User`s manual

94 MiniCore RCM5600W
C.1 Introduction
The Prototyping Board included in the Development Kit provides a prototyping area for
more advanced hardware development. The Prototyping Board is shown below in
Figure C-1, with its main features identified.
Figure C-1. Prototyping Board
C.1.1 Prototyping Board Features
• Power Connection—Power is supplied to the Prototyping Board via the RCM5600W
header socket connections.
•
Power LED—The power LED lights whenever power is connected to the Prototyping
Board.
• Module Extension Headers—The complete pin set of the RCM5600W module is
duplicated below header J2. Developers can solder wires directly into the appropriate
holes, or, for more flexible development, a 2 × 25 header strip with a 0.1" pitch can be
soldered into place. See Figure C-4 for the header pinouts.
• Prototyping Area—A generous prototyping area is provided for the installation of
through-hole and surface-mount components. +3.3 V and ground buses run along the
left and right edges of the through-hole prototyping area. The through-hole area is set
up to accept components with a pitch of 0.1" or widths of 0.3" or 0.6". Several areas for
surface-mount devices are also available. (Note that there are SMT pads on both the top
and the bottom of the Prototyping Board.) Each SMT pad is connected to a hole
designed to accept a 30 AWG solid wire.
Power
LED
Through-Hole
Prototyping Area
3.3 V and GND
Buses
SMT Prototyping
Area
RCM5600W
Module
Extension Header
Stacking
User Interface
Connector