GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc. 
 
GD32F205xx 
ARM® Cortex®-M3 32-bit MCU 
 
 
 
 
Datasheet 
 
 
 
GD32F205xx Datasheet 
Table of Contents 
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... 1 
List of Figures ..................................................................................................................... 3 
List of Tables ....................................................................................................................... 4 
1.  General description ..................................................................................................... 5 
2.  Device overview ........................................................................................................... 6 
2.1.  Device information ........................................................................................................... 6 
2.2.  Block diagram .................................................................................................................. 8 
2.3.  Pinouts and pin assignment ........................................................................................... 9 
2.4.  Memory map ................................................................................................................... 12 
2.5.  Clock tree ........................................................................................................................ 15 
2.6.  Pin definitions ................................................................................................................ 16 
2.6.1.  GD32F205Zx LQFP144 pin definitions .................................................................................. 16 
2.6.2.  GD32F205Vx LQFP100 pin definitions ................................................................................. 25 
2.6.3.  GD32F205Rx pin definitions ................................................................................................... 31 
3.  Functional description .............................................................................................. 35 
3.1.  ARM® Cortex®-M3 core .................................................................................................. 35 
3.2.  On-chip memory ............................................................................................................. 35 
3.3.  Clock, reset and supply management ......................................................................... 36 
3.4.  Boot modes..................................................................................................................... 36 
3.5.  Power saving modes ..................................................................................................... 37 
3.6.  Analog to digital converter (ADC) ................................................................................ 37 
3.7.  Digital to analog converter (DAC) ................................................................................ 38 
3.8.  DMA ................................................................................................................................. 38 
3.9.  General-purpose inputs/outputs (GPIOs) ................................................................... 38 
3.10. 
Timers and PWM generation ..................................................................................... 39 
3.11.  Real time clock (RTC) and backup registers ........................................................... 40 
3.12. 
Inter-integrated circuit (I2C) ...................................................................................... 40 
3.13. 
Serial peripheral interface (SPI) ................................................................................ 41 
3.14.  Universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver transmitter (USART/UART) ..... 41 
3.15. 
Inter-IC sound (I2S) .................................................................................................... 41 
 
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3.16.  Universal serial bus full-speed interface (USBFS) ................................................. 42 
 
 
3.17.  Controller area network (CAN) .................................................................................. 42 
3.18. 
External memory controller (EXMC) ........................................................................ 42 
3.19. 
Secure digital input and output card interface (SDIO) ........................................... 43 
3.20. 
TFT LCD interface (TLI) .............................................................................................. 43 
3.21.  Debug mode ................................................................................................................ 43 
3.22. 
Package and operation temperature ........................................................................ 43 
4.  Electrical characteristics .......................................................................................... 44 
4.1.  Absolute maximum ratings ........................................................................................... 44 
4.2.  Recommended DC characteristics .............................................................................. 44 
4.3.  Power consumption ....................................................................................................... 44 
4.4.  EMC characteristics ....................................................................................................... 45 
4.5.  Power supply supervisor characteristics ................................................................... 46 
4.6.  Electrical sensitivity ...................................................................................................... 47 
4.7.  External clock characteristics ...................................................................................... 48 
4.8. 
Internal clock characteristics ....................................................................................... 49 
4.9.  PLL characteristics ........................................................................................................ 49 
4.10.  Memory characteristics ............................................................................................. 50 
4.11.  GPIO characteristics .................................................................................................. 50 
4.12.  ADC characteristics ................................................................................................... 51 
4.13.  DAC characteristics ................................................................................................... 51 
4.14. 
I2C characteristics ...................................................................................................... 51 
4.15. 
SPI characteristics ..................................................................................................... 52 
5.  Package information ................................................................................................. 53 
5.1.  LQFP package outline dimensions .............................................................................. 53 
6.  Ordering information ................................................................................................. 55 
7.  Revision history ......................................................................................................... 56 
 
 
 
 
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List of Figures 
Figure 2-1. GD32F205xx block diagram ......................................................................................................... 8 
Figure 2-2. GD32F205Zx LQFP144 pinouts.................................................................................................... 9 
Figure 2-3. GD32F205Vx LQFP100 pinouts ................................................................................................. 10 
Figure 2-4. GD32F205Rx LQFP64 pinouts ................................................................................................... 11 
Figure 2-5. GD32F205xx clock tree ............................................................................................................... 15 
Figure 5-1. LQFP package outline ................................................................................................................. 53 
 
 
 
 
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List of Tables 
Table 2-1. GD32F205xx devices features and peripheral list ..................................................................... 6 
Table 2-2 GD32F205xx memory map ............................................................................................................ 12 
Table 2-3. GD32F205Zx LQFP144 pin definitions ....................................................................................... 16 
Table 2-4. GD32F205Vx LQFP100 pin definitions ....................................................................................... 25 
Table 2-5. GD32F205Rx pin definitions ........................................................................................................ 31 
Table 4-1. Absolute maximum ratings .......................................................................................................... 44 
Table 4-2. DC operating conditions ............................................................................................................... 44 
Table 4-3. Power consumption characteristics ........................................................................................... 44 
Table 4-4. EMS characteristics ...................................................................................................................... 45 
Table 4-5. EMI characteristics ........................................................................................................................ 46 
Table 4-6. Power supply supervisor characteristics.................................................................................. 46 
Table 4-7. ESD characteristics ....................................................................................................................... 47 
Table 4-8. Static latch-up characteristics .................................................................................................... 47 
Table 4-9. High speed external clock (HXTAL) generated from a crystal/ceramic characteristics ... 48 
Table 4-10. Low speed external clock (LXTAL) generated from a crystal/ceramic characteristics ... 48 
Table 4-11. High speed internal clock (IRC8M) characteristics ................................................................ 49 
Table 4-12. Low speed internal clock (IRC40K) characteristics ............................................................... 49 
Table 4-13. PLL characteristics ...................................................................................................................... 49 
Table 4-14. Flash memory characteristics ................................................................................................... 50 
Table 4-15. I/O port characteristics ............................................................................................................... 50 
Table 4-16. ADC characteristics..................................................................................................................... 51 
Table 4-17. DAC characteristics..................................................................................................................... 51 
Table 4-18. I2C characteristics ....................................................................................................................... 51 
Table 4-19. Standard SPI characteristics ..................................................................................................... 52 
Table 5-1. LQFP package dimensions .......................................................................................................... 54 
Table 6-1. Part ordering code for GD32F205xx devices ............................................................................ 55 
Table 7-1. Revision history ............................................................................................................................. 56 
 
 
 
 
 
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1. 
General description 
The GD32F205xx device belongs to the performance line of GD32 MCU Family. It is a new 
32-bit general-purpose microcontroller based on the ARM® Cortex®-M3 RISC core with best 
cost-performance  ratio  in  terms  of  processing  capacity,  reduced  power  consumption  and 
peripheral set. The Cortex®-M3 is a next generation processor core which is tightly coupled 
with  a  Nested  Vectored  Interrupt  Controller  (NVIC),  SysTick  timer  and  advanced  debug 
support. 
The GD32F205xx device incorporates the ARM® Cortex®-M3 32-bit processor core operating 
at 120 MHz frequency with flash accesses zero wait states to obtain maximum efficiency. It 
provides  up  to  3072  KB  on-chip  flash  memory  and  256  KB  SRAM  memory.  An  extensive 
range of enhanced I/Os and peripherals connected to two APB buses. The devices offer up 
to three 12-bit 2 MSPS ADCs, two 12-bit DACs, up to ten 16-bit general timers, two 16-bit 
basic  timers  plus  two  16-bit  PWM  advanced  timers,  as  well  as  standard  and  advanced 
communication interfaces: up to three SPIs, three I2Cs, four USARTs and four UARTs, two 
I2Ss, two CANs, a SDIO, a USBFS. Additional peripherals as TFT-LCD Interface (TLI) and 
EXMC interface with SDRAM extension support are included. 
The  device  operates  from  a  2.6  to  3.6V  power  supply  and  available  in  –40  to  +85  °C 
temperature  range.  Several  power  saving  modes  provide  the  flexibility  for  maximum 
optimization  of  power  consumption,  an  especially  important  consideration  in  low  power 
applications. 
The above features make GD32F205xx devices suitable for a wide range of interconnection 
and  advanced  applications,  especially  in  areas  such  as  industrial  control,  consumer  and 
handheld  equipment,  embedded  modules,  human  machine  interface,  security  and  alarm 
systems, automotive navigation and so on. 
   
 
 
 
 
 
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2. 
Device overview 
2.1. 
Device information 
Table 2-1. GD32F205xx devices features and peripheral list 
Part Number 
RC 
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RG 
RK 
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Fast area (KB) 
256 
512 
384 
384 
256 
512 
384 
384 
Normal area (KB) 
0 
0 
640 
2688 
0 
0 
640 
2688 
Total (KB) 
256 
512 
1024 
3072 
256 
512 
1024 
3072 
SRAM (KB) 
128 
128 
256 
256 
128 
128 
256 
256 
General timer 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
(16-bit) 
(1-4,8-13) 
(1-4,8-13) 
(1-4,8-13) 
(1-4,8-13) 
(1-4,8-13) 
(1-4,8-13) 
(1-4,8-13) 
 
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Advanced timer 
(16-bit) 
SysTick 
Basic timer (16-
bit) 
Watchdog 
RTC 
USART 
UART 
I2C 
SPI/I2S 
SDIO 
CAN 
USBFS 
TLI 
2 
(0,7) 
1 
2 
(5,6) 
2 
1 
4 
4 
2 
(0,7) 
1 
2 
(5,6) 
2 
1 
4 
4 
2 
(0,7) 
1 
2 
(5,6) 
2 
1 
4 
4 
10 
(1-4,8-13) 
2 
(0,7) 
1 
2 
(5,6) 
2 
1 
4 
4 
2 
(0,7) 
1 
2 
(5,6) 
2 
1 
4 
2 
(3-4) 
3 
2 
(0,7) 
1 
2 
(5,6) 
2 
1 
4 
2 
(3-4) 
3 
2 
(0,7) 
1 
2 
(5,6) 
2 
1 
4 
2 
(3-4) 
3 
2 
(0,7) 
1 
2 
(5,6) 
2 
1 
4 
2 
(3-4) 
3 
(3-4,6-7) 
(3-4,6-7) 
(3-4,6-7) 
(3-4,6-7) 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3/2 
3/2 
(0-2)/(1-2) 
(0-2)/(1-2) 
3/2 
(0-2)/(1-2) 
3/2 
(0-2)/(1-2) 
3/2 
(0-2)/(1-2) 
3/2 
(0-2)/(1-2) 
3/2 
(0-2)/(1-2) 
3/2 
(0-2)/(1-2) 
1 
2 
1 
0 
1 
2 
1 
0 
1 
2 
1 
0 
1 
2 
1 
0 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
GPIO 
51 
51 
51 
51 
82 
82 
82 
82 
EXMC/SDRAM 
0/0 
0/0 
0/0 
0/0 
1/0 
1/0 
1/0 
1/0 
ADC (CHs) 
3(16) 
3(16) 
3(16) 
3(16) 
3(16) 
3(16) 
3(16) 
3(16) 
DAC 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
 
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RG 
RK 
VC 
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GD32F205xx 
Package 
LQFP64 
LQFP100 
Table 2-1. GD32F205xx devices features and peripheral list (continued) 
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Code area (KB) 
Data area (KB) 
Total (KB) 
SRAM (KB) 
General timer (16-
bit) 
Advanced timer 
(16-bit) 
SysTick 
Basic timer (16-
bit) 
Watchdog(16-bit) 
RTC 
USART 
UART 
I2C 
SPI/I2S 
SDIO 
CAN 
USBFS 
TLI 
GPIO 
EXMC/SDRAM 
ADC (CHs) 
DAC 
Package 
 
ZC 
256 
0 
256 
128 
10 
(1-4,8-13) 
2 
(0,7) 
1 
2 
(5,6) 
2 
1 
4 
4 
3 
3/2 
(0-2)/(1-2) 
1 
2 
1 
1 
114 
1/1 
3(24) 
2 
ZE 
512 
0 
512 
128 
10 
(1-4,8-13) 
2 
(0,7) 
1 
2 
(5,6) 
2 
1 
4 
4 
3 
3/2 
(0-2)/(1-2) 
1 
2 
1 
1 
114 
1/1 
3(24) 
2 
ZG 
384 
640 
1024 
256 
10 
(1-4,8-13) 
2 
(0,7) 
1 
2 
(5,6) 
2 
1 
4 
4 
3 
3/2 
(0-2)/(1-2) 
1 
2 
1 
1 
114 
1/1 
3(24) 
2 
ZK 
384 
2688 
3072 
256 
10 
(1-4,8-13) 
2 
(0,7) 
1 
2 
(5,6) 
2 
1 
4 
4 
3 
3/2 
(0-2)/(1-2) 
1 
2 
1 
1 
114 
1/1 
3(24) 
2 
LQFP144 
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