The Bill of Materials outlines the components needed to build a functional unit. For lab testing purposes the TI Launchpad can be connected directly to a laptop and not powered by the battery.
The Quick Start Guide for the Air Boosterpack outlines the instructions to connect a MSP430 based Launchpad evaluation unit and the boosterpack. These instructions will also help the user bring the unit up to a point where it is running the example software used for testing. Please note that the testing procedure in the guide requires two sets of launchpads and boosterpacks, but this procedure uses one set with a Ground Sphere Ground Station.
The quick start guide instructs the user to install the "Install ATC-Booster Stack Lite GUI". Once this is installed and the Launchpad/Boosterpack combo is plugged into a USB port, follow the steps below.