Preface
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About This Manual
This document describes the board level operations of the RM57L Hercules™ Development Kit (HDK).
The HDK is based on the Texas Instruments RM57L843 Microcontroller. The RM57L HDK is a table top
card that allows engineers and software developers to evaluate certain characteristics of the RM57L843
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 RM57L HDK will sometimes be referred to as the HDK.
Program listings, program examples, and interactive displays are shown in a special italic typeface. Here
is a sample program listing:
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equations
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!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 Documentation From Texas Instruments
Information regarding this device can be found at the following Texas Instruments website:
http://www.ti.com/product/rm57l843
Hercules, Code Composer Studio are trademarks of Texas Instruments.
ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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