2.
Getting Started
2.1
Xplained Pro Quick Start
Steps to start exploring the Xplained Pro platform:
1.
Download and install Atmel Studio/MPLAB
®
X.
2.
Launch Atmel Studio/MPLAB
®
X.
3.
Connect the Debug USB port on the evaluation kit to the computer using a USB cable (Standard-A to Micro-B
or Micro-AB).
When the Xplained Pro MCU kit is connected to the computer for the first time, the operating system installs the
driver software automatically. This driver supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP, Windows
Vista
®
, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2012.
When the Xplained Pro MCU board is powered, the power LED (green) glows, and Atmel Studio/MPLAB
®
X
automatically detects the specific Xplained Pro MCU and extension board(s) that are connected. The landing page of
the kit in the Atmel Studio has an option to launch the Atmel Software Framework (ASF) and the Atmel START
example application codes for the kit. The ATtiny3217 device is programmed and debugged by the on-board
embedded debugger and, therefore, no external programmer or debugger tool is required.
2.2
Design Documentation and Relevant Links
The following list contains links to the most relevant documents and software for the ATtiny3217 Xplained Pro.
•
- Xplained Evaluation Kits are a series of easy-to-use evaluation kits for Microchip
microcontrollers and other Microchip products.
– Xplained Nano - used for low pin count devices and provides a minimalistic solution with access to all I/O
pins of the target microcontroller.
– Xplained Mini - used for medium pin count devices and adds Arduino Uno compatible header footprint and
a prototyping area.
– Xplained Pro - used for medium-to-high pin count devices that feature advanced debugging and
standardized extensions for peripheral functions.
Note:
All the above kits have on-board programmers/debuggers, which creates a set of low-cost boards for
evaluation and demonstration of features and capabilities of different Microchip products.
•
- Free IDE for the development of C/C++ and assembler code for microcontrollers.
•
- 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 START is an online tool that helps the user to select and configure software components
and tailor your embedded application in a usable and optimized manner.
•
- User guide containing more information about the on-board Embedded Debugger.
•
- This is a commercial C/C++ compiler that is available for 8-bit AVR.
There is a 30-day evaluation version as well as a 4 KB code-size-limited kick-start version available from their
website.
•
- A collection of tools to design capacitive touch applications.
•
- PTC Robustness design guide document for touch sensor development.
•
- Data Visualizer is a program used for processing and visualizing data. The Data Visualizer
can receive data from various sources such as serial ports and on-board debugger’s Data Gateway Interface as
found on Curiosity Nano and Xplained Pro boards.
•
ATtiny3217 Xplained Pro website
- Kit information, latest user guide and design documentation.
•
ATtiny3217 Xplained Pro on Microchip Direct
- Purchase this kit on Microchip Direct.
ATtiny3217 Xplained Pro
Getting Started
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