MCU Design Contest

			Contest FAQs

The 50 qualifiers selected from in Phase II of the contest will be supported by Texas Instruments for their projects development. Texas Instruments will send each of these 50 qualifiers TI Tools. These tools will be couriered to the participants absolutely free of cost. Each participant will get one of these free tools.

Free tools include:

MSP430
MSP-EXP430G2 - MSP430 Launchpad
430-BOOST-SENSE1 - Capacitive Touch
MSP-FET430UIF - USB Debugging Interface
MSP430 Wireless Development Tool - EZ430-RF2500
C2000
TMDX28069USB - Piccolo Control Stick
TMDSEMU100v2U-14T - XDS100v2 – USB Jtag Emulator
Stellaris
EKS-LM3S8962 - Stellaris Ethernet + CAN evaluation kit
EKS-LM4F232- USB + CAN Evaluation kit
Hercules
TMDXRM48USB - Hercules Development Kit
TMS570LS31x- Hercules USB Stick Development Kit

Software & Development Tools:

Code Composer Studio^TM IDE IDE Integrated development environment for TI embedded processors
Code Generation Tools Compiler, assembler, linker and associated tools
Emulation XDS JTAG emulators

Other support options:

TI E2E Community
MCU Selection Tool
Write to contactus@timcucontest.com
Order Free Samples
Contact TI India Product Information Center : 1-800-425-7888 (9 am - 6 pm Monday - Friday) Toll Free number from across India.

Whether you need a $0.25 16 bit lowest power MCU (MSP430), a high performance 32-bit MCU(C2000) or a general purpose ARM Cortex MCU(Stellaris) or an ARM safety MCU (Hercules), TI has it all. Choose a TI MCU for your prototype design, win prizes worth $40k, and get an opportunity to commercialize your product!

Please call TI PIC (Product Information Center) toll free from anywhere in India at 1-800-425-7888 or 91-80-4138-1665 from anyone in Bangalore for any questions on TI MCU design contest or any product inquiries, datasheets, block diagrams, schematics, IC samples, free tools, EVMs or information on C2000, MSP430, Hercules, Stellaris.