-title: TMIcore
-linktitle: tmicore
+title: tmicore
parent: TOP
ctime: 2009-12-02
TMI has developed an [[msp430]] target board for low power data acquisition.
Its design is not complete yet, but it is (SOON) available under an open
source license. The design was created using [Eagle](http://www.cadsoft.de).
+It provides a breakout of all uC pins, incorporates a Lithium Ion/Poly charger,
+and a USB interface for communications and programming.
-We call our target board TMIcore. In actuality, the board shown in the design
-is the TMIrws board, which contains at its core the TMIcore design. The PCB
-design shows where it can be 'cut' to build a stand-alone TMIcore board.
-The full TMIrws board is the heart of a solar powered remote weather station
-that reports its observations to an internet server via the cellular network.
+The actual design files are for the tmirws board, which is a superset of the
+tmicore design. One can trivially derive the tmicore design by simply cutting
+the board layout at the inner rectangle. The tmirws design is the heart of an
+off-grid solar powered remote weather station that reports its observations to
+an internet server via the cellular network.
+
+TMI enhanced [[tinyos]] contains platform support for both the tmicore and
+tmirws variants of this design.