Freescale Semiconductor FRDM-KL25Z User manual

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. FRDMKL25ZUM
FRDM-KL25Z User's Manual
2012-09-24
Rev. 1.0

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Table of Contents
1Overview.....................................................................................................................................................3
2Reference Documents ............................................................................................................................3
3Getting Started..........................................................................................................................................3
4FRDM-KL25Z Hardware Overview ....................................................................................................4
5FRDM-KL25Z Hardware Description................................................................................................5
5.1 Power Supply........................................................................................................................................................................5
5.2 Serial and Debug Adapter (OpenSDA) .......................................................................................................................7
5.2.1 Debug Interface...................................................................................................................................................................................7
5.2.2 Virtual Serial Port............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
5.3 KL25Z Microcontroller.....................................................................................................................................................8
5.3.1 Clock Source .........................................................................................................................................................................................9
5.3.2 USB Interface........................................................................................................................................................................................9
5.3.3 Serial Port ..............................................................................................................................................................................................9
5.3.4 Reset.........................................................................................................................................................................................................9
5.3.5 Debug.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
5.4 Capacitive Touch Slider................................................................................................................................................. 10
5.5 3-axis Accelerometer......................................................................................................................................................10
5.6 RGB LED...............................................................................................................................................................................10
5.7 Input/Output Connectors.............................................................................................................................................11
5.8 Arduino Compatibility...................................................................................................................................................12

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1Overview
The Freescale Freedom development platform is a set of software and hardware tools for evaluation
and development. It is ideal for rapid prototyping of microcontroller-based applications. The Freescale
Freedom KL25Z hardware, FRDM-KL25Z, is a simple, yet sophisticated design featuring a Kinetis L series
microcontroller, the industry’s first microcontroller built on the ARM® Cortex™-M0+ core.
FRDM-KL25Z can be used to evaluate the KL1 and KL2 Kinetis L series devices. It features a
KL25Z128VLK, a KL2 family device boasting a max operating frequency of 48MHz, 128KB of flash, a full-
speed USB controller, and loads of analog and digital peripherals. The FRDM-KL25Z hardware is form-
factor compatible with the Arduino™ R3 pin layout, providing a broad range of expansion board
options. The on-board interfaces include an RGB LED, a 3-axis digital accelerometer, and a capacitive
touch slider.
The FRDM-KL25Z is the first hardware platform to feature the Freescale open standard embedded
serial and debug adapter known as OpenSDA. This circuit offers several options for serial
communications, flash programming and run-control debugging.
2Reference Documents
The table below provides a list of reference documents for the FRDM-KL25Z hardware. All of these
documents are available online at www.freescale.com/FRDM-KL25Z.
Table 1. FRDM-KL25Z Reference Documents
Filename
Description
FRDM-KL25Z Quick Start Package
Quick Start Guide and supporting files for getting started with
the FRDM-KL25Z.
FRDM-KL25Z User’s Manual
This document—overview and detailed information for the
FRDM-KL25Z hardware.
FRDM-KL25Z Pinouts
Spreadsheet of pin connections for all MCU pins. Includes
pinout for the I/O headers, Arduino R3 compatibility chart,
and OpenSDA MCU pinout.
FRDM-KL25Z Schematics
PDF schematics for the FRDM-KL25Z hardware
FRDM-KL25Z Design Package
Zip file containing all design source files for the FRDM-KL25Z
hardware
OpenSDA User’s Guide
Overview and instructions for use of the OpenSDA embedded
debug circuit
3Getting Started
Refer to the FRDM-KL25Z Quick Start Package for step-by-step instructions for getting started with the
FRDM-KL25Z. See the Jump Start Your Design section onwww.freescale.com/FRDM-KL25Z for the
Quick Start Package and software lab guides.

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4FRDM-KL25Z Hardware Overview
The features of the FRDM-KL25Z include:
MKL25Z128VLK4 in an 80 LQFP package
Capacitive touch slider
MMA8451Q accelerometer
Tri-color (RGB) LED
Flexible power supply options –USB, coin cell battery, external source
Battery-ready, power-measurement access points
Easy access to MCU I/O via Arduino ™ R3 compatible I/O connectors
Programmable OpenSDA debug interface with multiple applications available including:
-Mass storage device flash programming interface
-P&E Debug interface provides run-control debugging and compatibility with IDE tools
-CMSIS-DAP interface: new ARM standard for embedded debug interface
-Data logging application
Figure 1 shows a block diagram of the FRDM-KL25Z design. The primary components and their
placement on the hardware assembly are pointed out in Figure 2.
Figure 1. FRDM-KL25Z Block Diagram

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Figure 2. FRDM-KL25Z Feature Call-outs
5FRDM-KL25Z Hardware Description
5.1 Power Supply
There are multiple power supply options on the FRDM-KL25Z. It can be powered from either of the
USB connectors, the VIN pin on the I/O header, an on-board coin cell battery, or an off-board 1.71-3.6V
supply from the 3.3V pin on the I/O header. The USB and VIN supplies are regulated on-board using a
3.3V linear regulator to produce the main power supply. The other two sources are not regulated on-
board. Table 2 provides the operational details and requirements for the power supplies.
Table 2. Power Supply Requirements
Supply Source
Valid Range
OpenSDA
Operational?
Regulated on-
board?
OpenSDA USB (J7)
5V
Yes
Yes
KL25Z USB (J5)
5V
No
Yes
VIN Pin
4.3-9V
No
Yes
3.3V Pin
1.71-3.6V
No
No
Coin Cell Battery
1.71-3.6V
No
No

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Note that the OpenSDA circuit is only operational when a USB cable is connected and supplying power
to J7. However, protection circuitry is in place to allow multiple sources to be powered at once.
Figure 3 shows the schematic drawing for the power supply inputs and the on-board voltage regulator.
Figure 3. Power Supply Schematic
Table 3. FRDM-KL25Z Power Supplies
Power Supply Name
Description
P5-9V_VIN
Power supplied from the VIN pin of the I/O headers (J9 pin 16).
P5V_SDA
Power supplied from the OpenSDA USB connector (J7). A Schottky
diode provides back drive protection.
P5V_KL25Z
Power supplied from the KL25Z USB connector (J5). A Schottky diode
provides back drive protection.
P3V3_VREG
Regulated 3.3V supply. Sources power to the P3V3 supply rail
through a back drive protection Schottky diode. 1
P3V3_BATT
Coin cell battery supply voltage. Sources power to the P3V3 supply
rail through a back drive protection Schottky diode.
P3V3
Main supply rail for the FRDM-KL25Z assembly. May be sourced from
P3V3_VREG, P3V3_BATT, or directly from the I/O headers (J9 pin 8)
P3V3_KL25Z
KL25Z MCU supply. Header J4 provides a convenient means for
energy consumption measurements. 2
P3V3_SDA
OpenSDA circuit supply. Header J3 provides a convenient means for
energy consumption measurements. 2
P5V_USB
Nominal 5V supplied to the I/O headers (J9 pin 10). Sourced from
either the P5V_KL25Z or P5V_OSDA supply through a back drive
protection Schottky diode.
NOTES:
1) By default the linear regulator, U1, is a 3.3V output regulator. However, this is a
common footprint that would allow the user to modify the assembly to utilize an

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alternative device such as a 1.8V or 2.5V regulator. The KL25Z microcontroller has an
operating range of 1.71V to 3.6V.
2) J3 and J4 are not populated by default. The two pins of these headers are shorted
together by a trace on the bottom layer of the PCB. To measure the energy
consumption of either the KL25Z or the OpenSDA MCU, the trace between these pins
must first be cut. A current probe or a shunt resistor and voltage meter can then be
applied to measure the energy consumption on these rails.
5.2 Serial and Debug Adapter (OpenSDA)
OpenSDA is an open-standard serial and debug adapter. It bridges serial and debug communications
between a USB host and an embedded target processor as shown in Figure 4. The hardware circuit is
based on a Freescale Kinetis K20 family microcontroller (MCU) with 128 KB of embedded flash and an
integrated USB controller. OpenSDA features a mass storage device (MSD) bootloader, which provides
a quick and easy mechanism for loading different OpenSDA Applications such as flash programmers,
run-control debug interfaces, serial-to-USB converters, and more. Refer to the OpenSDA User’s Guide
for more details.
Figure 4. OpenSDA High-Level Block Diagram
OpenSDA is managed by a Kinetis K20 MCU built on the ARM® Cortex™-M4 core. The OpenSDA circuit
includes a status LED (D4) and a pushbutton (SW1). The pushbutton asserts the Reset signal to the
KL25Z target MCU. It can also be used to place the OpenSDA circuit into Bootloader mode. SPI and
GPIO signals provide an interface to either the SWD debug port of the KL25Z. Additionally, signal
connections are available to implement a UART serial channel. The OpenSDA circuit receives power
when the USB connector J7 is plugged into a USB host.
5.2.1 Debug Interface
Signals with SPI and GPIO capability are used to connect directly to the SWD of the KL25Z. These
signals are also brought out to a standard 10-pin (0.05”) Cortex Debug connector (J6). It is possible to
isolate the KL25Z MCU from the OpenSDA circuit and use J6 to connect to an off-board MCU. To

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accomplish this, cut the trace on the bottom side of the PCB that connects J11 pin 1 to J11 pin 2. This
will disconnect the SWD_CLK pin to the KL25Z so that it will not interfere with the communications to
an off-board MCU connected to J6.
Figure 5. SWD Debug Connector
Note that J6 is not-populated by default. A Samtec FTSH-105-02-F-D or compatible connector can be
added to the J6 through-hole connector. A mating cable, such as a Samtec FFSD IDC cable, can then be
used to connect from the OpenSDA of the FRDM-KL25Z to an off-board SWD connector.
5.2.2 Virtual Serial Port
A serial port connection is available between the OpenSDA MCU and pins PTA1 and PTA2 of the KL25Z.
Several of the default OpenSDA Applications provided by Freescale, including the MSD Flash
Programmer and the P&E Debug Application, provide a USB Communications Device Class (CDC)
interface that bridges serial communications between the USB host and this serial interface on the
KL25Z.
5.3 KL25Z Microcontroller
The target microcontroller of the FRDM-KL25Z is the KL25Z128VLK4, a Kinetis L series device in an 80
LQFP package. The KL25Z MCU features include:
32-bit ARM Cortex-M0+ core
-up to 48 MHz operation
-Single-cycle fast I/O access port
Memories
-128 KB flash
-16 KB SRAM
System integration
-Power management and mode controllers
-Low-leakage wakeup unit
-Bit manipulation engine for read-modify-write peripheral operations
-Direct memory access (DMA) controller
-Computer operating properly (COP) Watchdog timer
Clocks
-Clock generation module with FLL and PLL for system and CPU clock generation

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-4 MHz and 32 kHz internal reference clock
-System oscillator supporting external crystal or resonator
-Low-power 1kHz RC oscillator for RTC and COP watchdog
Analog peripherals
-16-bit SAR ADC w/ DMA support
-12-bit DAC w/ DMA support
-High speed comparator
Communication peripherals
-Two 8-bit Serial Peripheral Interfaces (SPI)
-USB dual-role controller with built-in FS/LS transceiver
-USB voltage regulator
-Two I2C modules
-One low-power UART and two standard UART modules
Timers
-One 6-channel Timer/PWM module
-Two 2-channel Timer/PWM modules
-2-channel Periodic Interrupt Timer (PIT)
-Real time clock (RTC)
-Low-power Timer (LPT)
-System tick timer
Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI)
-General purpose input/output controller
-Capacitive touch sense input interface hardware module
5.3.1 Clock Source
The Kinetis KL2 microcontrollers feature an on-chip oscillator compatible with three ranges of input
crystal or resonator frequencies: 32-40 kHz (low freq. mode), 3-8 MHz (high freq. mode, low range) and
8-32 MHz (high freq. mode, high range). The KL25Z128 on the FRDM-KL25Z is clocked from an 8 MHz
crystal.
5.3.2 USB Interface
The Kinetis KL2 microcontrollers feature a dual-role USB controller with on-chip full-speed and low-
speed transceivers. The USB interface on the FRDM-KL25Z is configured as a full-speed USB device. J5
is the USB connector for this interface.
5.3.3 Serial Port
The primary serial port interface signals are PTA1 and PTA2. These signals are connected to both the
OpenSDA and to the J1 I/O connector.
5.3.4 Reset
The PTA20/RESET signal on the KL25Z128 is connected externally to a pushbutton, SW1, and also to the
OpenSDA circuit. The reset button can be used to force an external reset event in the target MCU. The
reset button can also be used to force the OpenSDA circuit into bootloader mode. Please refer to
section 5.2, Serial and Debug Adapter (OpenSDA), for more details.

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5.3.5 Debug
The sole debug interface on all Kinetis L Series devices is a Serial Wire Debug (SWD) port. The primary
controller of this interface on the FRDM-KL25Z is the onboard OpenSDA circuit (see section 5.2).
However, an unpopulated 10-pin (0.05”) Cortex Debug connector, J6, provides access to the SWD
signals. The Samtec FTSH-105-02-F-D or compatible connectors can be added to the J6 through-hole
debug connector to allow for an external debug cable to be connected.
5.4 Capacitive Touch Slider
Two Touch Sense Input (TSI) signals, TSI0_CH9 and TSI0_CH10, are connected to capacitive electrodes
configured as a touch slider. Freescale’s Touch Sense Software (TSS) provides a software library for
implementing the capacitive touch slider.
5.5 3-axis Accelerometer
A Freescale MMA8451Q low-power, three-axis accelerometer is interfaced through an I2C bus and two
GPIO signals as shown in Table 4 below. By default, the I2C address is 0x1D (SA0 pulled high).
Table 4. Accelerometer Signal Connections
MMA8451Q
KL25Z128
SCL
PTE24
SDA
PTE25
INT1
PTA14
INT2
PTA15
Figure 6. MMA8451Q Schematic Diagram
5.6 RGB LED
Three PWM-capable signals are connected to a red, green, blue LED, D3. The signal connections are
shown in Table 5 below.