SparkFun’s processor board improves MicroMod applications with its Arm® Cortex®-M4 32-bit RISC core
The SparkFun MicroMod STM32 processor board improves MicroMod applications with its Arm Cortex-M4 32-bit RISC core. This little processor board provides an economical and easy-to-use development platform for situations that require more power with minimal working space. With the M.2 MicroMod connector, connecting the STM32 processor is a breeze. Simply match up the key on the processor’s beveled edge connector to the key on the M.2 connector and secure it with a screw (included with all carrier boards). The STM32 is one of the most powerful and economical microcontrollers available, so to be able to add it to MicroMod carrier boards is a huge advantage for any project.
The STM32F405 processor is based on the high-performance Arm Cortex-M4 32-bit RISC core and can operate at a frequency of up to 168 MHz. This core features a floating point unit (FPU) single precision that supports all Arm single-precision data-processing instructions and data types. It also implements a full set of DSP instructions and a memory protection unit (MPU), which enhances application security. This processor board utilizes the DFU bootloader for uploading code and incorporates an extensive range of enhanced I/Os and peripherals. To complement the STM32F405 processor, SparkFun has also added an additional 128 Mb (16 MB) serial Flash memory chip to the underside of the board.
Features
- Arm 32-bit Cortex-M4 CPU with FPU
- Adaptive real-time accelerator (ART Accelerator™) allowing 0-wait state execution from Flash memory
- Frequency up to 168 MHz
- Memory protection unit
- 210 DMIPS / 1.25 DMIPS/MHz (Dhrystone 2.1)
- DSP instructions
- 1 Mbyte of Flash memory
- 192 Kbytes of SRAM including 64 Kbytes of core coupled memory (CCM) data RAM
- Flexible static memory controller supporting compact Flash, SRAM, PSRAM, NOR, and NAND memories
- Clock, reset, and supply management
- 1.8 V to 3.6 V application supply and I/Os
- 32 kHz oscillator for RTC with calibration
- Internal 32 kHz RC with calibration
- Low-power operation
- Sleep, stop, and standby modes
- VBAT supply for RTC, 20×32 bit backup registers + optional 4 KB backup SRAM
- Debug mode
- Serial wire debug (SWD) and JTAG interfaces
- Cortex-M4 Embedded Trace Macrocell™
- Advanced connectivity
- USB 2.0 full-speed device/host/OTG controller with on-chip PHY
- USB 2.0 high-speed/full-speed device/host/OTG controller with dedicated DMA, on-chip full-speed PHY and ULPI
- 10/100 Ethernet MAC with dedicated DMA: supports IEEE 1588v2 hardware, MII/RMII
more information: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/17713