
August 29, 2012
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Hardware Description
The Stellaris® LaunchPad includes a Stellaris LM4F120H5QR microcontroller and an integrated
Stellaris® In-Circuit Debug Interface (ICDI) as well as a range of useful peripheral features (see
the block diagram in Figure 2-1). This chapter describes how these peripherals operate and
interface to the microcontroller.
Figure 2-1.
Stellaris® LaunchPad Evaluation Board Block Diagram
LM4F120H5QR
Stellaris ICDI
USB Debug
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USB Device
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Power Select
Switch
User
Switches
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GPIO
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