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The RM48 Hercules Development KitRM48 Hercules Development Kit is ideal for getting started on development with the Hercules platform of safety microcontrollers. The development board features RJ45 10/100 Ethernet, USB-A Host, and USB-B Device Interfaces along with an on board XDS100v2 JTAG emulator and access to all peripheral pins. 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 RM48Lx50 is a high performance microcontroller family for safety systems. The safety architecture includes Dual CPUs in lockstep, CPU and Memory Built-In Self Test (BIST) logic, ECC on both the Flash and the data SRAM, parity on peripheral memories, and loop back capability on peripheral IOs.
The RM48Lx50 integrates the ARM
The RM48Lx50 has up to 3MB integrated Flash and up to 256KB data RAM configurations 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 3.3V 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 200MHz. The SRAM supports single-cycle read/write accesses in byte, halfword, and word modes.
Key Applications: Industrial Safety Applications (Industrial Automation, Safe PLC’s (Programmable Logic Controllers), Power Generation and Distribution, Turbines and Windmills, Elevators and Escalators), Medical Applications (Ventilators, Defibrillators, Infusion and Insulin pumps, Radiation therapy, Robotic surgery) | |||||||||||
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Development Tools
Software Development Tools:
| Tool Type | Supplier | MPN | Supported Family | Description |
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| 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 | Keil MDK-ARM | ARM Cortex -M / Cortex-R4 / ARM7 / ARM9 | The MDK-ARM is a complete software development environment for Cortex-M, Cortex-R4, ARM7 and ARM9 processor-based devices. MDK-ARM is specifically designed for microcontroller applications, it is easy to learn and use, yet powerful enough for the most demanding embedded applications. Learn More |
| RTOS | Micrium | µC/OS-III | TI ARM MCUs | μC/OS-III is Micrium’s newest RTOS, designed for developers who need to save time on their current and next embedded sytem projects. Using a commercial real-time kernel such as μC/OS-III provides a solid foundation and framework to the design engineer dealing with the growing complexity of embedded designs. Learn More |
| RTOS | Segger | TI ARM MCUs | SEGGER embOS (Real Time Operating System) follows strict, yet efficient coding and documentation standards. embOS is a priority-controlled real time operating system, designed to be used as foundation for the development of embedded real-time applications. Learn More |
Hardware Development Tools:
| Tool Type | Supplier | MPN | Supported Family | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emulator / Debugger / Programmer | ARM | ULINK2ULINK2 | ARM Cortex-M / ARM7 / ARM9 | ULINK2 Debug Adapter |
| Emulator / Debugger / Programmer | ARM | ULINKProULINKPro | ARM Cortex-M / ARM7 / ARM9 | ULINKpro Debug and Trace Unit |
| Emulator | 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
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Video
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Kit Features
The HDK comes with a full complement of on board devices that suit a wide variety of application environments. Key features include:
- A Hercules RM48L952 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
- One USB host connector and one USB device connector
- 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 TMDXRM48HDKTMDXRM48HDK Hercules Development Kit contains everything needed to develop and run applications for RM48L952 microcontrollers including:
- Board:
- RM48 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 XDS100V2 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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