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User Guide
XE8000 ProStart II
8 SOCKET
BOARDS
8.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents the main characteristics of the Evxxx boards
8.2 HIGHLIGHTS
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Socket board types
•
Jumper default settings
•
External power supply
•
External clock on xin
•
Reset
button
8.3
SOCKET BOARD TYPES
Each product in the XE8000 series corresponds to a different socket board named EVxxx. Detailed descriptions can be
found in the relevant datasheet. The following is a description of the common parts you will always find on the different
versions.
Each pin of the XE8000 microcontroller is accessible on the edge of the board. The user application board can be
connected to this board with the external headers.
Figure 8 : Socket board example
Leds on I/O ports
Test area
Battery socket (CR1620 size)
On / Off switch for the battery
or external power supply
External power supply pins
+ -
Jumper that allows to
measure the
Microcontroller
consumption
Connector to the
motherboard
Jumper for an external
clock source
Jumpers to disconnect
the EEPROM
Buttons on input
port
Ground bridge for probes
Reset button
EEPROM supply
jumper
EEPROM
Jumpers that allows
the user to disconnect
the ports from LED’s
Jumpers that allows
the user to disconnect
the port from buttons
