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TIDM-TM4C129XS2E

RTOS-Based Configurable Serial-to-Ethernet Converter on High Performance MCUs Reference Design

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TIDM-TM4C129XS2E

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Overview

Legacy products may only contain a serial port. Accessing such end equipments (EEs) is increasingly becoming a challenge due to the inability to add them to a shared network and access them over long distances (like remote control stations). A Serial-to-Ethernet  (S2E) converter provides a simple answer to solve the challenges posed by such EEs. This reference design leverages an Ethernet-based TM4C129x (formerly known as Tiva) microcontroller to implement an S2E converter that allows quicker time-to-market and cost savings.

Features
  • Two serial-to-Telnet port pairs to connect two different serial devices at the same time
  • HTTP configuration web server to dynamically manage IP address, serial port and Telnet port settings (at runtime)
  • Configuration parameters stored in electrically-erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) with provision to restore factory settings
  • Software uses FreeRTOS™ for task scheduling, lwIP TCP/IP stack, and TI’s TivaWare™ for C series software (includes driver library and locator service) to simplify application development
  • Software designed to work on EK-TM4C129XL (connected LaunchPad) and DK-TM4C129X (with minimal modifications) for supported toolchains like TI’s Code Composer Studio™ software, Keil® MDK, IAR™ embedded workbench, and GNU
  • Optional board with RS-232 PHY for easy connections to EK-TM4C129XL and DK-TM4C129X
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Design files

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download Design guide — TIDM-TM4C129XS2E
TIDU951.PDF (4417 KB)

Reference design overview and verified performance test data

download Bill of materials (BOM) — TIDM-TM4C129XS2E
TIDRF07.PDF (123 KB)

Complete listing of design components, reference designators, and manufacturers/part numbers

download Gerber file — TIDM-TM4C129XS2E
TIDCAD4.ZIP (24 KB)

Design file that contains information on physical board layer of design PCB

download Schematic — TIDM-TM4C129XS2E
TIDRF06.PDF (225 KB)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

Products

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TM4C129CNCZAD — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, AES

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C129XNCZAD — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-KB RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY, LCD, AES

Data sheet: PDF
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TM4C123GH6PGE — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 80-MHz, 256-kb Flash, 32-kb RAM, 2x CAN, RTC, USB, 144-pin LQFP

Data sheet: PDF
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TM4C1292NCZAD — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+MII

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TM4C1299KCZAD — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 512-kb Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY, LCD

Data sheet: PDF
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TM4C129ENCPDT — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY, AES

Data sheet: PDF
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TM4C1290NCPDT — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C1294NCPDT — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHZ, 1-MB flash, 256-KB RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C129DNCPDT — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+MII, AES

Data sheet: PDF
RS-232 transceivers

MAX3232 — 3- to 5.5-V dual channel 250kbps RS-232 line driver/receiver with +/-15-kV ESD protection

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
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USB power switches & charging port controllers

TPS2052B — 2-ch, 0.5A loading, 2.7-5.5V, 70mΩ USB power switch, active-high

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
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TM4C1299NCZAD — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY, LCD

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C123GH6PZ — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 80-MHz, 256-kb Flash, 32-kb RAM, 2x CAN, RTC, USB, 100-pin LQFP

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C129XKCZAD — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 512-kb Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY, LCD, AES

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C1292NCPDT — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+MII

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C129CNCPDT — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, AES

Data sheet: PDF
ESD protection diodes

TPD4S012 — Quad 0.8-pF, 5.5-V, ±10-kV ESD protection diode with 15-V tolerant Vbus for USB Interface<

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C129ENCZAD — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY, AES

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C1294KCPDT — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 512-kb Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C1290NCZAD — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C123GH6ZXR — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 80-MHz, 256-kb Flash, 32-kb RAM, 2x CAN, RTC, USB, 168-pin BGA

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C129DNCZAD — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+MII, AES

Data sheet: PDF
Linear & low-dropout (LDO) regulators

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General-purpose MCUs

TM4C1294NCZAD — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C1297NCZAD — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, LCD

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C1230H6PM — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 80-MHz, 256-kb Flash, 32-kb RAM, CAN, 64-pin LQFP

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C123FH6PM — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 80-MHz, 256-kb Flash, 32-kb RAM, 2x CAN, USB, 64-pin LQFP

Data sheet: PDF
General-purpose MCUs

TM4C129EKCPDT — 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 512-kb Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY, AES

Data sheet: PDF

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Hardware development

Evaluation board

EK-TM4C1294XL — ARM® Cortex®-M4F-Based MCU TM4C1294 Connected LaunchPad™ Evaluation Kit

Legacy products may only contain a serial port. Accessing such end equipments (EEs) is increasingly becoming a challenge due to the inability to add them to a shared network and access them over long distances (like remote control stations). A Serial-to-Ethernet  (S2E) converter provides a (...)

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Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Hardware development
Reference design
TIDM-TM4C129SDRAMNVM — Execute from SDRAM with code storage in NVM for high performance MCU TIDM-TM4C129XBLE — BLE Enabled IoT Node With High Performance MCU Reference Design TIDM-TM4C129XS2E — RTOS-Based Configurable Serial-to-Ethernet Converter on High Performance MCUs Reference Design TIDM-TM4C129XWIFI — Wi-Fi Enabled IoT Node with High Performance MCU Reference Design TIDM-TM4CFLASHSRAM — Concurrent Parallel XIP Flash and SRAM Design for code download & execution on High Performance MCUs
Evaluation board
BOOSTXL-ADS7841-Q1 — ADS7841-Q1 12-bit 4-channel serial output sampling ADC BoosterPack™ plug-in module BOOSTXL-TLC2543 — TLC2543-Q1 12-Bit ADC With Serial Control and 11 Analog Inputs BoosterPack™ Plug-in Module
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EK-TM4C1294XL — ARM® Cortex®-M4F-Based MCU TM4C1294 Connected LaunchPad™ Evaluation Kit

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TIDM-TM4C129SDRAMNVM — Execute from SDRAM with code storage in NVM for high performance MCU TIDM-TM4C129XBLE — BLE Enabled IoT Node With High Performance MCU Reference Design TIDM-TM4C129XS2E — RTOS-Based Configurable Serial-to-Ethernet Converter on High Performance MCUs Reference Design TIDM-TM4C129XWIFI — Wi-Fi Enabled IoT Node with High Performance MCU Reference Design TIDM-TM4CFLASHSRAM — Concurrent Parallel XIP Flash and SRAM Design for code download & execution on High Performance MCUs
Evaluation board
BOOSTXL-ADS7841-Q1 — ADS7841-Q1 12-bit 4-channel serial output sampling ADC BoosterPack™ plug-in module BOOSTXL-TLC2543 — TLC2543-Q1 12-Bit ADC With Serial Control and 11 Analog Inputs BoosterPack™ Plug-in Module
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Software development

Firmware

TIDCAD5 — TIDM-TM4C129XS2E Firmware

Supported products & hardware

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