The maximum clock frequency of the MSP430F2417TPM is 16 MHz.
To use an external crystal oscillator, connect the crystal to the XIN and XOUT pins, and configure the UCS (Universal Clock System) module to use the external crystal oscillator as the clock source.
The maximum current consumption of the MSP430F2417TPM is approximately 2.1 mA at 16 MHz and 3.3V supply voltage.
To use the built-in UART module, configure the UART module using the UCAxCTL0 and UCAxCTL1 registers, and use the UART transmit and receive functions provided in the MSP430F2xx_4xx DriverLib library.
No, the MSP430F2417TPM is not 5V tolerant and should only be used with a power supply voltage between 1.8V and 3.6V.