16-bit MCU plus wireless development environment comes in sports watch

16-bit MCU plus wireless development environment comes in sports watch

Providing a new perspective in development tools, the eZ430-Chronos development kit allows engineers to easily examine the integration, ultra-low-power, and wireless capabilities of the CC430 microcontroller. The wearable-format device is equipped with a three-axis accelerometer, a pressure and altitude sensor, a temperature sensor, a voltage and battery monitor, and a CR2032 battery.

The unit can also serve as a central hub for nearby wireless sensors, giving remote access to real-time data from devices such as pedometers and heart rate monitors. The CC430 chip in the device includes a low-power MSP430F6137 16-bit MCU, a CC1101 RF transceiver SoC, a 100-nA comparator, an eight-channel, 200-ksample/s, 12-bit A/D converter, a 96-segment LCD controller, and a 128-bit AES security coprocessor. The kit includes the eZ430 USB-based programmer stick, which can be plugged into the device and a PC, and a USB RF access point stick. See www.ti.com/chronos_estore-pr. ($49 — available now.)

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