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TWR-POS-K81: Kinetis K81 MCU POS Tower System Module

Overview

The TWR-POS-K81F board is a targeted reference design for the point-of-sale market. Due to the secure nature of this board, please contact your local sales office to inquire about documentation, software and ordering information.

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Kinetis K81 MCU Point-of-Sale Tower System Module

Kinetis K81 MCU Point-of-Sale Tower System Module

K81 MCU Point-of-Sale Tower System Module

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Specifications

Supported Devices

Processors and Microcontrollers

K8x Secure

K81_150 : Kinetis K81-150 MHz HW Cryptographic Co-Processor, Anti-Tamper and QuadSPI Microcontrollers (MCUs) Based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core

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Technical and Functional Specifications

Microcontroller	MK81FN256VDC15 MCU: 150 MHz Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 core, 256 KB Flash, 256 KB SRAM, 121 XFBGA, with tamper detection and crypto acceleration
Memory	512 Mbit (64MB) twin-quad onboard QuadSPI memory @ 3.3V 256 Kbit (32KB) SPI EEPROM memory
Connectivity	Standalone full-speed USB host and device function Piezo buzzer
Power Management	Independent, battery-operated power supply for real-time clock (RTC) module
Debug	Cortex debug + ETM connector (20-pin debugging header)
Sensors	Cirque secure sensing chip and capacitive touch PIN pad
Display	Chip-on-glass 2 line x 16 character segment LCD
Support	Tower^® compatible processor board
	4 user-controlled status LEDs One mechanical push button One mechanical push button for nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) or pin interrupt Tamper header providing access to all 8 tamper signals

Design Resources

Get Started

Quick Start Guide

TWR-POS-K81 Quick Start Guide
- PDF
- Rev A
- Nov 9, 2015
- 2.2 MB
- TWRPOSK81QSG
- English

Software ( 4 )

Embedded Software ( 3 )
- BSP, Drivers and Middleware ( 3 )
Development Software ( 1 )
- IDE and Build Tools ( 1 )

Documents

User Guide ( 1 )

TWR-POS-K81 Quick Start Guide

TWR-K80F150M Tower^® System Development Platform The TWR-K80F150M board is designed to work either in standalone mode or as part of the Tower System, a modular development board platform that enables rapid prototyping and tool re-use through reconfigurable hardware. Begin constructing your Tower System evaluation board platform today by visiting nxp.com/Tower for additional Tower System boards and compatible peripherals.
- PDF
- Rev A
- Nov 9, 2015
- 2.2 MB
- TWRPOSK81QSG
- English

Fact Sheet ( 1 )

Kinetis K8x MCU Family Hardware Tools - Fact Sheet

Kinetis K8x MCU Family Hardware Tools - Fact Sheet
- PDF
- Rev 0
- Nov 9, 2015
- 1.7 MB
- KNTSK8XFAMHWFS
- English

Software

Embedded Software ( 3 )

BSP, Drivers and Middleware ( 3 )

MCUXpresso Software Development Kit (SDK)

MCUXpresso SDK contains FreeMASTER Communication Driver for UART, CAN, and PD-BDM along with examples and related documentation.

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MCUXpresso Config Tools - Pins, Clocks, Peripherals

Integrated system configuration and development tools for Kinetis, LPC, including SDK Builder, Pins, Clocks, Peripherals, Proj Gen, Power Estimation, more.

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MCUXpresso SDK Builder for the K81 Tower Board

MCUXpresso Software Development Kit for the K81 Tower Board. (Can also be downloaded directly in MCUXpresso IDE).
- EXTERNAL
- Rev 1
- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 KB
- MCUXPRESSO-SDK-TWR-POS-K81
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Development Software ( 1 )

IDE and Build Tools ( 1 )

MCUXpresso Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Easy-to-use software development tools for Kinetis, LPC, i.MX controllers based on Arm Cortex-M cores - GNU, Eclipse, profiling, debugger, trace

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