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ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite®
Evaluation System Manual
Revision 1.2, April 2008
Part Number
82-000945-01
Analog Devices, Inc.
One Technology Way
Norwood, Mass. 02062-9106 a

Copyright Information
©2008 Analog Devices, Inc., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This document
may not be reproduced in any form without prior, express written consent
from Analog Devices, Inc.
Printed in the USA.
Limited Warranty
The EZ-KIT Lite evaluation system is warranted against defects in materi-
als and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase
from Analog Devices or from an authorized dealer.
Disclaimer
Analog Devices, Inc. reserves the right to change this product without
prior notice. Information furnished by Analog Devices is believed to be
accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Analog
Devices for its use; nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of
third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by impli-
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The Analog Devices icon bar and logo, VisualDSP++, the VisualDSP++
logo, Blackfin, the Blackfin logo, the CROSSCORE logo, EZ-KIT Lite,
and EZ-Extender are registered trademarks of Analog Devices, Inc.
All other brand and product names are trademarks or service marks of
their respective owners.

Regulatory Compliance
The ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite is designed to be used solely in a labora-
tory environment. The board is not intended for use as a consumer end
product or as a portion of a consumer end product. The board is an open
system design which does not include a shielded enclosure and therefore
may cause interference to other electrical devices in close proximity. This
board should not be used in or near any medical equipment or RF devices.
The ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite has been certified to comply with the
essential requirements of the European EMC directive 89/336/EEC
amended by 93/68/EEC and therefore carries the “CE” mark.
The ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite has been appended to Analog Devices,
Inc. Technical Construction File (TCF) referenced ‘DSPTOOLS1’ dated
December 21, 1997 and was awarded CE Certification by an appointed
European Competent Body as listed below.
Technical Certificate No: Z600ANA1.028
Issued by: Technology International (Europe) Limited
60 Shrivenham Hundred Business Park
Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8TY, UK
The EZ-KIT Lite evaluation system contains ESD(electrostatic discharge)
sensitive devices. Electrostatic charges readily accumulate on the human
body and equipment and can discharge without detection. Permanent
damage may occur on devices subjected to high-energy discharges. Proper
ESD precautions are recommended to avoid performance degradation or
loss of functionality. Store unused EZ-KIT Lite boards in the protective
shipping package.

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CONTENTS
PREFACE
Purpose of This Manual ................................................................ xiii
Intended Audience ........................................................................ xiii
Manual Contents ........................................................................... xiv
What’s New in This Manual ........................................................... xiv
Technical or Customer Support ....................................................... xv
Supported Processors ....................................................................... xv
Product Information ...................................................................... xvi
MyAnalog.com ......................................................................... xvi
Processor Product Information .................................................. xvi
Related Documents ................................................................. xvii
Online Technical Documentation ........................................... xviii
Printed Manuals ........................................................................ xx
Notation Conventions .................................................................... xxi
USING ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT LITE
Package Contents .......................................................................... 1-3
Default Configuration ................................................................... 1-3
Installation and Session Startup ..................................................... 1-5

CONTENTS
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Evaluation License Restrictions ..................................................... 1-7
Memory Map ............................................................................... 1-7
SDRAM Interface ......................................................................... 1-8
Flash Memory ............................................................................ 1-10
CAN Interface ............................................................................ 1-11
ELVIS Interface .......................................................................... 1-12
Audio Interface ........................................................................... 1-12
LEDs and Push Buttons .............................................................. 1-13
Example Programs ...................................................................... 1-14
Background Telemetry Channel .................................................. 1-14
ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT LITE HARDWARE REFERENCE
System Architecture ...................................................................... 2-2
External Bus Interface Unit ..................................................... 2-3
SPORT0 Interface .................................................................. 2-4
SPI Interface ........................................................................... 2-4
UART Interface ...................................................................... 2-4
Programmable Flags ................................................................ 2-4
UART Port ............................................................................. 2-8
Expansion Interface ................................................................. 2-8
JTAG Emulation Port ............................................................. 2-9
Jumper and Switch Settings ........................................................... 2-9
CAN Enable Switch (SW2) ................................................... 2-10
UART Enable Switch (SW4) ................................................. 2-10
Push Button Enable Switch (SW5) ........................................ 2-11

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Flash Enable Switch (SW6) .................................................... 2-11
FCE Enable Switch (SW14) ................................................... 2-12
Audio Enable Switch (SW7) .................................................. 2-12
Boot Mode Select Switch (SW3) ............................................ 2-13
PPI Direction Control (JP1) .................................................. 2-13
UART Loop Jumper (JP9) ..................................................... 2-14
ELVIS Oscilloscope Configuration Switch (SW1) ................... 2-14
ELVIS Function Generator Configuration Switch (SW8) ........ 2-15
ELVIS Voltage Selection Jumper (JP6) ................................... 2-16
ELVIS Select Jumper (JP8) .................................................... 2-16
LEDs and Push Buttons .............................................................. 2-17
Reset Push Button (SW9) ...................................................... 2-17
Programmable Flag Push Buttons (SW10–13) ........................ 2-18
Power LED (LED7) ............................................................... 2-18
Reset LED (LED8) ................................................................ 2-18
User LEDs (LED2–6) ............................................................ 2-19
USB Monitor LED (ZLED3) ................................................. 2-19
Connectors ................................................................................. 2-20
Audio Connectors (J9 and J10) .............................................. 2-21
CAN Connectors (J5 and J11) ............................................... 2-21
RS-232 Connector (J6) .......................................................... 2-21
Power Connector (J7) ............................................................ 2-22
Expansion Interface Connectors (J1–3) .................................. 2-22
JTAG Connector (ZP4) ......................................................... 2-23

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SPORT0 and SPORT1 Connectors (P6 and P7) .................... 2-23
PPI Connector (P8) .............................................................. 2-23
SPI Connector (P9) ............................................................... 2-24
2-Wire Interface Connector (P10) ......................................... 2-24
TIMERS Connector (P11) .................................................... 2-24
UART1 Connector (P12) ...................................................... 2-25
ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT LITE BILL OF MATERIALS
ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT LITE SCHEMATIC
Title Page ..................................................................................... B-1
Processor ...................................................................................... B-2
Processor Power ............................................................................ B-3
SDRAM and Flash ....................................................................... B-4
ADC and Audio In ....................................................................... B-5
DAC and Audio Out .................................................................... B-6
CAN ............................................................................................ B-7
Push Buttons, LEDs, and Boot Mode ............................................ B-8
ELVIS Interface ............................................................................ B-9
Expansion Interface and JTAG .................................................... B-10
Stamp Connectors ...................................................................... B-11
Misc Connectors ........................................................................ B-12
Power ......................................................................................... B-13
INDEX

ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite Evaluation System Manual ix
PREFACE
Thank you for purchasing the ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite®, Analog
Devices, Inc. evaluation system for Blackfin®processors.
Blackfin processors embody a new type of embedded processor designed
specifically to meet the computational demands and power constraints of
today’s embedded audio, video, and communications applications. They
deliver breakthrough signal-processing performance and power efficiency
within a reduced instruction set computing (RISC) programming model.
Blackfin processors support a media instruction set computing (MISC)
architecture. This architecture is the natural merging of RISC, media
functions, and digital signal processing (DSP) characteristics. Blackfin
processors deliver signal-processing performance in a microprocessor-like
environment.
Based on the Micro Signal Architecture (MSA), Blackfin processors com-
bine a 32-bit RISC instruction set, dual 16-bit multiply accumulate
(MAC) DSP functionality, and 8-bit video processing performance that
had previously been the exclusive domain of very-long instruction word
(VLIW) media processors.

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The evaluation board is designed to be used in conjunction with the Visu-
alDSP++®development environment to test the capabilities of the
ADSP-BF538F Blackfin processors. The VisualDSP++ development envi-
ronment gives you the ability to perform advanced application code
development and debug, such as:
• Create, compile, assemble, and link application programs written
in C++, C, and ADSP-BF538F assembly
• Load, run, step, halt, and set breakpoints in application programs
• Read and write data and program memory
• Read and write core and peripheral registers
• Plot memory
Access to the ADSP-BF538F processor from a personal computer (PC) is
achieved through a USB port or an optional JTAG emulator. The USB
interface gives unrestricted access to the ADSP-BF538F processor and the
evaluation board peripherals. Analog Devices JTAG emulators offer faster
communication between the host PC and target hardware. Analog Devices
carries a wide range of in-circuit emulation products. To learn more about
Analog Devices emulators and processor development tools, go to
http://www.analog.com/processors/index.html.
The ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite provides example programs to demon-
strate the capabilities of the evaluation board.
LThe ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite installation is part of the Visu-
alDSP++ installation. The EZ-KIT Lite is a licensed product that
offers an unrestricted evaluation license for the first 90 days. For
details about evaluation license restrictions after the 90 days, refer
to “Evaluation License Restrictions” on page 1-7 and the Visu-
alDSP++ Installation Quick Reference Card.

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The board features:
• Analog Devices ADSP-BF538F processor
DCore performance up to 600 MHz
DExternal bus performance to 133 MHz
D182-pin mini-BGA package
D25 MHz crystal
• Synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM)
DMT48LC32M8 – 64 MB (8M x 8-bits x 4 banks) x 2 chips
• Flash memory
D4MB (2M x 16-bits)
• Analog audio interface
DAD1871 96 kHz analog-to-digital codec (ADC)
DAD1854 96 kHz digital-to-audio codec (DAC)
D1 input stereo jack
D1 output stereo jack
• Controller Area Network (CAN) interface
DPhilips TJA1041 high-speed CAN transceiver
• National Instruments Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumen-
tation Suite (ELVIS) interface
DLabVIEW™-based virtual instruments
DMultifunction data acquisition device
DBench-top workstation and prototype board

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• Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
DADM3202 RS-232 line driver/receiver
DDB9 female connector
•LEDs
D10 LEDs: 1 power (green), 1 board reset (red), 1 USB (red),
5 general-purpose (amber), and 1 USB monitor (amber)
• Push buttons
D5 push buttons: 1 reset, 4 programmable flags with
debounce logic
• Expansion interface
DAll processor signals
• Other features
DJTAG ICE 14-pin header
The EZ-KIT Lite board has flash memory with a total of 4 MB. Flash
memory can be used to store user-specific boot code, allowing the board
to run as a stand-alone unit. For more information, see “Flash Memory”
on page 1-10. The board also has 64 MB of SDRAM, which can be used
by the user at runtime.
SPORT0 interfaces with the audio circuit, facilitating development of audio
signal processing applications. SPORT0, SPORT1, and SPORT2 also interface
to an off-board connector for communication with other serial devices.
For more information, see “SPORT0 Interface” on page 2-4.
The UART of the processor connects to an RS-232 line driver and a DB9
female connector, providing an interface to a PC or other serial device.

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Additionally, the EZ-KIT Lite board provides access to all of the proces-
sor’s peripheral ports. Access is provided in the form of a three-connector
expansion interface. For more information, see “Expansion Interface” on
page 2-8.
Purpose of This Manual
The ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite Evaluation System Manual provides
instructions for installing the product hardware (board). The text
describes operation and configuration of the board components and pro-
vides guidelines for running your own code on the ADSP-BF538F
EZ-KIT Lite. Finally, a schematic and a bill of materials are provided as a
reference for future designs.
The product software installation is detailed in the VisualDSP++ Installa-
tion Quick Reference Card.
Intended Audience
The primary audience for this manual is a programmer who is familiar
with Analog Devices processors. This manual assumes that the audience
has a working knowledge of the appropriate processor architecture and
instruction set. Programmers who are unfamiliar with Analog Devices
processors can use this manual but should supplement it with other texts
(such as the ADSP-BF538/ADSP-BF538F Blackfin Processor Hardware Ref-
erence and Blackfin Processor Instruction Set Reference) that describe your
target architecture.
Programmers who are unfamiliar with VisualDSP++ should refer to the
VisualDSP++ online Help and user’s or getting started guides. For the
locations of these documents, see “Related Documents”.

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Manual Contents
The manual consists of:
• Chapter 1, “Using ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite” on page 1-1.
Describes EZ-KIT Lite functionality from a programmer’s perspec-
tive and provides an easy-to-access memory map.
• Chapter 2, “ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite Hardware Reference” on
page 2-1.
Provides information on the EZ-KIT Lite hardware components.
• Appendix A, “ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite Bill Of Materials” on
page A-1.
Provides a list of components used to manufacture the EZ-KIT
Lite board.
• Appendix B, “ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite Schematic” on
page B-1.
Provides the resources to allow EZ-KIT Lite board-level debugging
or to use as a reference design. Appendix B is part of the online
Help.
What’s New in This Manual
The ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite Evaluation System Manual has been
updated to reflect the latest revision of the board.

ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite Evaluation System Manual xv
Preface
Technical or Customer Support
You can reach Analog Devices, Inc. Customer Support in the following
ways:
• Visit the Embedded Processing and DSP products Web site at
http://www.analog.com/processors/technicalSupport
• E-mail tools questions to
[email protected]
• E-mail processor questions to
[email protected] (World wide support)
[email protected] (Europe support)
[email protected] (China support)
• Phone questions to 1-800-ANALOGD
• Contact your Analog Devices, Inc. local sales office or authorized
distributor
• Send questions by mail to:
Analog Devices, Inc.
One Technology Way
P.O. Box 9106
Norwood, MA 02062-9106
USA
Supported Processors
This evaluation system supports Analog Devices ADSP-BF538F Blackfin
embedded processors.

Product Information
xvi ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite Evaluation System Manual
Product Information
You can obtain product information from the Analog Devices Web site,
from the product CD-ROM, or from printed publications (manuals).
Analog Devices is online at www.analog.com. Our Web site provides infor-
mation about a broad range of products—analog integrated circuits,
amplifiers, converters, and digital signal processors.
MyAnalog.com
MyAnalog.com is a free feature of the Analog Devices Web site that allows
customization of a Web page to display only the latest information on
products you are interested in. You can also choose to receive weekly
e-mail notifications containing updates to the Web pages that meet your
interests. MyAnalog.com provides access to books, application notes, data
sheets, code examples, and more.
Registration:
Visit www.myanalog.com to sign up. Click Register to use MyAnalog.com.
Registration takes about five minutes and serves as means for you to select
the information you want to receive.
If you are already a registered user, just log on. Your user name is your
e-mail address.
Processor Product Information
For information on embedded processors and DSPs, visit our Web site at
www.analog.com/processors, which provides access to technical publica-
tions, data sheets, application notes, product overviews, and product
announcements.

ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite Evaluation System Manual xvii
Preface
You may also obtain additional information about Analog Devices and its
products in any of the following ways.
• E-mail questions or requests for information to
[email protected] (World wide support)
[email protected] (Europe support)
[email protected] (China support)
• Fax questions or requests for information to
1-781-461-3010 (North America)
[phone] (Europe)
Related Documents
For information on product related development software, see the follow-
ing publications.
LIf you plan to use the EZ-KIT Lite board in conjunction with a
JTAG emulator, also refer to the documentation that accompanies
the emulator.
All documentation is available online. Visit the Technical Library Web
site to access all processor and tools manuals and data sheets:
http://www.analog.com/processors/technicalSupport/technicalLi-
brary/.
Table 1. Related Processor Publications
Title Description
ADSP-BF538/ADSP-BF538F Embedded Processor
Data Sheet General functional description, pinout, and timing.
ADSP-BF538/ADSP-BF538F Blackfin Processor
Hardware Reference Description of internal processor architec- ture and all register functions.
Blackfin Processor Programming Reference Description of all allowed processor assem-
bly instructions.

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Online Technical Documentation
Online documentation comprises the VisualDSP++ Help system, software
tools manuals, hardware tools manuals, processor manuals, the Dinkum
Abridged C++ library, and Flexible License Manager (FlexLM) network
license manager software documentation. You can easily search across the
entire VisualDSP++ documentation set for any topic of interest. For easy
printing, supplementary .pdf files of most manuals are provided in the
Docs folder on the VisualDSP++ installation CD.
If documentation is not installed on your system as part of the software
installation, you can add it from the VisualDSP++ CD at any time by run-
ning the Tools installation. Access the online documentation from the
VisualDSP++ environment, Windows®Explorer, or the Analog Devices
Web site. Each documentation file type is described as follows.
Table 2. Related VisualDSP++ Publications
Title Description
ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite Evaluation System
Manual Description of the hardware capabilities of the evaluation system; description of how to
access these capabilities in the VisualDSP++
environment.
VisualDSP++ User’s Guide Description of the VisualDSP++ features and
usage.
VisualDSP++ Assembler and Preprocessor Manuals Description of the assembler function and
commands.
VisualDSP++ C/C++ Complier and Library Man-
ual for Blackfin Processors Description of the complier function and commands for Blackfin processors.
VisualDSP++ Linker and Utilities Manual Description of the linker function and com-
mands.
VisualDSP++ Loader and Utilities Manual Description of the loader/splitter function
and commands.

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Accessing Documentation From VisualDSP++
To view VisualDSP++ Help, click on the Help menu item or go to the
Windows task bar and navigate to the VisualDSP++ documentation via
the Start menu.
To view ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite Help, which is part of the Visu-
alDSP++ Help system, use the Contents or Search tab of the Help
window.
Accessing Documentation From Windows
In addition to any shortcuts you may have constructed, there are many
ways to open VisualDSP++ online Help or the supplementary documenta-
tion from Windows.
Help system files (.chm) are located in the Help folder, and .pdf files are
located in the Docs folder of your VisualDSP++ installation CD-ROM.
The Docs folder also contains the Dinkum Abridged C++ library and the
FlexLM network license manager software documentation.
Your software installation kit includes online Help as part of the Windows
interface. These help files provide information about VisualDSP++ and
the ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite evaluation system.
File Description
.chm Help system files and manuals in Help format
.htm or
.html Dinkum Abridged C++ library and FlexLM network license manager software doc-
umentation. Viewing and printing the .html files requires a browser, such as
Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher).
.pdf VisualDSP++ and processor manuals in Portable Documentation Format (PDF).
Viewing and printing the .pdf files requires a PDF reader, such as Adobe Acrobat
Reader (4.0 or higher).