Lab 8
Gettings Started with the MSP430 - Using Energia (Arduino) 8 - 19
5. Selecting the Serial Port
Select Serial Port from the Tools menu to view the available serial ports.
For Windows, they will be listed as COMXXX port and usually a higher number is the
LaunchPad com port. On Mac OS X they will be listed as /dev/cu.uart-XXXX.
6. Select the board you are using – most likely the msp430f5529 (16MHz).
To select the board or rather the msp430 in your LaunchPad, select Board from the Tools
menu and choose the board that matched the msp430 in the LaunchPad.