Texas Instruments: LaunchPad Evaluation Platform

Yiying — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:53:44 GMT

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The LaunchPad Evaluation Kits from Texas Instruments are extremely low-cost, expandable evaluation systems for TI microcontrollers.

LaunchPad | BoosterPacks

A LaunchPad is a complete development platform that consists of a target TI microcontroller, an on-board emulator for programming & debugging, a minimal microcontroller support circuit, on-board LEDs & buttons & a set of expansion headers.

LaunchPad

Description

Core Information

Other Features

Hercules LaunchPad (40-pin)

TheHercules™ LaunchPads ( LAUNCHXL-TMS57004LAUNCHXL-TMS57004 and LAUNCHXL-RM42LAUNCHXL-RM42) are the lowest cost evaluation platforms for Hercules MCUs and provides an entry-level option enabling developers to gain familiarity with TI Hercules MCUs and evaluate the platform’s performance and safety features. The launchpad is based on Hercules TMS570LS04 and RM42L432 respectively, which are dual core ARM Cortex-R4 based MCUs with features like 12-bit ADC, HET with programmable timer pins, eQEP, MibSPI and serial communication interfaces. The low cost evaluation kits of Hercules MCUs are designed for safety-critical applications related to functional safety standards, such as IEC 61508 and ISO 26262.

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Max Speed:	100 MHz
Core Architecture:	ARM
Core Sub-Architecture:	Cortex-R4
Silicon Family:	TMS570LS04x/03x or RM42x

384kB Flash with ECC
32kB RAM with ECC
16kB flash with ECC for EEPROM emulation
16ch 12-bit multi-buffered ADC
USB powered
On board USB multiProductLinkXDS100v2 JTAG debug
On board SCI to PC serial communication
Two LEDs
Reset switches
Ambient light sensor
40 pin BoosterPack XL Header

multiProductLinkMSP430 LaunchPad (40-pin)

The multiProductLinkMSP430 LaunchPad (MSP-EXP430G2MSP-EXP430G2) is an easy-to-use flash programmer and debugging tool for the multiProductLinkMSP430G2xx Value Line microcontrollers. It features everything you need to start developing on an MSP430 microcontroller device. It has on-board emulation for programming and debugging and features a 14/20-pin DIP socket, on-board buttons and LEDs & BoosterPack-compatible pinouts that support a wide range of plug-in modules for added functionality such as wireless, displays & more.

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Max Speed:	16 MHz
Core Architecture:	multiProductLinkMSP430
Core Sub-Architecture:	multiProductLinkMSP430
Silicon Family:	MSP430G2xx

Up to 16 kB (Flash)
Up to 0.5 kB (SRAM)
8ch, 10-bit ADC (200 ksps)
2x 16-bit Timers (with PWM capability) Comparator
Interrupt-capable Input/Output pins
Capacitive Touch I/O
UART, SPI & I2C
On-board emulator for programming/debugging

C2000 LaunchPad (40-pin)

The C2000™ Piccolo LaunchPad (LAUNCHXL-F28027LAUNCHXL-F28027) is an inexpensive evaluation platform designed to help you leap right into the world of real-time control programming on the C2000 Piccolo microcontrollers. The LaunchPad is based on the Piccolo TMS320F28027DASTMS320F28027DAS with unique features such as 64KB of on board flash, 8 PWM channels, eCAP, 12bit ADC, I2C, SPI, UART, and much more.

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Max Speed:	60 MHz
Core Architecture:	C2000
Core Sub-Architecture:	C2000
Silicon Family:	multiProductLinkTMS320F28

Up to 64 kB (Flash)
Up to 12 kB (SRAM)
8ch PWMs (4 hi-res PWM)
12-bit ADC, 12ch (4.6 Msps)
Dual Comparator
Interrupt-capable Input/Output pins
UART, SPI & I2C
On-board emulator for programming/debugging

Stellaris LaunchPad (40-pin)

The Stellaris® LM4F120 LaunchPad (EK-LM4F120XLEK-LM4F120XL) Evaluation Board is a low-cost evaluation platform for ARM® Cortex™-M4F-based microcontrollers from Texas Instruments. The design of the Stellaris LaunchPad highlights the LM4F120H5QR microcontroller with a USB 2.0 device interface and hibernation module. The EK-LM4F120XL also features programmable user buttons and an RGB LED for custom applications.

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Max Speed:	80 MHz
Core Architecture:	ARM
Core Sub-Architecture:	Cortex-M4F
Silicon Family:	LM4F

Up to 256KB Flash
Up to 32KB SRAM
2KB EEPROM
12x 32-bit & 12x 16-bit Timers
11ch into 2x12-bit ADCs (1Msps)
2x Analog Comparators
UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, USB Dev
In-circuit programming/debugging interface

BoosterPacks are plug-in modules that connect to the LaunchPad evaluation kits, which allow to explore different applications that TI MCU can enable.

BoosterPack

Description

Supported LaunchPad

Board Information

Capacitive Touch BoosterPack

The Capacitive Touch BoosterPack (430BOOST-SENSE1) is a plug in board for the multiProductLinkMSP430 Value Line LaunchPad development kit. This BoosterPack features several capacitive touch elements including a scroll wheel, button and proximity sensor. Also, on- board are 9 LEDs that provide instant feedback as users interact with the capacitive touch elements. In addition, a timer-based UART enables communication to a PC for feedback via GUI or hyperterminal. This BoosterPack also includes a pre-programmed MSP430G2452IN20 Value Line device.

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