- Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:25 am
#64404
Hello everyone,
I am trying to make a choice between the MSP430 and one the Arduinos for a beginner project where I would need to interface over two serial lines (one to an Xbee wireless module and another one to a satellite transmitter).
As far as I could tell from the docs, the Arduinos have the SoftSerial library that allows me to use any pins as TTL serial pins. Is there a similar library for the MSP430? All I need is to do is accept commands over a serial line and send commands on the second, the protocol is really simple. Both lines are 9600bps, 8N1.
The reason to go with the MSP430 would be its low power consumption, I would like the system to be powered from a Lithium battery and last months if not years (I have a Lithium Thionyl 3.6V 19Ah battery).
I have quite a bit of experience with programming but no experience whatsoever with microcontrollers. Would you recommend the MSP430 (I plan to get the EZ430 dev board) or should I stick with the Arduino for this, even though it has higher power consumption?
Thank you,
Razvan
I am trying to make a choice between the MSP430 and one the Arduinos for a beginner project where I would need to interface over two serial lines (one to an Xbee wireless module and another one to a satellite transmitter).
As far as I could tell from the docs, the Arduinos have the SoftSerial library that allows me to use any pins as TTL serial pins. Is there a similar library for the MSP430? All I need is to do is accept commands over a serial line and send commands on the second, the protocol is really simple. Both lines are 9600bps, 8N1.
The reason to go with the MSP430 would be its low power consumption, I would like the system to be powered from a Lithium battery and last months if not years (I have a Lithium Thionyl 3.6V 19Ah battery).
I have quite a bit of experience with programming but no experience whatsoever with microcontrollers. Would you recommend the MSP430 (I plan to get the EZ430 dev board) or should I stick with the Arduino for this, even though it has higher power consumption?
Thank you,
Razvan