarly	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
MSP430	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
E	O
 '	O
denotes	O
parts	O
with	O
built-in	O
communication	O
interfaces	O
such	O
as	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
CAN	O
and	O
SPI	O
;	O
those	O
parts	O
have	O
a	O
significantly	O
higher	O
power	O
envelope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
0	O
:	O
Second	O
digit	O
'	O
0	O
 '	O
indicates	O
a	O
General	O
Purpose	O
class	O
,	O
'	O
1	O
 '	O
has	O
expanded	O
peripherals	B-Device
such	O
as	O
an	O
LCD	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Launchpad	O
board	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
MSP430	B-Architecture
stackable	O
BoosterPacks	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
low-power	O
SimpleLink	O
Wi-Fi	O
CC3100	O
BoosterPack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
debugging	O
interface	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
workstation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
USB	B-Protocol
OTG	O
applications	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
near	O
the	O
ethernet	O
jack	O
(	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
debugging	O
port	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
higher	O
cost	O
development	O
board	O
with	O
a	O
100-pin	O
LQFP	O
ZIF	B-General_Concept
socket	I-General_Concept
used	O
by	O
initial	O
MSP432	O
chips	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
JTAG	O
and	O
Spy	O
Bi-Wire	O
debug	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
