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Design and Development Hardware
News Release from: Ramtron International | Subject: VersaKit-30xx
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 February 2007
MCU evaluation platform adds USB
interface
Complete and comprehensive evaluation platform facilitates system prototyping and design development with Ramtron's fast and flexible MCUs.
Ramtron International now offers a universal serial bus (USB) interface for in-circuit programming/debugging with its Versa 8051 microcontroller development tools The VJTAG-USB, a USB-based JTAG interface, will ship with the VersaKit-30xx, a complete and comprehensive evaluation platform that facilitates system prototyping and design development with Ramtron's fast and flexible MCUs - the VRS51L2070 and the FRAM-enhanced VRS51L3074
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Jun 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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It functions on Windows-based computers with a USB interface capability and can be used independently of the VersaKit devboard to program Ramtron MCUs installed on other target hardware.
The VersaKit-30xx includes: a development board with VRS51L3074 device; VJTAG-USB in-circuit programming/debugging interface; a USB cable; and a power supply.
The development board incorporates: a comprehensive set of probe vias and header footprints for easy access to chip peripherals and I/Os; an RS232 transceiver and two DB9 connectors for UART access; eight user LEDs; two tact switches for manual reset/interrupt triggering; ample prototyping space; and a JTAG access for in-circuit programming and real-time debugging of the VRS51L2070/3074.
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).
Ramtron programming and debugging software is provided free with the VersaKit-30xx.
The VersaKit-30xx is available now priced at US $49.
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