ATMEL ATSAM3A8CA-AU

Features
• Core
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– ARM® Cortex®-M3 revision 2.0 running at up to 84 MHz
– Memory Protection Unit (MPU)
– Thumb®-2 instruction set
– 24-bit SysTick Counter
– Nested Vector Interrupt Controller
Memories
– From 256 to 512 Kbytes embedded Flash, 128-bit wide access, memory accelerator, dual bank
– From 32 to 100 Kbytes embedded SRAM with dual banks
– 16 Kbytes ROM with embedded bootloader routines (UART, USB) and IAP routines
– Static Memory Controller (SMC): SRAM, NOR, NAND support. NAND Flash
controller with 4-kbyte RAM buffer and ECC
System
– Embedded voltage regulator for single supply operation
– POR, BOD and Watchdog for safe reset
– Quartz or ceramic resonator oscillators: 3 to 20 MHz main and optional low power
32.768 kHz for RTC or device clock.
– High precision 8/12 MHz factory trimmed internal RC oscillator with 4 MHz Default
Frequency for fast device startup
– Slow Clock Internal RC oscillator as permanent clock for device clock in low power
mode
– One PLL for device clock and one dedicated PLL for USB 2.0 High Speed Mini
Host/Device
– Temperature Sensor
– Up to 17 peripheral DMA (PDC) channels and 6-channel central DMA plus
dedicated DMA for High-Speed USB Mini Host/Device and Ethernet MAC
Low Power Modes
– Sleep and Backup modes, down to 2.5 µA in Backup mode.
– Backup domain: VDDBU pin, RTC, eight 32-bit backup registers
– Ultra Low-power RTC
Peripherals
– USB 2.0 Device/Mini Host: 480 Mbps, 4-kbyte FIFO, up to 10 bidirectional
Endpoints, dedicated DMA
– Up to 4 USARTs (ISO7816, IrDA®, Flow Control, SPI, Manchester and LIN support)
and one UART
– 2 TWI (I2C compatible), up to 6 SPIs, 1 SSC (I2S), 1 HSMCI (SDIO/SD/MMC) with up
to 2 slots
– 9-Channel 32-bit Timer/Counter (TC) for capture, compare and PWM mode,
Quadrature Decoder Logic and 2-bit Gray Up/Down Counter for Stepper Motor
– Up to 8-channel 16-bit PWM (PWMC) with Complementary Output, Fault Input, 12bit Dead Time Generator Counter for Motor Control
– 32-bit Real Time Timer (RTT) and RTC with calendar and alarm features
– 16-channel 12-bit 1Msps ADC with differential input mode and programmable gain
stage
– One 2-channel 12-bit 1 Msps DAC
– One Ethernet MAC 10/100 (EMAC) with dedicated DMA
– Two CAN Controller with eight Mailboxes
– One True Random Number Generator (TRNG)
– Write Protected Registers
I/O
– Up to 103 I/O lines with external interrupt capability (edge or level sensitivity),
debouncing, glitch filtering and on-die Series Resistor Termination
– Up to Six 32-bit Parallel Input/Outputs (PIO)
Packages
– 100-lead LQFP, 14 x 14 mm, pitch 0.5 mm
– 100-ball LFBGA, 9 x 9 mm, pitch 0.8 mm
– 144-lead LQFP, 20 x 20 mm, pitch 0.5 mm
– 144-ball LFBGA, 10 x 10 mm, pitch 0.8 mm
AT91SAM
ARM-based
Flash MCU
SAM3X
SAM3A
Series
Summary
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1. SAM3X/A Description
Atmel’s SAM3X/A series is a member of a family of Flash microcontrollers based on the high
performance 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 RISC processor. It operates at a maximum speed of
84 MHz and features up to 512 Kbytes of Flash and up to 100 Kbytes of SRAM. The peripheral
set includes a High Speed USB Host and Device port with embedded transceiver, an Ethernet
MAC, 2x CANs, a High Speed MCI for SDIO/SD/MMC, an External Bus Interface with NAND
Flash controller, 5x UARTs, 2x TWIs, 4x SPIs, as well as 1 PWM timer, 9x general-purpose 32bit timers, an RTC, a 12-bit ADC and a 12-bit DAC.
The SAM3X/A series is ready for capacitive touch thanks to the QTouch library, offering an easy
way to implement buttons, wheels and sliders.
The SAM3X/A architecture is specifically designed to sustain high speed data transfers. It
includes a multi-layer bus matrix as well as multiple SRAM banks, PDC and DMA channels that
enable it to run tasks in parallel and maximize data throughput.
It operates from 1.62V to 3.6V and is available in 100- and 144-pin QFP and LFBGA packages.
The SAM3X/A devices are particularly well suited for networking applications: industrial and
home/building automation, gateways.
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SAM3X/A
1.1
Configuration Summary
The SAM3X/A series devices differ in memory sizes, package and features list. Table 1-1 below
summarizes the configurations.
Table 1-1.
Configuration Summary
Feature
SAM3X8E
SAM3X8C
SAM3X4E
SAM3X4C
SAM3A8C
Flash
2 x 256 Kbytes
2 x 256 Kbytes
2 x 128 Kbytes
2 x 128 Kbytes
SRAM
64 + 32 Kbytes 64 + 32 Kbytes
32 + 32 Kbytes
32 + 32 Kbytes 64 + 32 Kbytes
SAM3A4C
2 x 256 Kbytes 2 x 128 Kbytes
32 + 32
Kbytes
Nand Flash
Controller
(NFC)
Yes
-
Yes
-
-
-
NFC SRAM(1)
4K bytes
-
4K bytes
-
-
-
Package
LQFP144
LFBGA144
LQFP100
LFBGA100
LQFP144
LFBGA144
LQFP100
LFBGA100
LQFP100
LFBGA100
LQFP100
LFBGA100
Number of
PIOs
103
63
103
63
63
63
SHDN
Pin
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
EMAC
MII/RMII
RMII
MII/RMII
RMII
-
-
External
Bus
Interface
16-bit data,
8 chip selects,
23-bit address
-
16-bit data,
8 chip selects,
23-bit address
-
-
-
Central DMA
6
4
6
4
(2)
(2)
(2)
12-bit ADC
16 ch.
16 ch.
16 ch.
12-bit DAC
2 ch.
2 ch.
2 ch.
32-bit Timer
9
(5)
9
(6)
9
(5)
4
(2)
4
(2)
16 ch.
16 ch.
2 ch.
2 ch.
9
(6)
9
16 ch.(2)
2 ch.
(5)
9(5)
PDC
Channels
17
15
17
15
15
15
USART/
UART
3/2(7)
3/1
3/2(7)
3/1
3/1
3/1
SPI (3)
1/4 + 3
1/4 + 3
1/4 + 3
1/4 + 3
1/4 + 3
1/4 + 3
HSMCI
1 slot
8 bits
1 slot
4 bits
1 slot
8 bits
1 slot
4 bits
1 slot
4 bits
1 slot
4 bits
Notes:
1. 4 Kbytes RAM buffer of the NAND Flash Controller (NFC) which can be used by the core if not
used by the NFC
2. One channel is reserved for internal temperature sensor
3. 2 / 8 + 4 = Number of SPI Controllers / Number of Chip Selects + Number of USART with SPI
Mode
4. 9 TC channels are accessible through PIO
5. 6 TC channels are accessible through PIO
6. 3 TC channels are accessible through PIO
7. USART3 in UART mode (RXD3 and TXD3 available)
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2. SAM3X/A Block Diagram
UT
VD
D
G AN
ND A
AN
A
VD
DO
JT
AG
VD
DI
N
SE
L
SAM3A4/8C (100 pins) Block Diagram
TD
TDI
O
TM
S
TC /SW
K/ D
SW IO
CL
K
Figure 2-1.
Voltage
Regulator
System Controller
TST
PCK0-PCK2
PLLA
UPLL
XIN
XOUT
JTAG & Serial Wire
PMC
In-Circuit Emulator
OSC
WDT
RC
12/8/4 M
SM
24-Bit
Cortex-M3 Processor SysTic Counter
Fmax 84 MHz
MPU
SUPC
FWUP
XIN32
XOUT32
I/D
OSC 32K
RC 32K
ERASE
N
V
I
C
SRAM1
Flash
SRAM0
ROM
2x256 KBytes 64 KBytes 32 KBytes
2x128 KBytes 32 KBytes 32 KBytes 16 KBytes
2x64 KBytes 16 KBytes 16 KBytes
S
6-layer AHB Bus Matrix Fmax 84MHz
RTT
Low Power
Peripheral
Bridge
RTC
VDDBU
POR
Peripheral
DMA
Controller
USBOTG
DMA FIFO Device
HS
HS UTMI
Transeiver
8
GPBREG
VBUS
DFSDM
DFSDP
DHSDM
DHSDP
UOTGVBOF
UOTGID
VDDCORE
RSTC
VDDUTMI
NRST
PIOA
PIOB
PIOC
4-Channel
DMA
TRNG
TWCK0
TWD0
TWI0
TWCK1
TWD1
TWI1
DMA
PDC
PDC
DMA
URXD
UTXD
UART
TXD0
SCK0
RTS0
CTS0
RXD1
TXD1
SCK1
RTS1
CTS1
RXD2
TXD2
SCK2
RTS2
CTS2
USART0
PDC
DMA
USART1
PDC
USART2
PDC
CAN0
CANRX1
CANTX1
CAN1
TIOA[0:2]
TIOB[0:2]
PIO
CANRX0
CANTX0
TCLK[0:2]
PDC
DMA
Timer Counter A
TC[0..2]
TCLK[3:5]
Timer Counter B
TIOA[3:5]
TIOB[3:5]
TC[3..5]
High Performance
Peripheral
Bridge
DMA DMA
SPI0
SPI0_NPCS0
SPI0_NPCS1
SPI0_NPCS2
SPI0_NPCS3
MISO0
MOSI0
SPCK0
Timer Counter C
TC[6..8]
DMA DMA
PWMH[0:3]
PWML[0:7]
PWMFI[0:1]
ADTRG
AD[0..14]
ADVREF
DAC0
DAC1
DATRG
6
DMA
PWM
PDC
Temp.
Sensor
SSC
TF
TK
TD
RD
RK
RF
DMA DMA
ADC
PDC
DAC
PDC
HSMCI
MCCK
MCCDA
MCDA[0..3]
SAM3X/A
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SAM3X/A
VD
DO
UT
VD
DA
G N
ND A
AN
A
VD
DI
N
JT
AG
SE
L
SAM3X4/8C (100 pins) Block Diagram
TD
TDI
O
TM
S
TC /SW
K/ D
SW IO
CL
K
Figure 2-2.
Voltage
Regulator
System Controller
TST
PCK0-PCK2
JTAG & Serial Wire
PLLA
UPLL
XIN
XOUT
PMC
OSC
12M
In-circuit Emulator
24-Bit
N
Cortex-M3 Processor SysTick Counter V
Fmax 84MHz
I
C
WDT
RC
12/8/4 M
SM
MPU
SUPC
FWUP
XIN32
XOUT32
I/D
OSC 32K
SRAM1
SRAM0
ROM
64 KBytes 32 KBytes
32
KBytes 16 KBytes
32 KBytes
16 KBytes 16 KBytes
S
6-layer AHB Bus Matrix Fmax 84MHz
RC 32k
ERASE
FLASH
2x256 KBytes
2x128 KBytes
2x64 KBytes
RTT
Low Power
Peripheral
Bridge
RTC
VDDBU
POR
Peripheral
DMA
Controller
USBOTG
DMA FIFO Device
HS
HS UTMI
Transceiver
8
GPBREG
VDDCORE
RSTC
VDDUTMI
FIFO
Ethernet
DMADMA
128-Byte TX MAC
RMII
NRST
PIOA
128-Byte RX
PIOB
PIOC
TWI0
DMA
PDC
TWCK1
TWD1
TWI1
PDC
URXD
UTXD
RXD0
TXD0
SCK0
RTS0
CTS0
RXD1
TXD1
SCK1
RTS1
CTS1
RXD2
TXD2
SCK2
RTS2
CTS2
UART
PDC
DMA
USART0
PDC
DMA
USART1
PDC
USART2
PDC
CAN0
CANRX1
CANTX1
CAN1
PIO
CANRX0
CANTX0
TCLK[0:2]
EREFCK
ETXEN
ECRSDV
ERXER
ERX0-ERX1
ETX0-ETX1
EMDC
EMDIO
4-Channel
DMA
TRNG
TWCK0
TWD0
VBUS
DFSDM
DFSDP
DHSDM
DHSDP
UOTGVBOF
UOTGID
Timer Counter A
TIOA[0:2]
TIOB[0:2]
TC[0..2]
High Performance
Peripherals
Bridge
DMA
SPI0
Timer Counter B
TC[3..5]
SPI0_NPCS0
SPI0_NPCS1
SPI0_NPCS2
SPI0_NPCS3
MISO0
MOSI0
SPCK0
Timer Counter C
TC[6..8]
DMA
PWMH[0:3]
PWML[0:3]
PWMFI[0:1]
ADTRG
AD[0..14]
ADVREF
DAC0
DAC1
DATRG
PWM
DMA
SSC
PDC
ADC
Temp.
Sensor
TF
TK
TD
RD
RK
RF
DMA
PDC
HSMCI
DAC
PDC
MCCK
MCCDA
MCDA[0..3]
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VD
DO
UT
VD
D
G AN
ND A
AN
A
VD
DI
N
JT
AG
SE
L
SAM3X4/8E (144 pins) Block Diagram
TD
I
TD
O
TM
S
TC /SW
K/ DI
SW O
CL
K
Figure 2-3.
Voltage
Regulator
System Controller
TST
PCK0-PCK2
JTAG & Serial Wire
PLLA
UPLL
XIN
XOUT
PMC
In-circuit Emulator
OSC
WDT
RC
12/8/4 M
SHDN
FWUP
XIN32
XOUT32
SM
24-Bit
N
Cortex-M3 Processor SysTick Counter V
Fmax 84MHz
I
C
MPU
SUPC
I/D
OSC 32K
S
6-layer AHB Bus Matrix Fmax 84MHz
RC 32K
ERASE
FLASH
SRAM1
SRAM0
ROM
2x256 KBytes 64 KBytes 32 KBytes
2x128 KBytes 32 KBytes 32 KBytes 16 KBytes
2x64 KBytes 16 KBytes 16 KBytes
8
GPBREG
Low Power
Peripheral
Bridge
RTC
VDDBU
POR
Peripheral
DMA
Controller
USBOTG
DMA FIFO Device
HS
VBUS
DFSDM
DFSDP
DHSDM
DHSDP
UOTGVBOF
UOTGID
HS UTMI
Transceiver
RTT
NRSTB
VDDCORE
FIFO
Ethernet
DMA
128-Byte TX MAC
128-Byte RX MII/RMII
NRST
PIOA
PIOB
PIOC
PIOD
PIOE
6-Channel
DMA
TRNG
TWCK0
TWD0
TWI0
DMA
PDC
EBI
TWCK1
TWD1
TWI1
PDC
8-bit/16-bit
URXD
UTXD
RXD0
TXD0
SCK0
RTS0
CTS0
RXD1
TXD1
SCK1
RTS1
CTS1
RXD2
TXD2
SCK2
RTS2
CTS2
UART
PDC
DMA
NAND Flash
USART0
USART1
PDC
Static Memory
Controller
PDC
ECC
Controller
TIOA[0:2]
TIOB[0:2]
USART3
CAN0
4Ko FIFO
PIO
Timer Counter A
TC[0..2]
High Performance
Peripherals
Bridge
DMA
SPI0
TC[3..5]
TIOA[6:8]
TIOB[6:8]
ADTRG
AD[0..14]
ADVREF
DAC0
DAC1
DATRG
8
SPI0_NPCS0
SPI0_NPCS1
SPI0_NPCS2
SPI0_NPCS3
MISO0
MOSI0
SPCK0
Timer Counter C
TC[6..8]
DMA
PWMH[0:6]
PWML[0:7]
PWMFI[0:2]
NANDRDY
NANDOE
NANDWE
NWAIT
CAN1
Timer Counter B
TCLK[6:8]
D[15:0]
A0/NBS0
A[0:23]
A21/NANDALE
A22/NANDCLE
A16
A17
NCS0
NCS1
NCS2
NCS3
NRD
NWR0/NWE
NWR1
USART2
PDC
TCLK[0:2]
PIO
PDC
DMA
RXD3
TXD3
CANRX0
CANTX0
CANRX1
CANTX1
ETXCK-ERXCK-EREFCK
ETXER-ETXDV
ECRS-ECOL, ECRSDV
ERXER-ERXDV
ERX0-ERX3
ETX0-ETX3
EMDC
EMDIO
EF100
RSTC
VDDUTMI
PWM
DMA
SSC
PDC
Temp..
ADC Sensor
TF
TK
TD
RD
RK
RF
DMA
PDC
DAC
PDC
HSMCI
MCCK
MCCDA
MCDA[0..7]
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3. Signal Description
Table 3-1 gives details on the signal names classified by peripheral.
Table 3-1.
Signal Description List
Signal Name
Function
Type
Active
Level
Voltage
Reference
Comments
Power Supplies
VDDIO
Peripherals I/O Lines Power Supply
Power
1.62V to 3.6V
VDDUTMI
USB UTMI+ Interface Power Supply
Power
3.0V to 3.6V
VDDOUT
Voltage Regulator Output
Power
VDDIN
Voltage Regulator, ADC and DAC Power
Supply
Power
GNDUTMI
USB UTMI+ Interface Ground
Ground
VDDBU
Backup I/O Lines Power Supply
Power
GNDBU
Backup Ground
Ground
VDDPLL
PLL A, UPLL and Oscillator Power Supply
Power
GNDPLL
PLL A, UPLL and Oscillator Ground
Ground
VDDANA
ADC and DAC Analog Power Supply
Power
GNDANA
ADC and DAC Analog Ground
Ground
VDDCORE
Core Chip Power Supply
Power
GND
Ground
Ground
XIN
Main Oscillator Input
XOUT
Main Oscillator Output
XIN32
Slow Clock Oscillator Input
XOUT32
Slow Clock Oscillator Output
Output
VBG
Bias Voltage Reference
Analog
PCK0 - PCK2
Programmable Clock Output
1.62V to 3.6V
1.62 V to 1.95V
2.0V to 3.6V
1.62V to 1.95V
Clocks, Oscillators and PLLs
Input
Output
Input
VDDPLL
VDDBU
Output
Shutdown, Wakeup Logic
SHDN
Shut-Down Control
FWUP
Force Wake-up Input
Output
VDDBU
0: The device is in
backup mode
1: The device is
running (not in
backup mode)
Input
VDDBU
Needs external Pullup
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Table 3-1.
Signal Description List (Continued)
Signal Name
Function
Type
Active
Level
Voltage
Reference
Comments
ICE and JTAG
TCK/SWCLK
Test Clock/Serial Wire Clock
Input
TDI
Test Data In
Input
TDO/TRACESWO
Test Data Out / Trace Asynchronous Data
Out
TMS/SWDIO
Test Mode Select /Serial Wire
Input/Output
JTAGSEL
JTAG Selection
VDDIO
Reset State:
- SWJ-DP Mode
- Internal pull-up
disabled(1)
High
VDDBU
Permanent Internal
pull-down
Input
High
VDDIO
Pull-down resistor
I/O
Low
VDDIO
Pull-up resistor
Low
VDDBU
Pull-up resistor
VDDBU
Pull-down resistor
Output
Input / I/O
Input
Flash Memory
ERASE
Flash and NVM Configuration Bits
Erase Command
Reset/Test
NRST
Microcontroller Reset
NRSTB
Asynchronous Microcontroller Reset
Input
TST
Test Mode Select
Input
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transceiver - UART
URXD
UART Receive Data
Input
UTXD
UART Transmit Data
Output
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Table 3-1.
Signal Description List (Continued)
Signal Name
Function
Type
Active
Level
Voltage
Reference
Comments
PIO Controller - PIOA - PIOB - PIOC - PIOD - PIOE
PA0 - PA31
PB0 - PB31
PC0 - PC30
Parallel IO Controller A
Parallel IO Controller B
Parallel IO Controller C
I/O
•Schmitt Trigger(3)
Reset State:
•PIO Input
•Internal pull-up
enabled
I/O
•Schmitt Trigger(4)
Reset State:
•PIO Input
•Internal pull-up
enabled
I/O
•Schmitt Trigger(5)
Reset State:
•PIO Input
•Internal pull-up
enabled
VDDIO
PD0 - PD30
PE0 - PE31
PF0 - PF6
Parallel IO Controller D
Parallel IO Controller E
Parallel IO Controller F
I/O
•Schmitt Trigger(6)
Reset State:
•PIO Input
•Internal pull-up
enabled
I/O
•Schmitt Trigger(7)
Reset State:
•PIO Input
•Internal pull-up
enabled
I/O
•Schmitt Trigger(7)
Reset State:
•PIO Input
•Internal pull-up
enabled
External Memory Bus
D0 - D15
Data Bus
A0 - A23
Address Bus
Pulled-up input at
reset
I/O
Output
0 at reset
Static Memory Controller - SMC
NCS0 - NCS7
Chip Select Lines
Output
Low
NWR0 - NWR1
Write Signal
Output
Low
NRD
Read Signal
Output
Low
NWE
Write Enable
Output
Low
NBS0 - NBS1
Byte Mask Signal
Output
Low
NWAIT
External Wait Signal
Input
Low
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Table 3-1.
Signal Description List (Continued)
Signal Name
Function
Type
Active
Level
Voltage
Reference
Comments
NAND Flash Controller-NFC
NANDOE
NAND Flash Output Enable
Output
Low
NANDWE
NAND Flash Write Enable
Output
Low
NANDRDY
NAND Ready
NANDCLE
NAND Flash Command Line Enable
Output
Low
NANDALE
NAND Flash Address Line Enable
Output
Low
Input
High Speed Multimedia Card Interface HSMCI
MCCK
Multimedia Card Clock
I/O
MCCDA
Multimedia Card Slot A Command
I/O
MCDA0 - MCDA7
Multimedia Card Slot A Data
I/O
MCCDB
Multimedia Card Slot B Command
I/O
MCDB0 - MCDB3
Multimedia Card Slot A Data
I/O
Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter USARTx
SCKx
USARTx Serial Clock
I/O
TXDx
USARTx Transmit Data
I/O
RXDx
USARTx Receive Data
Input
RTSx
USARTx Request To Send
CTSx
USARTx Clear To Send
Output
Input
Ethernet MAC 10/100 - EMAC
EREFCK
Reference Clock
Input
RMII only
ETXCK
Transmit Clock
Input
MII only
ERXCK
Receive Clock
Input
MII only
ETXEN
Transmit Enable
Output
ETX0 - ETX3
Transmit Data
Output
ETX0 ETX1 only
in RMII
ETXER
Transmit Coding Error
Output
MII only
ERXDV
Receive Data Valid
Input
MII only
ECRSDV
Carrier Sense and Data Valid
Input
RMII only
ERX0 - ERX3
Receive Data
Input
ERX0 ERX1 only
in RMII
ERXER
Receive Error
Input
ECRS
Carrier Sense
Input
MII only
ECOL
Collision Detected
Input
MII only
EMDC
Management Data Clock
EMDIO
Management Data Input/Output
Output
I/O
CAN Controller - CANx
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Table 3-1.
Signal Description List (Continued)
Signal Name
Function
Type
CANRXx
CAN Input
Input
CANTXx
CAN Output
Active
Level
Voltage
Reference
Comments
Output
Synchronous Serial Controller - SSC
TD
SSC Transmit Data
Output
RD
SSC Receive Data
Input
TK
SSC Transmit Clock
I/O
RK
SSC Receive Clock
I/O
TF
SSC Transmit Frame Sync
I/O
RF
SSC Receive Frame Sync
I/O
Timer/Counter - TC
TCLKx
TC Channel x External Clock Input
Input
TIOAx
TC Channel x I/O Line A
I/O
TIOBx
TC Channel x I/O Line B
I/O
Pulse Width Modulation Controller- PWMC
PWMHx
PWM Waveform Output High for channel x
Output
PWMLx
PWM Waveform Output Low for
channel x,
Output
PWMFIx
PWM Fault Input for channel x
Input
only output in
complementary
mode when dead
time insertion is
enabled
Serial Peripheral Interface - SPIx
MISOx
Master In Slave Out
I/O
MOSIx
Master Out Slave In
I/O
SPCKx
SPI Serial Clock
I/O
SPIx_NPCS0
SPI Peripheral Chip Select 0
I/O
Low
SPIx_NPCS1 SPIx_NPCS3
SPI Peripheral Chip Select
Output
Low
Two-Wire Interface- TWIx
TWDx
TWIx Two-wire Serial Data
I/O
TWCKx
TWIx Two-wire Serial Clock
I/O
Analog-to-Digital Converter - ADC
AD0 - AD14
Analog Inputs
Analog
ADTRG
ADC Trigger
ADVREF
ADC and DAC Reference
Input
Analog
Digital-to-Analog Converter - DACC
DAC0
DAC channel 0 analog output
Analog
DAC1
DAC channel 1 analog output
Analog
DATRG
DAC Trigger
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Table 3-1.
Signal Description List (Continued)
Signal Name
Function
Type
Active
Level
Voltage
Reference
Comments
Fast Flash Programming Interface
PGMEN0-PGMEN2
Programming Enabling
Input
VDDIO
PGMM0-PGMM3
Programming Mode
Input
VDDIO
PGMD0-PGMD15
Programming Data
I/O
VDDIO
PGMRDY
Programming Ready
Output
High
VDDIO
PGMNVALID
Data Direction
Output
Low
VDDIO
PGMNOE
Programming Read
Input
Low
VDDIO
PGMCK
Programming Clock
Input
PGMNCMD
Programming Command
Input
VDDIO
Low
VDDIO
USB Mini Host/Device High Speed Device
VBUS
USB Bus Power Measurement Port
Analog
DFSDM
USB Full Speed Data -
Analog
VDDUTMI
DFSDP
USB Full Speed Data +
Analog
VDDUTMI
DHSDM
USB High Speed Data -
Analog
VDDUTMI
DHSDP
USB High Speed Data +
Analog
VDDUTMI
UOTGVBOF
USB VBus On/Off: Bus Power Control
Port
VDDIO
UOTGID
USB Identification: Mini Connector
Identification Port
VDDIO
Notes:
1. TDO pin is set in input mode when the Cortex-M3 Core is not in debug mode. Thus the internal pull-up corresponding to this
PIO line must be enabled to avoid current consumption due to floating input.
2. PIOA: Schmitt Trigger on all, except PA0, PA9, PA26, PA29, PA30, PA31
3. PIOB: Schmitt Trigger on all, except PB14 and PB22
4. PIOC: Schmitt Trigger on all, except PC2 to PC9, PC15 to PC24
5. PIOD: Schmitt Trigger on all, except PD10 to PD30
6. PIOE: Schmitt Trigger on all, except PE0 to PE4, PE15, PE17, PE19, PE21, PE23, PE25, PE29
7. PIOF: Schmitt Trigger on all PIOs
3.1
Design Considerations
In order to facilitate schematic capture when using a SAM3X/A design, Atmel provides a “Schematics Checklist” Application Note. See http://www.atmel.com/products/AT91/
4. Package and Pinout
4.1
SAM3A4/8C and SAM3X4/8C Package and Pinout
The SAM3A4/8C and SAM3X4/8C are available in 100-lead LQFP and 100-ball LFBGA
packages.
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4.1.1
100-lead LQFP Package Outline
Figure 4-1.
Orientation of the 100-lead LQFP Package
51
75
76
50
100
26
25
1
4.1.2
100-ball LFBGA Package Outline
Figure 4-2.
Orientation of the 100-ball LFBGA Package
TOP VIEW
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
A B C D E F G H J K
BALL A1
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4.1.3
100-lead LQFP Pinout
Table 4-1.
16
100-lead LQFP SAM3A4/8C and SAM3X4/8C Pinout
1
PB26
26
DHSDP
51
VDDANA
76
PA26
2
PA9
27
DHSDM
52
GNDANA
77
PA27
3
PA10
28
VBUS
53
ADVREF
78
PA28
4
PA11
29
VBG
54
PB15
79
PA29
5
PA12
30
VDDUTMI
55
PB16
80
PB0
6
PA13
31
DFSDP
56
PA16
81
PB1
7
PA14
32
DFSDM
57
PA24
82
PB2
8
PA15
33
GNDUTMI
58
PA23
83
PB3
9
PA17
34
VDDCORE
59
PA22
84
PB4
10
VDDCORE
35
JTAGSEL
60
PA6
85
PB5
11
VDDIO
36
XIN32
61
PA4
86
PB6
12
GND
37
XOUT32
62
PA3
87
PB7
13
PA0
38
TST
63
PA2
88
PB8
14
PA1
39
VDDBU
64
PB12
89
VDDCORE
15
PA5
40
FWUP
65
PB13
90
VDDIO
16
PA7
41
GND
66
PB17
91
GND
17
PA8
42
VDDOUT
67
PB18
92
PB9
18
PB28
43
VDDIN
68
PB19
93
PB10
19
PB29
44
GND
69
PB20
94
PB11
20
PB30
45
VDDCORE
70
PB21
95
PC0
21
PB31
46
PB27
71
VDDCORE
96
PB14
22
GNDPLL
47
NRST
72
VDDIO
97
PB22
23
VDDPLL
48
PA18
73
GND
98
PB23
24
XOUT
49
PA19
74
PA21
99
PB24
25
XIN
50
PA20
75
PA25
100
PB25
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Table 4-2.
100-ball LFBGA Pinout
100-ball LFBGA SAM3X4/8E Package and Pinout
A1
PB26
C6
PB11
F1
VDDPLL
H6
NRST
A2
PB24
C7
PB8
F2
GNDPLL
H7
PA19
A3
PB22
C8
PB4
F3
PB30
H8
PA4
A4
PB14
C9
PB0
F4
PB29
H9
PA6
A5
PC0
C10
PA25
F5
GND
H10
PA22
A6
PB9
D1
PA5
F6
GND
J1
VBUS
A7
PB6
D2
PA0
F7
VDDIO
J2
DHSDP
A8
PB2
D3
PA1
F8
PB13
J3
DHSDM
A9
PA28
D4
VDDCORE
F9
PB17
J4
JTAGSEL
A10
PA26
D5
VDDIO
F10
PB18
J5
XIN32
B1
PA11
D6
VDDCORE
G1
XOUT
J6
VDDIN
B2
PB25
D7
VDDCORE
G2
VDDUTMI
J7
PA23
B3
PB23
D8
PB5
G3
PB31
J8
PA24
B4
PA10
D9
PB1
G4
GNDBU
J9
PB16
B5
PA9
D10
PA21
G5
PB27
J10
PA16
B6
PB10
E1
PB28
G6
PA18
K1
VBG
B7
PB7
E2
PA7
G7
PA20
K2
DFSDP
B8
PB3
E3
PA8
G8
PA3
K3
DFSDM
B9
PA29
E4
VDDCORE
G9
PA2
K4
VDDCORE
B10
PA27
E5
GND
G10
PB12
K5
XOUT32
C1
PA12
E6
GND
H1
XIN
K6
VDDOUT
C2
PA14
E7
VDDIO
H2
GNDUTMI
K7
VDDANA
C3
PA13
E8
PB19
H3
TST
K8
GNDANA
C4
PA17
E9
PB20
H4
VDDBU
K9
ADVREF
C5
PA15
E10
PB21
H5
WAKEUP
K10
PB15
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4.2
SAM3X4/8E Package and Pinout
The SAM3X4/8E is available in 144-lead LQFP and 144-ball LFBGA packages.
4.2.1
144-lead LQFP Package Outline
Figure 4-3.
Orientation of the 144-lead LQFP Package
73
108
109
72
144
37
36
1
4.2.2
144-ball LFBGA Package Outline
The 144-Ball LFBGA package has a 0.8 mm ball pitch and respects Green Standards. Its dimensions are 10 x 10 x 1.4 mm.
Figure 4-4.
Orientation of the 144-ball LFBGA Package
TOP VIEW
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
A B C D E F G H J
K L M
BALL A1
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4.2.3
Table 4-3.
144-lead LQFP Pinout
144-lead LQFP SAM3X4/8E Pinout
1
PB26
37
DHSDP
73
VDDANA
109
PA26
2
PA9
38
DHSDM
74
GNDANA
110
PA27
3
PA10
39
VBUS
75
ADVREF
111
PA28
4
PA11
40
VBG
76
PB15
112
PA29
5
PA12
41
VDDUTMI
77
PB16
113
PB0
6
PA13
42
DFSDP
78
PA16
114
PB1
7
PA14
43
DFSDM
79
PA24
115
PB2
8
PA15
44
GNDUTMI
80
PA23
116
PC4
9
PA17
45
VDDCORE
81
PA22
117
PC10
10
VDDCORE
46
JTAGSEL
82
PA6
118
PB3
11
VDDIO
47
NRSTB
83
PA4
119
PB4
12
GND
48
XIN32
84
PA3
120
PB5
13
PD0
49
XOUT32
85
PA2
121
PB6
14
PD1
50
SHDN
86
PB12
122
PB7
15
PD2
51
TST
87
PB13
123
PB8
16
PD3
52
VDDBU
88
PB17
124
VDDCORE
17
PD4
53
FWUP
89
PB18
125
VDDIO
18
PD5
54
GNDBU
90
PB19
126
GND
19
PD6
55
PC1
91
PB20
127
PB9
20
PD7
56
VDDOUT
92
PB21
128
PB10
21
PD8
57
VDDIN
93
PC11
129
PB11
22
PD9
58
GND
94
PC12
130
PC0
23
PA0
59
PC2
95
PC13
131
PC20
24
PA1
60
PC3
96
PC14
132
PC21
25
PA5
61
VDDCORE
97
PC15
133
PC22
26
PA7
62
VDDIO
98
PC16
134
PC23
27
PA8
63
PC5
99
PC17
135
PC24
28
PB28
64
PC6
100
PC18
136
PC25
29
PB29
65
PC7
101
PC19
137
PC26
30
PB30
66
PC8
102
PC29
138
PC27
31
PB31
67
PC9
103
PC30
139
PC28
32
PD10
68
PB27
104
VDDCORE
140
PB14
33
GNDPLL
69
NRST
105
VDDIO
141
PB22
34
VDDPLL
70
PA18
106
GND
142
PB23
35
XOUT
71
PA19
107
PA21
143
PB24
36
XIN
72
PA20
108
PA25
144
PB25
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144-ball LFBGA Pinout
Table 4-4.
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144-ball LFBGA SAM3X4/8E Pinout
A1
PA9
D1
PA17
G1
PA5
K1
VDDCORE
A2
PB23
D2
PD0
G2
PA7
K2
GNDUTMI
A3
PB14
D3
PA11
G3
PA8
K3
VDDPLL
A4
PC26
D4
PA15
G4
PA1
K4
NRSTB
A5
PC24
D5
PA14
G5
GND
K5
SHDN
A6
PC20
D6
PC27
G6
GND
K6
PC3
A7
PB10
D7
PC25
G7
GND
K7
PC6
A8
PB6
D8
VDDIO
G8
PC16
K8
PC7
A9
PB4
D9
PB5
G9
PC15
K9
PA18
A10
PC4
D10
PB0
G10
PC13
K10
PA23
A11
PA28
D11
PC30
G11
PB13
K11
PA16
A12
PA27
D12
PC19
G12
PB18
K12
PA24
B1
PA10
E1
PD1
H1
XOUT
L1
DHSDP
B2
PB26
E2
PD2
H2
PB30
L2
DHSDM
B3
PB24
E3
PD3
H3
PB28
L3
VDDUTMI
B4
PC28
E4
PD4
H4
PB29
L4
JTAGSEL
B5
PC23
E5
PD5
H5
VDDBU
L5
GNDBU
B6
PC0
E6
VDDCORE
H6
VDDCORE
L6
PC1
B7
PB9
E7
VDDCORE
H7
VDDIO
L7
PC2
B8
PB8
E8
VDDCORE
H8
PC12
L8
PC5
B9
PB3
E9
PB1
H9
PC11
L9
PC9
B10
PB2
E10
PC18
H10
PA3
L10
PA20
B11
PA26
E11
PB19
H11
PB12
L11
VDDANA
B12
PA25
E12
PB21
H12
PA2
L12
PB16
C1
PA13
F1
PD8
J1
XIN
M1
DFSDP
C2
PA12
F2
PD6
J2
GNDPLL
M2
DFSDM
C3
PB25
F3
PD9
J3
PD10
M3
VBG
C4
PB22
F4
PA0
J4
PB31
M4
VBUS
C5
PC22
F5
PD7
J5
TST
M5
XIN32
C6
PC21
F6
GND
J6
FWUP
M6
XOUT32
C7
PB11
F7
GND
J7
PB27
M7
VDDOUT
C8
PB7
F8
VDDIO
J8
NRST
M8
VDDIN
C9
PC10
F9
PC17
J9
PA19
M9
PC8
C10
PA29
F10
PC14
J10
PA22
M10
GNDANA
C11
PA21
F11
PB20
J11
PA4
M11
ADVREF
C12
PC29
F12
PB17
J12
PA6
M12
PB15
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5. Power Considerations
5.1
Power Supplies
The SAM3X/A series product has several types of power supply pins:
• VDDCORE pins: Power the core, the embedded memories and the peripherals; voltage
ranges from 1.62V to 1.95V.
• VDDIO pins: Power the Peripherals I/O lines; voltage ranges from 1.62V to 3.6V.
• VDDIN pin: Powers the Voltage regulator
• VDDOUT pin: It is the output of the voltage regulator.
• VDDBU pin: Powers the Slow Clock oscillator and a part of the System Controller; voltage
ranges from 1.62V to 3.6V. VDDBU must be supplied before or at the same time than VDDIO
and VDDCORE.
• VDDPLL pin: Powers the PLL A, UPLL and 3-20 MHz Oscillator; voltage ranges from 1.62V
to 1.95V.
• VDDUTMI pin: Powers the UTMI+ interface; voltage ranges from 3.0V to 3.6V, 3.3V nominal.
• VDDANA pin: Powers the ADC and DAC cells; voltage ranges from 2.0V to 3.6V.
Ground pins GND are common to VDDCORE and VDDIO pins power supplies.
Separated ground pins are provided for VDDBU, VDDPLL, VDDUTMI and VDDANA. These
ground pins are respectively GNDBU, GNDPLL, GNDUTMI and GNDANA.
5.2
Voltage Regulator
The SAM3X/A series embeds a voltage regulator that is managed by the Supply Controller.
This internal regulator is intended to supply the internal core of SAM3X/A series but can be used
to supply other parts in the application. It features two different operating modes:
• In Normal mode, the voltage regulator consumes less than 700 µA static current and draws
150 mA of output current. Internal adaptive biasing adjusts the regulator quiescent current
depending on the required load current. In Wait Mode or when the output current is low,
quiescent current is only 7µA.
• In Shutdown mode, the voltage regulator consumes less than 1 µA while its output is driven
internally to GND. The default output voltage is 1.80V and the start-up time to reach Normal
mode is inferior to 400 µs.
For adequate input and output power supply decoupling/bypassing, refer to “Voltage Regulator”
in the “Electrical Characteristics” section of the product datasheet.
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5.3
Typical Powering Schematics
The SAM3X/A series supports a 1.62V-3.6V single supply mode. The internal regulator input
connected to the source and its output feeds VDDCORE. Figure 5-1 shows the power
schematics.
Figure 5-1.
Single Supply
VDDBU
VDDUTMI
VDDANA
VDDIO
Main Supply (1.8V-3.6V)
VDDIN
Voltage
Regulator
VDDOUT
VDDCORE
VDDPLL
Note:
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Restrictions
For USB, VDDUTMI needs to be greater than 3.0V.
For ADC, VDDANA needs to be greater than 2.0V.
For DAC, VDDANA needs to be greater than 2.4V.
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Figure 5-2.
Core Externally Supplied
VDDBU
VDDUTMI
VDDANA
Main Supply (1.62V-3.6V)
VDDIO
VDDIN
Voltage
Regulator
VDDOUT
VDDCORE Supply (1.62V-1.95V) VDDCORE
VDDPLL
Note:
Restrictions
For USB, VDDUTMI needs to be greater than 3.0V.
For ADC, VDDANA needs to be greater than 2.0V.
For DAC, VDDANA needs to be greater than 2.4V.
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Note:
Backup Batteries Used
FWUP
SHDN
Backup Batteries VDDBU
VDDUTMI
VDDANA
VDDIO
VDDIN
Main Supply (1.8V-3.6V)
Voltage
Regulator
VDDOUT
VDDCORE
VDDPLL
Note:
1. Restrictions
For USB, VDDUTMI needs to be greater than 3.0V.
For ADC, VDDANA needs to be greater than 2.0V.
For DAC, VDDANA needs to be greater than 2.4V.
2. VDDUTMI and VDDANA cannot be left unpowered.
5.4
Active Mode
Active mode is the normal running mode with the core clock running from the fast RC oscillator,
the main crystal oscillator or the PLLA. The power management controller can be used to adapt
the frequency and to disable the peripheral clocks.
5.5
Low Power Modes
The various low power modes of the SAM3X/A series are described below:
5.5.1
Backup Mode
The purpose of backup mode is to achieve the lowest power consumption possible in a system
which is performing periodic wake-ups to perform tasks but not requiring fast startup time
(< 0.5ms).
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The Supply Controller, zero-power power-on reset, RTT, RTC, Backup registers and 32 kHz
Oscillator (RC or crystal oscillator selected by software in the Supply Controller) are running.
The regulator and the core supply are off.
Backup Mode is based on the Cortex-M3 deep-sleep mode with the voltage regulator disabled.
The SAM3X/A series can be awakened from this mode through the Force Wake-up pin (FWUP),
and Wake-up input pins WKUP0 to WKUP15, Supply Monitor, RTT or RTC wake-up event. Current Consumption is 2.5 µA typical on VDDBU.
Backup mode is entered by using WFE instructions with the SLEEPDEEP bit in the System Control Register of the Cortex-M3 set to 1. (See the Power management description in the “ARM
Cortex M3 Processor” section of the product datasheet).
Exit from Backup mode happens if one of the following enable wake up events occurs:
• FWUP pin (low level, configurable debouncing)
• WKUPEN0-15 pins (level transition, configurable debouncing)
• SM alarm
• RTC alarm
• RTT alarm
5.5.2
Wait Mode
The purpose of the wait mode is to achieve very low power consumption while maintaining the
whole device in a powered state for a startup time of less than 10 µs.
In this mode, the clocks of the core, peripherals and memories are stopped. However, the core,
peripherals and memories power supplies are still powered. From this mode, a fast start up is
available.
This mode is entered via Wait for Event (WFE) instructions with LPM = 1 (Low Power Mode bit in
PMC_FSMR). The Cortex-M3 is able to handle external events or internal events in order to
wake-up the core (WFE). This is done by configuring the external lines WKUP0-15 as fast
startup wake-up pins (refer to Section 5.7 “Fast Start-Up”). RTC or RTT Alarm and USB wake-up
events can be used to wake up the CPU (exit from WFE).
Current Consumption in Wait mode is typically 23 µA for total current consumption if the internal
voltage regulator is used or 15 µA if an external regulator is used.
Entering Wait Mode:
• Select the 4/8/12 MHz Fast RC Oscillator as Main Clock
• Set the LPM bit in the PMC Fast Startup Mode Register (PMC_FSMR)
• Execute the Wait-For-Event (WFE) instruction of the processor
Note:
5.5.3
Internal Main clock resynchronization cycles are necessary between the writing of MOSCRCEN
bit and the effective entry in Wait mode. Depending on the user application, Waiting for
MOSCRCEN bit to be cleared is recommended to ensure that the core will not execute undesired
instructions.
Sleep Mode
The purpose of sleep mode is to optimize power consumption of the device versus response
time. In this mode, only the core clock is stopped. The peripheral clocks can be enabled. This
mode is entered via Wait for Interrupt (WFI) or Wait for Event (WFE) instructions with LPM = 0 in
PMC_FSMR.
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The processor can be awakened from an interrupt if WFI instruction of the Cortex M3 is used, or
from an event if the WFE instruction is used to enter this mode.
5.5.4
Low Power Mode Summary Table
The modes detailed above are the main low power modes. Each part can be set to on or off separately and wake-up sources can be individually configured. Table 5-1 below shows a summary
of the configurations of the low power modes.
Table 5-1.
Low Power Mode Configuration Summary
Core
Memory
VDDBU
Mode Region(1) Regulator Peripherals
Backup
Mode
Wait
Mode
ON
ON
OFF
SHDN =0
ON
SHDN =1
OFF
Potential Wake-up
Sources
Mode Entry
FWUP pin
WKUP0-15 pins
+SLEEPDEEP BOD alarm
RTC alarm
bit = 1
RTT alarm
PIO State
Core at while in Low PIO State
Wake-up Power Mode at Wake-up
Powered
(Not
clocked)
(2) (3)
Wake-up
Time(4)
PIOA &
PIOB &
PIOC &
WFE
(Not
powered)
Consumption
Reset
Any Event from: Fast
startup through
+SLEEPDEEP WKUP0-15 pins
Clocked
bit = 0
RTC alarm
back
+LPM bit = 1 RTT alarm
USB wake-up
Previous
state saved
PIOD &
PIOE &
2.5 µA typ(5)
< 0.5 ms
PIOF
Inputs with
pull-ups
WFE
Previous
state saved
Unchanged 18.4 µA/26.6 µA (6) < 10 µs
Previous
state saved
Unchanged
Entry mode = WFI
Interrupt Only;
Sleep
Mode
Notes:
ON
ON
SHDN =1
Powered
(7)
(Not
clocked)
Entry mode = WFE
WFE or WFI Any Enabled Interrupt
+SLEEPDEEP and/or Any Event from Clocked
bit = 0
Fast start-up through back
+LPM bit = 0 WKUP0-15 pins
RTC alarm
RTT alarm
USB wake-up
(7)
(7)
1. SUPC, 32 kHz Oscillator, RTC, RTT, Backup Registers, POR
2. The external loads on PIOs are not taken into account in the calculation.
3. BOD current consumption is not included.
4. When considering the wake-up time, the time required to start the PLL is not taken into account. Once started, the device
works with the 4/8/12 MHz Fast RC oscillator. The user has to add the PLL start-up time if it is needed in the system. The
wake-up time is defined as the time taken for wake-up until the first instruction is fetched
5. Current consumption on VDDBU.
6. 18.4 µA on VDDCORE, 26.6 µA for total current consumption (using internal voltage regulator).
7. Depends on MCK frequency. In this mode, the core is supplied and not clocked but some peripherals can be clocked.
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5.6
Wake-up Sources
The wake-up events allow the device to exit the backup mode. When a wake-up event is
detected, the Supply Controller performs a sequence which automatically reenables the core
power supply.
Figure 5-3.
Wake-up Source
SMEN
sm_int
RTCEN
rtc_alarm
Core
Supply
Restart
RTTEN
rtt_alarm
FWUPDBC
SLCK
FWUPEN
FWUP
WKUPT0
WKUP0
WKUPIS0
WKUPDBC
WKUPEN1
WKUPIS1
WKUPS
SLCK
Debouncer
Falling/Rising
Edge
Detector
WKUPT15
WKUP15
WKUPEN0
Falling/Rising
Edge
Detector
WKUPT1
WKUP1
FWUP
Debouncer
Falling
Edge
Detector
WKUPEN15
WKUPIS15
Falling/Rising
Edge
Detector
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5.7
Fast Start-Up
The SAM3X/A series allows the processor to restart in a few microseconds while the processor
is in wait mode. A fast start up can occur upon detection of a low level on one of the 19 wake-up
inputs.
The fast restart circuitry, as shown in Figure 5-4, is fully asynchronous and provides a fast startup signal to the Power Management Controller. As soon as the fast start-up signal is asserted,
the PMC automatically restarts the embedded 4/8/12 MHz fast RC oscillator, switches the master clock on this 4/8/12 MHz clock and reenables the processor clock.
Figure 5-4.
Fast Start-Up Sources
USBEN
usb_wakeup
RTCEN
rtc_alarm
RTTEN
rtt_alarm
FSTT0
WKUP0
High/Low
Level
Detector
fast_restart
FSTT1
WKUP1
High/Low
Level
Detector
FSTT15
WKUP15
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6. Input/Output Lines
The SAM3X/A has different kinds of input/output (I/O) lines, such as general purpose I/Os
(GPIO) and system I/Os. GPIOs can have alternate functions thanks to multiplexing capabilities
of the PIO controllers. The same PIO line can be used whether in IO mode or by the multiplexed
peripheral. System I/Os include pins such as test pins, oscillators, erase or analog inputs.
With a few exceptions, the I/Os have input schmitt triggers. Refer to the footnotes associated
with PIOA to PIOF on page 14, at the end of Table 3-1, “Signal Description List”.
6.1
General Purpose I/O Lines (GPIO)
GPIO Lines are managed by PIO Controllers. All I/Os have several input or output modes such
as pull-up, input schmitt triggers, multi-drive (open-drain), glitch filters, debouncing or input
change interrupt. Programming of these modes is performed independently for each I/O line
through the PIO controller user interface. For more details, refer to the “PIO Controller” section
of the product datasheet.
The input output buffers of the PIO lines are supplied through VDDIO power supply rail.
The SAM3X/A embeds high speed pads able to handle up to 65 MHz for HSMCI and SPI clock
lines and 45 MHz on other lines. See product AC Characteristics for more details. Typical pull-up
value is 100 kΩ for all I/Os.
Each I/O line also embeds an ODT (On-Die Termination), (see Figure 6-1 below). ODT consists
of an internal series resistor termination scheme for impedance matching between the driver
output (SAM3) and the PCB track impedance preventing signal reflection. The series resistor
helps to reduce IOs switching current (di/dt) thereby reducing in turn, EMI. It also decreases
overshoot and undershoot (ringing) due to inductance of interconnect between devices or
between boards. In conclusion, ODT helps reducing signal integrity issues.
Figure 6-1.
On-Die Termination
Z0 ~ Zout + Rodt
ODT
36 Ohms Typ.
Rodt
Receiver
SAM3 Driver with
Zout ~ 10 Ohms
6.2
PCB Trace
Z0 ~ 50 Ohms
System I/O Lines
System I/O lines are pins used by oscillators, test mode, reset, flash erase and JTAG to name
but a few. Described below are the SAM3X/A system I/O lines shared with PIO lines.
These pins are software configurable as general purpose I/O or system pins. At startup, the
default function of these pins is always used.
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Table 6-1.
System I/O Configuration Pin List
SYSTEM_IO
Bit Number
Default Function
After Reset
Peripheral
12
Constraints for
Normal Start
-
ERASE
PC0
Low Level at
startup()
A
TCK/SWCLK
PB28
-
A
TDI
PB29
-
A
TDO/TRACESWO
PB30
-
A
TMS/SWDIO
PB31
-
Note:
6.2.1
Other Function
Configuration
In Matrix User Interface Registers
(Refer to “System IO Configuration
Register“ in the “Bus Matrix“ section
of the product datasheet.)
In PIO Controller
1. If PC0 is used as PIO input in user applications, a low level must be ensured at startup to prevent Flash erase before the user application sets PC0 into PIO mode.
Serial Wire JTAG Debug Port (SWJ-DP) Pins
The SWJ-DP pins are TCK/SWCLK, TMS/SWDIO, TDO/SWO, TDI and commonly provided on
a standard 20-pin JTAG connector defined by ARM. For more details about voltage reference
and reset state, refer to Table 3-1.
At startup, SWJ-DP pins are configured in SWJ-DP mode to allow connection with debugging
probe. Please refer to the “Debug and Test” section of the product datasheet.
SWJ-DP pins can be used as standard I/Os to provide users with more general input/output pins
when the debug port is not needed in the end application. Mode selection between SWJ-DP
mode (System IO mode) and general IO mode is performed through the AHB Matrix Special
Function Registers (MATRIX_SFR). Configuration of the pad for pull-up, triggers, debouncing
and glitch filters is possible regardless of the mode.
The JTAGSEL pin is used to select the JTAG boundary scan when asserted at a high level. It
integrates a permanent pull-down resistor of about 15 kΩ to GND, so that it can be left unconnected for normal operations.
By default, the JTAG Debug Port is active. If the debugger host wants to switch to the Serial
Wire Debug Port, it must provide a dedicated JTAG sequence on TMS/SWDIO and
TCK/SWCLK which disables the JTAG-DP and enables the SW-DP. When the Serial Wire
Debug Port is active, TDO/TRACESWO can be used for trace.
The asynchronous TRACE output (TRACESWO) is multiplexed with TDO. So the asynchronous
trace can only be used with SW-DP, not JTAG-DP. For more information about SW-DP and
JTAG-DP switching, please refer to the “Debug and Test” section of the product datasheet.
All JTAG signals are supplied with VDDIO except JTAGSEL, supplied by VDDBU.
6.3
Test Pin
The TST pin is used for JTAG Boundary Scan Manufacturing Test or Fast Flash programming
mode of the SAM3X/A series. The TST pin integrates a permanent pull-down resistor of about
15 kΩ to GND, so that it can be left unconnected for normal operations. To enter fast programming mode, see the “Fast Flash Programming Interface” section. For more information on the
manufacturing and test mode, refer to the “Debug and Test” section of the product datasheet.
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6.4
NRST Pin
The NRST pin is bidirectional. It is handled by the on-chip reset controller and can be driven low
to provide a reset signal to the external components, or asserted low externally to reset the
microcontroller. It will reset the Core and the peripherals except the Backup region (RTC, RTT
and Supply Controller). There is no constraint on the length of the reset pulse, and the reset controller can guarantee a minimum pulse length.
The NRST pin integrates a permanent pull-up resistor to VDDIO of about 100 kΩ.
6.5
NRSTB Pin
The NRSTB pin is input only and enables asynchronous reset of the SAM3X/A series when
asserted low. The NRSTB pin integrates a permanent pull-up resistor of about 15 kΩ. This allows
connection of a simple push button on the NRSTB pin as a system-user reset. In all modes, this
pin will reset the chip including the Backup region (RTC, RTT and Supply Controller). It reacts as
the Power-on reset. It can be used as an external system reset source. In harsh environments, it
is recommended to add an external capacitor (10 nF) between NRSTB and VDDBU. (For filtering values, refer to “I/O characteristics” in the “Electrical Characteristics” section of the product
datasheet)
It embeds an anti-glitch filter.
6.6
ERASE Pin
The ERASE pin is used to reinitialize the Flash content (and some of its NVM bits) to an erased
state (all bits read as logic level 1). It integrates a pull-down resistor of about 100 kΩ to GND, so
that it can be left unconnected for normal operations.
This pin is debounced by SCLK to improve the glitch tolerance. When the ERASE pin is tied high
during less than 100 ms, it is not taken into account. The pin must be tied high during more than
220 ms to perform a Flash erase operation.
The ERASE pin is a system I/O pin and can be used as a standard I/O. At startup, the ERASE
pin is not configured as a PIO pin. If the ERASE pin is used as a standard I/O, the startup level
of this pin must be low to prevent unwanted erasing. Please refer to Section 11.2 “Peripheral
Signal Multiplexing on I/O Lines”. Also, if the ERASE pin is used as a standard I/O output,
asserting the pin to low does not erase the Flash.
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7. Processor and Architecture
7.1
ARM Cortex-M3 Processor
• Version 2.0
• Thumb-2 (ISA) subset consisting of all base Thumb-2 instructions, 16-bit and 32-bit.
• Harvard processor architecture enabling simultaneous instruction fetch with data load/store.
• Three-stage pipeline.
• Single cycle 32-bit multiply.
• Hardware divide.
• Thumb and Debug states.
• Handler and Thread modes.
• Low latency ISR entry and exit.
7.2
APB/AHB Bridge
The SAM3X/A series product embeds two separate APB/AHB bridges:
• a low speed bridge
• a high speed bridge
This architecture enables a concurrent access on both bridges.
SPI, SSC and HSMCI peripherals are on the high-speed bridge connected to DMAC with the
internal FIFO for Channel buffering.
UART, ADC, TWI0-1, USART0-3, PWM, DAC and CAN peripherals are on the low-speed bridge
and have dedicated channels for the Peripheral DMA Channels (PDC). Please not that
USART0-1 can be used with the DMA as well.
The peripherals on the high speed bridge are clocked by MCK. On the low-speed bridge, CAN
controllers can be clocked at MCK divided by 2 or 4. Refer to the Power Management Controller
(PMC) section of the Full datasheet for further details.
7.3
Matrix Masters
The Bus Matrix of the SAM3X/A series product manages 5 (SAM3A) or 6 (SAM3X) masters,
which means that each master can perform an access, concurrently with others, to an available
slave.
Each master has its own decoder, which is defined specifically for each master. In order to simplify the addressing, all masters have the same decodings.
Table 7-1.
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List of Bus Matrix Masters
Master 0
Cortex-M3 Instruction/Data
Master 1
Cortex-M3 System
Master 2
Peripheral DMA Controller (PDC)
Master 3
USB OTG High Speed DMA
Master 4
DMA Controller
Master 5
Ethernet MAC (SAM3X)
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7.4
Matrix Slaves
The Bus Matrix of the SAM3X/A series product manages 9 slaves. Each slave has its own arbiter, allowing a different arbitration per slave.
Table 7-2.
7.5
List of Bus Matrix Slaves
Slave 0
Internal SRAM0
Slave 1
Internal SRAM1
Slave 2
Internal ROM
Slave 3
Internal Flash
Slave 4
USB High Speed Dual Port RAM (DPR)
Slave 5
NAND Flash Controller RAM
Slave 6
External Bus Interface
Slave 7
Low Speed Peripheral Bridge
Slave 8
High Speed Peripheral Bridge
Master to Slave Access
All the Masters can normally access all the Slaves. However, some paths do not make sense,
for example allowing access from the USB High Speed DMA to the Internal Peripherals. Thus,
these paths are forbidden or simply not wired, and shown as “-” in the following table.
Table 7-3.
SAM3X/A Series Master to Slave Access
Masters
Slaves
0
1
2
3
4
5
Cortex-M3
I/D Bus
Cortex-M3 S
Bus
PDC
USB High
Speed DMA
DMA
Controller
EMAC
DMA
0
Internal SRAM0
-
X
X
X
X
X
1
Internal SRAM1
-
X
X
X
X
X
2
Internal ROM
X
-
X
X
X
X
3
Internal Flash
X
-
-
-
-
-
4
USB High Speed Dual Port RAM
-
X
-
-
X
-
5
Nand Flash Controller RAM
-
X
X
X
X
X
6
External Bus Interface
-
X
X
X
X
X
7
Low Speed Peripheral Bridge
-
X
X
-
X
-
8
High Speed Peripheral Bridge
-
X
-
-
X
-
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7.6
DMA Controller
• Acting as one Matrix Master
• Embeds 4 (SAM3A and 100-pin SAM3X) or 6 (144-pin SAM3X) channels
Table 7-4.
DMA Channels
SAM3A
100-pin SAM3X
144-pin SAM3X
8 bytes FIFO for Channel Buffering
3
(Channels 0, 1 and 2)
4
(Channels 0, 1, 2 and 4)
32 bytes FIFO for Channel Buffering
1
(Channel 3)
2
(Channels 3 and 5)
DMA Channel Size
• Linked List support with Status Write Back operation at End of Transfer
• Word, HalfWord, Byte transfer support.
• Handles high speed transfer of SPI0-1, USART0-1, SSC and HSMCI (peripheral to memory,
memory to peripheral)
• Memory to memory transfer
• Can be triggered by PWM and T/C which enables to generates waveform though the
External Bus Interface
The DMA controller can handle the transfer between peripherals and memory and so receives
the triggers from the peripherals below. The hardware interface numbers are also given in Table
7-5.
Table 7-5.
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DMA Controller
Instance Name
Channel T/R
DMA Channel HW
Interface Number
HSMCI
Transmit/Receive
0
SPI0
Transmit
1
SPI0
Receive
2
SSC
Transmit
3
SSC
Receive
4
SPI1
Transmit
5
SPI1
Receive
6
TWI0
Transmit
7
TWI0
Receive
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
USART0
Transmit
11
USART0
Receive
12
USART1
Transmit
13
USART1
Receive
14
PWM
Transmit
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7.7
Peripheral DMA Controller
• Handles data transfer between peripherals and memories
• Low bus arbitration overhead
– One Master Clock cycle needed for a transfer from memory to peripheral
– Two Master Clock cycles needed for a transfer from peripheral to memory
• Next Pointer management for reducing interrupt latency requirement
The Peripheral DMA Controller handles transfer requests from the channel according to the following priorities (Low to High priorities):
Table 7-6.
Peripheral DMA Controller
Instance Name
Channel T/R
144 Pins
100 Pins
DAC
Transmit
X
X
PWM
Transmit
X
X
TWI1
Transmit
X
X
TWI0
Transmit
X
X
USART3
Transmit
X
X
USART2
Transmit
X
X
USART1
Transmit
X
X
USART0
Transmit
X
X
UART
Transmit
X
X
ADC
Receive
X
X
TWI1
Receive
X
X
TWI0
Receive
X
X
USART3
Receive
X
N/A
USART2
Receive
X
X
USART1
Receive
X
X
USART0
Receive
X
X
UART
Receive
X
X
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7.8
Debug and Test Features
• Debug access to all memory and registers in the system, including Cortex-M3 register bank
when the core is running, halted, or held in reset
• Serial Wire Debug Port (SW-DP) and Serial Wire JTAG Debug Port (SWJ-DP) debug access
• Flash Patch and Breakpoint (FPB) unit for implementing break points and code patches
• Data Watchpoint and Trace (DWT) unit for implementing watch points, data tracing, and
system profiling
• Instrumentation Trace Macrocell (ITM) for support of printf style debugging
• IEEE® 1149.1 JTAG Boundary-scan on all digital pins
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8. Product Mapping
Figure 8-1.
SAM3X/A Product Mapping
Code
0x00000000
0x00000000
Address memory space
Peripherals
0x40000000
Boot Memory
HSMCI
Code
0x00080000
9
0x40004000
Internal Flash 0
SSC
HALF_FLASHSIZE
0x20000000
14
0x40008000
Internal Flash 1
SPI0
SRAM
0x00100000
0x4000C000
Internal ROM
SPI1
0x00200000
0x40000000
0x40080000
TC0
Reserved
Peripherals
0x1FFFFFFF
17
TC0
HALF_FLASHSIZE address:
- 512ko products: 0x000C0000
- 256k products: 0x000A0000
- 128k products: 0x00090000
0x60000000
18
TC0
External SRAM
19
Reserved
TC1
0xE0000000
TC2
System
TC2
0x20200000
Undefined (Abort)
0xFFFFFFFF
TC2
System controller
0x400E0000
0x61000000
0x40098000
+1
0x400AC000
2
0x400B0000
3
EMAC
0x400E1200
0x400B4000
PIOC
4
CAN0
0x400E1400
0x400B8000
PIOD
0x70000000
UOTGHS
0x400E1000
PIOB
CAN1
0x400E1600
0x400BC000
PIOE
0x80000000
Reserved
Reserved
0x400E0E00
PIOA
0x69000000
TRNG
0x400E1800
0x400C0000
PIOF
0x9FFFFFFF
20
0x400A8000
0x66000000
Reserved
USART3
0x400E0C00
EEFC1
Reserved
8
0x400A4000
0x65000000
NFC
USART2
0x400E0A00
EEFC0
0x68000000
7
0x400A0000
0x64000000
CS7
USART1
0x400E0940
CHIPID
0x67000000
6
0x4009C000
0x63000000
CS6
USART0
0x400E0800
UART
CS5
PWM
0x400E0600
PMC
CS4
12
0x40094000
MATRIX
CS3
TWI1
0x400E0400
0x62000000
11
0x40090000
0x60000000
CS2
TWI0
0x400E0200
Reserved
CS1
TC8
0x4008C000
SMC
CS0
TC7
+0x80
0x40000000
External SRAM
TC6
+0x40
NFC (SRAM)
UOTGHS (DMA)
TC5
0x40088000
SRAM1
0x20180000
TC4
+0x80
SRAM0
0x20100000
TC3
+0x40
TC1
0x20080000
TC2
0x40084000
0xA0000000
0x20000000
TC1
+0x80
TC1
SRAM
TC0
+0x40
ADC
0x400E1A00
0x400C4000
RSTC
DMAC
0x400E1A10
0x400C8000
SUPC
DACC
0x400E1A30
0x400D0000
RTT
Reserved
0x400E1A50
0x400E0000
WDT
System controller
0x400E1A60
0x400E2600
RTC
Reserved
0x400E1A90
0x60000000
GPBR
0x400E1AB0
reserved
0x4007FFFF
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9. Memories
9.1
9.1.1
Embedded Memories
Internal SRAM
• The 100-pin SAM3A/X8 product embeds a total of 96 Kbytes high-speed SRAM (64 Kbytes
SRAM0 and 32 Kbytes SRAM1).
• The 100-pin SAM3A/X4 product embeds a total of 64 Kbytes high-speed SRAM (32 Kbytes
SRAM0, 32 Kbytes SRAM1).
• The 100-pin SAM3A/4 product embeds a total of 36 Kbytes high-speed SRAM (16 Kbytes
SRAM0 and 16 Kbytes SRAM1).
The SRAM0 is accessible over System Cortex-M3 bus at address 0x2000 0000 and SRAM1 at
address 0x2008 0000. The user can see the SRAM as contiguous thanks to mirror effect, giving
0x2007 0000 - 0x2008 7FFF for SAM3X/A8, 0x2007 8000 - 0x2008 7FFF for SAM3X/A4 and
0x2007 C000 - 0x2008 3FFF for SAM3X/A2.
The SRAM0 and SRAM1 are in the bit band region. The bit band alias region is mapped from
0x2200 0000 to 0x23FF FFFF.
The NAND Flash Controller embeds 4224 bytes of internal SRAM. If the NAND Flash controller
is not used, these 4224 Kbytes of SRAM can be used as general purpose. It can be seen at
address 0x2010 0000.
9.1.2
Internal ROM
The SAM3X/A series product embeds an Internal ROM, which contains the SAM-BA and FFPI
program.
At any time, the ROM is mapped at address 0x0018 0000.
9.1.3
9.1.3.1
Embedded Flash
Flash Overview
• The Flash of the ATSAM3A/X8 is organized in two banks of 1024 pages (dual plane) of
256 bytes.
• The Flash of the ATSAM3A/X4 is organized in two banks of 512 pages (dual plane) of
256 bytes.
The Flash contains a 128-byte write buffer, accessible through a 32-bit interface.
9.1.3.2
Flash Power Supply
The Flash is supplied by VDDCORE.
9.1.3.3
Enhanced Embedded Flash Controller
The Enhanced Embedded Flash Controller (EEFC) manages accesses performed by the masters of the system. It enables reading the Flash and writing the write buffer. It also contains a
User Interface, mapped within the Memory Controller on the APB.
The Enhanced Embedded Flash Controller ensures the interface of the Flash block with the 32bit internal bus. Its 128-bit wide memory interface increases performance.
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The user can choose between high performance or lower current consumption by selecting
either 128-bit or 64-bit access. It also manages the programming, erasing, locking and unlocking
sequences of the Flash using a full set of commands.
One of the commands returns the embedded Flash descriptor definition that informs the system
about the Flash organization, thus making the software generic.
9.1.3.4
Lock Regions
Several lock bits used to protect write and erase operations on lock regions. A lock region is
composed of several consecutive pages, and each lock region has its associated lock bit.
Table 9-1.
Number of Lock Bits
Product
Number of Lock Bits
Lock Region Size
ATSAM3X/A8
32
16 kbytes (64 pages)
ATSAM3X/A4
16
16 kbytes (64 pages)
If a locked-region’s erase or program command occurs, the command is aborted and the EEFC
triggers an interrupt.
The lock bits are software programmable through the EEFC User Interface. The “Set Lock Bit”
command enables the protection. The “Clear Lock Bit” command unlocks the lock region.
Asserting the ERASE pin clears the lock bits, thus unlocking the entire Flash.
9.1.3.5
Security Bit Feature
The SAM3X/A series features a security bit, based on a specific General Purpose NVM bit
(GPNVM bit 0). When the security is enabled, any access to the Flash, either through the ICE
interface or through the Fast Flash Programming Interface, is forbidden. This ensures the confidentiality of the code programmed in the Flash.
This security bit can only be enabled through the “Set General Purpose NVM Bit 0” command of
the EEFC0 User Interface. Disabling the security bit can only be achieved by asserting the
ERASE pin at 1, and after a full Flash erase is performed. When the security bit is deactivated,
all accesses to the Flash are permitted.
It is important to note that the assertion of the ERASE pin should always be longer than 200 ms.
As the ERASE pin integrates a permanent pull-down, it can be left unconnected during normal
operation. However, it is safer to connect it directly to GND for the final application.
9.1.3.6
Calibration Bits
NVM bits are used to calibrate the brownout detector and the voltage regulator. These bits are
factory configured and cannot be changed by the user. The ERASE pin has no effect on the calibration bits.
9.1.3.7
Unique Identifier
Each device integrates its own 128-bit unique identifier. These bits are factory configured and
cannot be changed by the user. The ERASE pin has no effect on the unique identifier.
9.1.3.8
Fast Flash Programming Interface
The Fast Flash Programming Interface allows device programming through multiplexed fullyhandshaked parallel port. It allows gang programming with market-standard industrial
programmers.
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The FFPI supports read, page program, page erase, full erase, lock, unlock and protect
commands.
The Fast Flash Programming Interface is enabled and the Fast Programming Mode is entered
when TST, PA0, PA1 are set to high, PA2 and PA3 are set to low and NRST is toggled from 0
to 1.
The table below shows the signal assignment of the PIO lines in FFPI mode
Table 9-2.
9.1.3.9
FFPI PIO Assignment
FFPI Signal
PIO Used
PGMNCMD
PA0
PGMRDY
PA1
PGMNOE
PA2
PGMNVALID
PA3
PGMM[0]
PA4
PGMM[1]
PA5
PGMM[2]
PA6
PGMM[3]
PA7
PGMD[0]
PA8
PGMD[1]
PA9
PGMD[2]
PA10
PGMD[3]
PA11
PGMD[4]
PA12
PGMD[5]
PA13
PGMD[6]
PA14
PGMD[7]
PA15
PGMD[8]
PA16
PGMD[9]
PA17
PGMD[10]
PA18
PGMD[11]
PA19
PGMD[12]
PA20
PGMD[13]
PA21
PGMD[14]
PA22
PGMD[15]
PA23
SAM-BA® Boot
The SAM-BA Boot is a default Boot Program which provides an easy way to program in-situ the
on-chip Flash memory.
The SAM-BA Boot Assistant supports serial communication via the UART and USB.
The SAM-BA Boot provides an interface with SAM-BA Graphic User Interface (GUI).
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The SAM-BA Boot is in ROM and is mapped in Flash at address 0x0 when GPNVM bit 1 is set
to 0.
9.1.3.10
GPNVM Bits
The SAM3X/A series features three GPNVM bits that can be cleared or set respectively through
the “Clear GPNVM Bit” and “Set GPNVM Bit” commands of the EEFC0 User Interface.
Table 9-3.
General Purpose Non-volatile Memory Bits
GPNVMBit[#]
9.1.4
Function
0
Security bit
1
Boot mode selection
2
Flash selection (Flash 0 or Flash 1)
Boot Strategies
The system always boots at address 0x0. To ensure maximum boot possibilities, the memory
layout can be changed via GPNVM.
A general-purpose NVM (GPNVM1) bit is used to boot either on the ROM (default) or from the
Flash.
The GPNVM bit can be cleared or set respectively through the "Clear General-purpose NVM Bit"
and "Set General-purpose NVM Bit" commands of the EEFC User Interface.
Setting GPNVM Bit 1 selects the boot from the Flash, clearing it selects the boot from the ROM.
Asserting ERASE clears GPNVM Bit 1 and thus selects the boot from the ROM by default.
GPNVM2 enables to select if Flash 0 or Flash 1 is used for the boot.
Setting GPNVM bit 2 selects the boot from Flash 1, clearing it selects the boot from Flash 0.
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9.2
External Memories
The 144-pin SAM3X features one External Memory Bus to offer interface to a wide range of
external memories and to any parallel peripheral.
9.2.1
External Memory Bus
• Integrates Four External Memory Controllers:
– Static Memory Controller
– NAND Flash Controller
– SLC NAND Flash ECC Controller
• Up to 24-bit Address Bus (up to 16 MBytes linear per chip select)
• Up to 8 chip selects, Configurable Assignment
9.2.2
Static Memory Controller
• 8- or 16-bit Data Bus
• Multiple Access Modes supported
– Byte Write or Byte Select Lines
– Asynchronous read in Page Mode supported (4- up to 32-byte page size)
• Multiple device adaptability
– Control signals programmable setup, pulse and hold time for each Memory Bank
• Multiple Wait State Management
– Programmable Wait State Generation
– External Wait Request
– Programmable Data Float Time
• Slow Clock mode supported
9.2.3
NAND Flash Controller
• Handles automatic Read/write transfer through 4224 bytes SRAM buffer
• DMA support
• Supports SLC NAND Flash technology
• Programmable timing on a per chip select basis
• Programmable Flash Data width 8-bit or 16-bit
9.2.4
NAND Flash Error Corrected Code Controller
• Integrated in the NAND Flash Controller
• Single bit error correction and 2-bit Random detection.
• Automatic Hamming Code Calculation while writing
– ECC value available in a register
• Automatic Hamming Code Calculation while reading
– Error Report, including error flag, correctable error flag and word address being
detected erroneous
– Support 8- or 16-bit NAND Flash devices with 512-, 1024-, 2048- or 4096-byte
pages
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10. System Controller
The System Controller is a set of peripherals, which allow handling of key elements of the system such as power, resets, clocks, time, interrupts, watchdog, etc...
The System Controller User Interface also embeds the registers allowing to configure the Matrix.
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Figure 10-1. System Controller Block Diagram
VDDBU
VDDIN
vr_standby
Software Controlled
Voltage Regulator
FWUP
VDDOUT
SHDN
WKUP0 - WKUP15
NRSTB
Supply
Controller
VDDIO
PIOA/B/C/D/E/F
Input / Output Buffers
Zero-Power
Power-on Reset
VDDANA
ADVREF
General Purpose
Backup Registers
SLCK
RTC
ADC & DAC
RTT
ADx
DACx
rtc_alarm
bodbup_in
VDDUTMI
Supply
Monitor
bodbup_on
SLCK
PIOx
rtt_alarm
USBx
USB
osc32k_xtal_en
VDDCORE
vddcore_nreset
XIN32
XOUT32
XTALSEL
Xtal 32 kHz
Oscillator
Embedded
32 kHz RC
Oscillator
Slow Clock
SLCK
bodcore_on
Brownout
Detector
bodcore_in
supc_interrupt
osc32k_rc_en
SRAM
Backup Power Supply
Peripherals
vddcore_nreset
proc_nreset
periph_nreset
ice_nreset
Reset
Controller
NRST
Cortex-M3
Matrix
Peripheral
Bridge
FSTT0 - FSTT15(1)
Embedded
12 / 8 / 4 MHz
RC
Oscillator
XIN
XOUT
Main Clock
MAINCK
3 - 20 MHz
XTAL Oscillator
MAINCK
PLLACK
PLLA
MAINCK
Flash
SLCK
Power
Management
Controller
Master Clock
MCK
SLCK
Watchdog
Timer
UPLLCK
UPLL
Core Power Supply
FSTT0 - FSTT15 are possible Fast Startup Sources, generated by WKUP0-WKUP15 Pins,
but are not physical pins.
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10.1
System Controller and Peripherals Mapping
Please refer to Figure 8-1 on page 37.
All the peripherals are in the bit band region and are mapped in the bit band alias region.
10.2
Power-on-Reset, Brownout and Supply Monitor
The SAM3X/A embeds three features to monitor, warn and/or reset the chip:
• Power-on-Reset on VDDBU
• Brownout Detector on VDDCORE
• Supply Monitor on VDDUTMI
10.2.1
Power-on-Reset on VDDBU
The Power-on-Reset monitors VDDBU. It is always activated and monitors voltage at start up
but also during power down. If VDDBU goes below the threshold voltage, the entire chip is reset.
For more information, refer to the “Electrical Characteristics” section of the product datasheet.
10.2.2
Brownout Detector on VDDCORE
The Brownout Detector monitors VDDCORE. It is active by default. It can be deactivated by software through the Supply Controller (SUPC_MR). It is especially recommended to disable it
during low-power modes such as wait or sleep modes.
If VDDCORE goes below the threshold voltage, the reset of the core is asserted. For more information, refer to the “Supply Controller” and “Electrical Characteristics” sections of the product
datasheet.
10.2.3
10.3
Supply Monitor on VDDUTMI
The Supply Monitor monitors VDDUTMI. It is not active by default. It can be activated by software and is fully programmable with 16 steps for the threshold (between 1.9V to 3.4V). It is
controlled by the Supply Controller (SUPC). A sample mode is possible. It allows to divide the
supply monitor power consumption by a factor of up to 2048. For more information, refer to the
“SUPC” and “Electrical Characteristics” sections of the product datasheet.
Reset Controller
The Reset Controller is capable to return to the software the source of the last reset, either a
general reset, a wake-up reset, a software reset, a user reset or a watchdog reset.
The Reset Controller controls the internal resets of the system and the NRST pin output. It is
capable to shape a reset signal for the external devices, simplifying to a minimum connection of
a push-button on the NRST pin to implement a manual reset.
10.4
Supply Controller
The Supply Controller controls the power supplies of each section of the processor and peripherals (via Voltage regulator control).
The Supply Controller has its own reset circuitry and is clocked by the 32 kHz Slow clock
generator.
The reset circuitry is based on a zero-power power-on reset cell. The zero-power power-on reset
allows the Supply Controller to start properly.
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The Slow Clock generator is based on a 32 kHz crystal oscillator and an embedded 32 kHz RC
oscillator. The Slow Clock defaults to the RC oscillator, but the software can enable the crystal
oscillator and select it as the Slow Clock source.
The Supply Controller starts up the device by enabling the Voltage Regulator, then it generates
the proper reset signals to the core power supply.
It also enables to set the system in different low power modes and to wake it up from a wide
range of events.
10.5
Clock Generator
The Clock Generator is made up of:
• One Low Power 32,768 Hz Slow Clock Oscillator with bypass mode
• One Low Power RC Oscillator
• One 3 to 20 MHz Crystal or Ceramic-based Oscillator, which can be bypassed
• One factory-programmed Fast RC Oscillator; 3 output frequencies can be selected: 4, 8 or 12
MHz. By default, 4 MHz is selected. 8 MHz and 12 MHz output are factory-calibrated.
• One 480 MHz UPLL providing a clock for the USB OTG High Speed Controller. Input
frequency is 12 MHz (only).
• One 96 to 192 MHz programmable PLL (PLLA), capable to provide the clock MCK to the
processor and to the peripherals. The input frequency of the PLL A is between 8 and 16 MHz.
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Figure 10-2. Clock Generator Block Diagram
Clock Generator
XTALSEL
On Chip
32k RC OSC
XIN32
XOUT32
XIN
XOUT
Slow Clock
SLCK
Slow Clock
Oscillator
3-20 MHz
Main
Oscillator
Main Clock
MAINCK
On Chip
12/8/4 MHz
RC OSC
MAINSEL
UPLL
HSCK
Divider
/6 /8
UPLL Clock
UPLLCK
PLL and
Divider A
PLLA Clock
PLLACK
Status
Control
Power
Management
Controller
10.6
Power Management Controller
The Power Management Controller provides all the clock signals to the system. It provides:
• the Processor Clock HCLK
• the Free running processor clock FCLK
• the Cortex SysTick external clock
• the Master Clock MCK, in particular to the Matrix and the memory interfaces
• the USB OTG HS Clock UOTGCK
• independent peripheral clocks, typically at the frequency of MCK
• three programmable clock outputs: PCK0, PCK1 and PCK2
The Supply Controller selects between the 32 kHz RC oscillator or the crystal oscillator. The
unused oscillator is disabled automatically so that power consumption is optimized.
By default, at startup the chip runs out of the Master Clock using the Fast RC Oscillator running
at 4 MHz.
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Figure 10-3.
Power Management Controller Block Diagram
Processor
Clock
Controller
HCK
int
Sleep Mode
Divider
/8
SystTick
FCLK
Master Clock Controller
SLCK
MAINCK
PLLACK
UPLL
Prescaler
/1,/2,/4,...,/64
MCK
Peripherals
Clock Controller
periph_clk[..]
ON/OFF
Programmable Clock Controller
MCK
SLCK
MAINCK
PLLACK
UPLL
ON/OFF
Prescaler
/1,/2,/4,...,/64
pck[..]
USB Clock Controller
ON/OFF
HSCK
UOTGCK
The SysTick calibration value is fixed at 10500, which allows the generation of a time base of
1 ms with SystTick clock to 10.5 MHz (max HCLK/8).
10.7
Watchdog Timer
• 16-bit key-protected once-only Programmable Counter
• Windowed, prevents the processor to be in a dead-lock on the watchdog access
10.8
SysTick Timer
• 24-bit down counter
• Self-reload capability
• Flexible system timer
10.9
Real Time Timer
• Real Time Timer, allowing backup of time with different accuracies
– 32-bit Free-running back-up Counter
– Integrates a 16-bit programmable prescaler running on slow clock
– Alarm Register capable to generate a wake-up of the system
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10.10 Real Time Clock
• Low power consumption
• Full asynchronous design
• Two hundred year calendar
• Programmable Periodic Interrupt
• Alarm and update parallel load
• Control of alarm and update Time/Calendar Data In
10.11 General-Purpose Backup Registers
• Eight 32-bit general-purpose backup registers
10.12 Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller
• Thirty maskable interrupts
• Sixteen priority levels
• Dynamic reprioritization of interrupts
• Priority grouping
– selection of preempting interrupt levels and non preempting interrupt levels.
• Support for tail-chaining and late arrival of interrupts.
– back-to-back interrupt processing without the overhead of state saving and
restoration between interrupts.
• Processor state automatically saved on interrupt entry, and restored on interrupt exit, with no
instruction overhead.
10.13 Chip Identification
• Chip Identifier (CHIPID) registers permit recognition of the device and its revision.
• .JTAG ID: 0x05B2B03F
Table 10-1.
ATSAM3A/X Chip IDs Register
Chip Name
CHIPID_CIDR
CHIPID_EXID
ATSAM3X8H (Rev A)
0x286E0A60
0x0
ATSAM3X8E (Rev A)
0x285E0A60
0x0
ATSAM3X4E (Rev A)
0x285B0960
0x0
ATSAM3X8C (Rev A)
0x284E0A60
0x0
ATSAM3X4C (Rev A)
0x284B0960
0x0
ATSAM3A8C (Rev A)
0x283E0A60
0x0
ATSAM3A4C (Rev A)
0x283B0960
0x0
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10.14 UART
• Two-pin UART
– Implemented features are 100% compatible with the standard Atmel USART
– Independent receiver and transmitter with a common programmable Baud Rate
Generator
– Even, Odd, Mark or Space Parity Generation
– Parity, Framing and Overrun Error Detection
– Automatic Echo, Local Loopback and Remote Loopback Channel Modes
– Support for two PDC channels with connection to receiver and transmitter
10.15 PIO Controllers
• Up to 6 PIO Controllers, PIOA, PIOB, PIOC, PIOD, PIOE and PIOF controlling a maximum of
167 I/O Lines
• Each PIO Controller controls up to 32 programmable I/O Lines
Table 10-2.
PIO Lines per PIO according to Version
Version
100 pin SAM3X/A
144 pin SAM3X
PIOA
30
PIOB
32
PIOC
1
31
PIOD
-
10
PIOE
-
-
PIOF
-
-
Total
63
103
• Fully programmable through Set/Clear Registers
• Multiplexing of four peripheral functions per I/O Line
• For each I/O Line (whether assigned to a peripheral or used as general purpose I/O)
– Input change, rising edge, falling edge, low level and level interrupt
– Debouncing and Glitch filter
– Multi-drive option enables driving in open drain
– Programmable pull-up on each I/O line
– Pin data status register, supplies visibility of the level on the pin at any time
• Synchronous output, provides Set and Clear of several I/O lines in a single write
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11. Peripherals
11.1
Peripheral Identifiers
Table 11-1 defines the Peripheral Identifiers of the SAM3X/A series. A peripheral identifier is
required for the control of the peripheral interrupt with the Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller
and for the control of the peripheral clock with the Power Management Controller.
Note that some Peripherals are always clocked. Please refer to the table below.
Table 11-1.
Peripheral Identifiers
Instance ID
Instance Name
NVIC Interrupt
PMC Clock Control
0
SUPC
X
Supply Controller
1
RSTC
X
Reset Controller
2
RTC
X
Real Time Clock
3
RTT
X
Real Time Timer
4
WDG
X
Watchdog Timer
5
PMC
X
Power Management Controller
6
EEFC0
X
Enhanced Flash Controller 0
7
EEFC1
X
Enhanced Flash Controller 1
8
UART
X
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transceiver
9
SMC
X
X
10
Instance Description
Static Memory Controller
Reserved
11
PIOA
X
X
Parallel I/O Controller A,
12
PIOB
X
X
Parallel I/O Controller B
13
PIOC
X
X
Parallel I/O Controller C
14
PIOD
X
X
Parallel I/O Controller D
15
PIOE
X
X
Parallel I/O Controller E
16
PIOF
X
X
Parallel I/O Controller F
17
USART0
X
X
USART 0
18
USART1
X
X
USART 1
19
USART2
X
X
USART 2
20
USART3
X
X
USART 3
21
HSMCI
X
X
Multimedia Card Interface
22
TWI0
X
X
Two-Wire Interface 0
23
TWI1
X
X
Two-Wire Interface 1
24
SPI0
X
X
Serial Peripheral Interface
25
SPI1
X
X
Serial Peripheral Interface
26
SSC
X
X
Synchronous Serial Controller
27
TC0
X
X
Timer Counter 0
28
TC1
X
X
Timer Counter 1
29
TC2
X
X
Timer Counter 2
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Table 11-1.
Peripheral Identifiers (Continued)
Instance ID
Instance Name
NVIC Interrupt
PMC Clock Control
30
TC3
X
X
Timer Counter 3
31
TC4
X
X
Timer Counter 4
32
TC5
X
X
Timer Counter 5
33
TC6
X
X
Timer Counter 6
34
TC7
X
X
Timer Counter 7
35
TC8
X
X
Timer Counter 8
36
PWM
X
X
Pulse Width Modulation Controller
37
ADC
X
X
ADC Controller
38
DACC
X
X
DAC Controller
39
DMAC
X
X
DMA Controller
40
UOTGHS
X
X
USB OTG High Speed
41
TRNG
X
X
True Random Number Generator
42
EMAC
X
X
Ethernet MAC
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CAN0
X
X
CAN Controller 0
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CAN1
X
X
CAN Controller 1
11.2
Instance Description
Peripheral Signal Multiplexing on I/O Lines
The SAM3X/A series product features 3 PIO (SAM3A and 100-pin SAM3X) or 4 PIO (144-pin
SAM3X) controllers, PIOA, PIOB, PIOC, PIOD, PIOE and PIOF, which multiplexes the I/O lines
of the peripheral set.
Each PIO Controller controls up to 32 lines. Each line can be assigned to one of two peripheral
functions, A or B. The multiplexing tables in the following paragraphs define how the I/O lines of
the peripherals A and B are multiplexed on the PIO Controllers. The column “Comments” has
been inserted in this table for the user’s own comments; it may be used to track how pins are
defined in an application.
Note that some peripheral function, which are output only, might be duplicated within both
tables.
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PIO Controller A Multiplexing
Table 11-2.
Multiplexing on PIO Controller A (PIOA)
I/O Line
Peripheral A
Peripheral B
Extra Function
PA0
CANTX0
PWML3
PA1
CANRX0
PCK0
WKUP0
PA2
TIOA1
NANDRDY
AD0
PA3
TIOB1
PWMFI1
AD1/WKUP1
PA4
TCLK1
NWAIT
AD2
PA5
TIOA2
PWMFI0
WKUP2
PA6
TIOB2
NCS0
AD3
PA7
TCLK2
NCS1
WKUP3
PA8
URXD
PWMH0
WKUP4
PA9
UTXD
PWMH3
PA10
RXD0
DATRG
WKUP5
PA11
TXD0
ADTRG
WKUP6
PA12
RXD1
PWML1
WKUP7
PA13
TXD1
PWMH2
PA14
RTS1
TK
PA15
CTS1
TF
WKUP8
PA16
SCK1
TD
AD7
PA17
TWD0
SCK0
PA18
TWCK0
A20
PA19
MCCK
PWMH1
PA20
MCCDA
PWML2
PA21
MCDA0
PWML0
PA22
MCDA1
TCLK3
AD4
PA23
MCDA2
TCLK4
AD5
PA24
MCDA3
PCK1
AD6
PA25
SPI0_MISO
A18
PA26
SPI0_MOSI
A19
PA27
SPI0_SPCK
A20
WKUP10
PA28
SPI0_NPCS0
PCK2
WKUP11
PA29
SPI0_NPCS1
NRD
PA30
SPI0_NPCS2
PCK1
PA31
SPI0_NPCS3
PCK2
Comments
WKUP9
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11.2.2
PIO Controller B Multiplexing
Table 11-3.
I/O Line
PB0
Multiplexing on PIO Controller B (PIOB)
Peripheral A
ETXCK/EREFCK
PB1
(1)
ETXEN
PB2
PB3
Peripheral B
(1)
ETX0
(1)
ETX1
(1)
Extra Function
Comments
TIOA3
(2)
See the Notes
TIOB3
(2)
See the Notes
TIOA4
(2)
See the Notes
TIOB4
(2)
See the Notes
PB4
ECRSDV/ERXDV (1)
TIOA5 (2)
See the Notes
PB5
ERX0 (1)
TIOB5 (2)
See the Notes
PB6
(1)
ERX1
PB7
(1)
ERXER
PB8
PB9
EMDC
(1)
EMDIO
(1)
PWML4
(2)
See the Notes
PWML5
(2)
See the Notes
PWML6
(2)
See the Notes
PWML7
(2)
See the Notes
PB10
UOTGVBOF
A18
PB11
UOTGID
A19
PB12
TWD1
PWMH0
AD8
PB13
TWCK1
PWMH1
AD9
PB14
CANTX1
PWMH2
PB15
CANRX1
PWMH3
DAC0/WKUP12
PB16
TCLK5
PWML0
DAC1
PB17
RF
PWML1
AD10
PB18
RD
PWML2
AD11
PB19
RK
PWML3
AD12
PB20
TXD2
SPI0_NPCS1
AD13
PB21
RXD2
SPI0_NPCS2
AD14/WKUP13
PB22
RTS2
PCK0
PB23
CTS2
SPI0_NPCS3
PB24
SCK2
NCS2
PB25
RTS0
TIOA0
PB26
CTS0
TCLK0
PB27
NCS3
TIOB0
PB28
TCK/SWCLK
TCK after reset
PB29
TDI
TDI after reset
PB30
TDO/TRACESWO
TDO after reset
PB31
TMS/SWDIO
TMS after reset
Notes:
WKUP14
WKUP15
1. SAM3X only
2. SAM3A only
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PIO Controller C Multiplexing
Table 11-4.
I/O Line
Multiplexing on PIO Controller C (PIOC)
Peripheral A
Peripheral B
PC0
Extra Function
Comments
ERASE
PC1
144 pins
PC2
D0
PWML0
144 pins
PC3
D1
PWMH0
144 pins
PC4
D2
PWML1
144 pins
PC5
D3
PWMH1
144 pins
PC6
D4
PWML2
144 pins
PC7
D5
PWMH2
144 pins
PC8
D6
PWML3
144 pins
PC9
D7
PWMH3
144 pins
PC10
D8
ECRS
144 pins
PC11
D9
ERX2
144 pins
PC12
D10
ERX3
144 pins
PC13
D11
ECOL
144 pins
PC14
D12
ERXCK
144 pins
PC15
D13
ETX2
144 pins
PC16
D14
ETX3
144 pins
PC17
D15
ETXER
144 pins
PC18
NWR0/NWE
PWMH6
144 pins
PC19
NANDOE
PWMH5
144 pins
PC20
NANDWE
PWMH4
144 pins
PC21
A0/NBS0
PWML4
144 pins
PC22
A1
PWML5
144 pins
PC23
A2
PWML6
144 pins
PC24
A3
PWML7
144 pins
PC25
A4
TIOA6
144 pins
PC26
A5
TIOB6
144 pins
PC27
A6
TCLK6
144 pins
PC28
A7
TIOA7
144 pins
PC29
A8
TIOB7
144 pins
PC30
A9
TCLK7
144 pins
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PIO Controller D Multiplexing
Table 11-5.
Multiplexing on PIO Controller D (PIOD)
I/O Line
Peripheral A
Peripheral B
Extra Function
Comments
PD0
A10
MCDA4
144 pins
PD1
A11
MCDA5
144 pins
PD2
A12
MCDA6
144 pins
PD3
A13
MCDA7
144 pins
PD4
A14
TXD3
144 pins
PD5
A15
RXD3
144 pins
PD6
A16
PWMFI2
144 pins
PD7
A17
TIOA8
144 pins
PD8
A21/NANDALE
TIOB8
144 pins
PD9
A22/NANDCLE
TCLK8
144 pins
PD10
NWR1/NBS1
144 pins
PD11
PD12
PD13
PD14
PD15
PD16
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A5
PD18
A6
PD19
A7
PD20
A8
PD21
A9
PD22
A10
PD23
A11
PD24
A12
PD25
A13
PD26
A14
PD27
A15
PD28
A16
PD29
A17
PD30
A18
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11.2.5
PIO Controller E Multiplexing
Table 11-6.
Multiplexing on PIO Controller E (PIOE)
I/O Line
Peripheral A
PE0
A19
PE1
A20
PE2
A21/NANDALE
PE3
A22/NANDCLE
PE4
A23
PE5
NCS4
PE6
NCS5
Peripheral B
Extra Function
Comments
PE7
PE8
PE9
TIOA3
PE10
TIOB3
PE11
TIOA4
PE12
TIOB4
PE13
TIOA5
PE14
TIOB5
PE15
PWMH0
PE16
PWMH1
PE17
PWML2
PE18
PWML0
PE19
PWML4
PE20
PWMH4
PE21
PWML5
PE22
PWMH5
PE23
PWML6
PE24
PWMH6
PE25
PWML7
PE26
PWMH7
MCDB2
PE27
NCS7
MCDB3
PE28
SPI1_MISO
PE29
SPI1_MOSI
PE30
SPI1_SPCK
PE31
SPI1_NPCS0
SCK3
NCS6
MCCDB
MCDB0
MCDB1
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11.2.6
PIO Controller F Multiplexing
Table 11-7.
Multiplexing on PIO Controller F (PIOF)
I/O Line
Peripheral A
PF0
SPI1_NPCS1
PF1
SPI1_NPCS2
PF2
SPI1_NPCS3
PF3
PWMH3
PF4
CTS3
PF5
RTS3
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12. Embedded Peripherals Overview
12.1
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
• Supports communication with serial external devices
– Four chip selects with external decoder support allow communication with up to 15
peripherals
– Serial memories, such as DataFlash and 3-wire EEPROMs
– Serial peripherals, such as ADCs, DACs, LCD Controllers, CAN Controllers and
Sensors
– External co-processors
• Master or slave serial peripheral bus interface
– 8- to 16-bit programmable data length per chip select
– Programmable phase and polarity per chip select
– Programmable transfer delays between consecutive transfers and between clock
and data per chip select
– Programmable delay between consecutive transfers
– Selectable mode fault detection
• Very fast transfers supported
– Transfers with baud rates up to MCK
– The chip select line may be left active to speed up transfers on the same device
– Four Character FIFO in Reception
• Connection to DMA Channel Capabilities Optimizes Data Transfers
– One channel for the Receiver, One Channel for the Transmitter
12.2
Two Wire Interface (TWI)
• Master, Multi-Master and Slave Mode Operation
• Compatibility with Atmel two-wire interface, serial memory and I2C compatible devices
• One, two or three bytes for slave address
• Sequential read/write operations
• Bit Rate: up to 400 kbit/s
• General Call Supported in Slave Mode
• SMBUS Quick Command Supported in Master Mode
• Connection to Peripheral DMA Controller (PDC) for TWI0 and TWI1 and DMA Controller
(DMAC) for TWI0 Channel Capabilities Optimizes Data Transfers in Master Mode Only
12.3
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transceiver (UART)
• Two-pin UART
– Independent receiver and transmitter with a common programmable Baud Rate
Generator
– Even, Odd, Mark or Space Parity Generation
– Parity, Framing and Overrun Error Detection
– Automatic Echo, Local Loopback and Remote Loopback Channel Modes
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– Support for two PDC channels with connection to receiver and transmitter
– Connection to Peripheral DMA Controller or DMA Controller (TWI0) Channel
Capabilities Optimizes Data Transfers
12.4
USART
• Programmable Baud Rate Generator
• 5- to 9-bit full-duplex synchronous or asynchronous serial communications
– 1, 1.5 or 2 stop bits in Asynchronous Mode, or 1 or 2 stop bits in Synchronous Mode
– Parity generation and error detection
– Framing error detection, overrun error detection
– MSB- or LSB-first
– Optional break generation and detection
– By 8 or by-16 over-sampling receiver frequency
– Hardware handshaking RTS-CTS
– Receiver time-out and transmitter timeguard
– Optional Multi-drop Mode with address generation and detection
– Optional Manchester Encoding
• RS485 with driver control signal
• ISO7816, T = 0 or T = 1 Protocols for interfacing with smart cards
– NACK handling, error counter with repetition and iteration limit
• SPI Mode
– Master or Slave
– Serial Clock programmable Phase and Polarity
– SPI Serial Clock (SCK) Frequency up to MCK/6
• IrDA modulation and demodulation
– Communication at up to 115.2 Kbps
• LIN Mode (USART0 only)
– Compliant with LIN 1.3 and LIN 2.0 specifications
– Master or Slave
– Processing of frames with up to 256 data bytes
– Response Data length can be configurable or defined automatically by the Identifier
– Self synchronization in Slave node configuration
– Automatic processing and verification of the “Synch Break” and the “Synch Field”
– The “Synch Break” is detected even if it is partially superimposed with a data byte
– Automatic Identifier parity calculation/sending and verification
– Parity sending and verification can be disabled
– Automatic Checksum calculation/sending and verification
– Checksum sending and verification can be disabled
– Support both “Classic” and “Enhanced” checksum types
– Full LIN error checking and reporting
– Frame Slot Mode: the Master allocates slots to the scheduled frames automatically
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– Generation of the Wakeup signal
• Test Modes
– Remote Loopback, Local Loopback, Automatic Echo
• Interfaced with Peripheral DMA (PDC) Channels to Reduce Processor Overhead (All
USARTs) and with the DMA Controller (DMAC) (USART0 and 1)
12.5
Serial Synchronous Controller (SSC)
• Provides serial synchronous communication links used in audio and telecom applications
(with CODECs in Master or Slave Modes, I2S, TDM Buses, Magnetic Card Reader,...)
• Contains an independent receiver and transmitter and a common clock divider
• Offers a configurable frame sync and data length
• Receiver and transmitter can be programmed to start automatically or on detection of
different event on the frame sync signal
• Receiver and transmitter include a data signal, a clock signal and a frame synchronization
signal
• Interfaced with the DMA Controller (DMAC) to Reduce Processor Overhead
12.6
Timer Counter (TC)
• Three 32-bit Timer Counter Channels
• Wide range of functions including:
– Frequency Measurement
– Event Counting
– Interval Measurement
– Pulse Generation
– Delay Timing
– Pulse Width Modulation
– Up/down Capabilities
• Each channel is user-configurable and can contain:
– Three external clock inputs
– Five internal clock inputs
– Two multi-purpose input/output signals
• Two global registers that act on all three TC Channels
• Quadrature decoder
– Advanced line filtering
– Position / revolution / speed
• 2-bit Gray Up/Down Counter for Stepper Motor
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12.7
Pulse Width Modulation Controller (PWM)
• One Eight-channel (SAM3A and 144-pin SAM3X) or One Four-channel (100-pin SAM3X) 16bit PWM Controller, 16-bit counter per channel
• Common clock generator, providing Thirteen Different Clocks
– A Modulo n counter providing eleven clocks
– Two independent Linear Dividers working on modulo n counter outputs
– High Frequency Asynchronous clocking mode
• Independent channel programming
– Independent Enable Disable Commands
– Independent Clock Selection
– Independent Period and Duty Cycle, with Double Bufferization
– Programmable selection of the output waveform polarity
– Programmable center or left aligned output waveform
– Independent Output Override for each channel
– Independent complementary Outputs with 12-bit dead time generator for each
channel
– Independent Enable Disable Commands
– Independent Clock Selection
– Independent Period and Duty Cycle, with Double Bufferization
• Synchronous Channel mode
– Synchronous Channels share the same counter
– Mode to update the synchronous channels registers after a programmable number
of periods
• Interfaced with Peripheral DMA (PDC) or with the DMA Controller (DMAC) Channels to
Reduce Processor Overhead
• Two independent event lines which can send up to 4 triggers on ADC within a period
• Three programmable external (PWMFIx pins) and three internal (from ADC, PMC controller
and Timer 0) Fault Inputs providing an asynchronous protection of outputs without MCU
intervention
• Stepper motor control (2 Channels)
12.8
High Speed Multimedia Card Interface (HSMCI)
• Compatibility with MultiMedia Card Specification Version 4.3
• Compatibility with SD Memory Card Specification Version 2.0
• Compatibility with SDIO Specification Version V2.0
• Compatibility with CE-ATA Specification 1.1
• Cards clock rate up to Master Clock divided by 2
• Boot Operation Mode support
• High Speed mode support
• Embedded power management to slow down clock rate when not used
• Supports 2 Multiplexed Slot(s)
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– Each Slot for either a High Speed MultiMediaCard Bus (Up to 30 Cards) or an SD
Memory Card
• Support for Stream, Block and Multi-block Data Read and Write
• Supports Connection to DMA Controller (DMAC)
– Minimizes Processor Intervention for Large Buffer Transfers
• Built in FIFO (from 16 to 256 bytes) with Large Memory Aperture Supporting Incremental
Access
• Support for CE-ATA Completion Signal Disable Command
• Protection Against Unexpected Modification On-the-Fly of the Configuration Registers
12.9
USB On-The-Go High Speed Port (UOTGHS)
• USB2.0 Compliant, Low/Full/High-Speed (LS/FS/HS) and On-The-Go, 1.5Mb/s, 12Mb/s,
480Mb/s
• 10 Pipes/Endpoints
• 4K bytes of Embedded Dual-Port RAM (DPRAM) for Pipes/Endpoints
• Up to 2 Memory Banks per Pipe/Endpoint (Not for Control Pipe/Endpoint)
• Flexible Pipe/Endpoint Configuration and Management with 6 Dedicated DMA Channels
• On-Chip UTMI transceiver including Pull-ups/Pull-downs
• On-Chip OTG pad including VBUS analog comparator
12.10 Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
• 12-bit Resolution
• 1 MHz Conversion Rate
• 2.4 V to 3.6 V Wide Range Power Supply Operation
• Selectable Single Ended or Differential Input Voltage
• Programmable Gain and Offset per channel For Maximum Full Scale Input Range 0 - VDD
• Integrated Multiplexer Offering Up to 16 Independent Analog Inputs
• Individual Enable and Disable of Each Channel
• Hardware or Software Trigger
– External Trigger Pin
– Timer Counter Outputs (Corresponding TIOA Trigger)
– Internal Trigger Counter
– PWM Event Line
• Drive of PWM Fault Input
• PDC Support
• Possibility of ADC Timings Configuration
• Two Sleep Modes and Conversion Sequencer
– Automatic Wakeup on Trigger and Back to Sleep Mode after Conversions of all
Enabled Channels
– Possibility of Customized Channel Sequence
• Standby Mode for Fast Wakeup Time Response
– Power Down Capability
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• Automatic Window Comparison of Converted Values
• Write Protect Registers
12.11 Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
• 2 channels, 12-bit DAC
• Up to 1 mega-sample conversion rate in single channel mode
• Flexible conversion range
• Multiple trigger sources for each channel
• Built-in offset and gain calibration
• Possibility to drive output to ground
• Possibility to use as input to analog comparator or ADC (as an internal wire and without S/H
stage)
• Two PDCA channels
• Power reduction mode
12.12 CAN Controller (CAN)
• Fully Compliant with CAN 2.0 Part A and 2.0 Part B
• Bit Rates up to 1Mbit/s
• 8 Object Oriented Mailboxes with the Following Properties:
– CAN Specification 2.0 Part A or 2.0 Part B Programmable for Each Message
– Object Configurable in Receive (with Overwrite or Not) or Transmit Modes
– Independent 29-bit Identifier and Mask Defined for Each Mailbox
– 32-bit Access to Data Registers for Each Mailbox Data Object
– Uses a CAN_SIZE_COUNTER-bit Timestamp on Receive and Transmit Messages
– Hardware Concatenation of ID Masked Bitfields To Speed Up Family ID Processing
• 16-bit Internal Timer for Timestamping and Network Synchronization
• Programmable Reception Buffer Length up to 8 Mailbox Objects
• Priority Management between Transmission Mailboxes
• Autobaud and Listening Mode
• Low Power Mode and Programmable Wake-up on Bus Activity or by the Application
• Data, Remote, Error and Overload Frame Handling
12.13 Ethernet MAC (EMAC)
• DMA Master on Receive and Transmit Channels
• Compatible with IEEE Standard 802.3
• 10 and 100 Mbit/s operation
• Full- and half-duplex operation
• Statistics Counter Registers
• MII (144-pin SAM3X)/RMII (all SAM3X) interface to the physical layer
• Interrupt generation to signal receive and transmit completion
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• 128-byte transmit FIFO and 128-byte receive FIFO
• Automatic pad and CRC generation on transmitted frames
• Automatic discard of frames received with errors
• Address checking logic supports up to four specific 48-bit addresses
• Support Promiscuous Mode where all valid received frames are copied to memory
• Hash matching of unicast and multicast destination addresses
• Physical layer management through MDIO interface
• Half-duplex flow control by forcing collisions on incoming frames
• Full-duplex flow control with recognition of incoming pause frames
• Support for 802.1Q VLAN tagging with recognition of incoming VLAN and priority tagged
• Frames
• Multiple buffers per receive and transmit frame
• Jumbo frames up to 10,240 bytes supported
12.14 True Random Number Generator (TRNG)
• Passed NIST Special Publication 800-22 Tests Suite
• Passed Diehard Random Tests Suite
• Provides a 32-bit Random Number Every 84 Clock Cycles
12.15 External Bus Interface (EBI)
• Only present on 144-pin version of SAM3X
• Managing SMC, Nand Flash accesses offering:
– Up to 8 Configurable chip select
– Programmable timing on a per chip select basis
– 16-Mbyte Address Space per Chip Select
– 8- or 16-bit Data Bus
– Word, Halfword, Byte Transfers
– Byte Write or Byte Select Lines
– Programmable Setup, Pulse and Hold Time for Read Signals per Chip Select
– Programmable Setup, Pulse and Hold Time for Write Signals per Chip Select
– Programmable Data Float Time per Chip Select
– External Wait Request
– Automatic Switch to Slow Clock Mode
– Asynchronous Read in Page Mode Supported: Page Size Ranges from 4 to
32 Bytes
– NAND Flash Controller supporting NAND Flash with Multiplexed Data/Address
buses
– Supports SLC NAND Flash technology
– Supports Hardware Error Correcting Code (ECC), 1-bit error correction, 2-bit error
detection
– Detection and Correction by Software
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13. Package Drawings
The SAM3X/A series devices are available in QFP (LQFP or PQFP) and LFBGA packages.
Figure 13-1. 100-lead LQFP Package Drawing
Note : 1. This drawing is for general information only. Refer to JEDEC Drawing MS-026 for additional information.
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Figure 13-2. 100-ball LFBGA Package Drawing
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Figure 13-3. 144-lead LQFP Package Drawing
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Figure 13-4. 144-ball LFBGA Package Drawing
All dimensions are in mm
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13.1
Marking
All devices are marked with the Atmel logo and the ordering code.
Additional marking may be in one of the following formats:
YYWW
V
XXXXXXXXX
ARM
where
• “YY”: manufactory year
• “WW”: manufactory week
• “V”: revision
“XXXXXXXXX”: lot number
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14. Ordering Information
Table 14-1.
SAM3X/A Ordering Information
Ordering Code
MRL
Flash
(Kbytes)
Package
Package Type
Temperature
Operating Range
ATSAM3A4CA-AU
A
256
LQFP100
Green
Industrial
-40°C to 85°C
ATSAM3A8CA-AU
A
512
LQFP100
Green
Industrial
-40°C to 85°C
ATSAM3A4CA-CU
A
256
LFBGA100
Green
Industrial
-40°C to 85°C
ATSAM3A8CA-CU
A
512
LFBGA100
Green
Industrial
-40°C to 85°C
ATSAM3X4CA-AU
A
256
LQFP100
Green
Industrial
-40°C to 85°C
ATSAM3X8CA-AU
A
512
LQFP100
Green
Industrial
-40°C to 85°C
ATSAM3X4CA-CU
A
256
LFBGA100
Green
Industrial
-40°C to 85°C
ATSAM3X8CA-CU
A
512
LFBGA100
Green
Industrial
-40°C to 85°C
ATSAM3X4EA-AU
A
256
LQFP144
Green
Industrial
-40°C to 85°C
ATSAM3X8EA-AU
A
512
LQFP144
Green
Industrial
-40°C to 85°C
ATSAM3X4EA-CU
A
256
LFBGA144
Green
Industrial
-40°C to 85°C
ATSAM3X8EA-CU
A
512
LFBGA144
Green
Industrial
-40°C to 85°C
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Revision History
In the tables that follow, the most recent version of the document appears first.
“rfo” indicates changes requested during the review and approval loop.
Doc. Rev
11057BS
Change
Request
Ref.
Comments
SDRAM Controller info removed: Section “Features”; Table 1-1, “Configuration Summary”; Table 3-1,
“Signal Description List”; Section 9.2.1 “External Memory Bus”; Section 10. “System Controller”;
Table 11.1, “Peripheral Identifiers”; Section 12.15 “External Bus Interface (EBI)”, and Figure 8-1
”SAM3X/A Product Mapping”.
I/O info modified in Section “Features”.
Section 1. “SAM3X/A Description” updated.
Figure 2-3 ”SAM3X4/8E (144 pins) Block Diagram” updated.
Table 11-5, “Multiplexing on PIO Controller D (PIOD)” updated.
“Write protected Registers” added to Section “Features”.
Doc. Rev
11057AS
Comments
8316
8213
Change
Request
Ref.
First issue
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