The signal is sourced from lfxt1clk with a divider of 1 2 4 or 8.
Msp430 external clock source.
Aclk smclk and 2 external sources.
From ultra low power low cost on chip clock sources to high speed external crystal inputs.
Msp430 basic clock module zclock signals.
The calibration program for the serial link sets the divider to 4 but after the calibration it can be changed to any other values aclk can be used as the clock signal for timer a and timer b.
The device then executes.
The register used for counting is called tar 16 bit r w and can increment or decrement for each rising edge of clock signal.
This is my first msp430 project so i m hoping that i m making some simple mistake which the group can point out.
The msp430 enables several clock sources to be output to a pin so the frequency can be measure using an oscilloscope or more accurately frequency counter.
Parameters non volatile memory kb 16 ram kb 0 5 adc 10 bit sar adc.
High accuracy external 32 768 khz crystal for best performance.
So i read through and yeah we do need it whn we are thinking of very low power consumption the msp430 has usually 3 clock sources.
Channels 8 gpio pins 24 i2c 1 spi 2 uart 1 comparator channels 8 timers 16 bit 2 bootloader bsl uart special i o operating temperature range c 40 to 85 rating catalog open in new find other msp430 ultra low power mcus package pins size pdip n 20 229 mm 24 33 x 9 4 tssop pw 28 62 mm 9 7 x 6.
You can also use a high frequency external crystal to source a high speed frequency clock.
Programmable clock source inputs outputs after a device reset the msp430 mcu sources the subsystem master clock smclk from the dco configured to run at 16 mhz.
Figure 1 shows the inputs and outputs of the programmable clock source.
That is an internal and most popular clock source that allows you to generate high frequencies anywhere from 1 to 48 megahertz.
Starting off with the high frequency clock sources we have the digitally controlled oscillator or dco.
The msp430 provides a wealth of clock sources.
Lftxt1 or external low frequency oscillator usually 32768 hz but can have a max of 16mhz dco or internal digitally controlled oscillator stabilized with frequency locked loop.
Timer a supports four different clock sources.
Dear msp430 gurus our app needs low jitter and low temp drift in timing so we are using an.
Switching back to the default internal source.
The selected clock source can then be divided by 1 2 4 or 8.