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Atmel SMART Microcontrollers
SAM4S Xplained Pro
USER GUIDE
Preface
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The Atmel SAM4S Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform to
evaluate the SAM4SD32C microcontroller.
Supported by the Atmel Studio integrated development platform, the kit
provides easy access to the features of the Atmel SAM4SD32C and explains
how to integrate the device in a custom design.
The Xplained Pro MCU series evaluation kits include an on-board
Embedded Debugger, and no external tools are necessary to program or
debug the SAM4SD32C.
The Xplained Pro extension series evaluation kits offers additional
peripherals to extend the features of the board and ease the development of
custom designs.
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Table of Contents
Preface............................................................................................................................ 1
1. Introduction................................................................................................................ 3
1.1.
1.2.
Features....................................................................................................................................... 3
Kit Overview................................................................................................................................. 3
2. Getting Started...........................................................................................................5
2.1.
2.2.
Xplained Pro Quick Start.............................................................................................................. 5
Design Documentation and Relevant Links................................................................................. 5
3. Xplained Pro.............................................................................................................. 6
3.1.
3.2.
3.3.
3.4.
Embedded Debugger................................................................................................................... 6
Hardware Identification System....................................................................................................6
Power Sources............................................................................................................................. 7
Xplained Pro Standard Headers and Connectors........................................................................ 8
3.4.1.
Xplained Pro Standard Extension Header..................................................................... 8
3.4.2.
Xplained Pro LCD Extension Connector........................................................................9
3.4.3.
Xplained Pro Power Header.........................................................................................11
4. Hardware Users Guide............................................................................................ 12
4.1.
4.2.
4.3.
Connectors................................................................................................................................. 12
4.1.1.
Xplained Pro Extension Headers.................................................................................12
4.1.2.
LCD Extension Connector........................................................................................... 14
4.1.3.
Current Measurement Header..................................................................................... 16
4.1.4.
Other Headers............................................................................................................. 16
Peripherals................................................................................................................................. 17
4.2.1.
NAND Flash.................................................................................................................17
4.2.2.
SD Card Connector..................................................................................................... 18
4.2.3.
Crystals........................................................................................................................18
4.2.4.
Mechanical Buttons..................................................................................................... 19
4.2.5.
LED..............................................................................................................................19
4.2.6.
Analog Reference........................................................................................................ 19
Embedded Debugger Implementation........................................................................................19
4.3.1.
Serial Wire Debug........................................................................................................19
4.3.2.
Virtual COM Port..........................................................................................................20
4.3.3.
Atmel Data Gateway Interface.....................................................................................20
5. Hardware Revision History and Known Issues........................................................21
5.1.
5.2.
5.3.
Identifying Product ID and Revision........................................................................................... 21
Revision 5...................................................................................................................................21
Revision 4...................................................................................................................................21
6. Document Revision History..................................................................................... 23
7. Evaluation Board/kit Important Notice..................................................................... 24
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1.
Introduction
1.1.
Features
1.2.
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Atmel ATSAM4SD32C microcontroller
Embedded debugger (EDBG)
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– USB interface
– Programming and debugging (target) through Serial Wire Debug (SWD)
– Virtual COM-port interface to target via UART
– Atmel Data Gateway Interface (DGI) to target via synchronous SPI or TWI
– Four GPIOs connected to target for code instrumentation
Digital I/O
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– Two mechanical buttons (user and reset button)
– One user LED
– Three extension headers
LCD display header
USB interface for host and device function (target)
2Gb NAND Flash for non-volatile storage
SD card connector
Adjustable analog reference
Three possible power sources
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– External power
– Embedded debugger USB
– Target USB
12MHz crystal
32kHz crystal
Kit Overview
The Atmel SAM4S Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform to evaluate the Atmel
ATSAM4SD32C.
The kit offers a set of features that enables the ATSAM4SD32C user to get started using the
ATSAM4SD32C peripherals right away and to get an understanding of how to integrate the device in their
own design.
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Figure 1-1 SAM4S Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit Overview
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2.
Getting Started
2.1.
Xplained Pro Quick Start
Three steps to start exploring the Atmel Xplained Pro platform:
1. Download Atmel Studio.
2. Launch Atmel Studio.
3. Connect a USB cable (Standard-A to Micro-B or Micro-AB) between the PC and the DEBUG USB
port on the kit.
4. Connect SAM4S Xplained Pro to a Xplained Pro MCU board and connect a USB cable to DEBUG
USB port on the Xplained Pro MCU board.
When the Atmel SAM4S Xplained Pro is connected 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
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Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista , Windows 7, and Windows 8.
Once the Xplained Pro MCU board is powered the green power LED will be lit and Atmel Studio will auto
detect which Xplained Pro MCU- and extension board(s) are connected. Atmel Studio will present
relevant information like datasheets and kit documentation. The kit landing page in Atmel Studio also has
the option to launch Atmel Software Framework (ASF) example applications for the kit. The SAM4S
device is programmed and debugged by the on-board Embedded Debugger and therefore no external
programmer or debugger tool is needed.
2.2.
Design Documentation and Relevant Links
The following list contains links to the most relevant documents and software for SAM4S Xplained Pro:
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Xplained Pro products - Atmel Xplained Pro is a series of small-sized and easy-to-use evaluation
kits for Atmel microcontrollers and other Atmel products. It consists of a series of low cost MCU
boards for evaluation and demonstration of features and capabilities of different MCU families.
Atmel Studio - Free Atmel IDE for development of C/C++ and assembler code for Atmel
microcontrollers.
Atmel sample store - Atmel sample store where you can order samples of devices.
EDBG User Guide - User guide containing more information about the on-board Embedded
Debugger.
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IAR Embedded Workbench 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 16KB for devices with M0, M0+, and M1 cores and 32KB
for devices with other cores.
Atmel Data Visualizer - Atmel Data Visualizer is a program used for processing and visualizing
data. Data Visualizer can receive data from various sources such as the Embedded Debugger Data
Gateway Interface found on Xplained Pro boards, and COM ports.
Design Documentation - Package containing CAD source, schematics, BOM, assembly drawings,
3D plots, layer plots etc.
Hardware Users Guide in PDF format - PDF version of this User Guide.
SAM4S Xplained Pro in the Atmel store - Atmel Store link.
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3.
Xplained Pro
Xplained Pro is an evaluation platform that provides the full Atmel microcontroller experience. The
platform consists of a series of Microcontroller (MCU) boards and extension boards that are integrated
with Atmel Studio, have Atmel Software Framework (ASF) drivers and demo code, support data
streaming, and more. Xplained Pro MCU boards support a wide range of Xplained Pro extension boards
that are connected through a set of standardized headers and connectors. Each extension board has an
identification (ID) chip to uniquely identify which boards are connected to an Xplained Pro MCU board.
This information is used to present relevant user guides, application notes, datasheets, and example
code through Atmel Studio.
3.1.
Embedded Debugger
The SAM4S Xplained Pro contains the Atmel Embedded Debugger (EDBG) for on-board debugging. The
EDBG is a composite USB device of three interfaces; a debugger, Virtual COM Port, and a Data Gateway
Interface (DGI).
Together with Atmel Studio, the EDBG debugger interface can program and debug the SAM4SD32C. On
SAM4S Xplained Pro, the SWD interface is connected between the EDBG and the SAM4SD32C.
The Virtual COM Port is connected to a UART on the SAM4SD32C and provides an easy way to
communicate with the target application through terminal software. It offers variable baud rate, parity, and
stop bit settings. Note that the settings on the SAM4SD32C must match the settings given in the terminal
software.
The DGI consists of several physical interfaces for communication with the host computer.
Communication over the interfaces are bidirectional. It can be used to send events and values from the
SAM4SD32C or as a generic printf-style data channel. Traffic over the interfaces can be timestamped on
the EDBG for more accurate tracing of events. Note that timestamping imposes an overhead that reduces
maximal throughput. Atmel Data Visualizer is used to send and receive data through DGI.
The EDBG controls two LEDs on SAM4S Xplained Pro; a power LED and a status LED. Table 3-1 EDBG
LED Control on page 6 shows how the LEDs are controlled in different operation modes.
Table 3-1 EDBG LED Control
Operation Mode
Power LED
Status LED
Normal operation
Power LED is lit when power is
applied to the board.
Activity indicator, LED flashes
when any communication
happens to the EDBG.
Bootloader mode (idle)
The power LED and the status LED blinks simultaneously.
Bootloader mode (firmware
upgrade)
The power LED and the status LED blinks in an alternating pattern.
For further documentation on the EDBG, see the EDBG User Guide.
3.2.
Hardware Identification System
™
All Xplained Pro compatible extension boards have an Atmel ATSHA204 CryptoAuthentication chip
mounted. This chip contains information that identifies the extension with its name and some extra data.
When an Xplained Pro extension is connected to an Xplained Pro MCU board the information is read and
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sent to Atmel Studio. The Atmel Kits extension, installed with Atmel Studio, will give relevant information,
code examples, and links to relevant documents. Table 3-2 Xplained Pro ID Chip Content on page 7
shows the data fields stored in the ID chip with example content.
Table 3-2 Xplained Pro ID Chip Content
3.3.
Data field
Data type
Example content
Manufacturer
ASCII string
Atmel'\0'
Product Name
ASCII string
Segment LCD1 Xplained Pro'\0'
Product Revision
ASCII string
02'\0'
Product Serial Number
ASCII string
1774020200000010’\0’
Minimum Voltage [mV]
uint16_t
3000
Maximum Voltage [mV]
uint16_t
3600
Maximum Current [mA]
uint16_t
30
Power Sources
The SAM4S Xplained Pro kit can be powered by several power sources listed in Table 3-3 Power
Sources for SAM4S Xplained Pro on page 7.
Table 3-3 Power Sources for SAM4S Xplained Pro
Power input
Voltage requirements
Current requirements
Connector marking
External power
5V ± 2% (± 100mV) for
USB host operation.
4.3V to 5.5V if USB host
operation is not
required.
Recommended
minimum is 1A to be
able to provide enough
current for connected
USB devices and the
board itself.
Recommended
maximum is 2A due to
the input protection
maximum current
specification.
PWR
Embedded debugger
USB
4.4V to 5.25V (according 500mA (according to
to USB spec)
USB spec)
DEBUG USB
Target USB
4.4V to 5.25V (according 500mA (according to
to USB spec)
USB spec)
TARGET USB
The kit will automatically detect which power sources are available and choose which one to use
according to the following priority:
1.
2.
3.
External power.
Embedded Debugger USB.
Target USB.
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Info: External power is required when 500mA from a USB connector is not enough to power a
connected USB device in a USB host application.
3.4.
Xplained Pro Standard Headers and Connectors
3.4.1.
Xplained Pro Standard Extension Header
All Xplained Pro kits have one or more dual row, 20-pin, 100mil extension header. Xplained Pro MCU
boards have male headers, while Xplained Pro extensions have their female counterparts. Note that all
pins are not always connected. All connected pins follow the defined pin-out description in Table 3-4 Xplained Pro Standard Extension Header on page 8.
The extension headers can be used to connect a variety of Xplained Pro extensions to Xplained Pro MCU
boards or to access the pins of the target MCU on Xplained Pro MCU boards directly.
Table 3-4 Xplained Pro Standard Extension Header
Pin number
Name
Description
1
ID
Communication line to the ID chip on an extension board.
2
GND
Ground.
3
ADC(+)
Analog to digital converter, alternatively positive part of differential
ADC.
4
ADC(-)
Analog to digital converter, alternatively negative part of differential
ADC.
5
GPIO1
General purpose I/O.
6
GPIO2
General purpose I/O.
7
PWM(+)
Pulse width modulation, alternatively positive part of differential
PWM.
8
PWM(-)
Pulse width modulation, alternatively negative part of differential
PWM.
9
IRQ/GPIO
Interrupt request line and/or general purpose I/O.
10
SPI_SS_B/
GPIO
Slave select for SPI and/or general purpose I/O.
11
I2C_SDA
Data line for I2C interface. Always implemented, bus type.
12
I2C_SCL
Clock line for I2C interface. Always implemented, bus type.
13
UART_RX
Receiver line of target device UART
14
UART_TX
Transmitter line of target device UART
15
SPI_SS_A
Slave select for SPI. Should preferably be unique.
16
SPI_MOSI
Master out slave in line of serial peripheral interface. Always
implemented, bus type.
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3.4.2.
Pin number
Name
Description
17
SPI_MISO
Master in slave out line of serial peripheral interface. Always
implemented, bus type.
18
SPI_SCK
Clock for serial peripheral interface. Always implemented, bus type.
19
GND
Ground.
20
VCC
Power for extension board.
Xplained Pro LCD Extension Connector
The LCD connector provides the ability to connect to display extensions that have a parallel interface.
The connector implements signals for a MCU parallel bus interface and a LCD controller interface as well
as signals for a touch controller. The connector pin-out definition is shown in Table 3-5 Xplained Pro LCD
Connector on page 9. Note that usually only one display interface is implemented, either LCD
controller or the MCU bus interface.
A FPC/FFC connector with 50 pins and 0.5mm pitch is used for the LCD connector. The connector
XF2M-5015-1A from Omron is used on several Xplained Pro designs and can be used as a reference.
Table 3-5 Xplained Pro LCD Connector
Pin number Name
RGB interface description
MCU interface description
1
ID
Communication line to the ID chip on an extension board
2
GND
Ground
3
D0
Data line
4
D1
Data line
5
D2
Data line
6
D3
Data line
7
GND
Ground
8
D4
Data line
9
D5
Data line
10
D6
Data line
11
D7
Data line
12
GND
Ground
13
D8
Data line
14
D9
Data line
15
D10
Data line
16
D11
Data line
17
GND
Ground
18
D12
Data line
19
D13
Data line
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Pin number Name
RGB interface description
MCU interface description
20
D14
Data line
21
D15
Data line
22
GND
Ground
23
D16
Data line
24
D17
Data line
25
D18
Data line
26
D19
Data line
27
GND
Ground
28
D20
Data line
29
D21
Data line
30
D22
Data line
31
D23
Data line
32
GND
Ground
33
PCLK / CMD DATA Pixel clock
SEL
Display RAM select. One
address line of the MCU for
displays where it is possible to
select either register or data
interface.
34
VSYNC / CS
Vertical Synchronization
Chip select
35
HSYNC / WE
Horizontal Synchronization
Write enable signal
36
DATA ENABLE /
RE
Data enable signal
Read enable signal
37
SPI SCK
Clock for serial peripheral interface
38
SPI MOSI
Master out slave in of serial peripheral interface
39
SPI MISO
Master in slave out of serial peripheral interface
40
SPI SS
Slave select for serial peripheral interface. Preferably a dedicated
pin.
41
ENABLE
Display enable
42
I2C SDA
I2C data
43
I2C SCL
I2C clock
44
IRQ1
Interrupt 1
45
IRQ2
Interrupt 2
46
PWM
Backlight control
47
RESET
Extension reset
48
VCC
3.3V power supply for extension board
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3.4.3.
Pin number Name
RGB interface description
MCU interface description
49
VCC
3.3V power supply for extension board
50
GND
Ground
Xplained Pro Power Header
The power header can be used to connect external power to the SAM4S Xplained Pro kit. The kit will
automatically detect and switch to any external power if supplied. The power header can also be used as
supply for external peripherals or extension boards. Care must be taken not to exceed the total current
limitation of the on-board regulator when using the 3.3V pin.
Table 3-6 Xplained Pro Power Header
Pin number
Pin name
Description
1
VEXT_P5V0
External 5V input
2
GND
Ground
3
VCC_P5V0
Unregulated 5V (output, derived from one of hte input sources)
4
VCC_P3V3
Regulated 3.3V (output, used as main power supply for the kit)
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4.
Hardware Users Guide
4.1.
Connectors
This chapter describes the implementation of the relevant connectors and headers on SAM4S Xplained
Pro and their connection to the SAM4SD32C. The tables of connections in this chapter also describes
which signals are shared between the headers and on-board functionality.
4.1.1.
Xplained Pro Extension Headers
The SAM4S Xplained Pro headers EXT1, EXT2, and EXT3 offers access to the I/O of the microcontroller
in order to expand the board e.g. by connecting extensions to the board. These headers all comply with
the standard extension header specified in Xplained Pro Standard Extension Header on page 8. All
headers have a pitch of 2.54mm.
Table 4-1 Extension Header EXT1
Pin on EXT1
SAM4S pin
Function
Shared functionality
1
-
-
Communication line to ID chip on
extension board.
2
-
-
GND
3
PA17
AD[0]
4
PA18
AD[1]
5
PA24
GPIO
PIOD Interface Header
6
PA25
GPIO
PIOD Interface Header
7
PA23
PWMH0
PIOD Interface Header
8
PA19
PWML0
9
PA1
WKUP1/GPIO
10
PA6
GPIO
DGI_GPIO0 on EDBG
11
PA3
TWD0
EXT2 and EDBG
12
PA4
TWCK0
EXT2 and EDBG
13
PA21
USART1/RXD1
EXT2
14
PA22
USART1/TXD1
EXT2
15
PA11
SPI/NPCS[0]
16
PA13
SPI/MOSI
EXT2, EXT3, LCD connector (EXT4)
and EDBG
17
PA12
SPI/MISO
EXT2, EXT3, LCD connector (EXT4)
and EDBG
18
PA14
SPI/SPCK
EXT2, EXT3, LCD connector (EXT4)
and EDBG
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Pin on EXT1
SAM4S pin
Function
Shared functionality
19
-
-
GND
20
-
-
VCC
Table 4-2 Extension Header EXT2
Pin on EXT2
SAM4S pin
Function
Shared functionality
1
-
-
Communication line to ID chip on
extension board.
2
-
-
GND
3
PB0
AD[4]
4
PB1
AD[5]
5
PC24
GPIO
DGI_GPIO2 on EDBG
6
PC25
GPIO
DGI_GPIO3 on EDBG
7
PC19
PWMH1
8
PA20
PWML1
9
PC26
GPIO
10
PC27
GPIO
11
PA3
TWD0
EXT1 and EDBG
12
PA4
TWCK0
EXT1 and EDBG
13
PA21
USART1/RXD1
EXT1
14
PA22
USART1/TXD1
EXT1
15
PA9
SPI/NPCS[1]
LCD connector (EXT4)
16
PA13
SPI/MOSI
EXT1, EXT3, LCD connector (EXT4)
and EDBG
17
PA12
SPI/MISO
EXT1, EXT3, LCD connector (EXT4)
and EDBG
18
PA14
SPI/SPCK
EXT1, EXT3, LCD connector (EXT4)
and EDBG
19
-
-
GND
20
-
-
VCC
Table 4-3 Extension Header EXT3
Pin on EXT3
SAM4S pin
Function
Shared functionality
1
-
-
Communication line to ID chip on
extension board.
2
-
-
GND
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4.1.2.
Pin on EXT3
SAM4S pin
Function
Shared functionality
3
PC29
AD[13]
4
PC30
AD[14]
5
PC21
GPIO
6
PC22
GPIO
7
PC20
PWMH2
8
PA16
PWML2
PIOD Header
9
PA0
WKUP0/GPIO
LCD connector (EXT4)
10
PC31
GPIO
11
PB4
TWD1
LCD connector (EXT4)
12
PB5
TWCK1
LCD connector (EXT4)
13
PB2
USART1/RXD1
CDC UART
14
PB3
USART1/TXD1
CDC UART
15
PA10
SPI/NPCS[2]
LCD connector (EXT4)
16
PA13
SPI/MOSI
EXT1, EXT2, LCD connector (EXT4)
and EDBG
17
PA12
SPI/MISO
EXT1, EXT2, LCD connector (EXT4)
and EDBG
18
PA14
SPI/SPCK
EXT1, EXT2, LCD connector (EXT4)
and EDBG
19
-
-
GND
20
-
-
VCC
DGI_GPIO1 on EDBG
LCD Extension Connector
Extension connector EXT4 is a special connector for LCD displays. The physical connector is an Omron
Electronics XF2M-5015-1A FPC connector.
Table 4-4 LCD Connector EXT4
Pin on EXT4
SAM4S pin
Function
Shared functionality
1
-
-
Communication line to ID chip on
extension board.
2
-
-
GND
3
PC0
D0
NAND Flash
4
PC1
D1
NAND Flash
5
PC2
D2
NAND Flash
6
PC3
D3
NAND Flash
7
-
-
GND
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Pin on EXT4
SAM4S pin
Function
Shared functionality
8
PC4
D4
NAND Flash
9
PC5
D5
NAND Flash
10
PC6
D6
NAND Flash
11
PC7
D7
NAND Flash
12
-
-
GND
13
-
-
14
-
-
15
-
-
16
-
-
17
-
-
18
-
-
19
-
-
20
-
-
21
-
-
22
-
-
23
-
-
24
-
-
25
-
-
26
-
-
27
-
-
28
-
-
29
-
-
30
-
-
31
-
-
32
-
-
33
PC18
A0
34
PC15
NPCS[1]
35
PC8
NWE
36
PC11
NRD
GND
GND
GND
GND
37
38
39
40
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4.1.3.
Pin on EXT4
SAM4S pin
Function
Shared functionality
41
PB14
GPIO
42
PB4
TWD1/SDA
EXT3
43
PB5
TWCK1/SCL
EXT3
44
PA0
WKUP0
EXT3
45
-
-
46
PA15
PWML3
47
PC28
GPIO
48
-
VCC_P3V3
49
-
VCC_P3V3
50
-
GND
PIOD Interface header
EXT2
Current Measurement Header
An angled 1x2, 100mil pin-header marked with MCU current measurement is located at the upper edge of
the SAM4S Xplained Pro. All power to the SAM4SD32C is routed through this header. To measure the
power consumption of the device remove the jumper and replace it with an ammeter.
Caution: Removing the jumper from the pin-header while the kit is powered may cause the
SAM4SD32C to be powered through its I/O pins. This may cause permanent damage to the
device.
4.1.4.
Other Headers
In addition to the Xplained Pro extension headers, SAM4S Xplained Pro has two additional headers with
spare signals that offers access to the I/O of the microcontroller which are otherwise not easily available
elsewhere or might be favorable to have collected together. All headers have a pitch of 2.54mm.
Table 4-5 SPARE SIGNALS Header
Pin on header
SAM4S pin
Function
Shared functionality
1
PA2
DATRG
User button, SW0
2
PA9
PWMF10
EXT2
3
PA26
TI0A2
SD Card and PIOD Interface header
4
PA27
TI0B2
SD Card and PIOD Interface header
5
PA28
TCLK1
SD Card and PIOD Interface header
6
PA29
TCLK2
SD Card and PIOD Interface header
7
PA31
PCK2
SD Card and PIOD Interface header
8
PB0
RTCOUT0
EXT2
9
PB1
RTCOUT1
EXT2
10
PB13
DAC0
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Pin on header
SAM4S pin
Function
Shared functionality
11
PB14
DAC1
12
-
-
GND
Table 4-6 PIOD INTERFACE Header
Pin on header
SAM4S pin
Function
Shared functionality
1
PA15
PIODCEN1
LCD connector
2
PA16
PIODCEN2
EXT3
3
PA23
PIODCCLK
EXT1
4
PA24
PIODC0
EXT1
5
PA25
PIODC1
EXT1
6
PA26
PIODC2
SD Card and SPARE Signals header
7
PA27
PIODC3
SD Card and SPARE Signals header
8
PA28
PIODC4
SD Card and SPARE Signals header
9
PA29
PIODC5
SD Card and SPARE Signals header
10
PA30
PIODC6
SD Card
11
PA31
PIODC7
SD Card and SPARE Signals header
12
-
-
GND
4.2.
Peripherals
4.2.1.
NAND Flash
The SAM4S Xplained Pro kit has one 2Gb NAND Flash connected to the external bus interface of the
SAM4S.
Table 4-7 NAND Flash Connections
SAM4S pin
Function
NAND flash
function
Shared functionality
PC0
D0
IO0
LCD connector
PC1
D1
IO1
LCD connector
PC2
D2
IO2
LCD connector
PC3
D3
IO3
LCD connector
PC4
D4
IO4
LCD connector
PC5
D5
IO5
LCD connector
PC6
D6
IO6
LCD connector
PC7
D7
IO7
LCD connector
PC9
NANDOE
RE (active low)
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4.2.2.
SAM4S pin
Function
NAND flash
function
Shared functionality
PC10
NANDWE
WE (active low)
PC13
GPIO
R (active high)/ B
(active low)
PC14
NCS[0]
CE (active low)
PC16
NANDALE
ALE (active low)
PC17
NANDCLE
CLE
SD Card Connector
The SAM4S Xplained Pro kit has one SD card connector which is connected to High Speed Multimedia
Card Interface (HSMCI) of the SAM4S.
Table 4-8 SD Card Connections
4.2.3.
SAM4S pin
Function
SD card function
Shared functionality
PA26
MCDA2
DAT2
SPARE Signal and PIOD Interface
headers
PA27
MCDA3
DAT3
SPARE Signal and PIOD Interface
headers
PA28
MCCDA
CMD
SPARE Signal and PIOD Interface
headers
PA29
MCCK
CLK
SPARE Signal and PIOD Interface
headers
PA30
MCDA0
DAT0
PIOD Interface header
PA31
MCDA1
DAT1
SPARE Signal and PIOD Interface
headers
PC12
GPIO
Card Detect
Crystals
The SAM4S Xplained Pro kit contains two crystals that can be used as clock sources for the SAM4S
device. Each crystal has a cut-strap next to it that can be used to measure the oscillator safety factor.
This is done by cutting the strap and adding a resistor across the strap. More information about oscillator
allowance and safety factor can be found in appnote AVR4100.
Table 4-9 External 32.768kHz Crystal
Pin on SAM4S
Function
PA49
XIN32
PA48
XOUT32
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Table 4-10 External 12MHz Crystal
4.2.4.
Pin on SAM4S
Function
PB9
XIN0
PB8
XOUT0
Mechanical Buttons
SAM4S Xplained Pro contains two mechanical buttons. One button is the RESET button connected to the
SAM4S reset line and the other is a generic user configurable button. When a button is pressed it will
drive the I/O line to GND.
Table 4-11 Mechanical Buttons
4.2.5.
Pin on SAM4S
Silkscreen text
NRST
RESET
PC24
SW0
LED
There is one yellow LED available on the SAM4S Xplained Pro board that can be turned on and off. The
LED can be activated by driving the connected I/O line to GND.
Table 4-12 LED Connection
4.2.6.
Pin on SAM4S
LED
PC23
Yellow LED0
Analog Reference
An adjustable voltage reference is implemented on the kit to have a reference for the ADC or DAC. The
reference can be adjusted with the on-board multiturn trimmer potentiometer. Next to the potentiometer, a
2-pin header is available to measure the reference voltage for the AREF pin of the SAM4S. The voltage
output range for the reference is 0V - 3.36V.
4.3.
Embedded Debugger Implementation
SAM4S Xplained Pro contains an Embedded Debugger (EDBG) that can be used to program and debug
the ATSAM4SD32C using Serial Wire Debug (SWD). The Embedded Debugger also include a Virtual
Com port interface over UART, an Atmel Data Gateway Interface over SPI and TWI and it monitors four of
the SAM4S GPIOs. Atmel Studio can be used as a front end for the Embedded Debugger.
4.3.1.
Serial Wire Debug
The Serial Wire Debug (SWD) use two pins to communicate with the target. For further information on
how to use the programming and debugging capabilities of the EDBG, see EDBG User Guide.
Table 4-13 SWD Connections
Pin on SAM4S
Function
PB7
SWD clock
PB6
SWD data
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4.3.2.
Pin on SAM4S
Function
PB5
SWD trace output
PB12
Erase
Virtual COM Port
The Embedded Debugger act as a Virtual Com Port gateway by using one of the ATSAM4SD32C UARTs.
For further information on how to use the Virtual COM port see Embedded Debugger on page 6.
Table 4-14 Virtual COM Port Connections
4.3.3.
Pin on SAM4S
Function
PB3
UART TXD (SAM4S TX line)
PB2
UART RXD (SAM4S RX line)
Atmel Data Gateway Interface
The Embedded Debugger features an Atmel Data Gateway Interface (DGI) by using either a SPI or TWI
port. The DGI can be used to send a variety of data from the SAM4S to the host PC. For further
information on how to use the DGI interface see Embedded Debugger on page 6.
Table 4-15 DGI Interface Connections when using SPI
Pin on SAM4S
Function
PA5
Slave select (SAM4S is Master)
PA12
SPI MISO (Master In, Slave Out)
PA13
SPI MOSI (Master Out, Slave in)
PA14
SPI SCK (Clock Out)
Table 4-16 DGI Interface Connections when using TWI
Pin on SAM4S
Function
PA3
SDA (Data line)
PA4
SCL (Clock line)
Four GPIO lines are connected to the Embedded Debugger. The EDBG can monitor these lines and time
stamp pin value changes. This makes it possible to accurately time stamp events in the SAM4S
application code. For further information on how to configure and use the GPIO monitoring features see
Embedded Debugger on page 6.
Table 4-17 GPIO Lines Connected to the EDBG
Pin on SAM4S
Function
PA6
GPIO0
PC22
GPIO1
PC24
GPIO2
PC25
GPIO3
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5.
Hardware Revision History and Known Issues
5.1.
Identifying Product ID and Revision
The revision and product indentifier of Xplained Pro boards can be found in two ways; through Atmel
Studio or by looking at the sticker on the bottom side of the PCB.
By connecting a Xplained Pro MCU board to a computer with Atmel Studio running, an information
window will pop up. The first six digits of the serial number, which is listed under kit details, contain the
product identifier and revision. Information about connected Xplained Pro extension boards will also
appear in the Atmel Kits window.
The same information can be found on the sticker on the bottom side of the PCB. Most kits will print the
identifier and revision in plain text as A09-nnnn\rr where nnnn is the identifiser and rr is the revision.
Boards with limited space have a sticker with only a QR-code which contains ta serial number string.
The serial number string has the following format:
"nnnnrrssssssssss"
n = product identifier
r = revision
s = serial number
The product indentifier for SAM4S Xplained Pro is A09-1803.
5.2.
Revision 5
On this revision, the SPI clock net is improved to reduce any issues that might be caused by reflections.
The SPI has been removed from the LCD (EXT4 connector) to reduce load on the clock net. The
remaining clock lines have been divided into four terminated nets for each SPI source (EXT1, EXT2,
EXT3, and EDBG) and routed in a star like layout. A series terminator resistor of 43ohm is placed on
each clock net, close to the SPI clock pin. This reduces any issues that might be caused by reflections
coming back from unterminated/unused clock lines. It also reduces the rise/fall time of the clock edges
and that will also help to reduce any reflection issues.
Known issues
•
5.3.
There is no LC filter on the VDDPLL supply pin on the kit. This may cause excess ripple on the
supply voltage which can cause the 48MHz PLL to not lock, which means USB applications may
not work. For more information see the AT03463 SAM4S Schematic Checklist.
Revision 4
Known issues
•
SAM4S has an on-die series termination of the SPI CLK which makes this signal not usable for a
multi drop clock distribution because all devices along the line will see a fraction of VCC until the
signal is reflected from the end of the transmission line. On the SAM4S Xplained Pro revision 4 this
signal is routed to each extension connector with EXT1 at the end of the line. That means
extensions that are connected along the transission line e.g. EXT3 header is likely to fail due to a
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non-monotinic edge caused by relections and the fraction of VCC that is present for a short time
until the reflection comes back from the end of the line.
Workaround:
–
By slowing down the clock rise time with a capacitor, and thus effectively increasing the line
length at which point it becomes a transmission line, it is possible to remove the clock issue.
A 56pF capacitor has been mounted on the bottom side of the board between the SPI clock
and GND. This however reduces the maximum SPI clock speed and it is recommended to not
run this faster than 30MHz (this also depends on how much additional capacitance is added
by connected extensions and needs to be checked case by case). The capacitor was added
on revision 4 on the bottom side of the EXT3 header.
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6.
Document Revision History
Doc. rev.
Date
Comment
42075C
05/2015
Table 4-17 GPIO Lines Connected to the EDBG on page 20 now lists the
correct GPIO names, changed PA6, PA22, PA24, and PA25 to PA6,
PC22, PC24, and PC25. Added errata about missing LC filter on the
VDDPLL pin.
42075B
03/2013
Added information about changes done on Revision 5 on page 21 of the
kit.
42075A
02/2013
Initial document release.
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