How2: Get Started with the MAX78000FTHR Development Board

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Key Topics Covered

This guide provides a comprehensive introduction to the MAX78000FTHR development board, covering:

• Chapter 1: The MAX78000FTHR Development Board: An overview of the board, its features, pinout, and interfaces.
• Chapter 2: The MAX78000 Microcontroller: Detailed features of the MAX78000 MCU, including its CNN accelerator, memory, peripherals (ADC, UART, I2C, SPI), and security features.
• Chapter 3: Getting Started: Instructions for setting up the development environment and creating a basic program.
• Chapter 4: Hardware Projects: Practical projects involving LEDs, buttons, and LCDs to demonstrate board functionality.
• Chapter 5: Analog-To-Digital Converters (ADC): Projects focused on using the ADC for measurements like voltage and temperature.
• Chapter 6: Serial Communication – UART: Examples of serial communication, including sending data to a terminal and inter-board communication.
• Chapter 7: I2C Bus Interface: Projects utilizing the I2C bus for external components.
• Chapter 8: SPI Bus Interface: Demonstrations of SPI communication.
• Chapter 9: Timers: Exploration of timer functions, including time delays and Pulse Width Modulation (PWM).
• Chapter 10: Pulse Train Engine (PT): Generating pulse trains.
• Chapter 11: True Random Number Generator (TRNG): Using the TRNG for random number generation.
• Chapter 12: 1-Wire Master (OWM): Projects with 1-Wire devices, such as temperature sensors.
• Chapter 13: I2S Bus Interface: Working with audio data via the I2S interface.
• Chapter 14: Using the Camera: Projects involving the board's camera interface.
• Chapter 15: The Instruction Cache: Understanding and managing the instruction cache.
• Chapter 16: Using a TFT Display: Projects for displaying graphics and text on a TFT screen.
• Chapter 17: Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN): Introduction to CNNs, the MAX78000's CNN accelerator, and related projects.

The document also includes appendices on running programs and references.