[Jaspreet] had the same problem – wanting to read values and toggle pins without writing any code – so he came up with a rather clever solution to control an MSP430 through a serial connection.

A recent blog post from Texas Instruments discusses how to build a low-cost and low-power orientation tracker with the MSP430. It would be interesting to see this project modified to be a DIY ...

MSP430 LaunchPad and software support for MSP430G2xx4 and G2xx5 microcontrollers TI's broad portfolio of MCUs and software From ultra-low-power and Value Line MSP430™ MCUs, to Stellaris® Cortex™-M ...