TMDX570LC43HDK

HERCULES DEV KIT TMS570LC4357

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Hercules, Code Composer Studio are trademarks of Texas Instruments.

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About This Manual

This document describes the board level operations of the TMS570LC43 Hercules™ Development Kit (HDK). The HDK is based on the Texas Instruments TMS570LC4357 Microcontroller. The TMS570LC43 HDK is a table top card that allows engineers and software developers to evaluate certain characteristics of the TMS570LC4357 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 TMS570LC43 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:

• equations

• !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

This development kit provides a product-ready hardware and software platform for evaluating the functionality of the Texas Instruments TMS570LC43 microcontroller family. Schematics, list of materials, and PCB layout are available to ease hardware development and reduce time to market.

1.1 Scope of Document

This user's guide lists the contents of the development kit, points out the features of the major components, and provides 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's guide.

1.2 TMS570LC43 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:

• AHercules TMS570LC4357 337-pin BGA microcontroller

• Integrated USB JTAG Emulator (XDS100v2)

• External JTAG Headers (ARM® 20 pin and TI Compact 20-pin CTI)

• 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface

• TwoCANtransceivers (SN65HVDA541Q1) and screw terminal blocks

• Oneambient light sensor

• Oneambient temperature sensor

• Microcontroller’s serial communication interface (SCI) universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter

(UART) accessible through a USB virtual COM port