* BOM, Needs a digikey login, https://ordering.digikey.com/RegisteredUser/BOMBillOfMaterials.aspx?path=1&exist=1&id=14091 ( I have not double checked this or built a board with this list yet, so check it against the GoodFET link ) [[http://goodfet.sourceforge.net/hardware/goodfet31L/]] Apparently digikey doesn't allow anyone else to see public BOM's. So copy the below into digikeys manager. I'll make an NSL account on digikey and update the links.
* Free samples of the microcontroller are available from TI directly:
http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/msp430f2274.html
* Click on Get free Samples, make sure you select the MSP430F2274IRHAT package. The MSP430F2274TRHAT package may also work (it appears to be the same MCU with a higher temperature limit). You can order two each.
* They ship for free... nice.
Copy this into the BOM manager if you can't find the above BOM. It's a CSV
Digi-Key Part Number,Manufacturer,Manufacturer Part Number,Customer Reference,Quantity 1,Quantity 2,Quantity 3,Description,Comments
768-1008-1-ND,FTDI (VA),FT232RQ R,,1,0,0,IC USB TO SERIAL UART 32-QFN,
296-21459-1-ND,TEXAS INSTRUMENTS (VA),MSP430F2274IRHAT,,1,0,0,IC MCU 16BIT 32K FLASH 40-QFN,Alternate Packaging Exists
478-1244-1-ND,AVX CORPORATION (VA),06033D104KAT2A,,10,0,0,CAP CERM .1UF 10% 25V X5R 0603,Alternate Packaging Exists
P330GCT-ND,PANASONIC - ECG (VA),ERJ-3GEYJ331V,,10,0,0,RES 330 OHM 1/10W 5% 0603 SMD,Alternate Packaging Exists
P14158CT-ND,PANASONIC - SSG (VA),LNJ236W82RA,,3,0,0,LED RED HIGH BRIGHT ESS SMD,Alternate Packaging Exists
===== Build =====
You can solder a 2x6 or 2x7 header to the end of the GoodFET31L. If you're connecting to a 14-pin JTAG, using the 2x7 header means you won't have to run your own Vcc separately, but you will have to add a wire to carry Vcc to pin 14. I haven't confirmed this, but I believe [[http://jtagcables.com/jtag-pinout|this site]] describes the difference between 12-pin and 14-pin JTAG.
There will be 30 kits (and less MSP430s) available on Sep. 17, 2010.