Quick Start Guide – Get running in minutes!

  1. Launch the tool on your desktop or on the Cloud.

    • On your desktop… Install MSP Zero Code Studio from ti.com, and follow on-screen instructions to install the tool and its dependencies. Open the tool via Installer Shortcut, or open the launcher.exe executable directly from the default installation directory.

    • On the cloud… Open the tool on TI Developer Zone. No download is needed.

  2. After opening the tool, click on Start a New Project

  3. Select the device and starting project to use.

    New projects will start from a LaunchPad configuration, but the project can easily be switched to a specific device in the Develop tab.

    For the starting project, select the “UART Hello World” project. After the project is imported, the “Develop” view will show the selected project.

    Click on Start to import the starting project

  4. Double-check your hardware connections. For the “UART Hello World” example, this project will wait for a button press on the MSPM0 LaunchPad, toggle an on-board LED, and then write a message via UART. This functionality will repeat in an infinite loop, allowing the user to toggle the LED every time that the button is pressed.

    Note: Ensure that all on-board connections for LaunchPad hardware are connected. To view the UART messages over a terminal, ensure the back channel UART on the LaunchPad is configured.

  5. Build and Load your application. Ensure your LaunchPad is connected to your computer with a USB cable. Select “Build and Load” to build and load the device with the application. A green check mark will show if the program was built and loaded successfully.

  6. Try the application Once the example is done programming, you can now run the application. If you used the default example, you can click on the LaunchPad button and see the on-board LED on the LaunchPad toggle.

  7. Develop your own projects! Now that you know have successfully gotten a MSP Zero Code project running on your device, you are ready to develop and run your own MSP Zero Code applications!

    • For more in-depth information, refer to the MSP Zero Code Studio User Guide.

    • For support, please visit the TI MSP E2E forum.