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News Release from: Ramtron International | Subject: VersaKit-30xx
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 June 2006
Platform kicks off FRAM MCU development
A complete and comprehensive evaluation platform supports Ramtron's high-performance Versa 8051 microcontroller with 8Kbyte of FRAM.
The VersaKit-30xx is a complete and comprehensive evaluation platform that supports the VRS51L3074, Ramtron's new fully integrated, high performance Versa 8051 microcontroller with 8Kbyte of FRAM The VersaKit-30xx facilitates system prototyping and design development with the VRS51L3074 - a fast and flexible, FRAM-enhanced system-on-chip with a 40MHz 8051-core, DSP extensions, a JTAG program/debug interface and a robust set of enhanced communication interfaces
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 Feb 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The kit ships complete with: a development board that supports the VRS51L3074; a Versa-JTAG programming/debugging interface; a DB25 parallel cable; programming/in-circuit debugging software, C compiler and assembler; demo programs; and a power supply.
The development board includes a comprehensive set of probe points and header footprints for easy access to chip peripherals and I/Os, an RS232 transceiver and two DB9 connectors for UART access, eight user-programmable LEDs and two tact switches for manual reset/interrupt triggering.
There is ample prototyping space along with JTAG access for in-circuit programming/emulation and nonintrusive debugging of the VRS51L3074.
For evaluation of Ramtron's FRAM memory devices, the board also features an FM31256 processor companion, an FM25CL64 (serial SPI FRAM) and an FM24CL64 (serial I2C FRAM).
The VersaKit-30xx is priced at US $99.
Ramtron programming and debugging software is provided free with the VersaKit-30xx.
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