Tower Board System - A Modular Development Platform
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To introduce Freescale’s modular, reconfigurable development platform – Tower Board system
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- This is an introduction to the Freescale Tower Board System ( A Modular Development Platform ).
- Welcome to the training module on the Tower Board System. This training module introduces Freescale’s modular, reconfigurable development platform – Tower Board system.
- The Freescale Tower System is a modular development platform for 8-, 16- and 32-bit microcontrollers that enables advanced development through rapid prototyping. As you can see from the diagram, the Tower Board system is made up of two elevator boards on the sides, an MCU/MPU module and up to three peripheral modules. The MCU/MPU modules can work stand alone or within the Tower Board system. This MCU/MPU module features a new open source BDM (background debug module) for easy programming and debugging via a miniB USB cable. Peripheral modules, adding anything from Wi-Fi to a myriad of memory options are available now or in development. The “Functional” elevator provides power regulation while the “Dummy” elevator offers future expansion for more serial interfaces and more complex MPU interfaces.
- The MCU/MPU module can work as part of the Tower System or stand-alone as a low-cost entry level tool. The MCU/MCU module also focuses sensor or other useful demonstration circuitry on differentiating part features, such as accelerometers. The MCU/MPU modules can be powered via a USB connector. It includes basic interfaces, such as buttons, DIP switches, LEDs, and potentiometers.
- Peripheral modules have also been developed for serial connectors, memory options, graphical LCDs and others. The Serial Module provides USB, Ethernet, CAN and RS323/485 connectivity solutions. The memory module supports different memory types, including serial Flash, MRAM, SD Card, CompactFlash, and reprogrammable CPLD. The graphical LCD module has a touch screen, SPI interface, memory bus interface, audio buzzer, and bidirectional joystick. These modules and elevator boards combine to make a constantly evolving development system that will serve additional controllers, processors and peripherals.
- Elevator boards are designed for reduced cost, multiple power sources, and flexibility, such as expansion connectors for attaching an LCD module. The elevator boards use a high performance and low cost PCIe connector. A defined set of digital and analog signals, as well as power, are supplied to all connectors. There are multiple power options with built in isolation. The outward facing side provides access to all signals for probing as well as two expansion connectors for outward facing cards such as an LCD module.
- The Tower Board system can be purchased as a complete kit including the MCU/MPU device module, serial module and elevator boards, or as individual modules. Therefore, as you expand your Tower system you need only purchase the new MCU/MPU Module or Peripheral Modules appropriate to your application. This allows designer to take full advantage of re-use of your prior investment.
- In summary, the Tower Board system offers a low cost modular development platform for design engineers. The modular approach offers the building blocks for entry level to advanced development. The system also offers standardized, open source hardware for re-use of existing circuits and rapid prototyping of custom hardware. The interchangeable expansion cards enable and promote re-use of hardware and software across multiple architectures.
- Thank you for taking the time to view this presentation on “ Tower Board System” . If you would like to learn more or go on to purchase some of these devices, you may either click on the part list link, or simply call our sales hotline. For more technical information you may either visit the Freescale site, or if you would prefer to speak to someone live, please call our hotline number, or even use our ‘live chat’ online facility.