TI expands LaunchPad portfolio to ARM ecosystem
Texas Instruments has launched the Stellaris LaunchPad evaluation kit for ARM Cortex-M4 developers.
The tool lets engineers explore ARM Cortex-M4F microcontrollers and TI's Stellaris family of mcus. At its core is a low power Stellaris LM4F120 mcu with integrated analogue and floating point performance. There are also peripherals for real time digital signal control.
The LaunchPad uses the BoosterPack XL connection standard, which consists of two pairs of dual gender 20pin stackable headers. The fourty pins are designed to allow interface with external components or custom daughter boards.
Two sets of 20 pins on the outer rows of the board have similar functions to the primary header pins on existing MSP430 and C2000 LaunchPad kits, allowing developers to add greater functionality. Two inner rows offer an additional 20 pins of Stellaris based expansion signals for BoosterPack development.
