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:
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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