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LaunchPad and BoosterPack Expansion Concept and Overview
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LaunchPad and BoosterPack Expansion Concept and Overview
The Texas Instruments’ Tiva C Series TM4C123G LaunchPad concept is an extremely low-cost,
expandable evaluation system for TI's Tiva C Series of ARM microcontrollers. This concept began with the
tremendously successful MSP430™ LaunchPad which introduced a large number of engineers to the TI
MSP430 family of microcontrollers. The TI Stellaris
expandable evaluation system for TI's Tiva C Series of ARM microcontrollers. This concept began with the
tremendously successful MSP430™ LaunchPad which introduced a large number of engineers to the TI
MSP430 family of microcontrollers. The TI Stellaris
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LM4F120 LaunchPad expanded on that success.
Now, the LaunchPad evaluation kit platform introduces the Tiva C Series EK-TM4C123GXL LaunchPad,
featuring the Tiva C Series TM4C123GH6PM MCU.
featuring the Tiva C Series TM4C123GH6PM MCU.
A Tiva C Series LaunchPad consists of a target microcontroller, an in-circuit debug interface (ICDI) such
as JTAG, a regulated power supply, a minimal microcontroller support circuit, a user interface, and a set of
expansion headers. These expansion headers are referred to as the BoosterPack Interface. A
BoosterPack is an expansion card designed for this interface. The BoosterPack interface provides a
mechanism for developers to easily extend the Tiva C Series LaunchPad with application- and user-
specific functions.
as JTAG, a regulated power supply, a minimal microcontroller support circuit, a user interface, and a set of
expansion headers. These expansion headers are referred to as the BoosterPack Interface. A
BoosterPack is an expansion card designed for this interface. The BoosterPack interface provides a
mechanism for developers to easily extend the Tiva C Series LaunchPad with application- and user-
specific functions.
The EK-TM4C123GXL LaunchPad provides a BoosterPack interface that is compatible with the MSP430
LaunchPad. In addition, the TM4C123 LaunchPad provides access to additional Tiva C Series
functionality through an extended BoosterPack interface called the BoosterPack XL Interface.
BoosterPack interfaces with highly similar functionality for expansion will be available for the Tiva C Series
LaunchPad, in addition to microcontroller-family-specific functionality available on a BoosterPack XL
Interface for additional options.
LaunchPad. In addition, the TM4C123 LaunchPad provides access to additional Tiva C Series
functionality through an extended BoosterPack interface called the BoosterPack XL Interface.
BoosterPack interfaces with highly similar functionality for expansion will be available for the Tiva C Series
LaunchPad, in addition to microcontroller-family-specific functionality available on a BoosterPack XL
Interface for additional options.
provides a summary of current BoosterPack interface
compatibility.
Table 1. LaunchPad BoosterPack Compatibility Summary
Compatible with:
LaunchPad Kit
BoosterPack Interface
BoosterPack XL Interface
Stellaris LaunchPad
Yes
Yes
MSP430 LaunchPads
Yes
No
Tiva C Series LaunchPad
Yes
Yes
Other TI LaunchPads
Yes
No
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Tiva™ C Series EK-TM4C123GXL LaunchPad: BoosterPack Development
SPMU288A – August 2012 – Revised April 2013
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