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6 Developer Environment
Freescale's products are supported by a widespread, established network of tools and third party developers and software
vendors. The Kinetis families take advantage of these and similar development resources.
6.1 Freescale's Tower System Support
Freescale's Tower System is a modular development platform for 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers that enables
advanced development through rapid prototyping. Featuring multiple development boards or modules, the Tower System
provides designers with building blocks for entry-level to advanced microcontroller development.
The Freescale Tower System
MCU/MPU Module
• Tower controller board
• Works stand-alone or
in Tower System
• Features new on-board
debug interface for
easy programming
and debugging via
mini-B USB cable
Secondary Elevator
• Additional serial and
expansion buses and
peripheral interfaces
Peripheral Module
• (i.e. serial, prototype, etc.)
Size
• Tower is approx. 3.5” H x 3.5” W x 3.5” D
when fully assembled
Primary Elevator
• Common serial
and expansion
bus signals
• Two 2x80 connectors
on backside for easy
signal access and
side-mounting board
(i.e. LCD module)
• Power regulation
circuitry
• Standardized signal
assignments
Board Connectors
• Four card-edge
connectors
• Uses PCI Express
®
connectors
(x16, 90 mm/3.5”
long, 164 pins)
Figure 4. Freescale's Tower System
The following Tower modules are available for the Kinetis families. For more information on the Tower System see http://
www.freescale.com/tower.
Developer Environment
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