Through a complete and easy-to-use kit, developers leverage the C2000™ real-time control microcontroller to provide innovation for intelligent vehicle and stage lighting applications requiring diverse functionality.

TI Korea (CEO Jaejin Kim, www.ti.com/ww/kr ) December 22, 2010 – TI announced a new multi-DC/DC color LED kit based on the TMS320C2000™ real-time microcontroller (MCU). With this, TI also provides the complete open-source hardware and software necessary to get started with LED lighting designs faster. This new kit includes independent DC/DC power stages capable of controlling two RGB and two white LED strings or eight white LED strings. Various DC/DC power stage topologies have been designed for applications requiring different LED shapes and string lengths for color and intensity, such as automotive and stage lighting. Because a single C2000 Piccolo™ MCU executes all power stages while providing additional features such as color mixing, PWM dimming, temperature sensing and compensation, ambient light sensing, and LED failure protection, this development kit can reduce system cost and complexity. Since the kit provides not only a modular control card but also a detachable LED panel using white and RGB LEDs, developers can easily adjust the kit to meet various design requirements. (For more information, please refer to www.ti.com/rgb-led-pr-tf )

Key Features and Benefits of the C2000 MCU Multi DC/DC Color LED Kit (TMDSRGBLEDKIT)
• Through 8 independent digitally controlled DC/DC power stages, developers can adjust current levels of individual strings
Color and brightness control
• Two SEPIC stages support white LEDs, and six boost power stages control the current of the red, green, and blue components respectively.
By doing so, it supports color mixing functions for RGB LED strings.
• The Piccolo F28027 controlCARD features 60MHz 32-bit performance, 8 PWM channels, and high-resolution current and voltage sensing capabilities.
Provides a 13-channel 12-bit ADC for
• The graphical user interface (GUI) allows adjusting the power stage current level for experiments involving illumination and color mixing.
Simplifies the evaluation process by providing convenient control functions.
• Supports easy field upgrade functionality through software-configurable maximum current, and requires a lot of time
Unlike redesigning system hardware, it provides the flexibility to adjust power stages via software.
• The onboard isolated XDS100 USB JTAG emulation feature simplifies debugging and programming tasks, while at the same time
System cost reduction
• The easy-to-use, free controlSUITE™ software controls the closed-loop average current of DC/DC power and the LED driver stage.
Includes detailed lab documentation on software structure and functions as well as examples for control.
• Power MOSFET drivers, operational amplifiers, plug-in power modules, LDOs (low-dropout regularor)etc. TI's outstanding
Application of signal chain products

Supply timing and price
The new C2000 MCU Multi-DC/DC Color LED Kit (Part Number: TMDSRGBLEDKIT) is priced at $499 and is currently available for order at www.ti.com/rgb-led-pr-es . The kit includes the Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment, so there are no compiler or memory constraints whatsoever.

TI's diverse MCU and software portfolio
TI provides the widest range of embedded control solutions, from general-purpose ultra-low-power MSP430 MCUs to Stellaris® Cortex™-M3-based 32-bit MCUs and high-performance real-time control TMS320C2000™ MCUs. Developers can leverage TI's complete software and hardware tools, along with comprehensive partner products and technical support.