Getting Started with the KITPF5030FRDMEVM Evaluation Board

2.1 Board Features

• VIN power supply connector (1x or 2x 3.3 V to 5.0 V)
• BUCK1 and BUCK2: 0.7 V to 1.5 V up to 1.0 A (socket limit)
• BUCK3: 1.0 V to 3.3 V up to 1.0 A (socket limit)
• LDO1 and LDO2: 1.5 V to 5.0 V
• PWRON switch
• FS0B external safety pin
• Embedded USB connection for easy connection to software NXP GUI (access to I²C bus, IOs, RSTB, FS0B, INTB, debug, AMUX_OUT, regulators, register access, OTP emulation and OTP programming)
• LEDs that indicate signals and regulator status
• Support OTP fuse capabilities
• Voltage monitoring jumper setting

2.2 Board Description

The KITPF5030FRDMEVM is a hardware evaluation tool that allows OTP burning. Due to the socket, PF5030 part can be configured without the need to solder it. Devices can be programmed two times.

The KITPF5030FRDMEVM is a hardware evaluation tool that allows performance test. PF5030 can be evaluated with this board because it is populated with a superset part. The PPF5030BMDA0ES part soldered on the board can be fused twice.

2.3 Board Components

Overview of the KITPF5030FRDMEVM board

KITPF5030FRDMEVM Board Components

KITPF5030FRDMEVM Board Components

Table 1. Evaluation board featured components location

3.1 Install and Configure Software and Tools

The programming/evaluation boards are always delivered with the GUI firmware already flashed. If MCU firmware already flashed, you can ignore this section. If it is specified that firmware must be updated or it is malfunctioning, follow these instructions.

3.2 Flash or Update the FRDM-KL25Z GUI Firmware

If bootloader is already loaded in the FRDM-KL25Z board, steps 1-3 are not required. Start from step 4.

1. Disable the Storage Service and Windows Search: Run Services, double click, and stop them as shown in Figure 1.

   Figure 1. Services Configuration

2. Press the RST push button and connect the USB cable to the SDA port on the FRDM-KL25Z board
   • A new “bootloader” device appears on the left pane of the file explorer
3. Drag and drop the file “MSD-DEBUG-FRDM-KL25Z_Pemicro_v118.SDA” to the bootloader drive Ensure that there is enough time for the firmware to be saved in the bootloader
4. Disconnect the USB cable, then reconnect it to the SDA port WITHOUT pressing the RST push button
   • This time, FRDM_KL25Z device appears on the left pane of the file explorer as in Figure 2
   

   Figure 2. FRDM-KL25Z in left panel

5. Locate the file nxp-gui-fw-frdmkl25z-usb_hid-device.bin from the package. Drag and drop this file into the FRDM_KL25Z device Ensure that there is enough time for the firmware to be saved.
6. FRDM board firmware is successfully loaded. Disconnect the USB-cable and reconnect it to the KL25Z USB port.

3.3 Install NXP GUI Software Package

To install the "NXP GUI for Automotive PMIC Families" or obtain the NXP GUI package, unzip an open "1 - NXP_GUI_Setup" folder as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. NXP_GUI_Setup folder

Then double click on the "NXP_GUI-version-Setup.exe" shown in Figure 4 and follow the instructions.

Figure 4. NXP_GUI_version_Setup.exe

To install the application on Windows PC, proceed with the pop-up windows shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6.

Figure 5. NXP GUI setup 1/2

Figure 6. NXP GUI setup 2/2

Select the options shown in Figure 7 before completing the installation of the setup:

• Run NXP_GUI
• Show Readme

Figure 7. NXP GUI setup completion

Select Finish to complete the installation.

When installation is finished, you can search the application on the Windows search bar as “NXPGUI”. Click to launch.

4.1 Configure the Hardware

Figure 8 presents a typical hardware configuration incorporating the development board, power supply and, Windows PC workstation.

Figure 8. Typical Initial Configuration

Figure 8. Typical Initial Configuration

Figure 8. Typical initial configuration

To configure the hardware and workstation, complete the following procedure:

• Install jumpers and switches for the configuration shown in Table 2.

Board Configuration	Configuration
	Normal mode	Debug mode entry	OTP / test mode entry
Watchdog configuration	Watchdog windowing enabled, 2 seconds INIT_FS timeout (OTP WDW_INF = 0)	Watchdog windowing disabled, no INIT_FS timeout	OTP programming / emulation, Debug mode enabled
	Watchdog windowing disabled, no INIT_FS timeout (OTP WDW_INF = 1)
J3 (DBG)	Open	Connect 1 to 2 DBG pin voltage pulled to 4.5 V or 7.95 V (SW1)
SW2 (PWRON)	Close (PWRON pin high-logic level)
SW5 (VIN)	Middle position (supplies OFF)
SW1 (OTP mode)	Open (DBG = VIN_5V)		Close (OTP mode ON)

• Connect the Windows PC USB port to the KITPF5030FRDMEVM board using the provided USB 2.0 cable.
• If external power supplies are used, set the power supplies to 3.3 V and 5.0 V and current limit to 1.0 A. With power turned off, attach the power supplies positive and negative outputs to J1, then turn on.
• Put SW5 in LEFT position if USB power is used or RIGHT position if external power supply is used.

At this step, if the product is in OTP mode entry configuration, all regulators are OFF. The user can power up with an OTP configuration or configure the mirror registers before powering up. Power-up sequence starts as soon as one of these four actions occurs:

• J3 jumper is removed
• SW1 is switched OFF
• OTP mode exit command is sent using I²C
• NXP GUI button "Exit OTP Mode" is clicked