The TMS570LS31x Hercules Development Kit is ideal for getting started on development with the Hercules TMS570 series of safety microcontrollers.

TMS570LS3137 180MHz MCU, dual Cortex-R4F in lock-step, 337-pin BGA
On-chip 3MB Flash memory with ECC, 256KB RAM with ECC
On-board USB XDS100v2 JTAG debug
ARM 20-pin JTAG debug header for external JTAG emulator
External emulator detection circuit
10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface
2 x DCAN Transceivers and screw terminal blocks
Light sensor
Temperature sensor
SCI accessible through a USB Virtual Port (VCP)
8MB SDRAM
8 x user programmable LEDs (2 tri-color LEDs, and 6 white LEDs)
User programmable pushbutton
3 x expansion connectors for hardware prototyping and daughter card use
Reset pushbuttons (nPOR and nRST)
SD card slot (SPI mode)
Embedded trace macrocell (ETM) debug interface via MIPI connector
Configurable pin mux options
+5V and +3.3V ADC option jumper (configured +5V by default)
Current measurement capability for +3.3V I/O, +1.2V Core, +1.2V PLL, +3.3V or +5V ADC and +3.3V VccP.
Power supply supporting +5V to +12V DC input

IEC 61508 SIL 3, ISO 26262 ASIL D

CCStudio v4.x IDE: C/C++ Compiler/Linker/Debugger, HALCoGen Peripheral Driver Generation Tool, CCS and nowFlash Flash Programming Tools, HET IDE/Simulator/Assembler, GUI Demos with Project/Code Examples, Type A to mini B USB cable, Flashlight for light sensor demo.

The Hercules™ microcontroller (MCU) platform is the result of TI’s long history of developing and shipping MCUs for safety critical systems, providing a broad portfolio of devices specifically designed to meet the requirements of safety-critical medical, industrial and transportation applications. Robust application of core functional safety techniques and semiconductor industry best practices has resulted in an MCU platform that simplifies safety-critical system design, reduces software overhead and speeds certification, all of which result in lower system cost and faster time-to-market. The Hercules platform comprises three families of scalable functional safety MCUs offering a balance of performance memory, functional safety capability, peripherals, connectivity and cost. These products always operate in a “safe” manner and meet the stringent functional safety requirements of standards such as IEC 61508 or ISO 26262.