Product Details

Ease-of-Use Features:

• supports programming in C, BASIC, nqBASIC, Forth, assembler, etc.
• fast in-circuit programming
• small footprint on-chip bootloader/monitor and free uBug12 GUI for quick loading/debugging of user programs on a Windows platform
• Run/Load switch for choice of Standalone or Monitor operation following reset
• compatible with virtually all 9S12 development tools on the market

Flash-based code development using on-chip debug/monitor

With a 2K Flash-resident debug/monitor program, you'll be able to load your program into the remaining 126K Flash via the serial port using nqBASIC, CodeWarrior, or the uBug12 user interface for Windows. The entire 126K Flash can be programmed in about 12 seconds! To use the monitor for debugging or code-loading, just set the switch to LOAD. To run your standalone program thereafter, leave the switch at RUN. Your code runs from Flash, and interrupts are supported (via Flash-based pseudo vectors, since the monitor resides in the vector space of the MCU). A program you load into Flash this way will run every time you apply power or reset the board in Run Mode.

Flash-based code development using a BDM pod

If you want to take advantage of a more advanced development tool (such as MicroBDM12LX), the entire 128K Flash can be used, because the Flash-resident bootloader is no longer needed (therefore pseudo-vectors aren't required either). You'll also need to use this method if you are using a non-Windows development platform.

Additional Features

• capable of 3-Volt operation (Note: CAN transceiver will not work at 3V)
• footprint for a user-supplied standard 6-pin BDM connector to support full debugging capabilities (with an optional BDM pod)
• up to 31 digital I/O lines, including Port M, Port T, and Port E
• access to eight 10-bit analog input or digital I/O port lines (Port AD)
• access to eight digital I/O port lines (Port T)
• up to six PWM timer channels (PT0 - PT4, PP5)
• up to eight Input Capture/Output Compare pins (Port T)
• key wake-up interrupt pin (PP5)
• serial peripheral interface (SPI)
• serial communications interface (SCI)
• controller area network (CAN 2.0) (on-board transceiver circuit)
• internal programmable pullup and pulldown resistors on most pins
• user access to MCU reset signal

Resources

Data:

• NanoCore12MAX Data Sheet
• NanoCore12 Family User Manual
• MC9S12C Family Product Brief
• 9S12C128 Data Sheet
• Freescale MC9S12C Webpage
• NanoCore12 Product Change Notice

Tools:

• Pluto Visual Debugger
• uBug12 GUI for working with the on-chip Serial Monitor under Windows and .NET framework (if you need it)
• Linux command line tool hc12mem for working with the Serial Monitor
• SynCode: Free Integrated Editor and GNU C Compiler package for Windows
• Demo C compiler from Metrowerks. It now has a 32K limit, so it's essentially free for NanoCore12C32 users !
• 45-day Demo C compiler from ImageCraft
• Windows IDE for GNU C
• Using the GNU Development Tools for 68HC11 and 68HC12
• 68HC11/HCS12 Application Notes for ICC and GNU C Compilers
• FreeRTOS for 9S12C32

Notes and Examples:

• University of Texas Course Notes & Examples