NXP Semiconductors Freescale Freedom, Freescale FRDM-KL43Z Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide for the
Freescale Freedom
Development Platform

FRDM-KL43Z

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Contents

Co te ts

• Quick Start Package Overview

Get to Know the FRDM

KL43Z

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Introduction to

OpenSDA

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• Getting Started Out of the Box

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• Explore Further

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Quick Start Package Overview

Quick Start Guide

PDF

This document

FRDM

KL43Z Quick Start Package

Quick Start Guide and supporting files for getting started with the FRDM

KL43Z

FRDM

KL43Z Schematics

PDF schematics for the FRDM

KL43Z hardware

These documents are available as part of the Quick Start Package:

Name Type Description

OpenSDA Applications Folder OpenSDA Applications for the FRDM-KL43Z
Precompiled Examples Folder S-record images of example projects for use with the MSD Flash Programmer

Additional reference documents are available on freescale.com/FRDM-KL43Z:

Name Description

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FRDM-KL43Z User’s Manual Overview and detailed information for the FRDM-KL43Z hardware

FRDM-KL43Z Pin-outs

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FRDM-KL43Z Design Package

OpenSDA User’s Guide Overview and instructions for use of the OpenSDA embedded debug circuit

Spreadsheet of pin connections for all MCU pins. Includes pin out for the I/O headers,
Arduino R3 compatibility chart, and OpenSDA MCU pin out.

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Zip file containing all design source files for the FRDM-KL43Z hardware

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Get to Know the FRDM-KL43Z 1 of 3

Light

r

A

Header

Capacitive

Touch Slider

SW1

SW3

sensor
Red LED

J1 I/O
Heade

Green
LED

KL43Z256
J2 I/O

KL43 SWD

4-Digit sLCD

J4 I/O
Header

J3 I/O
Header

Magnetometer
MAG3110

ccelerometer

MMA8451Q

OpenSDA
Debug

Reset

KL43 USB OpenSDA USB

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Get to Know the FRDM-KL43Z

The Freescale Freedom development platform is a set of software and hardware tools

Battery

ready, power

measurement access points

installation required to evaluate demo apps

for evaluation and development. It is ideal for rapid prototyping of microcontroller-based
applications. The Freescale Freedom KL43Z hardware (FRDM-KL43Z) is a simple, yet
sophisticated design featuring a Kinetis L series microcontroller, the industry’s first
microcontroller built on the ARM® Cortex®-M0+ core.

Features:

• MKL43Z256VLH4MCU – 48MHz, 256KB Flash, 32KB SRAM, 16K ROM

(Kibble), segment LCD, USB device (FS), 64 LQFP

• Capacitive touch slider, MMA8451Q accelerometer, MAG3110

magnetometer.

• Flexible power supply options – USB, coin cell battery, external source

• Easy access to MCU I/O

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• Form factor compatible with Arduino ™ R3 pin layout

• OpenSDA debug interface

• Mass storage device flash programming interface (default) – no tool

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• P&E Debug interface provides run-control debugging and compatibility with

IDE tools

• CMSIS-DAP interface: new ARM standard for embedded debug interface

Refer to the FRDM-KL43Z User’s Manual and OpenSDA User’s Guide for
more information.

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Getting Started Out of the Box

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lli

pp

2.Locate

and right

click on

OpenSDA

–

CDC

5.Click Next to complete the installation

nsta

0 2

1

ng Drivers and Running the Out of Box Demo

Optional: Download and Install the P&E OpenSDA
USB Drivers found at www.pemicro.com/opensda.

Plug in a USB cable (not included) from a USB host to
the OpenSDA mini-B USB connector. The FRDM­KL43Z will be powered by this USB connection.

FRDM-KL43Z comes with the mass-storage device
(MSD) Flash Programmer OpenSDA Application pre­installed. It will appear as a removable storage drive
with a volume label of FRDM-KL43Z.

The MSD Flash Programmer also includes a USB
virtual serial port which requires an .INF file for proper
installation in Windows. The necessary .INF file is
available in the P&E OpenSDA USB Drivers (Step 0)
and also on the FRDM-KL43Z removable drive.

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1. Open Device Manager

Serial Port”

3. Select “Update Driver Software”

4. ”Browse” and select the FRDM-KL43Z drive
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The pre-installed demo running on the
KL43 MCU shows different features of
the board including segment LCD,
UART, accelerometer, RTC, TPM/PWM,
ADC, light sensor etc.

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If the USB CDC Serial Port fails to automatically install
in Windows, follow the instructions in Step 2.
Otherwise, skip to Step 3.

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Introduction to OpenSDA

The MSD Flash Programmer is a composite USB application that provides a virtual serial port and an easy and convenient way to

Using the MSD Flash Programmer

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Program FRDMKL43_Demo_freedom.srec

the connection of the virtual serial port to the

program applications into the KL43Z MCU. It emulates a FAT16 file system, appearing as a removable drive in the host file systemwith
a volume label of FRDM-KL43Z. Raw binary and Motorola S-record files that are copied to the drive are programmed directly into the
flash of the KL43 and executed automatically. The virtual serial port can be opened with standard serial terminal applications.

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Open the serial terminal emulation program of

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The new application should now be running on the
FRDM-KL43Z drive.

example to replace the out-of-box demo on your
FRDM-KL43Z drive.

Using the Virtual Serial Port

1

Determine the symbolic name assigned to the
FRDM-KL43Z virtual serial port. In Windows

open Device Manager and look for the COM port

named “PEMicro/Freescale – CDC Serial Port”.

2

your choice. Examples for Windows include Tera

Term, PuTTY, and HyperTerminal.

Program one of the “serial test” applications from
the Precompiled Examples folder using the MSD
Flash Programmer.

Configure the terminal program. Most embedded

4

examples use Baudrate115200, 8 data bits, no
parity bits, and one stop bit (8-N-1).

Press and release the Reset button (SW2) at
anytime to restart the example application.

5

Resetting the embedded application will not affect
terminal program.

NOTE: Refer to the OpenSDA User’s Guide for a
description of a known Windows issue when
disconnecting a virtual serial port while the COM
port is in use.

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Introduction to OpenSDA

OpenSDA

is an open

standard serial and debug adapter. It bridges serial and debug communications between a USB host and an

Enter

OpenSDA

Bootloader

Mode

Load an

OpenSDA

Application

(DEBUG

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APP_Pemicro_v108.SDA

) to the

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­embedded target processor. OpenSDA software includes a flash-resident USB mass-storage device (MSD) bootloader and a collection
of OpenSDA Applications. FRDM-KL43Z comes with the MSD Flash Programmer OpenSDA Application preinstalled. Follow these
instructions to run the OpenSDA Bootloader and change the installed OpenSDA Application to P&E Debug Application that provides
debugging and a virtual serial port all in one application.

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2

Locate the OpenSDA Applications folder in the FRDM-

1

KL43Z Quick Start Package.
Copy & paste or drag & drop the Debug Application

BOOTLOADER drive.

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Unplug the USB cable and plug it in again. The new

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OpenSDA Application should now be running and now
you can debug your application. For more details on
Debug mode or Mass storage application refer to the
OpenSDA user’s guide “OPENSDAUG.pdf”

A removable drive should now be visible in the host file
system with a volume label of BOOTLOADER. You are
now in OpenSDA Bootloader mode.

Use this same procedure to load other OpenSDA
Applications

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Explore Further

Now that you are familiar with the FRDM­KL43Z and OpenSDA, it’s time to explore
the additional software and lab guides
available on www.freescale.com/FRDM-

KL43Z. Select your next path from the links

in the Jump Start Your Design section.

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Get in Touch

freescale.com

F

ithout furth

vary over time. All operating parameters, including

Typicals

must be validated for each customer

How to Reach Us:

Home Page:

Web Support:

freescale.com/support

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