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Originally Posted by RaMoore
Regarding a screw terminal breakout board, while the silkscreen will not be correct, you can still use the BOOSTXL-IOBKOUT breakout board on the MSP430F5529 LaunchPad from your kit.
As one of the TI engineers which worked on this solution and a fellow FIRST mentor, I have some concerns about whether the screw terminals are really robust enough for the rigors of competition.
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Section 2.3 Standard BoosterPack Pinout Compatibility in the
BOOSTXL-IOBKOUT User's Manual talks about what you should look at when connecting the BOOSTXL-IOBKOUT to a non-Tiva Launchpad.
Specifically the analog signals pass through unity-gain amplifiers before going to the launchpad.
I designed the BOOSTXL-IOBKOUT with both screw terminals and 3-pin PWM-style headers. The headers are a more robust option that uses a cable/connector commonly used in FRC.
The breakout also has ESD protection on all of the headers/terminals. This doesn't protect from a static zap to the launchpad itself, but zaps to connected circuitry (buttons, switches, etc.) shouldn't be a problem.
I don't imagine the BOOSTXL-IOBKOUT is a long-term solution. The Stellaris/Tiva group at TI no longer exists. Therefore:
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Originally Posted by RaMoore
We are considering producing an updated breakout board for future years
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Keep bugging TI and Rachel to create another breakout!
-David