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The TWR-K21D50M module is a development board for the Kinetis^® K11, K12, K21 and K22 MCUs, which are ideal for optimized, cost-sensitive security applications.

This Tower^® module is designed to enable rapid prototyping and development for applications requiring medium embedded memory densities, security through tamper detect and crypto unit and communication through USB.

The TWR-K21D50M module operates as a standalone debug tool and can also be combined and used as part of the modular Tower System development platform..

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Product Details

Supported Devices

Processors and Microcontrollers

K1x Mainstream

K11_50: Kinetis^® K11-50 MHz, Anti-Tamper Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
K12_50: Kinetis^® K12-50 MHz, Microcontrollers (MCUs) with Optimized Features based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core

K2x / KS2x USB

K21_50: Kinetis^® K21-50 MHz, Full-Speed USB, Anti-Tamper Microcontrollers based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
K22_50: Kinetis^® K22-50 MHz, Cost Effective, Full-Speed USB Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core

Features

Microcontroller

MK21D MCU: MK21DN512AVMC5 or MK21D512VMC5 in a 121 MAPBGA

Connectivity

Standalone USB 2.0 on-the-go (full speed)
Tower connectivity for access to UART, SPI, I^²C

Debug

Integrated, open source JTAG

Sensors

MMA8451Q 3-axis accelerometer

Tamper pin header
Tower^® Plug-In (TWRPI)

Components

Potentiometer
4 LEDs
Pushbuttons
Nd battery holder

MCUXpresso Software and Tools

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TWR-K21D50M
Tower System Development Board for Kinetis K11, K12, K21 and K22 (50 MHz) MCUs.
- TWR-K21D50M board with a 512KB flash, 121 MAPBGA, 32-bit MCU
- Quick Start Guide
- 2 USB cables (micro, mini)
- USB Adapter
- Battery

$228.85 USD
For a quantity of 1
- Availability: Pending Stock

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^{Quick Reference Guide}
TWR-K21D50M - Quick Start GuideFeatured

PDFRev 2Jan 30, 2015690.9 KBTWRK21D50MQSGEnglish
^{User Guide}
TWR-K21D50M Tower Module User's GuidesFeatured

PDFRev 2Jan 27, 2015803.5 KBTWRK21D50MUMEnglish
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^{Fact Sheet}
Kinetis K2x MCU Family - Fact SheetFeatured

PDFRev 11Feb 24, 2017214.6 KBKINK2XFSEnglish, 中文
^{Fact Sheet}
Kinetis K1x MCU Family - Fact SheetFeatured

PDFRev 9Mar 10, 2014222.2 KBKNTSK1XFMLYFSEnglish
^{Application Note}
MQX Board Support Package (BSP) - Porting Guide on KEIL

PDFRev 0Oct 31, 20121.6 MBAN4626EnglishAssociated File: AN4626SW
^{Application Note}
Using the CAU/mmCAU in ColdFire and Kinetis families

PDFRev 0May 18, 2011190.4 KBAN4307EnglishAssociated File: AN4307SW
^{Fact Sheet}
Kinetis^® K1x: Baseline Cortex-M4(F) MCUs

PDFRev 4Feb 14, 2020363.0 KBKNTSK10FMLYFSEnglish, 中文
^{Release Note}
Kinetis^® SDK v.1.1.0 Release Notes for the MK21DA5 and MKW24D5 Devices

PDFRev 0Feb 17, 2015544.9 KBKSDK110MK21DA5MKW24D5RNEnglish
^{Release Note}
MQX™ RTOS Release Notes for Kinetis^® SDK 1.1.0 MK21DA5 and MKW24D5 NXP^® Platforms

PDFRev 0Feb 17, 2015605.2 KBMQXKSDK110MK21DA5MKW24D5RNEnglish
^{Supporting Information}
Freescale MQX™ Release Notes for TWR-K21D50M (3.8.0)

PDFRev 1Aug 31, 2012252.2 KBFSL_MQX_RN_TWRK21D50MEnglish

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Design Files

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TWR-K21D50M REV C - Printed Circuit Board bill of materials and design files

ZIPRev C2Jan 28, 2015 00:00:005.3 MBTWR-K21D50M_BOM_SCH
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TWR-K21D50M Schematic Rev C

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TWR-K21D50M Schematic Rev B

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TWR-K21D50M-REV-B - Printed Circuit Board bill of materials and design files

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MCUXpresso Integrated Development Environment (IDE)Featured

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MCUXpresso SDK Builder for the K21 Tower Board

EXTERNALRev 1Feb 9, 2021 04:54:001 KBMCUXPRESSO-SDK-TWR-K21D50M

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TWR-K21D50M Sample Code

EXERev 1.0Aug 14, 2012 00:00:0064.4 MBTWR-K21D50M_SC_LAB
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FreeMASTER tool 3.2 (includes Lite 1.3) – Windows installerupdated

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Kinetis K21 50 MHz MCU Tower System Module

Product Details

Supported Devices

Processors and Microcontrollers

K1x Mainstream

K2x / KS2x USB

Features

Microcontroller

Connectivity

Debug

Sensors

Components

MCUXpresso Software and Tools

Applications

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