There is a generic approach to dealing with serial devices such as this and Arduino for example. Devices provide serial comms because there is such a standard way of dealing with it.
1. Set up all your hardware connect it to the computer and use the TI software to get it working. Confirm it all works. You will learn tons from this.
2. Download serial console such as putty:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PuTTY[
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3. Replace the TI software with putty and become comfortable with sending and receiving data from the device. This is where you learn the instructions for your device.
4. Read this article or others like it learn how to use your own software in place of putty.
http://csharp.simpleserial.com/[
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TI forums provide a wealth of support.
More links:
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/35775-serial-port-communication-in-c%23/[
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