GigaDevice GD32F403Z-EVAL

Overview

The GD32F403Z-EVAL board is a hardware platform that enables design and debug of the GigaDevice F403 Cortex-M4F High Performance MCU.

The GD32F403ZE features a single-core ARM Cortex-M4F MCU which can run up to 168-MHz with flash accesses zero wait states, 512kiB of Flash, 96kiB of SRAM and 112 GPIOs.

Hardware

• USB interface with mini-USB connector

• 4 user LEDs

• 4 user push buttons

• Reset Button

• CAN port

• ADC connected to a potentiometer

• 2 DAC channels

• GD25Q40 4Mib SPI Flash

• HY27UF081G2A 1GiB NAND Flash

• AT24C02C 2KiB EEPROM

• 3.2 TFT LCD (320x240)

• PCM1770 Stereo DAC with Headphone Amplifier

• Micro-SDHC interface

• GD-Link interface

  • CMSIS-DAP swd debug interface over USB HID.

For more information about the GD32F403 SoC and GD32F403Z-Eval board:

• GigaDevice Cortex-M4F High Performance SoC Website

• GD32F403 Datasheet

• GD32F403 Reference Manual

• GD32F403Z Eval Schematics

• GD32 ISP Console

Supported Features

The board configuration supports the following hardware features:

Interface	Controller	Driver/Component
EXTI	on-chip	EXTI interrupt controller
GPIO	on-chip	gpio
NVIC	on-chip	nested vectored interrupt controller
SYSTICK	on-chip	system clock
UART	on-chip	serial port-polling

Serial Port

The GD32F403Z-EVAL board has 5 serial communication ports. The default port is UART0 at PIN-9 and PIN-10.

Programming and Debugging

Before program your board make sure to configure boot setting and serial port. The default serial port is USART0. This port uses header JP-5/6 to route signals between USB VBUS/ID and USART J2.

Boot-0	Boot-1	Function
1-2	1-2	SRAM
1-2	2-3	Bootloader
2-3	Any	Flash

JP-5	JP-6	Function
1-2	1-2	USART0 / J2
2-3	2-3	USB VBUS/ID
open	open	Free

Using GD-Link

The GD32F403Z-EVAL includes an onboard programmer/debugger (GD-Link) which allow flash programming and debug over USB. There are also program and debug headers J1 and J100 that can be used with any ARM compatible tools.

1. Build the Zephyr kernel and the Hello World sample application:

   west build -b gd32f403z_eval samples/hello_world
   

2. Run your favorite terminal program to listen for output. Under Linux the terminal should be /dev/ttyUSB0. For example:

   $ minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB0 -o
   

   The -o option tells minicom not to send the modem initialization string. Connection should be configured as follows:

   • Speed: 115200

   • Data: 8 bits

   • Parity: None

   • Stop bits: 1

3. To flash an image:

   west build -b gd32f403z_eval samples/hello_world
   west flash
   

   You should see “Hello World! gd32f403z_eval” in your terminal.

4. To debug an image:

   west build -b gd32f403z_eval samples/hello_world
   west debug
   

Using ROM bootloader

The GD32F403 MCU have a ROM bootloader which allow flash programming. User should install GD32 ISP Console software at some Linux path. The recommended is $HOME/.local/bin.

1. Build the Zephyr kernel and the Hello World sample application:

   west build -b gd32f403z_eval samples/hello_world
   

2. Enable board bootloader:

   • Remove boot-0 jumper

   • press reset button

3. To flash an image:

   west build -b gd32f403z_eval samples/hello_world
   west flash -r gd32isp [--port=/dev/ttyUSB0]
   

4. Run your favorite terminal program to listen for output. Under Linux the terminal should be /dev/ttyUSB0. For example:

   $ minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB0 -o
   

   The -o option tells minicom not to send the modem initialization string. Connection should be configured as follows:

   • Speed: 115200

   • Data: 8 bits

   • Parity: None

   • Stop bits: 1

   Press reset button

   You should see “Hello World! gd32f403z_eval” in your terminal.