In summary, the MSP430F2xx/4xx families of microcontrollers offer twice the processing speed at half the stand-by power consumption compared to MSP430F1xx devices. These devices are available in packages that are pin and functionally compatible with F1xx devices offering even lower power, more speed, BOR, and WDT+ on every device along with a variety of new peripherals. When pairing the MSP430 + Chipcon Low Power RF radios, the ability to communicate over a number of different frequencies, network topologies, and complexity using both standards-based and proprietary RF stacks is obtained. Additionally, the MSP430 family of devices has many tools available to aid the designer in every step of the design process, reducing time-to-market and development cost.