TWR-K40X256: Kinetis K40 Tower System Module

Overview

The TWR-K40X256 module is a development tool for the Kinetis^® K3x and K4x 32-bit Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 MCUs and adds segment LCD and USB 2.0 On-The-Go functionality.

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Target Applications

TWR-K40X256 Evaluation Board

Get Started with Kinetis<sup>®</sup> K60 - Demo

Get Started with Kinetis^® K60 - Demo

Total Phase USB Debugging and Development

Specifications

Technical and Functional Specifications

K40X256 in 144 MAPBGA
Capacitive Touch Pads
Integrated, open-source JTAG
SD Card Slot
MMA7660 3-axis accelerometer
Segment LCD 28 segments
Tower^® Plug-In (TWRPI) Socket for expansion (sensors, etc.)
Touch TWRPI Socket adds support for various capacitive touch boards (e.g. keypads, rotary dials, sliders, etc.)
Tower connectivity for access to USB, Ethernet, RS232/RS485, CAN, SPI, I²C, Flexbus, etc.
Plus: Potentiometer, 4 LEDs, 2 pushbuttons, infrared port
This board contains Kinetis^® K40 MK40X256VMD100, an Energy-Efficient Product Solution by NXP^®.

Documents and Software

Documents

Application Note ( 2 )

Features of the FlexTimer Module^{(REV
0
)}

The application note introduces multiple features of the FlexTimer Module (FTM) and provides corresponding code for each feature, along with a waveform or a snapshot of the oscilloscope. While FTM is used in both the Kinetis and VFxxx families, this application note focuses on Kinetis only.
- PDF
- 1.6 MB
- 22 Jun 2015
- AN5142
- [ English ]
MQX Board Support Package (BSP) - Porting Guide on KEIL^{(REV
0
)}

This Application Note describes how to create a new Board Support Package (BSP) for MQX (RTOS) in KEIL for porting purposes
- PDF
- 1.6 MB
- 31 Oct 2012
- AN4626
- [ English ]
- Related File: AN4626SW.zip

Users Guide ( 1 )

TWR-K40X256 User's Manual^{(REV
1.0
)}

TWR-K40X256 User's Manual
- PDF
- 1.9 MB
- 05 Nov 2010
- TWR-K40X256-UM
- [ English ]

Brochure ( 1 )

NXP’s Motor Control Boards - Article^{(REV
1
)}

NXP^® motor control development boards are intended to support the rapid evaluation and prototyping of a variety of motor control applications using NXP MCUs.To cover both low- and high-voltage applications NXP built two motor control development boards:
- PDF
- 330.3 kB
- 26 Jul 2013
- BBFSLNCBRDSART
- [ English ]

Errata ( 1 )

TWR-K40X256 Tower^® Module Hardware Errata and Changes^{(REV
0
)}

This document provides a list of the known errata for the TWR‐K40X256 Tower^® Controller Module
- PDF
- 352.6 kB
- 12 Jul 2011
- TWRK40X256HWER
- [ English ]

Quick Reference Guide ( 2 )

TWR-K40X256 - Quick Reference Guide^{(REV
2
)}

The TWR-K40X256 microcontroller module is part of the Tower^® System, a modular development platform that enables rapid prototyping and tool re-use through reconfigurable hardware. In this Quick Start Guide, you will learn how to set up the TWR-K40X256 module and run the default demonstration.
- PDF
- 399.0 kB
- 20 Nov 2014
- TWRK40QSG
- [ English ]
KQRUG, Kinetis K Quick Reference User Guide^{(REV
3
)}

A collection of code examples, useful tips, and quick reference material created to help you speed the development of your applications.
- PDF
- 2.7 MB
- 30 May 2014
- KQRUG
- [ English , Chinese ]
Kinetis外设模块演示软件^{(REV
3
)}
- 30 May 2014
- PDF
- 2.7 MB
- KQRUG

Supporting Information ( 3 )

TWR-K40X256 Quick Start Demo Software and Lab Guide^{(REV
6
)}

Lab guide for the TWR-K40X256 Quick Start Demo and software source code.
- ZIP
- 3.3 MB
- 27 Sep 2011
- TWRK40X256QSDLAB
- [ English ]
Tower Mechanical Drawing^{(REV
E
)}

Tower^® Mechanical Drawing
- PDF
- 228.4 kB
- 21 May 2012
- 900-76126_TWR-MECHDRW
- [ English ]
Touch Sensing Software 2.5 Beta Release notes^{(REV
2.5
)}

This Release Notes document describes the Touch Sensing Software (TSS) beta installer for Kinetis microcontrollers (MCU)
- PDF
- 232.4 kB
- 08 Nov 2010
- TSS_RELEASE_NOTES
- [ English ]

Design Resources

Design Tools & Files ( 4 )

Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics ( 4 )

TWR-K40X256 Schematics^{(REV
B
)}

Schematics (PDF) for the TWR-K40X256 Tower^® Controller Module
- PDF
- 201.4 kB
- 2010-11-05 00:00:00
- TWR-K40X256-SCH
Download
TWRPI-SLCD Design Package^{(REV
A
)}

Design files for the TWRPI-SLCD PWA (700-26817). Includes segment LCD datasheet, schematics (OrCAD and PDF), bill of material and layout (Allegro, gerbers, ODB++).
- EXE
- 2.2 MB
- 2010-11-05 00:00:00
- TWRPI-SLCD-PWB
Download
TWRPI-SLCD Schematics^{(REV
B
)}

Schematics (PDF) for the TWRPI-SLCD Segment LCD Tower^® Plug-in Module
- PDF
- 33.0 kB
- 2010-11-05 00:00:00
- TWRPI-SLCD-SCH
Download
TWR-K40X256 Design Package^{(REV
A
)}

Design files for the TWR-K40X256 PWA (700-26547). Includes schematics (OrCAD and PDF), bill of material and layout (Allegro, gerbers, ODB++).
- EXE
- 5.2 MB
- 2010-11-05 00:00:00
- TWR-K40X256-PWB
Download

Software

Embedded Software ( 4 )

BSP, Drivers and Middleware ( 1 )

FreeMASTER Communication Driver^{(REV
2.0
)}
- EXE
- 5.9 MB
- 2016-09-20 00:00:00
- FMASTERSCIDRV
Download

Code Snippets ( 2 )

Kinetis 100MHz Rev 2 Example Projects^{(REV
1.0
)}
- ZIP
- 722.5 kB
- 2013-05-23 00:00:00
- KINETIS512_V2_SC
Download
Kinetis MCU C/C++ Header Files^{(REV
A
)}
- ZIP
- 783.4 kB
- 2011-11-07 00:00:00
- KINETIS_HEADER_FILES
Download

Libraries ( 1 )

Touch Sensing Software 2.5 beta installer for Kinetis^{(REV
2.5
)}

Software offered 'As is', support provided on NXP^® Communities only – Touch Sensing Software library version for Kinetis^®. This version is compiled specifically for IAR compiler. This software is able to use the TSI module (touch sensing input) for highly robust touch sensing, as well as use the software-based GPIO method. Up to 64 electrodes are configurable, out of which 16 can be the 16 TSI pins and the rest can be GPIO pins.
- EXE
- 53.3 MB
- 2010-11-09 00:00:00
- FSLTSSLIB_2_5_KINETIS
Download

Development Software ( 1 )

IDE and Build Tools ( 1 )

FreeMASTER tool 2.0 – Installer ^{(REV
2.0.9
)}

OLD VERSION of FreeMASTER desktop application installation package.
- EXE
- 40.3 MB
- 2018-11-01 15:20:00
- FMASTERSW
Download

TWR-K40X256: Kinetis K40 Tower System Module

Overview

Target Applications

Specifications

Technical and Functional Specifications

Documents and Software

Documents ( 10 )

Design Resources ( 4 )

Software ( 5 )

Documents

Application Note ( 2 )

Features of the FlexTimer Module (REV 0 )

MQX Board Support Package (BSP) - Porting Guide on KEIL (REV 0 )

Users Guide ( 1 )

TWR-K40X256 User's Manual (REV 1.0 )

Brochure ( 1 )

NXP’s Motor Control Boards - Article (REV 1 )

Errata ( 1 )

TWR-K40X256 Tower® Module Hardware Errata and Changes (REV 0 )

Quick Reference Guide ( 2 )

TWR-K40X256 - Quick Reference Guide (REV 2 )

KQRUG, Kinetis K Quick Reference User Guide (REV 3 )

Kinetis外设模块演示软件 (REV 3 )

Supporting Information ( 3 )

TWR-K40X256 Quick Start Demo Software and Lab Guide (REV 6 )

Tower Mechanical Drawing (REV E )

Touch Sensing Software 2.5 Beta Release notes (REV 2.5 )

Design Resources

Design Tools & Files ( 4 )

Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics ( 4 )

TWR-K40X256 Schematics (REV B )

TWRPI-SLCD Design Package (REV A )

TWRPI-SLCD Schematics (REV B )

TWR-K40X256 Design Package (REV A )

Software

Embedded Software ( 4 )

BSP, Drivers and Middleware ( 1 )

FreeMASTER Communication Driver (REV 2.0 )

Code Snippets ( 2 )

Kinetis 100MHz Rev 2 Example Projects (REV 1.0 )

Kinetis MCU C/C++ Header Files (REV A )

Libraries ( 1 )

Touch Sensing Software 2.5 beta installer for Kinetis (REV 2.5 )

Development Software ( 1 )

IDE and Build Tools ( 1 )

FreeMASTER tool 2.0 – Installer (REV 2.0.9 )

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Recommended Communities

Features of the FlexTimer Module^{(REV
0
)}

MQX Board Support Package (BSP) - Porting Guide on KEIL^{(REV
0
)}

TWR-K40X256 User's Manual^{(REV
1.0
)}

NXP’s Motor Control Boards - Article^{(REV
1
)}

TWR-K40X256 Tower^® Module Hardware Errata and Changes^{(REV
0
)}

TWR-K40X256 - Quick Reference Guide^{(REV
2
)}

KQRUG, Kinetis K Quick Reference User Guide^{(REV
3
)}

Kinetis外设模块演示软件^{(REV
3
)}

TWR-K40X256 Quick Start Demo Software and Lab Guide^{(REV
6
)}

Tower Mechanical Drawing^{(REV
E
)}

Touch Sensing Software 2.5 Beta Release notes^{(REV
2.5
)}

TWR-K40X256 Schematics^{(REV
B
)}

TWRPI-SLCD Design Package^{(REV
A
)}

TWRPI-SLCD Schematics^{(REV
B
)}

TWR-K40X256 Design Package^{(REV
A
)}

FreeMASTER Communication Driver^{(REV
2.0
)}

Kinetis 100MHz Rev 2 Example Projects^{(REV
1.0
)}

Kinetis MCU C/C++ Header Files^{(REV
A
)}

Touch Sensing Software 2.5 beta installer for Kinetis^{(REV
2.5
)}

FreeMASTER tool 2.0 – Installer ^{(REV
2.0.9
)}