1FEATURES

23• Low Supply Voltage Range: 1.8 V to 3.6 V

• Ultra-Low Power Consumption

– Active Mode: 220 μA at 1 MHz, 2.2 V

– Standby Mode: 0.5 μA

– Off Mode (RAM Retention): 0.1 μA

• Five Power-Saving Modes

• Ultra-Fast Wake-Up From Standby Mode in

Less Than 1 μs

• 16-Bit RISC Architecture, 62.5-ns Instruction

Cycle Time

• Basic Clock Module Configurations

– Internal Frequencies up to 16 MHz With

Four Calibrated Frequencies

– Internal Very-Low-Power Low-Frequency

(LF) Oscillator

– 32-kHz Crystal

– External Digital Clock Source

• One 16-Bit Timer_A With Three

Capture/Compare Registers

• Up to 16 Capacitive-Touch Enabled I/O Pins

• Universal Serial Interface (USI) Supporting SPI

and I2C

• 10-Bit 200-ksps Analog-to-Digital (A/D)

Converter With Internal Reference, Sampleand-

Hold, and Autoscan (MSP430G2x52 Only)

• On-Chip Comparator for Analog

• Brownout Detector

• Serial Onboard Programming,

No External Programming Voltage Needed,

Programmable Code Protection by Security

Fuse

• On-Chip Emulation Logic With Spy-Bi-Wire

Interface

• Family Members are Summarized in Table 1

• Package Options

– TSSOP: 14 Pin, 20 Pin

– PDIP: 20 Pin

– QFN: 16 Pin

• For Complete Module Descriptions, See the

MSP430x2xx Family User’s Guide (SLAU144)

DESCRIPTION

The Texas Instruments MSP430™ family of ultra-low-power microcontrollers consist of several devices featuring

different sets of peripherals targeted for various applications. The architecture, combined with five low-power

modes, is optimized to achieve extended battery life in portable measurement applications. The device features a

powerful 16-bit RISC CPU, 16-bit registers, and constant generators that contribute to maximum code efficiency.

The digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) allows wake-up from low-power modes to active mode in less than 1 μs.

The MSP430G2x52 and MSP430G2x12 series of microcontrollers are ultra-low-power mixed signal

microcontrollers with built-in 16-bit timers, and up to 16 I/O capacitive-touch enabled pins and built-in

communication capability using the universal serial communication interface and have a versatile analog

comparator. The MSP430G2x52 series have a 10-bit A/D converter. For configuration details see Table 1.

Typical applications include low-cost sensor systems that capture analog signals, convert them to digital values,

and then process the data for display or for transmission to a host system.