K50_72: Kinetis® K50-72 MHz, USB Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on ARM® Cortex®-M4 Core

The Kinetis® K50 72 MHz Measurement MCUs, built on the ARM® Cortex®-M4 core, offer a scalable entry point into the mid-performance Kinetis portfolio offering USB, high-precision analog integration, flexible low-power and peripheral options. This family shares the comprehensive enablement and scalability of the Kinetis portfolio.

Kinetis^® K50 Mid-Performance USB MCUs Block Diagram

Using thermocouple and thermistor devices with Kinetis^® K53 - Demo

Analog to Digital Converter

Programmable Delay Block

System Integration Module

Nested Vector Interrupt Controller

Serial Audio Interface

Name/Description	Type	Modified Date
Selector Guide: High-performance Kinetis® K Series MCUs (REV 1) PDF (2.4 MB) KINETISKMCUSELGD	Selector Guides	02 Oct 2015
Kinetis® K5x: Cortex-M4 MCUs with measurement engine (REV 5) PDF (221.2 kB) KNTSK50FMLYFS	Fact Sheets	03 Nov 2015
Demonstration software for Kinetis® peripheral modules (REV 3) PDF (2.0 MB) KQRUG	Quick Reference Guides	30 May 2014

Data Sheets (3)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Kinetis® K50: 72MHz Cortex-M4 160/288KB Flash 100/121pin (REV 3) PDF (2.1 MB) K50P100M72SF1	30 Nov 2012
Kinetis® K50: 72MHz Cortex-M4 160KB Flash (64 pin) (REV 3) PDF (2.0 MB) K50P64M72SF1	30 Nov 2012
Kinetis® K50: 72MHz Cortex-M4 160/288KB Flash (80 pin) (REV 3) PDF (2.1 MB) K50P81M72SF1	30 Nov 2012

Errata (5)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Mask Set Errata for Mask 1N36B KINETIS_K_1N36B (REV 12FEB2015) PDF (160.0 kB) KINETIS_K_1N36B	27 Feb 2015
Mask Set Errata for Mask 2N36B KINETIS_K_2N36B (REV 12FEB2015) PDF (152.6 kB) KINETIS_K_2N36B	27 Feb 2015
Mask Set Errata for Mask 3N36B KINETIS_K_3N36B (REV 12FEB2015) PDF (159.9 kB) KINETIS_K_3N36B	27 Feb 2015
KINETIS72MHZ_1N36B, Mask Set Errata for Mask 1N36B - Errata (REV 08 AUG 2013) PDF (148.7 kB) KINETIS72MHZ_1N36B	16 Aug 2013
Errata Mask 2N36B for Kinetis® MCUs (REV 08 AUG 2013) PDF (165.8 kB) KINETIS72MHZ_2N36B	16 Aug 2013

Application Notes (65)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Filter-Based Algorithm for Metering Applications (REV 4) PDF (2.1 MB) AN4265	05 Apr 2016
FFT-Based Algorithm for Metering Applications - Application Note (REV 4) PDF (347.5 kB) AN4255	26 Jul 2015
Features of the FlexTimer Module (REV 0) PDF (1.4 MB) AN5142	22 Jun 2015
Power Management for Kinetis® and ColdFire®+ MCUs (REV 2) PDF (1.6 MB) AN4503	06 Apr 2015
Using Kinetis® FlexMemory as enhanced EEPROM (REV 2) PDF (863.9 kB) AN4282	04 Mar 2015
Power supply options for Tower® development plaftorm (REV 0.1) PDF (2.6 MB) AN4649	23 Sep 2014
Optimizing performance on Kinetis® K-series MCUs (REV 1) PDF (280.1 kB) AN4745	11 Jun 2014
Production Flash programming best practices for Kinetis® K and L MCUs (REV 1) PDF (173.6 kB) AN4835	02 May 2014
Cookbook for SAR ADC measurements (REV 1) PDF (843.1 kB) AN4373	17 Apr 2014
Tips using PDB in motor control applications on Kinetis® (REV 0) PDF (447.9 kB) AN4822	18 Dec 2013
I2C non-blocking communication (REV 0) PDF (570.5 kB) AN4803	21 Oct 2013
Developer’s Serial Bootloader (REV 13) PDF (1.4 MB) AN2295	08 Oct 2013
Deep-dive: Water Tolerance Feature in Touch-Sensing Software Library (REV 0) PDF (333.9 kB) AN4781	10 Sep 2013
An I2S application on Kinetis® (REV 0) PDF (239.2 kB) AN4800	01 Sep 2013
Using DSPI as Slave on MQX RTOS (v3.8) (REV 0) PDF (215.1 kB) AN4791	29 Aug 2013
Integrating a Processor Expert® driver (LDD) into a non-PEx project (REV 0) PDF (2.1 MB) AN4769	14 Aug 2013
AN4752, FreeMASTER Serial Driver Usage - Application Note (REV 0) PDF (2.1 MB) AN4752	31 May 2013
Connecting Kinetis® MCU with CMOS sensor interface through GPIO (REV 0) PDF (411.7 kB) AN4627	30 May 2013
AN4753, Rational ClearCase Use in CodeWarrior® 10.3 - Application Note (REV 0) PDF (392.5 kB) AN4753	30 May 2013
PMSM electrical parameters measurement (REV 0) PDF (2.3 MB) AN4680	23 Apr 2013
NXP® Solutions for ECG and Heart Rate Monitor (REV 1) PDF (2.1 MB) AN4323	17 Apr 2013
Implementing in-software flash programming on Kinetis® MCUs (REV 0) PDF (218.5 kB) AN4695	17 Apr 2013
Using NXP® USB stack to implement Audio class device (REV 0) PDF (309.9 kB) AN4665	23 Mar 2013
Remote monitoring solution using MQX and Kinetis® MCUs (REV 0) PDF (2.0 MB) AN4644	20 Mar 2013
I2C driver based on interrupt and blocking mechanism for MQX (REV 0) PDF (481.2 kB) AN4652	20 Mar 2013
Pulse Oximeter - Fundamentals and Design (REV 2) PDF (3.5 MB) AN4327	18 Jan 2013
Glucose Meter - Fundamentals and Design (REV 1) PDF (12.1 MB) AN4364	06 Jan 2013
Spirometer - Fundamentals and Design (REV 1) PDF (2.8 MB) AN4325	18 Dec 2012
Blood Pressure Monitor - Fundamentals and Design (REV 2) PDF (5.3 MB) AN4328	18 Dec 2012
USB Mass Storage Device (MSD) Host Bootloader (REV 1) PDF (2.6 MB) AN4368	06 Dec 2012
MQX Board Support Package (BSP) - Porting Guide on KEIL (REV 0) PDF (1.6 MB) AN4626	31 Oct 2012
BLDC Sensorless Algorithm Tuning (REV 0) PDF (1.4 MB) AN4597	11 Oct 2012
USB device firmware update (DFU) for Kinetis® MCUs (REV 1) PDF (2.5 MB) AN4370	07 Oct 2012
Using Kinetis® DMA and GPIO to emulate timer functionality (REV 0) PDF (825.4 kB) AN4419	27 Sep 2012
Using DMA to emulate ADC flexible scan mode on Kinetis® K (REV 0) PDF (204.0 kB) AN4590	19 Sep 2012
NXP® Embedded Software and Motor Control libraries (REV 0) PDF (216.9 kB) AN4611	14 Sep 2012
Understanding the 16-bit ADC PGA in Kinetis® K Series (REV 0) PDF (421.8 kB) AN4568	09 Sep 2012
PWM synchronization using Kinetis® Flextimers (REV 0) PDF (1.2 MB) AN4560	02 Aug 2012
Using Kinetis® Security and Flash Protection Features (REV 1) PDF (188.2 kB) AN4507	17 Jun 2012
Robust over-the-air firmware update using program flash memory swap (REV 0) PDF (1.2 MB) AN4533	17 Jun 2012
Using Kinetis® K53 amplifiers to connect thermocouple and thermistor (REV 0) PDF (3.5 MB) AN4508	24 May 2012
Motor Control under MQX RTOS (REV 0) PDF (1.2 MB) AN4254	11 May 2012
Using FlexBus Interface for Kinetis® Microcontrollers (REV 0) PDF (723.5 kB) AN4393	10 May 2012
I2S (Inter-IC Sound Bus) application on Kinetis® MCUs (REV 0) PDF (382.7 kB) AN4520	08 May 2012
Pulse Oximeter using USB PHDC (REV 0) PDF (2.2 MB) AN4496	22 Mar 2012
Using CMSIS-DSP Algorithms with MQX and Kinetis® MCUs (REV 0) PDF (618.3 kB) AN4489	20 Mar 2012
Using Low Power modes on Kinetis® MCUs (REV 0) PDF (10.4 MB) AN4470	15 Feb 2012
Audio Output for Kinetis® MCUs using DMA/PWM, DAC or I2S (REV 0) PDF (458.4 kB) AN4369	13 Feb 2012
Low-Power management with MQX RTOS on Kinetis® MCUs (REV 0) PDF (251.8 kB) AN4447	30 Jan 2012
Display eGUI using TWR-LCD board (REV 0) PDF (1.6 MB) AN4452	17 Jan 2012
Configuring the FlexTimer for position and speed measurement (REV 0) PDF (382.6 kB) AN4381	05 Dec 2011
Kinetis® KwikStik-based EzPort programmer (REV 0) PDF (2.5 MB) AN4406	01 Dec 2011
Ventilator/Respirator - Fundamentals and Design (REV 0) PDF (5.9 MB) DRM127	23 Nov 2011
FlexTimer and ADC synchronization for Field-Oriented-Control (REV 0) PDF (751.2 kB) AN4410	22 Nov 2011
Prototyping with Tower® System MCU development board (REV 0) PDF (320.9 kB) AN4390	11 Nov 2011
BLDC motor control w/ Hall Effect sensor - Kinetis® MCUs (REV 0) PDF (710.5 kB) AN4376	31 Oct 2011
Using WinUSB with MCU integrating USB device controller (REV 0) PDF (906.8 kB) AN4378	20 Oct 2011
USB Mass Storage Device (MSD) Bootloader (REV 0) PDF (434.3 kB) AN4379	17 Oct 2011
Ethernet Bootloader for Kinetis® MCUs (REV 0) PDF (1.6 MB) AN4367	12 Sep 2011
Designing prototypes with Kinetis® Tower® system and MQX (REV 0) PDF (1.3 MB) AN4346	01 Sep 2011
Implement protocol converters w/ MQX communication driver (REV 0) PDF (217.1 kB) AN4345	26 Aug 2011
Using I2C on Coldfire+ and Kinetis® MCUs (REV 0) PDF (2.0 MB) AN4342	10 Aug 2011
AN3863, Designing Touch Sensing Electrodes - Application Notes (REV 4) PDF (648.4 kB) AN3863	20 Jul 2011
Writing Touch Sensing Software Using TSI Module (REV 0) PDF (341.5 kB) AN4330	12 Jul 2011
AN4287, MQX Board Support Package Porting Guide - Application Notes (REV 0) PDF (1.3 MB) AN4287	13 Jun 2011

Reference Manuals (3)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Kinetis® K50: 72MHz Cortex-M4 160/288KB Flash 100/121pin (REV 1.1) PDF (7.9 MB) K50P100M72SF1RM	28 Jun 2015
Kinetis® K50: 72MHz Cortex-M4 160KB Flash (64 pin) (REV 1.1) PDF (7.7 MB) K50P64M72SF1RM	28 Jun 2015
Kinetis® K50: 72MHz Cortex-M4 160/288KB Flash (80 pin) (REV 1.1) PDF (7.8 MB) K50P81M72SF1RM	28 Jun 2015

Release Notes (1)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Processor Expert® 5.2 Release Notes (REV 5.2) TXT (24.2 kB) PE_5.2_RN	12 Sep 2011

Product Briefs (1)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Kinetis® K5x: Cortex-M4 MCUs with measurement engine (REV 8) PDF (613.4 kB) K50PB	08 May 2011

Fact Sheets (1)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Kinetis® K5x: Cortex-M4 MCUs with measurement engine (REV 5) PDF (221.2 kB) KNTSK50FMLYFS	03 Nov 2015

Brochures (2)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Embedded Solutions Based on ARM Technology Guide (REV 8) PDF (4.5 MB) NXPARM	07 Oct 2014
Beyond Bits Issue V (REV 6) PDF (7.1 MB) BR8BITBYNDBITS5	01 Nov 2010

Selector Guides (1)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Selector Guide: High-performance Kinetis® K Series MCUs (REV 1) PDF (2.4 MB) KINETISKMCUSELGD	02 Oct 2015

Quick Reference Guides (1)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Demonstration software for Kinetis® peripheral modules (REV 3) PDF (2.0 MB) KQRUG	30 May 2014

Supporting Information (2)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Touch Sensing Software 2.5 Beta Release notes (REV 2.5) PDF (232.4 kB) TSS_RELEASE_NOTES	08 Nov 2010

Calculators

TFS FlexMem Endurance Calculator (REV vBeta025) ZIP TFS_FLEXMEM_CALCULATOR 8/1/2014

Snippets, Boot Code, Headers, Monitors, etc.

Kinetis MCU C/C++ Header Files (REV A) ZIP KINETIS_HEADER_FILES 11/7/2011

Device Drivers

TFS Flash Driver Software for Kinetis and ColdFire+ Microcontrollers (REV 1.03) exe C90TFS_FLASH_DRIVER 10/28/2014

Updates and Patches

PExDrv v10.2 Update 1.0.2 (REV 1.0.2) ZIP PExDrv v10.2 Update 1.0.2 10/11/2013

Ordering Information

Product	Status	Budgetary Price excluding tax(US$)	HW dev. tools	Core Type	Operating Frequency (Max) (MHz)	On-chip SRAM (KB)	Total Flash (KByte)	EEPROM (KB)	External memory & connectivity interfaces	UART	SPI	I2C	I2S	USB	USB features	Pin count	ADC	DAC	16-bit PWM (ch)	16-bit Timer (ch)	32-bit Timer (ch)	Other analog blocks	Security	Human Machine Interface	VDD (min)	VDD (max) (V)	Package type	Package dimension (WxLxH) (mm3)	Pin pitch (mm)	Ambient Operating Temperature (Min-Max) (°C)
MK50DX128CLK7	Active	10K @ US$3.69	TWR-K53N512	ARM Cortex-M4	72	34	160	2	External bus interface	4	2	2	1	1 (FS)	Device Charge Detect	80	16-bit (SAR) x 2	12-bit x 1	12	13	4	Comparator, OPAMP, PGA, TRIAMP, VREF	CRC	Touch System Interface	1.71	3.6	LQFP	12x12x1.6	0.5	-40 to 85
MK50DX256CMC7	Active	10K @ US$4.37	TWR-K53N512	ARM Cortex-M4	72	66	288	2	External bus interface	5	2	2	1	1 (FS)	Device Charge Detect	121	16-bit (SAR) x 2	12-bit x 1	12	13	4	Comparator, OPAMP, PGA, TRIAMP, VREF	CRC	Touch System Interface	1.71	3.6	MAPBGA	8x8x1.5	0.65	-40 to 85
MK50DX256CLL7	Active	10K @ US$4.17	TWR-K53N512	ARM Cortex-M4	72	66	288	2	External bus interface	5	2	2	1	1 (FS)	Device Charge Detect	100	16-bit (SAR) x 2	12-bit x 1	12	13	4	Comparator, OPAMP, PGA, TRIAMP, VREF	CRC	Touch System Interface	1.71	3.6	LQFP	14x14x1.7	0.5	-40 to 85
MK50DX128CLH7R	Active	10K @ US$3.46	TWR-K53N512	ARM Cortex-M4	72	34	160	2	External bus interface	3	1	2	1	1 (FS)	Device Charge Detect	64	16-bit (SAR) x 2	6-bit x 1, 12-bit x 1	12	13	4	Comparator, OPAMP, PGA, TRIAMP, VREF	CRC	Touch System Interface	1.71	3.6	LQFP	10x10x1.6	0.5	-40 to 85
MK50DX128CLH7	Active	10K @ US$3.46	TWR-K53N512	ARM Cortex-M4	72	32	160	2	External bus interface	3	1	2	1	1 (FS)	Device Charge Detect	64	16-bit (SAR) x 2	6-bit x 1, 12-bit x 1	12	13	4	Comparator, OPAMP, PGA, TRIAMP, VREF	CRC	Touch System Interface	1.71	3.6	LQFP	10x10x1.6	0.5	-40 to 85
MK50DX256CLK7	Active	10K @ US$4.12	TWR-K53N512	ARM Cortex-M4	72	66	288	2	External bus interface	4	2	2	1	1 (FS)	Device Charge Detect	80	16-bit (SAR) x 2	12-bit x 1	12	13	4	Comparator, OPAMP, PGA, TRIAMP, VREF	CRC	Touch System Interface	1.71	3.6	LQFP	12x12x1.6	0.5	-40 to 85
MK50DX128CMC7	Active	10K @ US$3.93	TWR-K53N512	ARM Cortex-M4	72	34	160	2	External bus interface	5	2	2	1	1 (FS)	Device Charge Detect	121	16-bit (SAR) x 2	12-bit x 1	12	13	4	Comparator, OPAMP, PGA, TRIAMP, VREF	CRC	Touch System Interface	1.71	3.6	MAPBGA	8x8x1.5	0.65	-40 to 85
MK50DX128CLL7	Active	10K @ US$4.10		ARM Cortex-M4	72	32	160									100														-40 to 85

Package Information

Package Description	Outline Version	Packing	Product Status	Part Number	Chemical Content	MSL	PPT (°C)
LQFP 64 10101.4P0.5	98ASS23234W	MPQ - 160 TRAYPOQ - 1600 BOX	Active	MK50DX128CLH7	MK50DX128CLH7.pdf	3	260
LQFP 64 10101.4P0.5	98ASS23234W	MPQ - 1500 REELPOQ - 1500 BOX	Active	MK50DX128CLH7R	MK50DX128CLH7R.pdf	3	260
LQFP 80 12121.4P0.5	98ASS23174W	MPQ - 96 TRAYPOQ - 960 BOX	Active	MK50DX256CLK7	MK50DX256CLK7.pdf	3	260
LQFP 80 12121.4P0.5	98ASS23174W	MPQ - 96 TRAYPOQ - 960 BOX	Active	MK50DX128CLK7	MK50DX128CLK7.pdf	3	260
LQFP 100 14SQ1.4P0.5 C90	98ASS23308W	MPQ - 90 TRAYPOQ - 900 BOX	Active	MK50DX256CLL7	MK50DX256CLL7.pdf	3	260
LQFP 100 14SQ1.4P0.5 C90	98ASS23308W	MPQ - 90 TRAYPOQ - 900 BOX	Active	MK50DX128CLL7	MK50DX128CLL7.pdf	3	260
MAPBGA 121 881.4 P0.65	98ASA00423D	MPQ - 348 TRAYPOQ - 1740 BOX	Active	MK50DX128CMC7	MK50DX128CMC7.pdf	3	260
MAPBGA 121 881.4 P0.65	98ASA00423D	MPQ - 348 TRAYPOQ - 1740 BOX	Active	MK50DX256CMC7	MK50DX256CMC7.pdf	3	260