Texas Instruments Hercules TMS570LS31, User Manual

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TMS570LS31 HDK User Guide
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About This Manual
This document describes the board level operations of the TMS570LS31
H ercules D evelopment K it (HDK). The HDK is based on the Texas Instruments
TMS570LS3137 337 BGA Microcontroller. The TMS570LS31 HDK is a table top
card that allows engineers and software developers to evaluate certain
characteristics of the TMS570LS31 microcontroller to determine if the
microcontroller meets the designer’s application requirements as well as begin
early application development. Evaluators can create software to execute on
board or expand the system in a variety of ways.
Notational Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
The TMS570LS31 HDK will sometimes be referred to as the TMS570 HDK or
HDK.
Program listings, program examples, and interactive displays are shown in a
special italic typeface. Here is a sample program listing.
equations
!rd = !strobe&rw;
Information About Cautions
This book may contain cautions.
This is an example of a caution statement.
A caution statement describes a situation that could potentially damage your
software, or hardware, or other equipment. The information in a caution is
provided for your protection. Please read each caution carefully.
Related Documents, Application Notes and User Guides
Information regarding this device can be found at the following Texas
Instruments website:
http://www.ti.com/hercules