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| Kit Overview
The TMS570LS31x Hercules Development Kit (TMDX570LS31HDKTMDX570LS31HDK) is ideal for getting started on development with the Hercules platform of safety microcontrollers. The HDK is based on the Texas Instruments TMS570LS3137 Microcontroller. The TMS570LS31 HDK is a table top card that allows engineers and software developers to evaluate certain characteristics of the TMS570LS3137 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.
The kit is comprised of a development board, a DC power supply, a mini-B USB cable, an Ethernet cable and a software installation DVD that includes Code Composer Studio IDE, HALCoGen, nowFlash, HET IDE, demo software and code examples. The development board features an on board XDS100v2 JTAG emulator along with access to the MCU’s communication interfaces and all peripheral pins.
The HDK is designed to work with TI’s Code Composer Studio and other third party ARM IDEs. The IDE communicates with the board through the embedded emulator or an external JTAG emulator. To start, follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide to install Hercules-specific software. This process will install all of the necessary development tools, documentation and drivers.
The TMS570LS3137 device integrates the ARM Cortex-R4F Floating-Point CPU which offers an efficient 1.66 DMIPS/MHz, and has configurations which can run up to 180 MHz, providing up to 298 DMIPS. The device supports the word-invariant big-endian [BE32] format. The TMS570LS3137 device has 3MB of integrated flash and 256KB of data RAM with single-bit error correction and double-bit error detection. The flash memory on this device is a nonvolatile, electrically erasable and programmable memory implemented with a 64-bit-wide data bus interface. The flash operates on a 3.3-V supply input (same level as I/O supply) for all read, program and erase operations. When in pipeline mode, the flash operates with a system clock frequency of up to 180 MHz. The SRAM supports single-cycle read and write accesses in byte, halfword, word and double-word modes.
Key Applications: Braking Systems (Antilock Brake Systems and Electronic Stability Control), Electric Power Steering, HEV and EV Inverter Systems, Battery Management Systems, Active Driver Assistance Systems, Aerospace and Avionics, Railway Communications, Off-road Vehicles | |||||||||||
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Development Tools
Software Development Tools:
| Tool Type | Supplier | MPN | Supported Family | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDE | Texas Instruments | Code Composer Studio (CCStudio) | TI ARM MCUs | CCStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for TI embedded processor families. CCStudio comprises a suite of tools used to develop and debug embedded applications. It includes compilers for each of TI's device families, source code editor, project build environment, debugger, profiler, simulators, real-time operating system and many other features. Learn More |
| IDE | ARM | DS-5 | ARM Cortex -A / Cortex-R / ARM9 / ARM11 | The ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5) tool enable developers to get the best from their ARM technology-based systems. Whether implementing an ARM processor-based SoC or writing software for an Application Specific Standard Product (ASSP), ARM tools enable you to deliver the best solution with the highest performance and lowest power. Learn More |
Hardware Development Tools:
| Tool Type | Supplier | MPN | Supported Family | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debuggers, Emulators & JTAG Tools | ARM | DSTRM-KT-0181ADSTRM-KT-0181A | ARM7 / ARM9 / ARM11 / Cortex-A / Cortex-R / Cortex-M | DSTREAM Debug and Trace Unit |
| Debuggers, Emulators & JTAG Tools | Segger | J-LinkJ-Link | ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-R4 / Cortex-A / ARM7 / ARM9 | JTAG/SWD Emulator with USB interface |
| Programmer | Segger | Flasher ARMFlasher ARM | ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-R4 / Cortex-A / ARM7 / ARM9 | Flash Programmer for ARM and Cortex cores |
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Technical Documents
Learning Center
Design Elements
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Video
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Kit Features
- A Hercules TMS570LS3137 337-pin BGA microcontroller
- Integrated USB JTAG Emulator (XDS100V2XDS100V2)
- External JTAG Headers ( ARM
20 pin and TI Compact 20-pin CTI) - 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface
- Two CAN transceivers (SN65HVDA541Q1) and screw terminal blocks
- One ambient light sensor
- One ambient temperature sensor
- Microcontroller’s serial communication interface (SCI) universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) accessible through a USB virtual COM port
- One 8MB SDRAM
- Eight user programmable white LEDs around the MCU silicon
- One user programmable pushbutton
- Three expansion connectors for hardware prototyping
- Reset pushbuttons (nPORRST and nRST)
- One SD card slot (SPI mode)
- Embedded trace macrocell (ETM) debug interface via MIPI connector
- Configurable pin mux options
- 5 V and 3.3 V analog-to-digital converter (ADC) option jumper
- Current measurement capability for 3.3 V IO, 1.2 V core, 1.2 V core, 1.2 V PLL, 3.3 V or 5 V ADC, and 3.3 V VCCP
- Accepts an external power supply between +5V and +12V
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Kit Contents
The Texas Instruments TMDX570LS31HDKTMDX570LS31HDK Development Kit supplied with below contents:
- Board
- TMS570LS31 Card
- Cables and Accessories
- 12 V power supply with power adapters for US, or Europe
- Type A to mini B USB cable for using on board XDS100V2XDS100V2 JTAG emulator
- Ethernet cable
- Flashlight for light sensor demo
- CCS DVD Containing:
- Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
- Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio
- Hercules DVD Containing:
- Hercules Safety Demos
- Hardware Abstraction Layer Code Generator (HALCoGen)
- Training Videos
- Device Documentation
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