
Stellaris® LM3S6965 Evaluation Board
January 6, 2010 3
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Stellaris® LM3S6965 Evaluation Board .......................................................................................7
Features..............................................................................................................................................................8
Block Diagram ....................................................................................................................................................8
Evaluation Kit Contents ......................................................................................................................................9
Evaluation Board Specifications .....................................................................................................................9
Features of the LM3S6965 Microcontroller.........................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Hardware Description..................................................................................................................11
LM3S6965 Microcontroller................................................................................................................................11
Device Overview...........................................................................................................................................11
Ethernet ........................................................................................................................................................11
Clocking........................................................................................................................................................11
Reset.............................................................................................................................................................11
Power Supplies.............................................................................................................................................12
Debugging.....................................................................................................................................................12
USB Device Controller Functions .....................................................................................................................13
Device Overview...........................................................................................................................................13
USB to JTAG/SWD.......................................................................................................................................13
Virtual COM Port...........................................................................................................................................13
Serial Wire Out..............................................................................................................................................13
Organic LED Display ........................................................................................................................................13
Features........................................................................................................................................................13
Control Interface ...........................................................................................................................................14
Power Supply................................................................................................................................................14
Design Guidelines.........................................................................................................................................14
Further Reference.........................................................................................................................................14
Other Peripherals..............................................................................................................................................14
Speaker.........................................................................................................................................................14
MicroSD Card Slot........................................................................................................................................14
Push Switches ..............................................................................................................................................14
User LED ......................................................................................................................................................15
Bypassing Peripherals......................................................................................................................................15
Interfacing to the EVB.......................................................................................................................................15
Using the In-Circuit Debugger Interface ...........................................................................................................16
Appendix A: Schematics................................................................................................................................17
Appendix B: Connection Details...................................................................................................................23
Component Locations.......................................................................................................................................23
Evaluation Board Dimensions...........................................................................................................................24
I/O Breakout Pads ............................................................................................................................................24
Recommended Connectors..............................................................................................................................25
ARM Target Pinout ...........................................................................................................................................26
References .......................................................................................................................................................26