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FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR M5213EVB Development Board for Freescale MCF5213 MCU Hardware User Manual
The M5213EVB is a low‑cost development board for the Freescale MCF5213 ColdFire microcontroller, offering on‑board flash, SRAM, multiple serial ports, and a dBUG firmware monitor for rapid application development. It ships with a wall‑plug power supply, DB9 serial cable, and BDM interface cable, and is intended for hardware or software evaluation in laboratory environments.
The manual covers safety cautions, terminology, board features, getting started steps, power supply details, memory layout, option jumper settings, troubleshooting, and the TRAP #15 utility functions for character I/O and exiting to the monitor. Reference documents and schematics are also listed for further development.
Freescale MCF5213 specifications
| CPU | MCF5213, 100‑pin LQFP |
|---|---|
| Flash Memory | 256 KB (on‑chip) |
| SRAM | 32 KB (on‑chip) |
| UART Ports | 3 UART serial ports with DMA capability |
| Power Input | +5 V to +25 V DC (9 V typical) |
| Current Consumption | 100 mA typical @ 9 VDC |
| Board Size | 3.5" × 5.5" |
Source: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR M5213EVB Development Board for Freescale MCF5213 MCU Hardware User Manual
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Day-to-day operation, settings and troubleshooting. Start here if the product is already set up.
Ratings, dimensions and ordering codes, for selection and design work.
Questions answered in these manuals
What baud rate and serial settings should be used to connect to the board?
Set the terminal to 19.2 K baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, with XON/XOFF flow control enabled.
From: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR M5213EVB Development Board for Freescale MCF5213 MCU Hardware User Manual
What voltage range can the board accept for its power input?
The board accepts an unregulated DC input of +5 V to +25 V, with a typical value of +9 V.
From: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR M5213EVB Development Board for Freescale MCF5213 MCU Hardware User Manual
What is the maximum core frequency of the MCF5213?
The processor can run at frequencies up to 80 MHz.
From: Freescale Semiconductor Data Sheet Document Number: MCF5213EC Rev. 3 05/2007 Manual
How much flash memory does the MCF5213 provide?
It includes up to 256 KB of on‑chip flash memory.
From: Freescale Semiconductor Data Sheet Document Number: MCF5213EC Rev. 3 05/2007 Manual