Product overview
Description
The Raisonance REva Starter Kits are complete, low-cost solutions for starting application development and evaluating the features of STMicroelectonics ARM® Cortex™-M3, ARM966E™ and ARM7TDMI™ core-based microcontrollers. Kits come with all the hardware and software that developers need to start developing applications, including the
REva evaluation board, microcontrollers, embedded RLink JTAG in-circuit debugger/programmer and Raisonance Integrated Development Environment (RIDE).
The REva starter kits are available for a full range of 32-bit and 8-bit microcontrollers.
For more information, refer to the microcontrollers support site on www.st.com.
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All features
- Raisonance software toolset with:
- GNU C compiler
- RIDE integrated development environment
- High-level language debugger, editor, project manager and SIMICE simulator
- RFlasher dedicated programming interface
- Embedded RLink in-circuit debugger/programmer with USB interface to host PC and 20-pin JTAG application interface
- Unlimited programming of the target device
- Debugging of applications with debug code limitation up to 64 Kbytes
- Interchangeable daughterboards featuring different target microcontrollers allowing development of applications for a wide range of ST microcontrollers
- REva universal evaluation motherboard with:
- One standard SO-DIMM connector to plug in interchangeable daughterboards.
- Digital and analog I/O evaluation features, including on-board LEDs, buttons, switches, external analog connector, temperature sensor and potentiometer
- I²C EEPROM and bus
- RS-232 driver and 2 DB9 connectors
- Prototyping area
- VDD settings for 1.8V, 3.3V and 5V
- USB powered, no external power required
- Raisonance software toolset with:
eDesignSuite
eDesignSuite is a comprehensive set of easy-to-use design-aid utilities ready to help you streamline the system development process with a wide range of ST products.
Power Management Design Center
Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components
Signal Conditioning Design Tool
NFC/RFID Calculators
Choose design tool: 
Power Management Design Center
Power Supply Design Tool
• SMPS design, by topology, by type and by product
• PFC design with analog and digitial control
• Supports various PCB configurations
Choose type: DC/DC AC/DC Solar Battery Charger
Power Management Design Center
LED Lighting Design Tool
• Handles AC-DC and DC-DC design in common topologies
• Displays interactive and annotated schematic
• Provides current/voltage graphs, Bode plots, efficiency curves and power-loss data
Choose type: DC/DC AC/DC
Power Management Design Center
Digital Power Workbench
• Provides a step-by-step optimized design of power section and control loop
• Generates the STM32Cube embedded software package for custom applications and allows firmware project generation, compatible with multiple STM32 IDEs
Power Management Design Center
Power Tree Designer
• Specify input/output power for each node in the tree
• Check for consistency
• Design each individual node
Choose design tool: 
Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components
STPOWER Studio
• Supports long mission profiles
• Provides power loss and temperature graphs
• Helps define heatsink thermal properties
Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components
PCB Thermal Simulator
• Thermal analysis of a PCB from Gerber files.
• Possibility to add heat sources, heat sinks, copper areas and thermal paths.
• Powerful server-side engine for rendering and simulation.
• Thermal results shown graphically via 2D table.
Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components
AC Switches Simulator
• Select ratings and application waveforms
• Get junction temperature and blocking voltage graphs
• Search and sort suitable devices
Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components
Rectifier Diodes Simulator
• Select ratings and application waveforms
• Estimate power losses
• Search and sort suitable devices
Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components
Twister Sim
• Help select the right ViPOWER Automotive power device
• Supports load-compatibility, wiring harness optimization, fault condition impact and diagnostic analysis
• Supports various PCB configurations
Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components
TVS Simulator
• Specify system ratings and surge waveform
• Search and sort suitable devices
Thermal-electrical Simulators for Components
Estimate
• Build simple schematics and firmware inputs in minutes
• Quickly generate reliable estimates of battery life, system power consumption and bill of materials costs
Choose design tool: 
Signal Conditioning Design Tool
Active Filters
• Handles multi-stage-designs and common topologies
• Returns circuit component values
• Provides gain, phase and group delay graphs
• Low Pass, High Pass and Band Pass
Signal Conditioning Design Tool
Comparators
• Handles most common configurations
• Returns circuit components values
• Provides I/O signal waveforms
• Inverting, Non Inverting, Window
Signal Conditioning Design Tool
Low side Current Sensing
• Returns circuit component values
• Provides current error graphs
Signal Conditioning Design Tool
High side Current Sensing
• Provides current error graphs.
• Help to select the right High side current sensing and shunt devices.
Choose design tool: 
NFC/RFID Calculators
NFC Inductance
• Input geometry and substrate properties
• Get antenna impedance
NFC/RFID Calculators
UHF Link Budget
• Enter forward and reverse link characteristics
• The tool returns link budget estimate
NFC/RFID Calculators
NFC Tuning Circuit
• Enter antenna parameter and matching target
• Select the topology of the matching network
• The tool returns component values for the desired design targets