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Hi All,

I am very new to ANT, just came to know about it and got the kit. I want to connect a MSP430 micro to ANT module. (I got ANTAP2DK1) kit.

Is there a step by step guide which can help me connect the ANT module to the 430?

Also, is there some example 430 code which I can use?

Thanks a lot for your help.      

Hi,

As a Dev Kit owner, you first need to register your kit. By registering your kit you will have access to the "DevZone" in the ANT website which has a lot of resources to ANT developers.

I recommend to start looking into the following documents:

1) "ANT Development Kit User Manual" document which helps in giving directions on how to use the different boards and modules included in the kit. This document can be found in the "DevZone" section in the ANT website.

2) "ANT Message Protocol and Usage" document which includes information about the ANT protocol and how to use the different commands and messages for wireless communication
(http://www.thisisant.com/images/Resources/PDF/1204662412_ant message protocol and usage.pdf)

Then you can have a look at "ANT Reference Designs"; which can also be found in the "DevZone", that include examples of code on how to establish ANT radio communications.

There are more resources that can be found in the "DevZone" for helping ANT developers.

I hope this gives you a good start and good luck in your development!      

I would be also very much interested if some one can share a document specific to interface at MSP microcontroller to the ANT devices      

As it stands, there is no single MSP430 to ANT document. You will need to pull the information from a variety of sources.

In addition to what was said above, there are a couple of schematics that reference the MSP430 in the AP2 module datasheet:
http://www.thisisant.com/images/Resources/PDF/ap2_rf_transceiver_module_datasheet.pdf

And the Interfacing with ANT document is fairly critical for understanding the connections:
http://www.thisisant.com/images/Resources/PDF/Interfacing_with_ANT_General_Purpose_Chipsets_and_Modules.pdf      

Did you ever get this working? I'm using MSP430 via UART to nrf24ap2 and am about at wit's end.
Thanks