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13 Appendix A-7: SAM3S specifics
13.1 Getting started
The Atmel BitCloud SDK supports two different hardware platforms with SAM3S
microcontrollers: Atmel SAM3S-EK with radio boards from the RZ600 kit, and Atmel
RF231USB-RD. The instructions below highlight the differences between the two
platform configurations, where present.
13.1.1 Required hardware
Before installing and using the Atmel BitCloud SDK, make sure that all necessary
hardware is available for the kit you would like to use:
•
For SAM3S-EK:
o
Two or more SAM3S-EK boards
o
Atmel RZ600 radio board with
AT86RF230, AT86RF231 or
AT86RF212 transceiver –
for each SAM3S-EK board
o
Atmel AT91SAM-ICE JTAG emulator
•
For RF231USB-RD:
o
Two or more RF231USB boards
o
Atmel AT91SAM-ICE JTAG emulator
13.1.2 Hardware setup
•
For SAM3S-EK, connect the RZ600 radio board transceiver to the J16/ZigBee
connector present on the SAM3S-EK board.
For other hardware setup instructions, please refer to
•
For RF231USB-RD hardware instructions, please refer to
13.1.3 System requirements
Before using the SDK, please ensure that the following system requirements are met
by your PC and development environment.
Table 13-1.
System requirements for SAM3S-EK.
Parameter
Value
Note
CPU
Intel Pentium III, or higher,
800MHz
RAM
128MB
Free space on hard disk
50MB
JTAG emulator
AT91SAM-ICE emulator with
cable
Required to upload firmware
onto the boards and debug
through JTAG
Operating system
Windows 2000/XP