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MSP430F5526

Mixed-Signal Microcontroller

The MSP430F5526 is a mixed-signal microcontroller from Texas Instruments. View the full MSP430F5526 datasheet below including key specifications, absolute maximum ratings.

MSP430F5526 shares its datasheet with MSP430F5529, whose page lists every part number it covers.

Official MSP430F5526 datasheet (PDF) — the source this page was extracted from.

MSP430F5526 Key Specifications

ParameterValue
ConnectivityI2C, IrDA, LINbus, SCI, SPI, UART/USART, USB
Core ProcessorMSP430 CPUXV2
Core Size16-Bit
Data ConvertersA/D 16x12b
DigiKey ProgrammableNot Verified
Mounting TypeSurface Mount
Number of I/O63
Operating Temperature-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)
Oscillator TypeInternal
Package / Case80-LQFP
PackagingTray
PeripheralsBrown-out Detect/Reset, DMA, POR, PWM, WDT
Flash Memory Size128KB (128K x 8)
Program Memory TypeFLASH
RAM Size10K x 8 B
Clock Speed25MHz
Standard Pack Qty119
Supplier Device Package80-LQFP (12x12)
Supply Voltage1.8V ~ 3.6V

MSP430F5526 Overview

Part: MSP430F5529IPN — Texas Instruments

Type: 16-bit Mixed-Signal Microcontroller (MSP430 with USB)

Description: 16-bit RISC MCU running at up to 25 MHz from a 1.8–3.6 V supply, with integrated full-speed USB, 12-bit ADC, four 16-bit timers, and 63 I/O pins in an 80-pin LQFP package.

Operating Conditions:

  • Supply voltage: 1.8–3.6 V (minimum VCC rises with PMMCOREVx setting: 1.8 V at 0, 2.0 V at 1, 2.2 V at 2, 2.4 V at 3)
  • Operating temperature: -40 to 85 °C (I version)
  • Max processor frequency: 8 MHz (PMMCOREVx=0), 12 MHz (1), 20 MHz (2), 25 MHz (3)
  • USB operation needs a minimum processor frequency of 1.5 MHz

Absolute Maximum Ratings:

  • Supply voltage at VCC to VSS: -0.3 to 4.1 V
  • Voltage applied to any pin (excluding VCORE, VBUS, V18): -0.3 V to VCC + 0.3 V
  • Diode current at any device pin: ±2 mA
  • Max operating junction temperature: 95 °C
  • Storage temperature: -55 to 150 °C

Key Specs:

  • Active mode current: 290 μA/MHz at 8 MHz, 3.0 V, flash execution (typical)
  • Active mode current: 150 μA/MHz at 8 MHz, 3.0 V, RAM execution (typical)
  • Standby (LPM3) with RTC: 1.9 μA at 2.2 V, 2.1 μA at 3.0 V (typical)
  • LPM3 with VLO: 1.4 μA at 3.0 V (typical)
  • LPM4 (off mode): 1.1 μA at 3.0 V (typical)
  • LPM4.5 (shutdown): 0.18 μA at 3.0 V (typical)
  • Wake-up from standby: 3.5 μs (typical)
  • Recommended VCORE capacitor: 470 nF, with a DVCC/VCORE capacitor ratio of at least 10

Features:

  • 16-bit RISC CPU with extended memory, up to 25 MHz system clock
  • Integrated LDO with programmable core voltage, plus supply supervision, monitoring, and brownout
  • Unified clock system with FLL, VLO, REFO, XT1 (32 kHz) and XT2 (up to 32 MHz)
  • Timers: TA0 (5 CCRs), TA1 (3 CCRs), TA2 (3 CCRs), TB0 (7 CCRs)
  • USCI_A0/A1: UART with auto-baud and IrDA, or SPI
  • USCI_B0/B1: I2C or SPI
  • Full-speed USB with integrated PHY, PLL, and 3.3 V/1.8 V power system; 8 input and 8 output endpoints
  • 12-bit ADC with internal reference, sample-and-hold, and autoscan
  • Comparator, 32-bit hardware multiplier, 3-channel DMA, RTC
  • Serial onboard programming with no external programming voltage

Applications:

  • Analog and digital sensor systems
  • Data loggers
  • Connection to USB hosts

Package:

  • LQFP (80), 12 mm × 12 mm (MSP430F5529IPN)

MSP430F5526 Features

  • Low supply voltage range: 3.6 V down to 1.8 V
  • Ultra-low power consumption
  • -Active mode (AM):
  • All system clocks active:
  • -290 μA/MHz at 8 MHz, 3.0 V, flash program execution (typical)
  • -150 μA/MHz at 8 MHz, 3.0 V, RAM program execution (typical)
  • -Standby mode (LPM3):
  • Real-time clock (RTC) with crystal, watchdog, and supply supervisor operational, full RAM retention, fast wakeup:
  • -1.9 μA at 2.2 V, 2.1 μA at 3.0 V (typical)
  • Low-power oscillator (VLO), generalpurpose counter, watchdog, and supply supervisor operational, full RAM retention, fast wakeup:
  • -1.4 μA at 3.0 V (typical)
  • -Off mode (LPM4):
  • Full RAM retention, supply supervisor operational, fast wakeup:
  • -1.1 μA at 3.0 V (typical)
  • -Shutdown mode (LPM4.5):
  • 0.18 μA at 3.0 V (typical)
  • Wake up from standby mode in 3.5 μs (typical)
  • 16-bit RISC architecture, extended memory, up to 25-MHz system clock
  • Flexible power-management system
  • -Fully integrated LDO with programmable regulated core supply voltage
  • -Supply voltage supervision, monitoring, and brownout
  • Unified clock system
  • -FLL control loop for frequency stabilization
  • -Low-power low-frequency internal clock source (VLO)
  • -Low-frequency trimmed internal reference source (REFO)
  • -32-kHz watch crystals (XT1)
  • -High-frequency crystals up to 32 MHz (XT2)
  • 16-bit timer TA0, Timer_A with five capture/ compare registers
  • 16-bit timer TA1, Timer_A with three capture/ compare registers
  • 16-bit timer TA2, Timer_A with three capture/ compare registers
  • 16-bit timer TB0, Timer_B with seven capture/ compare shadow registers
  • Two universal serial communication interfaces (USCIs)
  • -USCI_A0 and USCI_A1 each support:
  • Enhanced UART supports automatic baudrate detection
  • IrDA encoder and decoder
  • Synchronous SPI
  • -USCI_B0 and USCI_B1 each support:
  • I 2 C
  • Synchronous SPI
  • Full-speed universal serial bus (USB)
  • -Integrated USB-PHY
  • -Integrated 3.3-V and 1.8-V USB power system
  • -Integrated USB-PLL
  • -Eight input and eight output endpoints
  • 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) (MSP430F552x only) with internal reference, sample-and-hold, and autoscan features
  • Comparator
  • Hardware multiplier supports 32-bit operations
  • Serial onboard programming, no external programming voltage needed
  • 3-channel internal DMA
  • Basic timer with RTC feature
  • Development tools and software (also see Tools and Software)
  • -LaunchPad ™ development kit (MSP -EXP430F5529LP)
  • -MSP430F5529 experimenter's board (MSP -EXP430F5529)
  • -80-pin target development board (MSP -TS430PN80USB)
  • -64-pin target development board (MSP -TS430RGC64USB)
  • -USB developers package (MSP430USBDEVPACK)
  • -MSP430Ware ™ code examples
  • Device Comparison summarizes the available family members

MSP430F5526 Applications

  • Analog and digital sensor systems
  • Data loggers
  • Connection to USB hosts

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MSP430F5526 Pin Configuration

PIN NAME (P1.x)xCONTROL BITS OR SIGNALS - P1DIR.xCONTROL BITS OR SIGNALS - P1SEL.x
P1.0 (I/O)I: 0; O: 10
P1.0/TA0CLK/ACLK0TA0CLK01
ACLK11
P1.1 (I/O)I: 0; O: 10
P1.1/TA0.01TA0.CCI0A01
TA0.011
P1.2 (I/O)I: 0; O: 10
P1.2/TA0.12TA0.CCI1A01
TA0.111
P1.3 (I/O)I: 0; O: 10
P1.3/TA0.23TA0.CCI2A01
TA0.211
P1.4 (I/O)I: 0; O: 10
P1.4/TA0.34TA0.CCI3A01
TA0.311
P1.5 (I/O)I: 0; O: 10
P1.5/TA0.45TA0.CCI4A01
TA0.411
P1.6 (I/O)I: 0; O: 10
P1.6/TA1CLK/CBOUT6TA1CLK01
CBOUT comparator B11
P1.7 (I/O)I: 0; O: 10
P1.7/TA1.07
TA1.CCI0A01
TA1.011

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MSP430F5526 Absolute Maximum Ratings

over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted) (1)

MINMAXUNIT
Voltage applied at V CC to V SS-0.34.1V
Voltage applied to any pin (excluding VCORE, VBUS, V18) (2)-0.3V CC + 0.3V
Diode current at any device pin±2mA
Maximum operating junction temperature, T J95°C
Storage temperature, T stg (3)-55150°C
MINNOMMAXUNIT
V CCPMMCOREVx = 01.83.6V
V CCSupply voltage during program execution and flashPMMCOREVx = 0, 12.03.6V
V CCprogramming (AV CC = DV CC1 = DV CC2 = DV CC ) (1) (2)PMMCOREVx = 0, 1, 22.23.6V
V CCPMMCOREVx = 0, 1, 2, 32.43.6V
V CC, USBSupply voltage during USB operation, USB PLL disabled, USB_EN = 1, UPLLEN = 0PMMCOREVx = 01.83.6V
V CC, USBSupply voltage during USB operation, USB PLL disabled, USB_EN = 1, UPLLEN = 0PMMCOREVx = 0, 12.03.6V
V CC, USBSupply voltage during USB operation, USB PLL disabled, USB_EN = 1, UPLLEN = 0PMMCOREVx = 0, 1, 22.23.6V
V CC, USBSupply voltage during USB operation, USB PLL disabled, USB_EN = 1, UPLLEN = 0PMMCOREVx = 0, 1, 2, 32.43.6V
V CC, USBSupply voltage during USB operation, USB PLL enabled (3) , USB_EN = 1, UPLLEN = 1PMMCOREVx = 22.23.6V
V CC, USBSupply voltage during USB operation, USB PLL enabled (3) , USB_EN = 1, UPLLEN = 1PMMCOREVx = 2, 32.43.6V
V SSSupply voltage (AV SS = DV SS1 = DV SS2 = DV SS )0V
T AOperating free-air temperatureI version-4085°C
T JOperating junction temperatureI version-4085°C
C VCORERecommended capacitor at VCORE (4)470nF
C DVCC / C VCORECapacitor ratio of DVCC to VCORE10ratio
f SYSTEMProcessor frequency (maximum MCLK frequency) (5) (see Figure 8-1)PMMCOREVx = 0, 1.8 V ≤ V CC ≤ 3.6 V (default condition)08.0MHz
f SYSTEMProcessor frequency (maximum MCLK frequency) (5) (see Figure 8-1)PMMCOREVx = 1, 2.0 V ≤ V CC ≤ 3.6 V012.0MHz
f SYSTEMProcessor frequency (maximum MCLK frequency) (5) (see Figure 8-1)PMMCOREVx = 2, 2.2 V ≤ V CC ≤ 3.6 V020.0MHz
f SYSTEMPMMCOREVx = 3, 2.4 V ≤ V CC ≤ 3.6 V025.0MHz
f SYSTEM_USBMinimum processor frequency for USB operation1.5MHz
USB_waitWait state cycles during USB operation161616cycles

NOTE: The numbers within the fields denote the supported PMMCOREVx settings.

Figure 8-1. Maximum System Frequency

MSP430F5526 Thermal Information

THERMAL METRIC (1)THERMAL METRIC (1)THERMAL METRIC (1)VALUEUNIT
LQFP (PN)70°C/W
VQFN (RGC)55°C/W
BGA (ZQE)84°C/W
LQFP (PN)45°C/W
VQFN (RGC)25°C/W
BGA (ZQE)46°C/W
Rθ JC Junction-to-case thermalLQFP (PN)12°C/W
Rθ JC Junction-to-case thermalVQFN (RGC)12°C/W
Rθ JC Junction-to-case thermalBGA (ZQE)30°C/W
Rθ Junction-to-boardLQFP (PN)22°C/W
JBVQFN (RGC)6°C/W
BGA (ZQE)20°C/W

Variants on the same datasheet

These parts have exact links to the same datasheet. They are candidates to compare, not verified drop-in replacements; check package, pinout and electrical limits.

Part NumberManufacturerPackage
MSP430F5513Texas Instruments—
MSP430F5514Texas Instruments—
MSP430F5515Texas InstrumentsLQFP-80
MSP430F5517Texas InstrumentsLQFP-80
MSP430F5519Texas InstrumentsLQFP-80
MSP430F5521Texas InstrumentsLQFP-80
MSP430F5522Texas Instruments—
MSP430F5524Texas Instruments—
MSP430F5525Texas InstrumentsLQFP-80
MSP430F5527Texas InstrumentsLQFP-80
MSP430F5528Texas Instruments—
MSP430F5529Texas InstrumentsLQFP-80
MSP430F5529IPNTexas Instruments80-LQFP
MSP430F5529IPNRTexas Instruments80-LQFP

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