TMS570LS31 HDK User Guide

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About This Manual

This document describes the board level operations of the TMS570LS31

Hercules Development Kit (HDK). The HDK is based on the Texas Instruments

TMS570LS3137 Microcontroller. The TMS570LS31 HDK is a table top card that

allows engineers and software developers to evaluate certain characteristics of

the TMS570LS3137 microcontroller to determine if the microcontroller meets the

designer application requirements. Evaluators can create software to execute on

board or expand the system in a variety of ways.

Notational Conventions

This document uses the following conventions.

The TMS570LS31 HDK will sometimes be referred to as the TMS570 HDK or

HDK.

Program listings, program examples, and interactive displays are shown in a

special italic typeface. Here is a sample program listing.

equations

!rd = !strobe&rw;

Information About Cautions

This book may contain cautions.

This is an example of a caution statement.

A caution statement describes a situation that could potentially damage your

software, or hardware, or other equipment. The information in a caution is

provided for your protection. Please read each caution carefully.

Related Documents, Application Notes and User Guides

Information regarding this device can be found at the following Texas

Instruments website:

http://www.ti.com/tms570