TM4C1294NCZAD

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32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F based MCU with 120-MHz, 1-MB Flash, 256-kb RAM, USB, ENET MAC+PHY

TM4C1294NCZAD

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CPU Arm Cortex-M4F Frequency (MHz) 120 Flash memory (kByte) 1024 RAM (kByte) 256 ADC type 1 12-bit SAR Features 8-/16-/32-bit EPI, Hibernation with calendar mode UART 8 CAN (#) 2 PWM (Ch) 8 SPI 4 USB USB 2.0 Hardware accelerators Floating point unit Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 105 Rating Catalog Communication interface 10/100 Ethernet MAC+PHY, CAN, I2C, SSI/SPI, UART, USB 2.0 OTG/host/device Nonvolatile memory (kByte) 1024 Number of GPIOs 140 Number of I2Cs 10 Security Cryptographic acceleration, Secure communication, Secure debug
CPU Arm Cortex-M4F Frequency (MHz) 120 Flash memory (kByte) 1024 RAM (kByte) 256 ADC type 1 12-bit SAR Features 8-/16-/32-bit EPI, Hibernation with calendar mode UART 8 CAN (#) 2 PWM (Ch) 8 SPI 4 USB USB 2.0 Hardware accelerators Floating point unit Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 105 Rating Catalog Communication interface 10/100 Ethernet MAC+PHY, CAN, I2C, SSI/SPI, UART, USB 2.0 OTG/host/device Nonvolatile memory (kByte) 1024 Number of GPIOs 140 Number of I2Cs 10 Security Cryptographic acceleration, Secure communication, Secure debug
NFBGA (ZAD) 212 100 mm² 10 x 10
  • Performance
    • ARM® Cortex™-M4F processor core
    • 120-MHz operation; 150 DMIPS performance
    • 1024 KB Flash memory
    • 256 KB single-cycle System SRAM
    • 6KB of EEPROM
    • Internal ROM loaded with TivaWare™ for C Series software
    • 8-/16-/32- bit dedicated External Peripheral Interface (EPI) for peripherals and memory
  • Security
    • Cyclical Redundancy Check (CRC) hardware with 16-/32-bit Hash function that supports four CRC forms
    • Support for four tamper inputs and configurable tamper event response
  • Communication Interfaces
    • Eight Universal Asynchronous Receivers/Transmitters (UARTs)
    • Four Quad Synchronous Serial Interface (QSSI) modules with Bi-, Quad- and advanced SSI support
    • Ten Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) modules with four transmission speeds including high-speed mode
    • Two Controller Area Network (CAN) 2.0 A/B controllers
    • 10/100 Ethernet MAC
    • Ethernet PHY with IEEE 1588 PTP hardware support
    • Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 OTG/Host/Device with ULPI interface option and Link Power Management (LPM) support
  • System Integration
    • ARM® PrimeCell® 32-channel configurable Micro Direct Memory Access (µDMA) controller
    • Eight 16/32-bit General-Purpose Timer (GPTM) blocks
    • Two watchdog timers
    • Low-power battery-backed Hibernation module
    • 18 physical General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) blocks
  • Advanced Motion Control
    • One Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) module, with four PWM generator blocks and a control block, for a total of 8 PWM outputs
    • One Quadrature Encoder Interface (QEI) module
  • Analog Support
    • Two 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) modules, each with a maximum sample rate of one million samples/second
    • Three independent integrated analog comparators
    • 16 digital comparators
  • One JTAG module with integrated ARM Serial Wire Debug (SWD)
  • 212-ball BGA package
  • Operating Range (Ambient)
    • Industrial (-40°C to 85°C) temperature range
    • Extended (-40°C to 105°C) temperature range
  • Performance
    • ARM® Cortex™-M4F processor core
    • 120-MHz operation; 150 DMIPS performance
    • 1024 KB Flash memory
    • 256 KB single-cycle System SRAM
    • 6KB of EEPROM
    • Internal ROM loaded with TivaWare™ for C Series software
    • 8-/16-/32- bit dedicated External Peripheral Interface (EPI) for peripherals and memory
  • Security
    • Cyclical Redundancy Check (CRC) hardware with 16-/32-bit Hash function that supports four CRC forms
    • Support for four tamper inputs and configurable tamper event response
  • Communication Interfaces
    • Eight Universal Asynchronous Receivers/Transmitters (UARTs)
    • Four Quad Synchronous Serial Interface (QSSI) modules with Bi-, Quad- and advanced SSI support
    • Ten Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) modules with four transmission speeds including high-speed mode
    • Two Controller Area Network (CAN) 2.0 A/B controllers
    • 10/100 Ethernet MAC
    • Ethernet PHY with IEEE 1588 PTP hardware support
    • Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 OTG/Host/Device with ULPI interface option and Link Power Management (LPM) support
  • System Integration
    • ARM® PrimeCell® 32-channel configurable Micro Direct Memory Access (µDMA) controller
    • Eight 16/32-bit General-Purpose Timer (GPTM) blocks
    • Two watchdog timers
    • Low-power battery-backed Hibernation module
    • 18 physical General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) blocks
  • Advanced Motion Control
    • One Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) module, with four PWM generator blocks and a control block, for a total of 8 PWM outputs
    • One Quadrature Encoder Interface (QEI) module
  • Analog Support
    • Two 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) modules, each with a maximum sample rate of one million samples/second
    • Three independent integrated analog comparators
    • 16 digital comparators
  • One JTAG module with integrated ARM Serial Wire Debug (SWD)
  • 212-ball BGA package
  • Operating Range (Ambient)
    • Industrial (-40°C to 85°C) temperature range
    • Extended (-40°C to 105°C) temperature range

Tiva™ C Series microcontrollers integrate a large variety of rich communication features to enable a new class of highly connected designs with the ability to allow critical, real-time control between performance and power. The microcontrollers feature integrated communication peripherals along with other high-performance analog and digital functions to offer a strong foundation for many different target uses, spanning from human machine interface to networked system management controllers.

In addition, Tiva™ C Series microcontrollers offer the advantages of ARM's widely available development tools, System-on-Chip (SoC) infrastructure, and a large user community. Additionally, these microcontrollers use ARM's Thumb®-compatible Thumb-2 instruction set to reduce memory requirements and, thereby, cost. Finally, the TM4C1294NCZAD microcontroller is code-compatible to all members of the extensive Tiva™ C Series, providing flexibility to fit precise needs.

Texas Instruments offers a complete solution to get to market quickly, with evaluation and development boards, white papers and application notes, an easy-to-use peripheral driver library, and a strong support, sales, and distributor network.

Tiva™ C Series microcontrollers integrate a large variety of rich communication features to enable a new class of highly connected designs with the ability to allow critical, real-time control between performance and power. The microcontrollers feature integrated communication peripherals along with other high-performance analog and digital functions to offer a strong foundation for many different target uses, spanning from human machine interface to networked system management controllers.

In addition, Tiva™ C Series microcontrollers offer the advantages of ARM's widely available development tools, System-on-Chip (SoC) infrastructure, and a large user community. Additionally, these microcontrollers use ARM's Thumb®-compatible Thumb-2 instruction set to reduce memory requirements and, thereby, cost. Finally, the TM4C1294NCZAD microcontroller is code-compatible to all members of the extensive Tiva™ C Series, providing flexibility to fit precise needs.

Texas Instruments offers a complete solution to get to market quickly, with evaluation and development boards, white papers and application notes, an easy-to-use peripheral driver library, and a strong support, sales, and distributor network.

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* Data sheet Tiva C Series TM4C1294NCZAD Microcontroller Data Sheet datasheet (Rev. B) 19 Jun 2014
* Errata Corrections to Tiva™ TM4C123x/TM4C129x Data Sheets Manual Update Sheet 17 May 2019
* Errata Tiva C Series TM4C129x Microcontrollers Silicon Revisions 1, 2, & 3 Errata (Rev. G) 29 Mar 2017
* Errata ARM® Cortex™-M4F Errata (v3) 15 Dec 2011
Application note Implementing Enumeration for 1-Wire® Protocol with TMP1826 and TM4C129x Microcontrollers (Rev. E) PDF | HTML 21 Jan 2025
Application note Developing Advanced Applications With FreeRTOS on TM4C MCUs PDF | HTML 27 Mar 2023
Application note Developing Common Applications With FreeRTOS on TM4C MCUs PDF | HTML 28 Oct 2022
User guide Getting Started with TivaWare™ for C Series (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 25 Aug 2022
Application note Developing Basic Applications With FreeRTOS on TM4C MCUs PDF | HTML 19 Apr 2022
Application note Digital Audio Playback on TM4C12x MCUs PDF | HTML 16 Dec 2021
Application note Developing LCD Applications for TM4C12x MCU PDF | HTML 19 Aug 2021
Application note TM4C129x Ethernet Applications for Socket-Based TI-RTOS NDK PDF | HTML 29 Apr 2021
Application note TM4C129x Ethernet Applications for Lightweight IP (lwIP) PDF | HTML 24 Feb 2021
Application note High Endurance EEPROM Emulation Driver for TM4C129x Devices PDF | HTML 11 Jan 2021
Selection guide TM4C Microcontrollers Product Selection Guide (Rev. E) 09 Dec 2020
Application note Using the Edde Flex CAN Controller on the EK-TM4C1294XL LaunchPad PDF | HTML 06 Aug 2020
User guide TivaWare™ Graphics Library for C Series User's Guide (Rev. E) 14 May 2020
User guide TivaWare™ Peripheral Driver Library for C Series User's Guide (Rev. E) 14 May 2020
User guide TivaWare™ Sensor Library for C Series User's Guide (Rev. E) 14 May 2020
User guide TivaWare™ USB Library for C Series User's Guide (Rev. E) 14 May 2020
User guide TivaWare™ Bootloader for C Series User's Guide (Rev. E) 19 Dec 2019
User guide TivaWare™ for C Series Release Notes SW-TM4C-RLN-2.2.0.295 (Rev. F) 05 Dec 2019
Application note Using TM4C12x Devices Over JTAG Interface 18 Aug 2016
Application note Implementing OPUS Voice Code for TM4C129x Device 20 Jun 2016
User guide TI-RTOS 2.20 User's Guide (Rev. M) 17 Jun 2016
Application note Implementation of Programmer for Serial Bootloaders on TM4C12x Microcontroller (Rev. A) 21 Apr 2016
User guide TI-RTOS 2.16 User's Guide (Rev. L) 22 Feb 2016
Application note Using the CMSIS DSP Library in Code Composer Studio for TM4C MCUs (Rev. G) PDF | HTML 07 Oct 2015
Application note Using Feature Set of I2C on TM4C129x Microcontrollers 28 Jul 2015
Application note Serial to Ethernet Converter for TM4C129x Microcontrollers Using RTOS PDF | HTML 31 Mar 2015
White paper Building a Gateway to the Internet of Things 15 Dec 2014
White paper Reducing the Cost, Power and Size of Connectivity in IoT Designs 24 Jul 2014
User guide Tiva C Series TM4C129x ROM User's Guide (Rev. A) 14 May 2014
White paper Turning the Cloud into a Rainmaker (Rev. A) 25 Apr 2014
More literature Tiva C Series TM4C1294NCZAD Micocontroller Pin List (Rev. A) 17 Dec 2013
Application note Differences Between Stellaris Tempest & Firestorm-Class MCUs and Tiva TM4C129x 22 Oct 2013
Application note Differences Between Tiva C Series TM4C Microcontrollers 22 Oct 2013
Application note Transitioning Designs From Stellaris LM3S Microcontrollers to Tiva C Series MCUs (Rev. A) 22 Oct 2013
Application note System Design Guidelines for the TM4C123x Family of Tiva C Series MCUs 31 Jul 2013
Application note System Design Guidelines for the TM4C129x Family of Tiva C Series MCUs 16 Jul 2013
Application note Stellaris® Graphics Library Display Drivers (AN01287) (Rev. A) 09 Jul 2013
Application note Stellaris Application Update Using Stellaris USB DFU Class (AN01273) (Rev. A) 08 Jul 2013
Application note Dual-SPI Emulating I²S on Tiva™ C Series TM4C123x MCUs (Rev. B) 12 Jun 2013
Application note Migrating Software Projects from StellarisWare to TivaWare for C Series Software (Rev. A) 01 May 2013
White paper An Introduction to the Tiva C Series Platform of Microcontrollers 12 Apr 2013
Application note Powering Cortex-M4 MCUs Using the High Efficiency DCS-Control Topology 03 Feb 2013
Application note ADC Oversampling Techniques for Stellaris Microcontrollers (AN01239) (Rev. A) 08 Jan 2013
Application note Using SYS/BIOS with Stellaris® ARM® Cortex™-M3 Microcontrollers (Rev. A) 19 Nov 2012
Application note Using Execute, Write/Erase Flash Protection on Stellaris MCUs Using CCS (Rev. A) 15 Aug 2012
Application note Diagnosing Software Faults in Stellaris® Microcontrollers 04 Jun 2012
Application note Software UART for Stellaris Microcontrollers (AN01270) 07 Jul 2009

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EK-TM4C1294XL — ARM® Cortex®-M4F-Based MCU TM4C1294 Connected LaunchPad™ Evaluation Kit

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TMDSEMU560V2STM-U — XDS560™ software v2 system trace USB debug probe

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Software development kit (SDK)

SW-TM4C TivaWare for C Series Software (Complete)

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CCSTUDIO Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE)

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UNIFLASH UniFlash for most TI microcontrollers (MCUs) and mmWave sensors

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Simulation model

TM4C1294NCZAD 212-BGA BSDL Model

SPMM810.ZIP (6 KB) - BSDL Model
Simulation model

TM4C1294NCZAD 212-BGA IBIS Model

SPMM830.ZIP (895 KB) - IBIS Model
Schematic

TM4C129x Schematic Symbols for PADS

SPMR237.ZIP (15 KB)
Schematic

TM4C129x OrCAD Schematic Symbols

SPMR238.ZIP (55 KB)
Schematic

TM4C129x Symbols Library

SPMR239.PDF (255 KB)

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