TWR-KL43Z48M
Quick Start Guide
Development Kit for Kinetis
KL43/33/27/17 MCU Families
Tower System
Quick Start Guide
Get to Know the TWR-KL43Z48M
Touch-sLCD
TWRPI
KL43 SWD
Debugger
Header
Reset Button
Potentiometer
GPIO
Header
User LEDs
OpenSDA Debug
OpenSDA
USB Debug
Connector
KL43 USB
Connector
User Push
Button SW2
User Push
Button SW3
General
Purpose
TWRPI
5V Power
Supply Selector
3.3/1.8 VDD
Select
Power on LED
32.768 KHz
Clock
Figure 1:
Front side of TWR-KL43Z48M module
(TWRPI device not attached)
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Get to Know the TWR-KL43Z48M (cont.)
8 MHz Ext.
crystal OSC
IR (RX)
IR (TX)
Figure 2: Back side of TWR-KL43Z48M module
TWR-KL43Z48M
Freescale Tower System
The TWR-KL43Z48M MCU module is designed to work either in
standalone mode or as part of the Freescale Tower System, a modular
development platform that enables rapid prototyping and tool re-use through
reconfigurable hardware. Take your design to the next level and begin
constructing your Tower System today by visiting
freescale.com/Tower
for additional Tower System MCU modules and compatible peripherals.
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Quick Start Guide
TWR-KL43Z48M Features
• Tower System-compatible MCU module
• TWR-KL43Z48M MCU (48 MHz, 256
KB flash, 32 KB RAM, 16K ROM
(KIBBLE), low power, sLCD controller,
64 LQFP package
• Segment LCD module (TWRPI-SLCD)
• Dual role USB interface with Micro-AB
USB connector
• Touch Tower plug-in socket (with TSS
only)
• General-purpose Tower plug-in (TWRPI)
socket
• On-board debug circuit MK20D50
OpenSDA with virtual serial port
• 6-Axis Xtrinsic Sensor with
Integrated Linear Accelerometer and
Magnetometer (FXOS8700)
• Four (4) user-controllable LEDs
• Two (2) user push buttons switch
• Infrared transmit and receive
• Potentiometer
• General-purpose pin header to directly
access MCU signals
Tools
• IAR EWARM 7.10 or higher
• Keil uVision v5.2 or higher
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Step-by-Step
Installation Instructions
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Download Software
and Tools
Download installation
software and documentation
under
“Jump Start Your
Design”
at
freescale.com/
TWR-KL43Z48M.
CDC Serial Port. Determine the symbolic
name assigned to the TWR-KL43Z48M
virtual serial port. In Windows open Device
Manager and look for the COM port named
‘OpenSDA – CDC Serial Port.’ Open the
serial terminal emulation program of your
choice (configuration: baudrate 9600, 8
data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit).
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Install Software
and Tools
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LEDs
Install the OpenSDA Tower Toolkit to install
the OpenSDA and USB to-serial drivers.
Configure the
Hardware
All LEDs are blinking in order. The
message is sent over OpenSDA CDC
serial to the PC. Press SW3 to move to
the next mode (each time SW3 is pressed
the message is sent).
Connect one end of the USB cable to
the PC and the other end to the Power/
OpenSDA micro-AB connector (J8) on the
TWR-KL43Z48M module. Allow the PC to
automatically configure the USB drivers if
needed. TWR-KL43Z48M comes with USB
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Tilt the
Board
Tilt the board right/left and the LEDs
are switched on/off according to the
accelerometer data (one axis only). Press
SW3 to move to the next mode.
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