Getting Started

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Installing the LaunchPad drivers

To use Energia you will need to have the LaunchPad drivers installed.

For Windows Users:

If TI's Code Composer Studio 5.x with MSP430 suport is already installed on your computer then the drivers are already installed. Skip to the next step.

1. Download the LaunchPad drivers for Windows: LaunchPad CDC drivers zip file for Windows
2. Unzip and double click DPinst.exe.
3. Follow the instructions.

For Mac OS X Users

1. Download the LaunchPad drivers for Mac OS X: LaunchPad CDC drivers zip file for Max OS X
2. Unzip and double click MSP430LPCDC 1.0.3b.pkg
3. Follow the instructions.

For Linux Users

The LaunchPad drivers are already installed on most Linux distribution and no further steps are required. If the LaunchPad is not recognized then libusb might not be installed on your system.

Download Energia

The most recent release of Energia can be downloaded from the download page.

Windows Users

Double click and extract the energia-0101EXXXX-windows.zip file to a desired location.

Mac OS X Users

Double click the energia-0101EXXXX-macosx.dmg file and drag the Energia application onto the Desktop.

Starting Energia

Double click Energia.exe (Windows users) / Energia.app (Mac OS X users). Energia will start and an empty Sketch window will appear.

Selecting the Serial Port

Select Serial Port from the Tools menu to view the available serial ports. On windows, they will be listed as COMXXX port and usually a higher number is the LaunchPad com port. On Mac OS X they will be listed as /dev/cu.uart-XXXX. On Mac OS X make sure to select the /dev/cu.uart-XXXX and NOT the /dev/tty.uart-XXX

Selecting the Board

To select the board or rather the msp430 in your LaunchPad, select Board from the Tools menu and choose the board that matched the msp430 in the LaunchPad.