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  • Author Author: jomoenginer
  • Date Created: 11 Mar 2017 6:20 PM Date Created
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Breadboard BoosterPack Sidekick for TI LaunchPad

jomoenginer
jomoenginer
11 Mar 2017

This looks like a nifty tool to have when working with TI LaunchPads.  The Breadboard BoosterPack is a break-out board that plus on to the LaunchPad from either the top or the bottom of the board providing access to the LaunchPad pins even when there are other BoosterPacks installed.   Having access to these pins during development allows adding instrumentation to read inputs and outputs without trying to workaround the BoosterPacks on the board.  I'm seriously looking to get one of these for my Safe & Sound project since I will have a stack of BoosterPacks installed on the MSP432.

 

The suggested IDE to use for the SideKick Kit is Energia, but I see no reason one could not use Code Composer Studio or IAR.

There are examples already available for Energia though.

Link to the Energia site for the SideKick:

http://energia.nu/guide/sidekick/

 

TI series of Videos introducing the SideKick or TI Launchpad:

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At the time of this writing, it appears the SideKick is only available from SeeedStudio , Mouser and DigiKey, so perhaps in the future Element14 will offer this.

 

This is a nice review of the Breadboad Boosterpack from Embedded Computing:

Breadboard BoosterPack - Embedded Computing

 

 

 

The SideKick contents:

Components

1x 400 Tie-Point Breadboard

1x Breadboard Adapter BoosterPack

5x Green LED

5x Red LED

1x RGB Common Anode LED

10x Ceramic Capacitor 10nF

10x Ceramic Capacitor 100nF

5x Aluminum Capacitor 100uF

10x Resistor 330 ohm

10x Resistor 1K ohm

10x Resistor 10K ohm

1x Tilt Switch

1x Thermistor

1x Photoresistor (photocell)

1x Diode (1N4004)

1x Piezo Buzzer

5x Button

5x Switch

2x Potentiometer with knob

1x Small DC Motor

1x 7 Segment Single Digit Display (SA39-11SRWA – datasheet)

1x 8-bit Shift Register (SN74HC595N – datasheet)

1x NPN Transistor (LP395Z/NOPB – datasheet)

1x NPN Transistor (2N2222 – datasheet)

1x Analog Temperature Sensor (LM19CIZ/NOPB – datasheet)

5x Jumper Wire Long

20x Jumper Wire Short

1x Sidekick Quick Start Guide

1x Sidekick Manual

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  • DAB
    DAB over 8 years ago +1
    I like it. We could use one of these little devices for all MCU products. They may circuit development much easier and safer. Great post. DAB
  • jomoenginer
    jomoenginer over 8 years ago in reply to DAB

    Absolutely. The Raspberry Pi has something similar and I have seen folks make boards that have the MCU on the breakout board, these sure are handy when available.

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    DAB over 8 years ago

    I like it.

     

    We could use one of these little devices for all MCU products.

    They may circuit development much easier and safer.

     

    Great post.

     

    DAB

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