Texas Instruments Tiva C Series, User Manual

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6 SPMU365C – March 2014 – Revised October 2016
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Board Overview
– For a complete list of BoosterPacks, see the TI MCU LaunchPad web page:
http://www.ti.com/launchpad
1.4 BoosterPacks
The Connected LaunchPad provides an easy and inexpensive way to develop applications with the
TM4C1294NCPDTI microcontroller. BoosterPacks are add-on boards that follow a pin-out standard
created by Texas Instruments. The TI and third-party ecosystem of BoosterPacks greatly expands the
peripherals and potential applications that you can easily explore with the Connected LaunchPad.
You can also build your own BoosterPack by following the design guidelines on TI’s website. Texas
Instruments even helps you promote your BoosterPack to other members of the community. TI offers a
variety of avenues for you to reach potential customers with your solutions.
1.5 Energ ī a
Energ ī a is an open-source electronics prototyping platform started in January of 2012 with the goal of
bringing the Wiring and Arduino framework to the TI LaunchPad community. Energ ī a includes an
integrated development environment (IDE) that is based on Processing.
Together with Energ ī a, LaunchPads can be used to develop interactive objects, taking inputs from a
variety of switches or sensors, and controlling a variety of lights, motors, and other physical outputs.
LaunchPad projects can be stand-alone (only run on the target board, i.e. your LaunchPad), or they can
communicate with software running on your computer (Host PC). Energ
ī a projects are highly portable
between supported LaunchPad platforms. Projects written for your Connected LaunchPad can be run on
other LaunchPads with little or no modifications.
More information is available at http://energia.nu .
1.6 Specifications
Table 1-1 summarizes the specifications for the Connected LaunchPad.
Table 1-1. EK-TM4C1294XL Specifications
Parameter Value
Board Supply Voltage
4.75 V
DC
to 5.25 V
DC
from one of the following sources:
• Debug USB U22 (ICDI) USB Micro-B cable connected to PC or other compatible
power source.
• Target USB (U7) USB Micro-B cable connected to PC or other compatible power
source.
• BoosterPack 1 (X8-4)
• BoosterPack 2 (X6-4)
• Breadboard expansion header (X11-2 or X11-97).
See schematic symbol JP1 for power input selection.
Dimensions 4.9 in x 2.2 in x .425 in (12.45 cm x 5.59 cm x 10.8 mm) (L x W x H)
Break-out Power Output
• 5 V
DC
to BoosterPacks, current limited by TPS2052B. Nominal rating 1 Amp.
Board input power supply limitations may also apply.
• 3.3 V
DC
to BoosterPacks, limited by output of TPS73733 LDO. This 3.3-V plane is
shared with on-board components. Total output power limit of TPS73733 is 1
Amp.
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