The maximum clock frequency of the MSP430F2232IRHAT is 16 MHz.
To configure the MSP430F2232IRHAT to use an external crystal oscillator, connect the crystal to the XIN and XOUT pins, and set the FLLUNLOCK bit in the FLL_CTL0 register to 1. Then, set the XT2OFF bit in the SYS_CTL register to 0 to enable the external crystal oscillator.
The maximum current consumption of the MSP430F2232IRHAT is approximately 2.1 mA at 16 MHz and 3V.
To use the built-in UART module on the MSP430F2232IRHAT, configure the UART module by setting the UART control registers (UCTL0 and UCTL1), and then use the UART transmit and receive functions (UART_TX and UART_RX) to send and receive data.
No, the MSP430F2232IRHAT is not 5V tolerant and should only be used with a power supply between 1.8V and 3.6V.