The TMS320F2800137PM is a 32-bit floating-point microcontroller with 256KB Flash memory, 36KB RAM, and operates at 100 MHz. The microcontroller includes advanced control peripherals, differentiated analog, and various communications peripherals. The device has been optimized for high-performance, real-time control applications and offers a low-cost system solution. For more details, see TMS320F280013x Real-Time Microcontrollers.

Most of the microcontroller signals are routed to 0.1 inch (2.54 mm) pitch headers laid out to comply with the TI BoosterPack standards, with a few exceptions. The F280013x MCU internal multiplexers allow for different peripheral functions to be assigned to each of the general-purpose input/output (GPIO) pins. The mux options can be found in TMS320F280013x Real-Time Microcontrollers. When adding external circuitry, consider the additional load on the development board's power rails.

The F280013x LaunchPad is factory-programmed with a quick start demo program. The quick-start program resides in the on-chip Flash memory and executes each time power is applied, unless the application has been replaced with a user program. See Section 2.2 for details on the LaunchPad demo program.