Microchip Technology ATmega4809 Curiosity Nano, Hardware User'S Manual

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2. Getting Started
2.1 Quick Start
Steps to start exploring the ATmega4809 Curiosity Nano board:
1. Download Microchip MPLAB
®
X IDE and MPLAB
®
XC C Compiler , or download Atmel Studio 7 .
2. Launch MPLAB
®
X IDE or Atmel Studio 7.
3. Optional: Use MPLAB
®
Code Configurator or Atmel START to generate drivers and examples.
4. Write your application code.
5. Connect a USB cable (Standard-A to Micro-B or Micro-AB) between the PC and the debug USB port on the
board.
Info:
• MPLAB
®
X IDE supports XC C compilers and the AVR
®
and Arm
®
Toolchains (GCC Compilers)
• Microchip’s XC8 C Compiler supports all 8-bit PIC
®
and AVR
®
microcontrollers
• Included in the Atmel Studio 7 download are the AVR
®
and Arm
®
Toolchains (GCC Compilers)
2.1.1 Driver Installation
When the board is connected to your computer for the first time, the operating system will perform a driver software
installation. The driver file supports both 32- and 64-bit versions of Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP, Windows Vista
®
,
Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. The drivers for the board are included with both MPLAB
®
X IDE and Atmel
Studio 7.
2.1.2 Kit Window
Once the board is powered, the green status LED will be lit, and both MPLAB
®
X IDE and Atmel Studio 7 will auto-
detect which boards are connected. The Kit Window in MPLAB
®
X IDE and Atmel Studio 7 will present relevant
information like data sheets and board documentation. The ATmega4809 device on the ATmega4809 Curiosity Nano
board is programmed and debugged by the on-board debugger and, therefore, no external programmer or debugger
tool is required.
Tip: The Kit Window can be opened in MPLAB
®
X IDE through the menu bar Window > Kit Window .
2.2 Design Documentation and Relevant Links
The following list contains links to the most relevant documents and software for the ATmega4809 Curiosity Nano
board:
• MPLAB
®
X IDE - MPLAB X IDE is a software program that runs on a PC (Windows
®
, Mac OS
®
, Linux
®
) to
develop applications for Microchip microcontrollers and digital signal controllers. It is called an Integrated
Development Environment (IDE) because it provides a single integrated “environment” to develop code for
embedded microcontrollers.
• Atmel Studio - Free IDE for the development of C/C++ and assembler code for microcontrollers.
• IAR Embedded Workbench
®
for AVR
®
- This is a commercial C/C++ compiler that is available for AVR
microcontrollers. There is a 30-day evaluation version as well as a 4 KB code-size-limited kick-start version
available from their website.
ATmega4809 Curiosity Nano
Getting Started
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