Freedom Development Platform for Kinetis® KL3x and KL4x MCUs

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FRDM-KL46Z RevC2 will no longer feature a MAG3110 Magnetometer due to EOL. The SDK is not affected.

The Freedom KL46Z is an ultra-low-cost development platform enabled by the Kinetis® L series KL4x MCU family built on the Arm® Cortex®-M0+ processor.

  • Processor Expert® component for low voltage H-Bridge products enables rapid embedded application development

    • Supported Devices

    Processors and Microcontrollers

    KL Series Arm Cortex-M0+

    • KL3x: Kinetis® KL3x-48 MHz, Segment LCD Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm® Cortex®-M0+ Core
    • KL4x: Kinetis® KL4x-48 MHz, USB, Segment LCD, Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm® Cortex®-M0+ Core

    Features

    Microcontroller

      MKL46Z256VLL4MCU

    • 48 MHz
    • 256 KB flash
    • 32 KB SRAM
    • segment LCD
    • USB OTG (FS)
    • 100 LQFP

    Connectivity

    • Easy access to MCU I/O

    Power Management

    • Flexible power supply option
      • USB
      • Coin cell battery
      • External source
    • Battery-ready, power-measurement access points

    Debug

      OpenSDA debug interface

    • Mass storage device flash programming interface (default) – no tool installation required to evaluate demo apps
    • P&E debug interface provides run-control debugging and compatibility with IDE tools
    • CMSIS-DAP interface: new Arm standard for embedded debug interface
    • Refer to the FRDM-KL46Z user’s manual and OpenSDA user’s guide for more information

    Sensors

    • Capacitive touch slider
    • MMA8451Q accelerometer
    • Form factor compatible with Arduino® Rev3 pin layout

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    • FRDM-KL46Z
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    • Freedom Development Board for Kinetis KL16/KL26 (256KB Flash), KL34, KL36 and KL46 MCUs.

      • FRDM-KL46Z hardware
      • Quick reference card
      • Additional hardware required: USB A-to-MiniB cable (not included)
    • $34.50 USD
    • For a quantity of 1
      • Availability: In Stock
      • Inventory: 21
      • Shipping: Normally ships 1-2 business days
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