
TWR-K60N512 Tower Module
User's Manual
Rev. 1.1
Freescale Semiconductor Inc.

Table of Contents
1 TWR-K60N512 and TWR-K60N512-KIT Overview ..................................................................... 4
1.1 Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Features .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Getting Started ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Reference Documents ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Hardware Description ........................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 K60N512 Microcontroller ............................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Clocking .................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
2.3 System Power ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3.1 RTC VBAT .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
2.4 Debug Interface ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4.1 OSJTAG .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4.2 Cortex Debug+ETM Connector ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 Infrared Port ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.6 Accelerometer ................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.7 Potentiometer, Pushbuttons, LEDs .......................................................................................................................... 10
2.8 General Purpose Tower Plug-in (TWRPI) Socket ............................................................................................... 10
2.9 Touch Interface ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.10 Ethernet ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12
2.11 USB ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.12 Secure Digital Card Slot .............................................................................................................................................. 13
2.13 External Bus Interface – FlexBus ............................................................................................................................ 13
3 Jumper Table .......................................................................................................................................... 13
4 Input/Output Connectors and Pin Usage Table ......................................................................... 14
5 Tower Elevator Connections ............................................................................................................ 16
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Initial Release for PWA 700-26548 Rev A
Fixed memory description error in MCU feature list,
added jumper configuration information to USB
section.
List of Figures
Figure 1. Freescale Tower System Overview .............................................................................................. 4
Figure 2. Callouts on front side of the TWR-K60N512 ................................................................................ 5
Figure 3. Callouts on back side of the TWR-K60N512 ................................................................................ 6
Figure 4. TWR-K60N512 Block Diagram ...................................................................................................... 7
Figure 5. Infrared Port Implementation ................................................................................................... 10
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 ........................................................................................................ 11
Table 4. Ethernet operation jumper settings ........................................................................................... 12
Table 5. TWR-K60N512 Jumper Table ...................................................................................................... 13
Table 6. I/O Connectors and Pin Usage Table........................................................................................... 14
Table 7. TWR-K60N512 Primary Connector Pinout .................................................................................. 16
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Revision History

1 TWR-K60N512 and TWR-K60N512-KIT Overview
The TWR-K60N512 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-K60N512 features the Kinetis K60 low-power
microcontroller based on the ARM® Cortex™-M4 architecture with USB 2.0 full-speed OTG controller
and 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC.
The TWR-K60N512 is available as a stand-alone product or as a kit (TWR-K60N512-KIT) with the Tower
Elevator Modules (TWR-ELEV) and the Tower Serial Module (TWR-SER). The TWR-K60N512 can also be
combined with other Freescale Tower peripheral modules to create development platforms for a wide
variety of applications. 0 provides an overview of the Freescale Tower System.
Figure 1. Freescale Tower System Overview
1.1 Contents
The TWR-K60N512 contents include:
TWR-K60N512 board assembly
3ft USB cable
Interactive DVD with software installers and documentation
Quick Start Guide
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The TWR-K60N512-KIT contains:
TWR-K60N512 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-K60N512 with some of the key features called out. The following
list summarizes the features of the TWR-K60N512 Tower MCU Module:
Tower compatible microcontroller module
MK60N512VMD100: K60N512 in a 144 MAPBGA with 100MHz operation
Touch Tower Plug-in Socket
General purpose Tower Plug-in (TWRPI) socket
On-board JTAG debug circuit (OSJTAG) with virtual serial port
Three axis accelerometer (MMA7660)
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)
SD Card slot
Figure 2. Callouts on front side of the TWR-K60N512
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Figure 3. Callouts on back side of the TWR-K60N512
1.3 Getting Started
Follow the Quick Start Guide found printed in the TWR-K60N512 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-K60N512: http://www.freescale.com/TWR-K60N512.
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-
K60N512 or freescale.com/kinetis.
TWR-K60N512-QSG: Quick Start Guide
TWR-K60N512-SCH: Schematics
TWR-K60N512-PWA: Design Package
TWRPI-SLCD-SCH: Schematics
TWRPI-SLCD-PWA: Design Package
K60 Family Product Brief
K60 Family Reference Manual
Kinetis Quick Reference User Guide (QRUG)
Tower Configuration Tool
2 Hardware Description
The TWR-K60N512 is a Tower Controller Module featuring the MK60N512VMD100—an ARM CortexM4 based microcontroller with segment LCD and USB 2.0 full-speed OTG controllers in a 144 MAPBGA
package with a maximum core operating frequency of 100MHz. It is intended for use in the Freescale
Tower System but can operate stand-alone. An on-board debug circuit, OSJTAG, provides a JTAG
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