I received mine too. The IDE isn't bad and lots of documentation. May 25th is "World Wide 430 Day" and TI is sponsoring 3 hour seminars (free seminar, lunch, and EZ 430 F2013) all over the world. I managed to catch a seat at the seminar in Montreal back last March. I think they are all fully subscribed by now. I have searched hi and low on the TI website for the little plug-in board with the MSP430F2013, an LED and a dozen pinout holes to no avail. That's one question I plan to ask at the seminar. If you are gonna be prototyping a supply of these boards would seem to be needed. ---- cheers ... 73 de brian riley, n1bq , underhill center, vermont Home of the K107 LCD Controller Kit FT817 Power Conditioner Kit Tab Robot Laser Tag Kit On May 13, 2006, at 8:15 PM, John Nall wrote: > Just for info, the following is something that a friend sent me. (The > link is > http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/landing/ez430tool/index.htm? > DCMP=430Day&HQS=Other+OT+ez430). > >> I ordered this 9PM Wednesday - it arrived FedEx yesterday afternoon. >> I had other things to do, so I didn't try it out until this morning. >> I installed the software, plugged in the device, and started the IDE. >> >> The IDE operates much the same as the MPLAB, so there was not much in >> my learning curve. Once I got the device selected, and picked the >> correct assembler example (Flash the onboard LED), I rebuilt and ran >> the ICD on the device. I could step through the short program and >> see >> the LED flash. All this in about 15 minutes. Quite a difference >> from >> my MPLAB/Easy ICD2!! >> >> The device is really two parts - the ICD/programmer module, and a >> "development board". It is the size of a USB flash disk. The two >> modules are connected via a tiny 4 pin connector. You can use it to >> connect your own development board. >> >> The MSP4013 microcontrollers are similar to the PICs, but don't seem >> to come in PDIP packages - just the surface mounts. Other than that, >> there is precious little reason to not use them. > > John > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist