
Z8F083A0128ZCOG
Z8 Encore!® F083A Series
Development Kit
User Manual
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Z8 Encore!® F083A Series Development Kit
Revision History
Each instance in R evision Hist ory refle cts a c hange to this doc ument from
its previous revision. For more deta ils, refer to the corresponding pa ges
and appropriate links in the table below.
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Revision
Date
May 2008 04 Updated Introduction section. 1
March
2008
December
2007
July 2006 01 Original issue. All
Level Description
03 Modified Table 2 in Schematics to
incorporate changes to R15 from 220
Ohm to 0 Ohm. Added Note 3 to the
Schematics.
02 Updated Zilog logo, Zilog text, Disclaimer
section, and implemented style guide.
Removed XP from Z8 Encore! XP F0830/
F083A.
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Z8 Encore!® F083A Series Development Kit
Table of Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Z8 Encore!
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
MCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Jumper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
External Interface Headers JP1 and JP2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
F083A Series Development Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Introduction
Zilog’s Z8 Encore!® F083A Series MCU is part of the line of Zilog®
microcontroller products. The Z8 Encore! F083A Series MCU Development Kit (Z8F083A0128ZCOG) ena bles you to become familiar with the
hardware and software tools available with this product. This kit consists
of the 8 KB version of the Z8 Encore! development board that supports
and presents the fea tures of the Z8 Encore! F083A Series. This kit allows
you to write application softwar e and contains all the supporting documents.
The Z8 Encore! F083A Series devic es support up to 8 KB Flash Program
Memory and 256 B register RAM that is pin-for-pin compatible with the
award-winning Z8 Encore! XP F0822 Series Flash Microcontrollers
family.
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The Z8 Encore! F083A Serie s device features up to e ight channels of fast
analog-to-digit al conversion (2.15 µs). The ADC on the Z8 Encore!
F083A is one of the fastest 10-bit ADCs availabl e in a 28-pin or smalle r
package. The Z8 Encore! F083A is built for speed to handle ri gorous
application requir ements for motor control, sensor interfacing, ballast
control, and appliance controls. The single-pin debugger and programming interface simplifie s code dev elopment and allows easy in-circuit
programming.
This user manual acquaints you with the Z8 Encore! F083A Series MCU
Development Kit, and gives instructions on setting up and using the tools
to start building designs and applications. Z8F083ASJ020 is the silicon
used in the board. For more information, refer to Z8 Encore!
Series Product Specification (PS0263).
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F083A

Kit Contents
For information on kit contents, refer to Z8 Encore! XP®/Z8 Encore!®
(F0822, F082A, F1680, and F083A Series) Developme nt Kits Quick S t art
Guide (QS0043).
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