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New to embedded system

Abdelrahman Ashraf
Prodigy 10 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: EK-TM4C123GXL, TM4C123GH6PM

I'm new in the embedded system field so i saw Texas courses on edx.org and i will take them but the problem is the instructors requires a TM4C123G Launchpad and in my country the available one is TM4C123GXL... so can i use TM4C123GXL Launchpad instead of TM4C123G ?

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    TI__Guru*** 135355 points
    Hello Abdelrahman,

    That's just a difference in nomenclature, the LaunchPad the instructor is referring to is the EK-TM4C123GXL which is the only TM4C123x LaunchPad available.
  • 0 in reply to Ralph Jacobi
    Guru 117855 points

    (Do note - I quite deliberately clicked upon poster "Abdelrahman's" posting - not Ralph's.)     This writing is - of course - aimed towards the student...

    You might inquire of your instructor if the use of, "DRM" (Direct Register Manipulation) is mandated.     Should that prove the case - you may wish to advise the instructor that this vendor (quite properly) - does NOT support either "DRM or ASM!"    In light of this fact - and should (only) use of "DRM" be demanded - will the instructor "Guide & Support" his/her class?      (And if not - who then?)

    This is so as the vendor's API (C code) has long been, "Tried, Tested ... totally Transcends" DRM - enabling your entire class to, "Speed, Ease & Enhance" their  "Problem Solving, Program Capabilities."

    In today's global economy - efficiency is of great importance.     As a student - your/others' ability to "tap into - then exploit" - the most modern & effective learning AIDS - (should) prove of high priority - should they not?

    The "forced use" of a (proven inefficient), archaic, and error-prone method (i.e. DRM) proves (very) hard to justify.       (Even when - especially when - the claim is voiced that, "Understanding is improved.")     An inconvenient fact - operating against that (UNDERSTAND) "fantasy" - is the  "STEADY ARRIVAL of  Student Posters" - helplessly noting that, "Even after investing much EXTRA time/effort" - demanded by "DRM versus the API" - their programs  repeatedly FAIL!"     May it be asked then, "Wherefore art thou - (improved) understanding?"

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    Genius 3850 points

    what matters is the chip on that board. there is no TM4C123G chip. The TM4C123G launchpad uses a TM4C123GH6PM chip. So long the same chip is covered by the class, you are good to go.