Part Number:AFE4300
I'm considering using either the 'Hand to hand body composition' (TID-00008) reference design or the 'Body weight scale with body composition capability' (TID-00009) reference design as a starting point for developing my own body composition product. Can you please answer/verify the following questions:
1. The schematic, BOM, and board (gerbers) for these two designs are exactly the same; only the code is different. (T/F?)
2. TI provides the code and Code Composer Studio; do I need any additional tools, like an MCU programmer/debugger, to program and debug the MSP430F5528 MCU on this board? Is programming/debugging done via Bluetooth?
3. Is a GUI provided by TI to interface with this reference design?
4. Are the circuit boards in these reference designs with components stuffed available for purchase from TI? Or are the boards available unstuffed? Or do I have to buy the parts and send the gerbers and a kit of parts to a circuit board manufacturer to have them made and assembled?
Regards, Bob