Name: Kinetis KE18 MCU Tower System Module
Price: 155.59 USD

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The TWR-KE18F is a development board for the Kinetis KE1xF 32-bit MCUs.

The power supply voltage range from 3.3 V to 5 V, and it features a KE18 device boasting a maximum operating frequency of 168 MHz, up to 512 KB Flash size and numerous analog and digital peripherals.

Board operates as a standalone debug tool and can also be combined and used as part of the modular Tower System development platform.

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Product Details

Supported Devices

Processors and Microcontrollers

KE Series Arm Cortex-M4/M0+

KE1xF: Kinetis KE1xF-168MHz, Performance with CAN 5V Microcontrollers based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4

Features

Microcontroller

MKE18F512VLL16 MCU

168 MHz core clock
512 KB flash
64 KB RAM
100 LQFP package

Connectivity

Tower-compatible processor board
I/O headers for easy access to MCU I/O pins
Infrared port communication
Flex™ I/O header

Power Management

Board power select with 3.3 V or 5 V MCU operation

Debug

Onboard OpenSDA(CMSIS-DAP) circuit: K20DX128VFM5 with debug and virtual serial port>

Sensors

FXOS8700CQ 3D accelerometer + 3D magnetometer

Components

Four user-controlled status LEDs and one RGB LED
Two mechanical push buttons and one reset button
Thermistors and potentiometer
CAN transceiver

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TWR-KE18F
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Tower System Development Board for Kinetis KE14, KE16 and KE18 MCUs.

Kit Contains

TWR-KE18F Tower System module
Quick start guide
Supporting cable

$155.59 USD

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Documentation

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7 documents

Compact List

How to use FlexMemory as D-Flash and EEPROM in KE1xF[AN5338]

PDFSep 20, 2016Rev 0

Mask Set Errata for Mask 0N79P[KINETIS_E_0N79P]

PDFSep 15, 2020Rev 06 Jul 2020

Kinetis KE1xF Sub-Family Reference Manual[KE1XFP100M168SF0RM]

PDFJun 28, 2019Rev 4

Kinetis SDK v2.0.0 Release Notes for MKE1xF Devices[KSDK200KE1XFRN]

PDFSep 12, 2016Rev 0

Quick Start Guide TWR-KE18F Board[TWRKE18FQSG]Getting Started

PDFSep 16, 2016Rev 0
Getting Started with TWR-KE18F Board[NGS-TWR-KE18F]Getting Started

HTMLDec 29, 2022
TWR-KE18F User's Guide[TWRKE18FUG]Getting Started

PDFSep 20, 2016Rev 0

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2 design files

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KE18F IBIS Model Files

ZIPRev 1.0Jan 11, 2017 00:00:00698.83 KBKE18F-IBIS
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TWR-KE18F Schematics and Design Files

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3 software files

Development IDEs and Build Tools
MCUXpresso Integrated Development Environment (IDE)Featured

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MCUXpresso SDK Builder for the KE18 Freedom Board

EXTERNALRev 1Feb 9, 2021 15:23:001 KBMCUXPRESSO-SDK-TWR-KE18F

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Debugging and Visualization Tools
FreeMASTER tool 3.2 (includes Lite 1.4) – Windows installer

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Kinetis KE18 MCU Tower System Module

Product Details

Supported Devices

Processors and Microcontrollers

KE Series Arm Cortex-M4/M0+

Features

Microcontroller

Connectivity

Power Management

Debug

Sensors

Components

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TWR-KE18F Active

Documentation

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Application Note (1)

How to use FlexMemory as D-Flash and EEPROM in KE1xF[AN5338]

Errata (1)

Mask Set Errata for Mask 0N79P[KINETIS_E_0N79P]

Reference Manual (1)

Kinetis KE1xF Sub-Family Reference Manual[KE1XFP100M168SF0RM]

Supporting Information (1)

Kinetis SDK v2.0.0 Release Notes for MKE1xF Devices[KSDK200KE1XFRN]

User Guide (3)

Quick Start Guide TWR-KE18F Board[TWRKE18FQSG]Getting Started

Getting Started with TWR-KE18F Board[NGS-TWR-KE18F]Getting Started

TWR-KE18F User's Guide[TWRKE18FUG]Getting Started

Quick Start Guide TWR-KE18F BoardGetting Started

Getting Started with TWR-KE18F BoardGetting Started

TWR-KE18F User's GuideGetting Started

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MCUXpresso SDK Builder for the KE18 Freedom Board

FreeMASTER tool 3.2 (includes Lite 1.4) – Windows installer

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