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I have developed a system using the TI MSP430 G2553 that accomplishes analog to digital conversion of multiple sensors simultaneously.

So here is the question:

Can someone suggest me how to transfer the digital output of the ADC to the PC and store it in say, a text file?

EDIT: I am making use of CCS as my IDE for programming the microcontroller. Is there something inherent in CCS which will help me accomplish the task?

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Did you try plugging it in? \$\endgroup\$ – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Dec 27 '13 at 5:00
  • \$\begingroup\$ Yes. I was told I need some PC side software like RealTerm to gather the data from uC to PC , and later export it to a text file. However, is there something inherent in Code Composer Studio which will help me accomplish this? \$\endgroup\$ – Gautham Dec 27 '13 at 5:03
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Gautham - No. At best, CCS will have something similar to a terminal. \$\endgroup\$ – Connor Wolf Dec 27 '13 at 5:06
  • \$\begingroup\$ I see.. any suggestion as how to do it? \$\endgroup\$ – Gautham Dec 27 '13 at 5:30
  • \$\begingroup\$ Probably the minimum need to add is the MSP430 / board you're using so we have an idea of what USB / serial ports are available. Using one of those two options would be the usual way. \$\endgroup\$ – PeterJ Dec 27 '13 at 5:37
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Use the UART module in the MSP430 to transfer data. Using a USB to serial converter, interface it to the PC. You may use a python script to read the data coming to the PC and store it as a text file.

See this sample project http://eliaselectronics.com/plotting-serial-data-using-gnuplot-and-python/

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