Freescale Tower System: Elevate your design to the next level

MAb — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:40:25 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by MAb on 10/15/2012 4:40:25 PM

Freescale Tower System

Elevate your design to the next level

The Freescale Tower System is a modular development platform for 8-, 16- and 32-bit processors that enables advanced development through rapid evaluation and prototyping. Featuring multiple development boards or modules, the Tower System provides designers with building blocks for entry-level to advanced application development.

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Build Your System (3 steps or less)

Choose a Processor (MCU/MPU) Module
Choose Peripheral Modules and Tower Plug-Ins (TWRPIs)
- Up to 3 peripheral modules per system
- One additional side-mounting peripheral modules
- Multiple TWRPIs
Connect each module to the Elevator Boards

1. Processor (MCU/MPU) Module

Ex: TWR-MCF51CN (ColdFire V1 Ethernet Microcontroller)

TWR-MCF51CN features:

MCF51CN128 MCF51CN128 Microcontroller
Fast Ethernet Controller (FEC)
Mini-FlexBus External Bus Interface
10/100 baseT Ethernet with DMA

Acts as the Tower System controller boardOne Microcontroller Module per each assembled kitWorks stand-alone or in Tower SystemFeatures new Open Source BDM (OSBDM) for easy programming and debugging via miniB USB cable

Module is packaged with:

Necessary cables
Interactive DVD with Quick Start Guide, lab tutorials, software

2. Peripheral Module

Ex: TWR-SER (Serial Peripheral Module)

TWR-SER features:

RS232 and RS485
Ethernet
CAN
USB
Provides added features and functionality
Examples include: Wi-Fi, Serial, Memory, Graphical LCD, Audio, Analog, Prototyping and more
Enables robust development when used with an associated MCU/MPU module
Can be combined and used with other microcontroller and peripheral modules in the Tower System
Up to three (3) Peripheral Modules and one (1) outer expansion module per each assembled kit

Module is packaged with:

Necessary cables
Users Manual

3. Elevator Modules

Ex: TWR-ELEV (Elevator Boards)

Sold as a set of two Elevator boards

Connects up to four modules
Common serial and expansion bus signals

Outward facing side provides:

Access to all signals for probing, etc.
Two 2x80 connectors on backside for easy signal access and side-mounting board (e.g. LCD module)
Standardized signal assignments

Multiple power options with built in isolation:

5 V from miniB USB connector, regulated to 3.3 V
3.3 V regulated from MCU/MPU module

Who is Tower System for?

The Embedded Developer

Eager to find complete hardware and software embedded solutions. Needs comprehensive prototyping solutions that can expedite time to market while reducing cost and learning curve.

The Student/Professor

Always on the go. Relies on scalable, low cost development tools and devices to keep his edge and keep his interest.

The Hobbyist

Master experimentalist. Always seeking community knowledge. Desires modular, build-it-yourself components and a team of people to explore with.

Freescale’s Microcontroller Enablement Bundle

+ Complimentary MQX

Accelerate your design success with complimentary RTOS, TCP/IP and USB stacks provided by Freescale MQX Software Solutions. Available on Freescale processors for more than 15 years, Freescale MQX Software Solutions offer a straightforward API with a modular architecture, making it simple to fine tune custom applications and scalable to fit most requirements. The combination of our market-proven Freescale MQX Software Solutions and silicon portfolio provides a streamlined and powerful platform by creating a comprehensive source for hardware, software, tools and services needs.

+ Tower System

Open source hardware platform for prototyping application development
Modular, expandable and cost-effective development platform for 8/16/32-bit MCUs and MPUs
Rapid eval and prototyping with maximum HW reuse.
Supported by a diverse range of MCU and peripheral plug-in boards and a growing web community

+ CodeWarrior IDE

Visual and automated framework to accelerate development time
Eclipse environment
Processor Expert code generation wizard
Build, debug and flash tools
Software analysis
Kernel-aware debug
Host platform support

Man Part No.	Description
TWR-S08LL64 TWR-S08LL64	MOD, TOWER SYS S08LL64 BOARD W/LCD
TWR-S08LH64 TWR-S08LH64	MODULE, TOWER SYS, S08LH64
TWR-S08MM128 TWR-S08MM128	MODULE, TOWER SYS, S08MM128
TWR-S08PT60 TWR-S08PT60	MODULE, MCU DAUGHTER CARD
TWR-S12G128-KIT TWR-S12G128-KIT	DEV KIT, TOWER BOARD FOR MC9S12G128
TWR-MCF51-JE-KIT TWR-MCF51-JE-KIT	KIT, DEV, TOWER, MCF51JE
TWR-MCF51JF TWR-MCF51JF	MODULE, TOWER SYSTEM, MCF51JF
TWR-MCF51CN TWR-MCF51CN	MODULE, TOWER SYS, FOR MCF51JE MCU
TWR-MCF51MM TWR-MCF51MM	MODULE, TOWER SYS, MCF51MM
TWR-MCF51QM TWR-MCF51QM	MODULE, TOWER SYSTEM, MCF51QM
TWR-MCF5225X TWR-MCF5225X	MOD, TOWER SYS MCF52 V2 BOARD W/LCD
TWR-MCF5441X TWR-MCF5441X	MODULE, TOWER SYSTEM, MCF5441X
TWR-MPC5125 TWR-MPC5125	MOD, TOWER SYS, MPC5125
TWR-K20D50M TWR-K20D50M	MODULE, TOWER SYSTEM, KINETIS, K20
TWR-K40X256 TWR-K40X256	MODULE, TOWER SYSTEM, KINETIS, K40
TWR-K53N512 TWR-K53N512	MODULE, TOWER SYSTEM, KINETIS, K53
TWR-K60F120M TWR-K60F120M	TOWER BOARD, K60, ARM, CORTEX M4 MCU
TWR-K60N512 TWR-K60N512-IAR	MODULE, TOWER SYSTEM, KINETIS, K60
TWR-K60N512-IAR TWR-K60N512-IAR	KIT, TOWER SYSTEM, KINETIS K60, IAR
TWR-K60N512-KEIL TWR-K60N512-KEIL	KIT, TOWER SYSTEM, KINETIS K60, KEIL
TWR-K70F120M TWR-K70F120M	TOWER BOARD, K70, ARM, CORTEX M4 MCU
TWR-S08UNIV-DEMO TWR-S08UNIV-DEMO	KIT, DEMO, TOWER SYS, S08
TWR-LCD TWR-LCD	MODULE, TOWER SYSTEM, GRAPHICAL LCD
TWR-MEM TWR-MEM	MODULE, TOWER SYSTEM, MEMORY
TWR-ELEV TWR-ELEV	TOWER SYSTEM - ELEVATOR BOARDS
TWR-SER TWR-SER	TOWER SYSTEM - SERIAL MODULE BOARD
TWR-PROTO TWR-PROTO	BOARD, TOWER SYS PROTOTYPING
TWR-SENSOR-PAK TWR-SENSOR-PAK	MODULE, TOWER SYSTEM, SENSOR
TWRPI-MMA6900 TWRPI-MMA6900	MODULE, PLUGIN, TOWER SYSTEM, SENSOR
TWRPI-TOUCH-PAK TWRPI-TOUCH-PAK	EVAL KIT, TOUCH SENSING, W/H SENSORS
TWR-WIFI-G1011MI TWR-WIFI-G1011MI	MODULE, TOWER SYS, WIFI, GAINSPAN

Also see:

CodeWarrior

Freescale Community

New Technology

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