What this 16-bit MCU brings to the BOM
The Texas Instruments MSP430F5259IRGCT is a 16-bit MSP430 CPUXV2 microcontroller running at 25 MHz, with 128 KB of Flash and 32 KB of RAM. The 25 MHz clock rate and 32 KB RAM support a Modbus RTU stack and a PID loop simultaneously.
Temperature grade and deployment environment
Peripherals and on-chip resources
The 12-channel 10-bit ADC covers basic analog sensing — enough for temperature, current, or voltage monitoring on a control board, but not for high-resolution data acquisition where a 12-bit or 16-bit external ADC would be specified. For IrDA or high-speed UART, a crystal may still be advisable.
TI lists the MSP430F5259IRGCT as Active. We source this part through independent distribution and quote it to order against an RFQ.
