Texas Instruments Hercules TMS570LS31, User Manual

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TMS570LS31 HDK User Guide
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1. Introduction
This development kit provides a product-ready hardware and software platform
for evaluating the functionality of the Texas Instruments TMS570LS31x and
TMS570LS21x microcontroller family. Schematics, list of materials, and PCB
layout are available to ease hardware development and reduce time to market.
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Scope of Document
This user guide will list the contents of the development kit, point out the features
of the major components, and provide 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 guide.
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TMS570LS31 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 Texas Instruments TMS570LS3137 337-ball BGA microcontroller
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On board USB XDS100v2 JTAG emulator
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ARM 20-pin JTAG debug header for external JTAG emulator
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External emulator detection circuit
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10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface
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Two DCAN Transceivers and screw terminal blocks
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One ambient light sensor
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One ambient temperature sensor
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SCI accessible through a USB Virtual Port (VCP)
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One 8MB SDRAM
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Eight user programmable LEDs (2 tri-color LEDs, and 6 white LEDs)
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One user programmable pushbutton
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Three expansion connectors for hardware prototyping and daughter card
use
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Reset pushbuttons (nPOR 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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5V and 3.3V ADC option jumper (configured 5V by default)
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Current measurement capability for 3.3V IO, 1.2V Core, 1.2V PLL, 3.3V or
5V ADC, and 3.3V VCCP.
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Power supply supporting 5V to 12V DC input