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The TWR-KV31F120M is a development tool for the Kinetis® V series KV3x family built on the Arm®Cortex®-M4 processor.

The TWR-KV31F120M MCU module is designed to work either in standalone mode or as part of the Tower® System , a modular development platform that enables rapid prototyping and tool re-use through reconfigurable hardware.

Supported Devices

Processors and Microcontrollers

KV Series Arm Cortex-M4/M0+/M7

  • KV3x: Kinetis® KV3x-100–120 MHz,  Advanced 3ph FOC / Sensorless Motor Control MCUs based on Arm® Cortex®-M4

Features

Microcontroller

    KV31F512VLL12 MCU

  • Arm® Cortex®-M4 120 MHz
  • 512 kB flash
  • 96 kB SRAM
  • 2x 16-bit ADCs
  • 4x FlexTimers/PWM up to 20ch with quadrature decoder dedicated to motor and power control
  • 2x 12-bit DACs
  • 100 LQFP

Connectivity

  • One motor control auxiliary connector and general-purpose Tower® Plug-in (TWRPI) socket

Power Management

  • Power selectable 3.3 V/1.8 V
  • Can be powered by external supply such as APMOTOR56F800E motor board and TWRMCLV3PH

Debug

New, OpenSDA debug interface:
  • Mass storage device flash programming interface (default); no tool installation required to evaluate demo apps
  • P&E Multilink Debug interface provides run-control debugging and compatibility with IDE tools
  • CMSIS-DAP interface: new Arm standard for embedded debug interface
  • SEGGER J-Link-Lite allows users to take advantage of most J-Link features like the ultra fast flash download and debugging speed or the free-to-use GDBServer

Sensors

  • Six-axis sensor combining accelerometer and magnetometer (FXOS8700CQ)

Components

  • Four user-controllable LEDs
  • Four user push-button switch
  • One potentiometer connected to the analog inputs

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    • TWR-KV31F120M Tower System module
    • USB cable
    • Quick start guide document
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