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News Release from: Goal Semiconductor | Subject: UniVersaKit
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 02 February 2005
Low-cost kit aids microcontroller
development
The UniVersaKit is a development kit and evaluation system that supports all Goal Versa product families as well as most industry-standard 8051 microcontrollers.
New from Goal Semiconductor, the UniVersaKit (UVK) is a development kit and evaluation system that supports all Goal Versa product families as well as most industry-standard 8051 microcontrollers and ships complete with IDE (integrated development environment), C compiler and assembler The UniVersaKit is a complete and comprehensive evaluation platform for the Versa mixed-signal and low cost Flash 8051-based MCU families
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The UVK integrates the required support circuitry to minimise startup time, accelerate system prototyping and shorten time to market: The board includes voltage regulators (3.3 and 5V), an RS232 transceiver, DB9 connectors, tact switches for manual reset and interrupt triggering, eight user LEDs, an I2C-based EEPROM, piezo buzzer and driver circuitry, chip peripherals and I/O pins that are easily accessible through probe vias and onboard header footprints, character LCD expansion capabilities and ample prototyping space.
The UVK includes a Versa ICP (in-circuit programmer) for programming and in-circuit debugging of the mixed-signal Versa devices (VMX1020/VMX1016).
The Versa ICP can also be used for in-system programming in end product production.
Goal's VRS1000/VRS1100 8051 Flash MCUs can be programmed using the GoalTender programming software via a PC connected through a standard serial port.
The UVK development kit ships complete with: a development board that supports all Versa product families; Versa ICP with debugging support for VMX1020/VMX1016 devices; a CD-ROM with relevant user guides and software including GoalTender programming software and IDE/compiler/assembler; a VMX1020 device soldered onto the development board (VMX1016 is available on request); a sample of the VRS1000-PAI40-ISPV2; and serial cable and power supply.
Goal Semiconductor programming and debugging software is provided free with the UniVersaKit (UVK) and updates are frequently posted on the Goal Semiconductor website.
The UniVersaKit is available for US $99.
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