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MAX32675EVKIT

Overview

The MAX32675 evaluation kit (EV kit) provides a platform for evaluation capabilities of the MAX32675 microcontroller, which is a highly integrated, mixed-signal, ultralow-power microcontroller designed for industrial and medical sensors. It contains an integrated, low-power HART modem which enables the bidirectional transfer of digital data over a current loop, to/from industrial sensors for configuration and diagnostics.

The Zephyr port is running on the MAX32675 MCU.

Hardware

  • MAX32675 MCU:

    • Low-Power, High-Performance for IndustrialApplications

      • 100MHz Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU

      • 384KB Internal Flash

      • 160KB SRAM

      • 128kB ECC Enabled

      • 44.1μA/MHz ACTIVE Mode at 0.9V up to 12MHzCoremark®

      • 64.5μA/MHz ACTIVE Mode at 1.1V up to 100MHzCoremark

      • 2.84μA Full Memory Retention Current in BACKUPMode at VDDIO = 3.3V

      • Ultra-Low-Power Analog Peripherals

    • Optimal Peripheral Mix Provides Platform Scalability

      • Two Sigma-Delta ADCs

      • 12 Channels, Assignable to Either ADC

      • Flexible Resolution and Sample Rates (24 Bits at 0.4ksps, 16 Bits at 4ksps)

      • 12-Bit DAC

      • On-Die Temperature Sensor

      • SPI (M/S)

      • Up to Two I2C

      • Up to Two UARTs

      • Up to 23 GPIOs

      • Up to Five 32-Bit Timers

      • Two Windowed Watchdog Timers

      • 8-Channel Standard DMA Controller

      • One I2S Slave for Digital Audio Interface

    • Robust Security and Reliability

      • TRNG Compliant to SP800-90B

      • Secure Nonvolatile Key Storage and AES-128/192/256

      • Secure Bootloader to Protect IP/Firmware

      • Wide, -40°C to +105°C Operating TemperatureRange

  • Benefits and Features of MAX32675EVKIT:

    • HART Compatible Secondary Master with the Ability to Connect to Existing 4-20mA Current Loop and Communicate with HART Enabled Devices

    • USB 2.0 Micro B to Serial UART

    • Two On-Board, High-Precision Voltage References

    • All GPIOs Signals Accessed Through 0.1in Headers

    • Access to 4 Analog Inputs Through SMA Connectors Configured as Differential

    • Access to 8 Analog Inputs Through 0.1in Headers Configured as Single-Ended

    • DAC Output Accessed Through SMA Connector or Test Point

    • 10-Pin SWD and Connector

    • Board Power Provided by USB Port

    • On-Board 1.0V, 1.8V, and 3.3V LDO Regulators

    • Individual Power Measurement on all IC Rails Through Jumpers

    • Two General-Purpose LEDs and Two General-Purpose Pushbutton Switches

Supported Features

Below interfaces are supported by Zephyr on MAX32675EVKIT.

Interface

Controller

Driver/Component

NVIC

on-chip

nested vector interrupt controller

SYSTICK

on-chip

systick

CLOCK

on-chip

clock and reset control

GPIO

on-chip

gpio

UART

on-chip

serial

TRNG

on-chip

entropy

SPI

on-chip

spi

DMA

on-chip

dma controller

I2C

on-chip

i2c

PWM

on-chip

pwm

Flash

on-chip

flash

Connections and IOs

Name

Name

Settings

Description

JP1

P1_9

Open

Closed

Disconnects red LED D1 from P1_9.

Connects red LED D1 to P1_9.

JP2

P1_10

Open

Closed

Disconnects green LED D2 from P1_10.

Connects green LED D2 to P1_10.

JP3

I2C_SCLK

Open

Closed

Disconnects 3V3 from I2C_SCLK.

Connects 3V3 to I2C0_SCLK.

JP4

I2C_SDA

Open

Closed

Disconnects 3V3 to I2C_SDA.

Connects 3V3 to I2C_SDA.

JP5

UART0_RX

Open

Closed

Disconnects UART0_RX (P0.8) from the SWD connector.

Connects UART0_RX (P0.8) to the SWD connector.

JP6

UART0_TX

Open

Closed

Disonnects UART0_TX (P0.9) from the SWD connector.

Connects UART0_TX (P0.9) to the SWD connector.

JP7

REF0N

Open

Closed

Disconnects REF0N from ground.

Connects REF0N to ground.

JP8

REF1N

Open

Closed

Disconnects REF1N from ground.

Connects REF1N to ground.

JP9

HART_IN

HART_IN

HART_OUT

HART_OUT

HART_RTS

HART_RTS

HART_OCD

HART_OCD

Open

1-2

Open

3-4

Open

4-5

Open

7-8

Disconnects TX of USB - serial bridge from HART_IN (P0.15).

Connects TX of USB - serial bridge to HART_IN (P0.15).

Disconnects RX of USB - serial bridge from HART_OUT (P0.14).

Connects RX of USB - serial bridge to HART_OUT (P0.14).

Disconnects RTS of USB - serial bridge from HART_RTS (P1.8).

Connects TX of USB - serial bridge to HART_RTS (P1.8).

Disconnects RTS of USB - serial bridge from HART_OCD (P0.16).

Connects TX of USB - serial bridge to HART_OCD (P0.16).

JP10

SWD_CLK

Open

Closed

Disconnects boot load enable circuit from SWD_CLK (P0.1).

Connects boot load enable circuit to SWD_CLK (P0.1).

JP11

FSK_IN

Open

Closed

Disconnects FSK_IN from HART analog circuitry.

Connects FSK_IN to HART analog circuitry.

JP12

FSK_OUT

Open

Closed

Disconnects FSK_OUT from HART analog circuitry.

Connects FSK_OUT to HART analog circuitry.

JP13

RCV_FSK

Open

Closed

Disconnects RCV_FSK from CC LOOP.

Connects RCV_FSK to CC LOOP.

JP14

RCV_FSK

Open

Closed

Disconnects RCV_FSK from XFMR LOOP.

Connects RCV_FSK to XFMR LOOP.

JP15

RLOAD

Open

Closed

Disconnects 249Ω resistor shunt from CC LOOP.

Connects 249Ω resistor shunt to CC LOOP.

JP16

N/A

N/A

N/A

JP17

N/A

N/A

N/A

JP18

N/A

N/A

N/A

JP19

HART_RTS

Open

Closed

Enables HART_RTS optical transceiver.

Bypasses HART_RTS optical transceiver.

JP20

RLOAD

Open

Closed

Disconnects 249Ω resistor shunt from XFMR LOOP.

Connects 249Ω resistor shunt to XFMR LOOP.

JP21

VDDIO

Open

Closed

Disconnects power from VDDIO.

Connects power to VDDIO.

JP22

VDDA

Open

Closed

Disconnects power from VDDA.

Connects power to VDDA.

JP23

VDD18

Open

Closed

Disconnects power from VDD18.

Connects power to VDD18.

JP24

VCORE

Open

Closed

Disconnects power from VCORE.

Connects power to VCORE.

JP25

REF0P

2-1

2-3

Connects OB_VREF to REF0P.

Connects INT_VREF to REF0P.

JP26

REF1P

2-1

2-3

Connects OB_VREF to REF1P.

Connects INT_VREF to REF1P.

Detailed Description of Hardware

HART Interface

The HART circuitry acts as a secondary master with the ability to connect to an existing 4mA–20mA current loop and communicates with HART-enabled devices. Connection to a capacitance coupled loop through JH8 and a transformer loop is through JH9. HART communication to the MAX32675 is through the USB connector CN1.

USB-to-HART Interface

The EV kit provides a USB-to-HART bridge chip, FTDI FT231. This bridge eliminates the requirement for a physical RS-232 COM port. Instead, the IC’s HART access is through the Micro-USB type-B connector, CN1. Virtual COM port drivers and guides for installing Windows® drivers are available at the FTDI chip website.

Power Supply

The EV kit is powered by +5V that is made available through VBUS on the Micro-USB type-B connector CN1. A blue LED (D5) illuminates when the board is powered. Green LEDs (D6), (D7), and (D8) illuminate when the 3V3, 1V8, and 1V0 LDOs are powered, respectively.

Current Monitoring

Two pin headers provide convenient current monitoring points for VDDIO EN (JP21), VDDA EN (JP22), VDD18 EN (JP23), and VCORE (JP24). To accurately achieve the low-power current values, the EVkit needs to be configured such that no outside influence (i.e., pullups, external clock, debugger connector, etc.) causes a current source or sink on that GPIO.

Clocking

The MAX32675 clocking is provided by an external 16MHz crystal (Y1).

Voltage Reference

The differential reference inputs REF0 and REF1 can be sourced by an internal reference (INT_VREF) or a higher precision external reference source, MAX6071. This is selected by jumpers JP25 and JP26.

UART Interface

The EV kit provides a USB-to-UART bridge chip (the FTDI FT230XS-R). This bridge eliminates the requirement for a physical RS-232 COM port. Instead, the IC’s UART access is through the Micro USB type-B connector (CN1). The USB-to-UART bridge can be connected to the IC’s UART0 or LPUART0 with jumpers JP10 (RX0) and JP11 (TX0). Virtual COM port drivers and guides for installing Windows® drivers are available on the FTDI Chip website.

Boot Loader

Boot load is activated by boot load enable slide switch SW5.

GPIO and Alternate Function Headers

GPIO and alternate function signals from the MAX32675 can be accessed through 0.1in spaced headers JH1, JH2, JH3, and JH4.

Analog Input Access

Analog inputs (AIN0–AIN3) can be accessed differentially from SMA connectors J2 and J3 or separately from TP10, TP12, TP15, and TP16, respectively. Analog inputs (AIN4–AIN11) can be accessed through 0.1in spaced headers JH5 and JH6.

I2C Pullups

The I2C port can independently pulled up to 3V3 through JP3 (I2C_SCL) and JP4 (I2C_SDA).

Reset Pushbutton

The IC can be reset by pushbutton SW3.

Indicator LEDs

General-purpose indicators LED D1 (red) is connected to GPIO P1.9 and LED D2 (green) is connected to GPIO P1.10.

GPIO Pushbutton Switches

The two general-purpose pushbuttons (SW1 and SW2) are connected to GPIO P1.11 and P1.12, respectively. If the pushbutton is pressed, the attached port pin is pulled low.

Programming and Debugging

Flashing

SWD debug can be accessed through an Arm Cortex 10-pin connector (J5). Logic levels are set to 3V3 by default, but they can be set to 1.8V if TP5 (VDD_VDDA_EXT) is supplied externally. Be sure to remove jumper JP15 (LDO_DUT_EN) to disconnect the 3.3V LDO if supplying VDD and VDDA externally.

Once the debug probe is connected to your host computer, then you can simply run the west flash command to write a firmware image into flash.

Note

This board uses OpenOCD as the default debug interface. You can also use a Segger J-Link with Segger’s native tooling by overriding the runner, appending --runner jlink to your west command(s). The J-Link should be connected to the standard 2*5 pin debug connector (JH2) using an appropriate adapter board and cable.

Debugging

Please refer to the Flashing section and run the west debug command instead of west flash.

References