Atmel SAM4N Xplained Pro, User Manual

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Atmel SAM4N Xplained Pro [USER GUIDE]
42104A-MCU-06/2013
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2. Getting started
2.1 Quick-start
3 Steps to start exploring the Atmel Xplained Pro Platform
● Download and install Atmel Studio
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.
● Launch Atmel Studio.
● Connect an USB cable to the DEBUG USB port.
2.2 Connecting the kit
When connecting Atmel SAM4N Xplained Pro to your computer for the first time, the operating system will do a
driver software installation. The driver file supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
and Windows 7.
Once connected the green power LED will be lit and Atmel Studio will autodetect which Xplained Pro
evaluation- and extension kit(s) that's connected. You'll be presented with relevant information like datasheets
and kit documentation. You also have the option to launch Atmel Software Framework (ASF) example
applications. The target device is programmed and debugged by the on-board Embedded Debugger and no
external programmer or debugger tool is needed. Please refer to the Atmel Studio user guide
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for information
regarding how to compile and program the kit.
2.3 Design documentation and related links
The following list contains links to the most relevant documents and software for SAM4N Xplained Pro.
1. Xplained Pro products
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- Atmel Xplained Pro is a series of small-sized and easy-to-use evaluation kits
for 8- and 32-bit Atmel microcontrollers. It consists of a series of low cost MCU boards for evaluation and
demonstration of features and capabilities of different MCU families.
2. SAM4N Xplained Pro User Guide
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- PDF version of this User Guide.
3. SAM4N Xplained Pro Design Documentation
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- Package containing schematics, BOM, assembly
drawings, 3D plots, layer plots etc.
4. Atmel Studio
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- Free Atmel IDE for development of C/C++ and assembler code for Atmel
microcontrollers.
5. IAR Embedded Workbench
®
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for ARM
®
. This is a commercial C/C++ compiler that is available for
ARM. There is a 30 day evaluation version as well as a code size limited kick-start version available from
their website. The code size limit is 16K for devices with M0, M0+ and M1 cores and 32K for devices with
other cores.
6. Atmel sample store
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- Atmel sample store where you can order samples of devices.
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http://www.atmel.com/atmelstudio
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http://www.atmel.com/atmelstudio
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http://www.atmel.com/XplainedPro
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http://www.atmel.com/Images/Atmel-42104-SAM4N-Xplained-Pro_User-Guide.pdf
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http://www.atmel.com/Images/Atmel-42104-SAM4N-Xplained-Pro_User-Guide.zip
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http://www.atmel.com/atmelstudio
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http://www.iar.com/en/Products/IAR-Embedded-Workbench/ARM/
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http://www.atmel.com/system/samplesstore