MSP432 Launchpad at US$4.32...

[rsjsouza]

https://e2e.ti.com/blogs_/b/msp430blog/archive/2016/01/01/new-year-s-deal-msp432-launchpad-for-4-32

I am not sure how is shipping overseas, though, but the discount is applicable to more than one (I got two for myself).

[hamzadis]

Might want to get The Analog Engineer's Pocket Reference book as well for $5. I think I'm gonna have to pass as shipping is a bit too steep for me at $21.

[electr_peter]

Shipping is over $40 for me even with coupon.

[crispy_tofu]

Maybe just print it out from the free PDF 

[AndreasF]

https://e2e.ti.com/blogs_/b/msp430blog/archive/2016/01/01/new-year-s-deal-msp432-launchpad-for-4-32

I am not sure how is shipping overseas, though, but the discount is applicable to more than one (I got two for myself).

 

$7 to the UK. Got one as well (should have probably gotten two). The original (MSP430) Launchpad was my first dev board, and I still like it a lot. For simple microcontroller projects I'm far more likely to use an MSP430 than an AVR.

[mtdoc]

Thanks for the heads up. That's a great deal!

[RogerRowland]

Too tempting not to give it a go - two on their way to the UK and still only $7 shipping, so just over 11 quid in total.

Thanks for the tip!

[westfw]

The main "problem" with this was that the Energia (an Arduino-lookalike IDE/library) support sucked in TI-RTOS for multitasking support, "complicating" things (and I have little patience to spend learning a vendor-specific RTOS.)

Someone on the TI forum implied that the chip itself isn't shipping yet?  Ouch.

[Fred27]

That may have been me on 43oh wondering what's happening with the MSP432 line.

Nine months on, there are still only two MSP432 chips available and they're still XMS432 which means beta. I don't know if this means anything - just thinking out loud.

As for Energia - why would you want to use that anyway? You lose so much over CCS it's just not worth it.

[AlxDroidDev]

Thank you!!!!  $7 shipping to Brazil, so I got 2.

[newbrain]

  Thank you! Two are now being launched towards Sweden. (7$ shipping)

[ElectricGuy]

21$ shipping to Portugal..... 

[jpmkm]

Thanks!  Just ordered 3.  $19.96 total.  No idea what I'll do with them.

[neslekkim]

Thank you! Two are now being launched towards Sweden. (7$ shipping)

$7 to Sweden???, to Norway it's $21..

[tszaboo]

21 dollar to Belgium 
Free shipping for samples. Fuck logic. I guess I dont need to use the 432 after all.

[suicidaleggroll]

Thanks for the heads up!

Just grabbed 3, $19.96 shipped.

As for no chips shipping yet, I've always heard (even 6+ months ago) that the production MSP432 wouldn't be shipping until first quarter 2016, so it's no surprise.  It shouldn't be too much longer now, maybe that's why they're pushing these beta chips out the door?

[newbrain]

Thank you! Two are now being launched towards Sweden. (7$ shipping)

$7 to Sweden???, to Norway it's $21..

If you happen to pass by Stockholm, I'll part with one for a beer or two (though I did not get any confirmation email as yet...so wait!).

The logic in shipping costs eludes me (just some samples):
Romania: $42, you'd be better off in Nepal or Mongolia: $19
Finland and Sweden: $7, but Denmark and Norway (and Iceland) $21
Italy $7, but Vatican City $21 (and if you are in San Marino, forget about it, it's not even listed...).
UK $7, Ireland $21.

[Macbeth]

Oh lord, as if I don't have enough other micros and fpgas to learn, I just ordered 2 anyway. 

[AlxDroidDev]

Thanks!  Just ordered 3.  $19.96 total.  No idea what I'll do with them.

I can already guess what the hot topics on the Microcontrollers area of the forum will be by next week. We can start a new thread with suggestions of what to do with our new 432.

Lke I posted, I ordered 2 just 3 hours ago. Got an e-mail 10 min ago that they've already been shipped through FEDEX. Hurray!

[Throy]

Thanks for the info! 

$7 to Germany 

[diyaudio]

  $28 shipping, and the Rand just hit R16 to the dollar..  shame on you for temping me.

[diyaudio]

21 dollar to Belgium 
Free shipping for samples. Fuck logic. I guess I dont need to use the 432 after all.

mwaha 

[neslekkim]

Thank you! Two are now being launched towards Sweden. (7$ shipping)

$7 to Sweden???, to Norway it's $21..

If you happen to pass by Stockholm, I'll part with one for a beer or two (though I did not get any confirmation email as yet...so wait!).

The logic in shipping costs eludes me (just some samples):
Romania: $42, you'd be better off in Nepal or Mongolia: $19
Finland and Sweden: $7, but Denmark and Norway (and Iceland) $21
Italy $7, but Vatican City $21 (and if you are in San Marino, forget about it, it's not even listed...).
UK $7, Ireland $21.

I have enough of them, think I have 3-4 , luckily you can order loads of stuff at the same time, and pay that shipping total, no matter how many shipments they end up sending.. have had up to 6-7 from one order

[dannyf]

There doesn't seem to be anything unique about the 432, as I recall. Is this still true for this particular chip?

The older lm4f120s are feature rich but buggy.

[westfw]

There doesn't seem to be anything unique about the 432

they're positioning it as the low-power ARM chip; it has about 1/10th the power consumption of the lm4f120s (~6ma active vs ~50ma active.)