Evaluate: MAX32630MAX32632 MAX32630, MAX32631 Evaluation Kits General Description Benefits and Features The MAX32630 and MAX32631 evaluation kits (EV kits) Easily Load and Debug Code Using the Supplied provide a convenient platform for evaluating the capa- Olimex Arm-USB-TINY-H JTAG Debugger Connected bilities of the MAX32630MAX32632 microcontrollers, Through a Standard 20-Pin ARM JTAG Header respectively. While the MAX32630 EV kit includes a Headers for Accessing the ICs I/O Pins and Analog MAX32630 soldered directly to the board, the MAX32631 Front End (AFE) Input Signals EV kit features a socketed MAX32631. This version can USB Micro-B Connection to the ICs USB Device be used to evaluate the MAX32632, but contact the fac- Controller tory for samples. Each EV kit also provides a complete, functional system ideal for development and debugging USB Micro-B Connection to USB-UART Bridge Selectable Between the ICs Internal UART 0 and applications. Except where stated otherwise, the follow- ing sections apply to both EV kits. UART 1 On-Board Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Transceiver with Chip EV Kit Contents Antenna EV kit board with a soldered MAX32630 (MAX32630-EVKIT ) EV kit board with a socketed MAX32631 (MAX32631-EVKIT ) Olimex Arm-USB-TINY-H JTAG debugger with JTAG ribbon cable (for connecting from debugger to EV kit header J1) and USB standard A-to-B cable (for connecting from PC to debugger) EV Kit Contents (MAX32630 Pictured) Two standard-A to Micro-B USB cables (for connecting from a PC or stand-alone USB power supply to EV kit connectors CN1 and CN2) MAX32630/MAX32631 EV Kit Quick Start Hex Keys for the Socket (MAX32631 EV Kit Only) Ordering Information PART TYPE EV Kit with MAX32630-EVKIT MAX32630 sample EV Kit with socket and MAX32631-EVKIT MAX32631 sample Denotes RoHS compliant. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Maxim is under license. Olimex is a registered trademark of Olimex, Ltd. Arm and Cortex are registered trademarks of Arm Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the US and/or elsewhere. 19-7854 Rev 2 9/17Evaluate: MAX32630MAX32632 MAX32630, MAX32631 Evaluation Kits Pushbuttons Getting Started Pushbuttons (normally open) SW1, SW2, and SW3 can 1) While observing safe ESD practices, carefully re- be used to generate a logic 0 signal on their correspond- move the EV kit board out of its packaging. Quickly ing GPIO port pins. Firmware defines the action taken on inspect the board to ensure that no damage occurred during shipment. Jumpers/shunts were preinstalled switch closure. prior to testing and packaging. By default, the USB- Pushbutton SW4 provides a global POR reset function for UART bridge is the source of power for the EV kit the IC by asserting the RSTN input. board. See Table 1 and Figure 3 for the default set- Pushbutton SW5 controls the PFN1 input of the PMIC. The tings and descriptions. function of the PFN1 input is configurable, but is preset to 2) The IC is preprogrammed with a demo program. reset the PMIC when depressed for at least 12 seconds. To power up the board and run the demo, simply connect the Micro-USB cable to the Micro-USB jack USB found at the top left of the EV kit PCB. The jack is The IC provides an integrated USB2.0 full-speed interface labeled CN1. The other end of the Micro-USB cable (12Mbps). This interface is accessed through the Micro- can be connected either to a computer or to a USB USB type-B connector, CN2. wall charger to get +5V power. No data is sent over USB in this demo. USB-UART Bridge 3) Once power is applied, the demo initiates. The demo The EV kit board provides a USB-to-UART bridge chip, displays text and graphics on the OLED display, FTDI FT230X. This bridge eliminates the requirement flashes LED0LED3, and outputs data to UART0. for a physical RS-232 COM port. Instead, the ICs UART 4) Do not connect any of the additional USB cables or access is through the Micro-USB type-B connector, Olimex JTAG adapter until after the tool chain/drivers CN1. Virtual COM port drivers and guides for installing are installed. Windows drivers are available at the FTDI Chip website. If the demo runs as expected, the next step is to download Default parameters are 115,200 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 and run the installer. Refer to the Quick Start. The installer stop bit, no flow control. is a small application that allows the user to select which The USB-to-UART bridge can be connected to UART 0 components to download and install including tools, driv- or UART 1 of the IC with jumpers JP10 (RX), JP12 (TX), ers, and documentation. A description of each component JP13 (CTS), and JP14 (RTS). This interface is the default and the hard drive size required for each can be seen by power source for the EV kit. clicking on each component. LEDs Detailed Description The EV kit board has four LEDs with series current- This section describes each major function or component limiting resistors. LEDs D1 (red), D2 (green), D3 (red) on the EV kit. This EV kit is general purpose in nature and and D4 (green) are connected to the ICs GPIO pins P3.0, provides many user-selectable options that are described P3.1, P3.2, and P3.3, respectively. LED GPIOs must be in the following sections. Each jumper setting is described configured as open-drain due to 3.3V LED source volt- and its default setting illustrated. ages. A LED illuminates when the appropriate GPIO pin is driven low. Board Power The EV kits main power supply input is +5V, made avail- Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) Controller able through Micro-USB type-B connector CN1 or CN2. The EV kit board has a low-power Bluetooth controller, This board is default jumpered for power to be provided EM9301. Communication with the IC is through SPI 2B. by CN1. This particular SPI port was selected due to the additional flow control signals that it features. The EM9301 controller Current Monitoring is Bluetooth specification V4.0 compliant. Refer to the EM Jumpers JP15, JP16, JP18, and JP19 provide conve- Microelectronic EM9301 data sheet for additional details. nient current monitoring points for VDD12 (JP15), VRTC (JP18), VDDB (JP19), and VDDA+VDD18 (JP16). VDDIO Windows is a registered trademark and registered service mark (JP27) and VDDIOH (JP30) current can be monitored of Microsoft Corporation. using these source selection jumpers. Maxim Integrated 2 www.maximintegrated.com