NXP Semiconductors TWR-VF65GS10 Quick Start Manual

TOWER SYSTEM

Quick Start Guide

TWR-VF65GS10

For Vybrid Controller Solutions Based
on ARM® Cortex®-A5 and Cortex-M4
Processors with the DS-5 Toolchain

Quick Start Guide

Get to Know the TWR-VF65GS10

TWR-VF65GS10

Freescale Tower System

The TWR-VF65GS10 module is a part of the Freescale Tower System,
a modular development platform that enables rapid prototyping and
tool re-use through reconfigurable hardware. Elevate your design to
the next level and begin constructing your Tower System today.

Power/OpenSDA
Micro-USB

Reset

Dual USB

Accelerometer

LEDs

General-Purpose
TWRPI Plug-In

Vybrid JTAG
Header

38-pin Mictor
Trace Debug

External NPN
Ballast

Micro SD

Secondary
Connector

Primary Connector

K20 JTAG Header UART SelectionDual Quad SPI

Boot Config

Reset Configuration
Line Drivers

Pushbuttons

DDR3

Front Side of
TWR-VF65GS10
Module

TOWER SYSTEM

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Get to Know the TWR-VF65GS10

K20
OpenSDA
Device

NAND Flash

Potentiometer

Back Side of
TWR-VF65GS10
Module

Battery
Receptacle
(VBAT)

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TWR-VF65GS10 Features

• Vybrid MVF61NS151CMK50 controller (dual-core Cortex-A5
at 500 MHz + Cortex-M4 at 167 MHz, 1.5 MB SRAM, dual
Ethernet, dual USB, advanced security)

• Kinetis K20DX128VFM5 MCU-based OpenSDA circuit

• 1 Gb x 16 (128 MB) DDR3 in 96 FBGA package

• 2 Gb x 16 (256 MB) NAND flash

• Two 128 MB (16 MB) quad I/O serial flash

• Dual USB with on-chip PHY

• Interfaces to TWR-LCD-RGB graphical LCD module

• Four user-controlled status LEDs

• Three mechanical push buttons for user input and one for reset

• Potentiometer and three-axis digital accelerometer

• Micro SD card slot

• Independent battery-operated power supply for real-time clock
and tamper detection module