LinkIt 2523 HDK v11 User's Guide
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Introduction
MediaTek LinkIt™ 2523 hardware development kit (HDK) by SAC is a fully functional development platform for
RTOS for IoT and Wearable applications powered by MediaTek MT2523G, an ARM Cortex-M4 core-based
microcontroller unit (MCU). The HDK has rich connectivity features and interfaces such as SPI, I2S, PCM, UART,
ADC, PWM, JTAG and clock out generators.
The LinkIt 2523 HDK enables application development, prototyping and evaluation using sensors, Bluetooth,
Bluetooth low energy, GNSS, audio (speech, headset and speaker), MIPI, serial, camera serial interface, keypad,
battery management, micro SD and eMMC portable storage support and high speed USB 2.0. The LinkIt 2523 HDK
also has built-in antenna that is able to receive Bluetooth (compatibility with up to 4.0 and higher versions), and
GNSS (GPS, GLONASS and BeiDou) signals. In addition, the USB to serial wire debug (SWD) converter and JTAG
feature provides convenient development and debugging.
The LinkIt 2523 HDK supports
to provide more streamlined development to debug and flash the binary
code.
This user’s guide covers MT2523G and MT2523D integrated chipsets. The functions and pin assignments from both
chipsets are identical, except the MT2523D doesn’t support GNSS communication.
The user manual guides you through the following.
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Describing the hardware features of the LinkIt 2523 HDK.
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Configuring the LinkIt 2523 HDK with specific pin and jumper assignments.
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Providing the hardware schematics for more detailed configuration and reference design.
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Listing bill of materials (BOM) for the LinkIt 2523 HDK.
Front and back views of the LinkIt 2523 HDK version 11 are presented in Figure 1 and Figure 2, respectively.
Figure 1. Top view of the LinkIt 2523 HDK v11