[Lab] launchpad

[Nicholas Renaud]

For those interested in the MSP430, their development watch is half
off.   I have one, and it's wicked fun to mess around with!

http://tideals.com/



On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
> I'm still curious about it.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:31 PM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc
> <jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> doesn't actually sing just plays a tune like a birthday card
>>
>> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
>> ---
>>
>> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
>> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
>> > A singing hat? That sounds cool. :)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc
>> > <jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I can bring my launchpad if any one is interested and a singing hat I
>> >> made with it?
>> >>
>> >> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
>> >> ---
>> >>
>> >> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
>> >> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Well, we'd need to have time to invite people and make sure the lab
>> >> > is
>> >> > free.
>> >> > I'll check with Ryan and check the schedule.
>> >> > You mean this Thursday as in tomorrow? Or do you mean next Thursday a
>> >> > week
>> >> > away? Or the next one?
>> >> > It will be interested to see how many people are interested.
>> >> > I sure am.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 4:10 PM, <bentfork at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I think it would be fun to do a demo/walk through for the group.  I
>> >> >> think
>> >> >> I can make it this Thursday.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> How many people are interested?  I can dig up a few launchpads to
>> >> >> bring
>> >> >> along.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On 16 August 2011 13:02, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I think walkthroughs and stuff would strengthen the group.
>> >> >>> I can do some on stuff like Search Engine Optimization, WordPress,
>> >> >>> Database Theory...
>> >> >>> Even how to make a Squirrel model plane. :)
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com>
>> >> >>> wrote:
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Would you be able to do a walk-through for a group? It could be
>> >> >>>> done
>> >> >>>> on
>> >> >>>> a Thursday at ArtEngine. It will add some more dna to the mix on
>> >> >>>> top
>> >> >>>> of
>> >> >>>> Arduino.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 11:14 AM, <bentfork at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> This is all you need to get the launchpad up and running:
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> http://dl-www.ti.com/lit/sw/slac050/slac050.zip
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> via
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> (http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/IAR_Embedded_Workbench_for_TI_MSP430)
>> >> >>>>> and
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> (http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/MSP430_LaunchPad_%28MSP-EXP430G2%29)
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> I'm a huge fan of the msp430 family of devices.  Feel free to
>> >> >>>>> send
>> >> >>>>> any
>> >> >>>>> questions my way.  I've a bunch of launchpads kicking around if
>> >> >>>>> anyone wants
>> >> >>>>> to play with some at the lab some night.
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> On 16 August 2011 10:05, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> That's what it looks like. But I read the instructions that said
>> >> >>>>>> to
>> >> >>>>>> go
>> >> >>>>>> get the drivers and the IDE. :)
>> >> >>>>>> Silly me, i should have not read the instructions. :)
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc
>> >> >>>>>> <jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> Yeah if you install CCS (code composer studio) it will install
>> >> >>>>>>> the
>> >> >>>>>>> drivers.  I think there is a way to just get the drivers too.
>> >> >>>>>>>  I
>> >> >>>>>>> don't
>> >> >>>>>>> have the link but if you lurk around or post on the forums over
>> >> >>>>>>> at
>> >> >>>>>>> 43oh.com (http://www.43oh.com/forum/)  you will find what you
>> >> >>>>>>> need
>> >> >>>>>>> fairly quickly
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
>> >> >>>>>>> ---
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men
>> >> >>>>>>> and
>> >> >>>>>>> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 7:00 AM, Darcy Whyte
>> >> >>>>>>> <darcy at siteware.com>
>> >> >>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>>> >
>> >> >>>>>>> > The driver must be in the IDE software. I installed that last
>> >> >>>>>>> > night
>> >> >>>>>>> > and I
>> >> >>>>>>> > will try it later tonight after the Wordpress meetup.
>> >> >>>>>>> >
>> >> >>>>>>> >
>> >> >>>>>>> >
>> >> >>>>>>> > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Darcy Whyte
>> >> >>>>>>> > <darcy at siteware.com>
>> >> >>>>>>> > wrote:
>> >> >>>>>>> >>
>> >> >>>>>>> >> They don't come with a disk.
>> >> >>>>>>> >>
>> >> >>>>>>> >> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 1:58 AM, Nicholas Renaud
>> >> >>>>>>> >> <nicholas.renaud at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>>> >>>
>> >> >>>>>>> >>> Might seem like a stupid question, but did you check the
>> >> >>>>>>> >>> included
>> >> >>>>>>> >>> disc?
>> >> >>>>>>> >>>
>> >> >>>>>>> >>>
>> >> >>>>>>> >>>
>> >> >>>>>>> >>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Darcy Whyte
>> >> >>>>>>> >>> <darcy at siteware.com>
>> >> >>>>>>> >>> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>>> >>> > Just got my launchpad in from TI (it's an arduino-like
>> >> >>>>>>> >>> > apparatus).
>> >> >>>>>>> >>> > http://mambohead.com/2011/08/launchpad-arrived/
>> >> >>>>>>> >>> > Can't seem to find the drivers for windows though.....
>> >> >>>>>>> >>> >
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