
TWR-K60F120M Tower Module
User's Manual
Rev 1.0
Freescale Semiconductor Inc.

Table of Contents
1 TWR-K60F120M and TWR-K60F120M-KIT Overview ............................................................... 4
1.1 Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2 Features .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Getting Started ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Reference Documents ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Hardware Description ........................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 K60FN1M0 Microcontroller ........................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Clocking .................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
2.3 System Power ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.3.1 RTC VBAT .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.4 Debug Interface ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4.1 OSJTAG .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4.2 Cortex Debug+ETM Connector ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 NAND Flash ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
2.6 Infrared Port ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.7 Accelerometer ................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.8 Potentiometer, Pushbuttons, LEDs .......................................................................................................................... 10
2.9 General Purpose Tower Plug-in (TWRPI) Socket ............................................................................................... 11
2.10 Touch Interface .............................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.11 Ethernet ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12
2.12 USB ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.12.1 FS/LS USB ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
2.12.2 HS USB ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.13 Secure Digital Card Slot .............................................................................................................................................. 13
2.14 External Bus Interface – FlexBus ............................................................................................................................ 13
3 Jumper Table .......................................................................................................................................... 14
4 Input/Output Connectors and Pin Usage Table ......................................................................... 15
5 Tower Elevator Connections ............................................................................................................ 17
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Initial Release for PWA 700-27167 Rev B
Added information on running EVB at 150MHz
Added jumper details for rev C board
Added information on using trace
List of Figures
Figure 1. Freescale Tower System Overview .............................................................................................. 4
Figure 2. Callouts on front side of the TWR-K60F120M ............................................................................. 6
Figure 3. Callouts on back side of the TWR-K60F120M .............................................................................. 6
Figure 4. TWR-K60F120M Block Diagram ................................................................................................... 7
List of Tables
Table 1. Cortex Debug+ETM Connector Pinout .......................................................................................... 9
Table 2. General Purpose TWRPI socket pinout ....................................................................................... 11
Table 3. Touch TWRPI socket pinout ........................................................................................................ 12
Table 4. Ethernet operation jumper settings ........................................................................................... 12
Table 5. TWR-K60F120M Jumper Table .................................................................................................... 14
Table 6. I/O Connectors and Pin Usage Table........................................................................................... 15
Table 7. TWR-K60F120M Primary Connector Pinout ............................................................................... 17
Table 8. TWR-K60F120M Secondary Connector Pinout ........................................................................... 20
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Revision History

1 TWR-K60F120M and TWR-K60F120M-KIT Overview
The TWR-K60F120M is a development board for the K10, K20 and K60 family 32-bit ARM® Cortex™-M4
MCUs. The TWR-K60F120M is populated with a device rated for 120 MHz operation across the full -40C
to 85C temperature range. At room temperatures the board can be over-clocked to 150 MHz to allow
for evaluation of the K10, K20, and K60 devices that are rated for 150 MHz operation across the full
temperature range.
The TWR-K60F120M is a Tower Controller Module compatible with the Freescale Tower System. It can
function as a stand-alone, low-cost platform for the evaluation of the Kinetis K10, K20, and K60 family
of microcontroller (MCU) devices. The TWR-K60F120M features the Kinetis K60 low-power
microcontroller based on the ARM® Cortex™-M4 architecture with USB 2.0 HS Controller, USB 2.0 fullspeed OTG controller and 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC.
The TWR-K60F120M is available as a stand-alone product or as a kit (TWR-K60F120M-KIT) with the
Tower Elevator Modules (TWR-ELEV) and the Tower Serial Module (TWR-SER). The TWR-K60F120M can
also be combined with other Freescale Tower peripheral modules to create development platforms for
a wide variety of applications. Figure 1 provides an overview of the Freescale Tower System.
Figure 1. Freescale Tower System Overview
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1.1 Contents
The TWR-K60F120M contents include:
TWR-K60F120M board assembly
3ft USB cable
Interactive DVD with software installers and documentation
Quick Start Guide
The TWR-K60F120M-KIT contains:
TWR-K60F120M MCU module
TWR-ELEV – Primary and Secondary Elevator Modules
TWR-SER – Serial module including USB host/device/OTG, Ethernet, CAN, RS232 and RS485
1.2 Features
Figure 2 and Figure 3 show the TWR-K60F120M with some of the key features called out. The following
list summarizes the features of the TWR-K60F120M Tower MCU Module:
Tower compatible microcontroller module
MK60FN1M0VLQ12: K60FN1M in a 144 LQFP with 120 MHz operation
Touch Tower Plug-in Socket
General purpose Tower Plug-in (TWRPI) socket
On-board JTAG debug circuit (OSJTAG) with virtual serial port
2Gb of SLC NAND flash memory
Three axis accelerometer (MMA8451Q)
Four (4) user-controllable LEDs
Four (4) capacitive touch pads
Two (2) user pushbutton switches
Potentiometer
Battery Holder for 20mm lithium battery (e.g. 2032, 2025)
Micro-SD Card slot
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Figure 2. Callouts on front side of the TWR-K60F120M
Figure 3. Callouts on back side of the TWR-K60F120M
1.3 Getting Started
Follow the Quick Start Guide found printed in the TWR-K60F120M box or the interactive DVD for the
list of recommended steps for getting started. There are also lab walk-through guides available on the
tool support page for the TWR-K60F120M: http://www.freescale.com/TWR-K60F120M.
1.4 Reference Documents
The documents listed below should be referenced for more information on the Kinetis family, Tower
System, and MCU Modules. These can be found in the documentation section of freescale.com/TWR-
K60F120M or freescale.com/kinetis.
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OSJTAG
JTAG, Power, SCI
K60FN1M0
144 LQFP
Tower Elevator Expansion Connectors
SDHC, I2S, SPI, I2C, ADC, USB, DAC, PWM, UARTs, Flexbus, Ethernet, and ULPI
50 MHz OSC
SCI
Freescale Device
External Connectors Interface Circuits Power
MMA8451Q
Infrared Port
IR Output
I
2
C
Comparator
GPIO / Interrupts
ADC
Reset
LED
JTAG
3.3V5.0V
General Purpose
Tower Plug-in
(TWRPI)
SPI, I2C, ADC, GPIO
Touch Tower Plug-in
(TWRPI)
TSI, GPIO
Capacitive
Touch
Pads
LED
LED
LED
SD Card Slot
SDHC
USB
Mini-B
Battery
Holder
VBAT (RTC)
5.0V
32.768 KHz XTAL
12 MHz XTAL
TWR-K60F120M-QSG: Quick Start Guide
TWR-K60F120M-SCH: Schematics
TWR-K60F120M-PWB: Design Package
K60 Family Product Brief
K60 Family Reference Manual
Tower Configuration Tool
2 Hardware Description
The TWR-K60F120M is a Tower Controller Module featuring the MK60FN1M0VLQ12—an ARM CortexM4 based microcontroller with USB 2.0 HS Controller, USB 2.0 full-speed OTG controller and 10/100
Mbps Ethernet MAC in a 144 LQFP package with a maximum core operating frequency of 120MHz. It is
intended for use in the Freescale Tower System but can operate stand-alone. An on-board debug
circuit, OSJTAG, provides a JTAG debug interface and a power supply input through a single USB miniAB connector. Figure 4 shows a block diagram of the TWR-K60F120M. The following sections describe
the hardware in more detail.
2.1 K60FN1M0 Microcontroller
The TWR-K60F120M module features the MK60FN1M0VLQ12. The K60 microcontroller family is part of
the Kinetis portfolio of devices built around an ARM Cortex-M4 core. Refer to the K60 Family Product
Brief and the K60 Family Reference Manual for comprehensive information on the MK60FN1M0VLQ12
device. The key features are listed here:
Figure 4. TWR-K60F120M Block Diagram
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