UM0240 datasheet(6/39 Pages) STMICROELECTRONICS

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System overview

UM0240

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System overview

The ST Industrial Communication Board is a general purpose board developed around the

following principles:

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Provide a reliable communication channel between a controlling PC and Industrial

reference design boards

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Provide flexibility, one board to control all Industrial reference designs

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Run dedicated firmware (FW) available for all reference designs

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Interact with dedicated software (SW) implementing reference design Graphical User

Interface (GUI)

This enables ST Industrial customers to control and test all products using the same

controlling platform.

The ST Industrial Communication Board is based on a ST72F651AR6 USB microcontroller,

providing as main interface to controlling Personal Computer a standard 12 Mbs USB,

available on all modern PCs. This provides very easy interconnections to globally available

laboratory equipment. An RS232 interface is present too, and can be used as spare

communication port.

Specific interfaces to reference design boards are present to provide flexibility towards

different applications.

A 10-bit Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) and high gain, high bandwidth amplifiers are

present on board.

Jumpers, switches and LEDs give further adaptability and visualization tools.

A full range of dedicated FW, GUIs and reference design boards are available for every ST

Industrial product, fully compatible with the ST Industrial Communication Board.

UM0240 Datasheet(PDF) 6 Page - STMicroelectronics