User Manual

MC12311 Development Platform Overview and Description
12311 Development Hardware Reference Manual, Rev. 1
2-2 Freescale Semiconductor
— Standard sockets 100 mils J5 and J4 (2X9 and 2x10) to connect MC12311 and 12311-MRB
daughter boards
— Standard header 100 mils J1 (2x20) to enable signalling path to TWR primary and secondary
connectors.
— Standard header 100 mils J6 (3x12) to enable signalling to on board HW and USB interface or
to TWR system Hardware
— On-board regulator to provide external supply
— Four (4) user-controllable LEDs
— Four (4) user push-button switches
— USB Type B connector
Whether the 12311-MRB is used in a simple standalone application or in combination with another host
card, Freescale provides a complete software development environment called the Freescale BeeKit
Wireless Connectivity Toolkit (BeeKit). BeeKit is a comprehensive codebase of wireless networking
libraries, application templates, and sample applications. The BeeKit Graphical User Interface (GUI)
allows users to create, modify, and update various wireless networking implementations. A wide range of
software functionality is available to complement the 12311-MRB and these are provided as codebases
within BeeKit.
2.2 Features
The MC12311 development platform is built around the concept of having a single daughter card
(12311-MRB) that contains the MC12311 IC and all necessary I/O connections for use as a self-contained
module or for connection to an application motherboard like the TWR-RF board.
Figure 2-1 shows a photo of the 12311-MRB.
Figure 2-1. 12311-MRB
Features of the MC12311 development platform include: