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News Release from: IAR Systems | Subject: KickStart Kit for ColdFire
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 28 March 2008
Board and software make a start on
ColdFire
Kit provides everything that a developer needs to begin developing a system on a Freescale ColdFire microcontroller, straight from the box.
The IAR KickStart Kit for ColdFire provides everything that a developer needs to begin developing a system on a Freescale ColdFire microcontroller, straight from the box The kit includes an MCF52223-SK evaluation board, a limited edition of the newly released IAR Embedded Workbench V1.20 for ColdFire, IAR J-Link for ColdFire BDM26 debug probe, and a 20-state evaluation edition of IAR visualState
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 18 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The KickStart edition included in this kit has a size limitation on compiled code of 16Kbyte for a V1 core and 32Kbyte for a V2 or V3 core.
In addition to this and the full version of IAR Embedded Workbench for ColdFire, a new baseline edition has also been introduced: this has a size limitation on compiled code of 64Kbyte for a V1 core and 128Kbyte for a V2 core.
The development board in IAR KickStart Kit for ColdFire integrates a Freescale MCF52223 microcontroller and features a 2x16 character LCD screen, 16 LEDs, four buttons (GPIO) and PWM to buzzer.
External connections include: a JTAG-BDM26 connector; I2C routed to header pins; three UART connectors (DB9); SPI routed to header pins; USB connector (OTG/host jumper selectable) and a SD/MMC socket.
DC power is supplied to the board either via an external power connector or through IAR J-Link, selectable using a jumper.
An A/D convertor provides output to a to potentiometer, and the board also incorporates a power supply LED indicator and a reset button, as well as a user prototyping area.
The board is fully RoHS compliant.
A BDM26 cable and a USB cable are also included in the kit. Request a free brochure from IAR Systems ...
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