Chapter 1
SPNU598 – May 2014
Introduction
This development kit provides a product-ready hardware and software platform for evaluating the
functionality of the Texas Instruments RM57L microcontroller family. Schematics, list of materials, and
PCB layout are available to ease hardware development and reduce time to market.
1.1
Scope of Document
This user's guide lists the contents of the development kit, points out the features of the major
components, and provides the instructions necessary to verify your development kit is in working order.
Any additional usage instructions or details fall outside the scope of this document. Additional resources
will be listed at the end of this user's guide.
1.2
RM57L HERCULES Development Kit (HDK) Features
The HDK comes with a full complement of on board devices that suit a wide variety of application
environments. Key features include:
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A Hercules RM57L843 337-pin BGA microcontroller
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Integrated USB JTAG Emulator (XDS100v2)
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External JTAG Headers (ARM
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20 pin and TI Compact 20-pin CTI)
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10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface
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One USB host connector and one USB device connector
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Two CAN transceivers (SN65HVDA541Q1) and screw terminal blocks
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One ambient light sensor
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One ambient temperature sensor
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Microcontroller’s serial communication interface (SCI) universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter
(UART) accessible through a USB virtual COM port
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One 8MB SDRAM
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Eight user programmable white LEDs around the MCU silicon
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One user programmable pushbutton
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Three expansion connectors for hardware prototyping
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Reset pushbuttons (nPORRST and nRST)
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One SD card slot (SPI mode)
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Embedded trace macrocell (ETM) debug interface via MIPI connector
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Configurable pin mux options
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5 V and 3.3 V analog-to-digital converter (ADC) option jumper
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Current measurement capability for 3.3 V IO, 1.2 V core, 1.2 V core, 1.2 V PLL, 3.3 V or 5 V ADC, and
3.3 V V
CCP
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Accepts an external power supply b5V and +12V
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SPNU598 – May 2014
Introduction
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