Atmel AT91CAP7A-STK User Manual

TM

CAP

CUSTOMIZABLE MICROCONTROLLERS

AT91CAP7A-STK® Starter Kit

for CAP Customizable Microcontroller

The CAP™ Starter Kit is the ideal vehicle for low-cost, no-risk evaluation of the customization capabilities
of Atmel’s CAP microcontroller. It is intended to familiarize the user with the CAP concept and architecture,
and is an ideal vehicle for students of electronic engineering to consolidate their knowledge of system­on-chip design, both hardware and software.

®

CAP comprises a microcontroller-based system-on-chip with ARM
standard interfaces, together with a Metal Programmable (MP) Block for application-specific functions.
The CAP Starter Kit facilitates the mapping of application-specific IP blocks into its FPGA that
emulates the functionality of the CAP MP Block, while at the same time providing
a development platform for software for the ARM processor. This enables the
hardware and software of simple applications, or modules of more complex
applications, to be tested at close to operational speed.

processor, memories, peripherals and

CAP Starter Kit Board

The AT91CAP7A-STK Starter Kit is built on a single PCB, including:

n AT91CAP7E ARM7TDMI

Microcontroller System-On-Chip

n 64M Bytes SDRAM Memory, 3.3V
n 256M Bytes NAND Flash, 3.3V
n Altera

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Cyclone® II EP2C8F256C7N (256BGA)

n Altera Configuration PROM -EPCS4SI8N
n 40-Lead Extension Connector (x3) for I/O

Access

n 2.8 inch TFT Color LCD
n Two Serial Ports (One Connected to the CAP7

Debug Unit)

n One USB 2.0 Full Speed Device Port
n Mini Joy Stick

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-Based

n Four Analog Inputs
n Light Sensor
n Temperature Sensor
n Voltage Potentiometer
n Voltage Regulators (1.2V, 2.5V and 3.3V)
n Access Points for CAP7 Power Measurements
n Eight LED’s Four Push Buttons
n JTAG ICE Connector (CAP7)
n JTAG ISP Connector (FPGA)
n POR Circuit for FPGA
n POR Circuit for CAP7
n 50 MHz OSC

SPI

Reset

OSC

XTALs

JTAG

RS232

Port

RS232

Port

(DBGU)

USB
Port

ADC

Sensors

Serial

Data

Flash

ADC
Ports

CAP7

Altera FP GA

Cyclone II

EP2C8

FPGA

SDRAM

NAND
Flash

JTAG

PIOA

MPIO

EBI

2.8 inch TFT
Color LCD

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AT91CAP7A-STK® Starter Kit

for CAP Customizable Microcontroller

CAP Starter Kit Development Tools

The CAP Starter Kit is supplied with an essential set of development tools
in order to get started immediately. These include:

n Instructions for downloading IAR™ KickStart version of IAR Embedded

Workbench® for ARM

n Instructions for downloading Altera’s free Quartus® 2 Web Edition

tools for FPGA programming

n The CAP7 Starter Kit Standalone Board
n A CD for documentation and software, including everything a user needs

to evaluate the CAP7 products, including software development tools and FPGA
development tools

n The board power supply with adaptors for Europe, United Kingdom, China and the

United States

n A set of communication cables, including cables for USB and serial ports

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The CAP Customizable Microcontroller

Atmel’s CAP is an ARM microcontroller-based system-on-chip with fast local memory, a wide range
of industry standard peripherals and interfaces, and a Metal Programmable (MP) Block that allows the
designer to add custom logic. By combining the performance, density and low power consumption of
the fixed portion of the device with the flexibility of the MP Block, CAP enables application-specific
products to be developed in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost of standard-cell ASICs,
but at a unit price close to that of standard cell devices. CAP also offers superior performance, smaller
form factor and lower power consumption at a unit price significantly lower than an MCU-plus-FPGA
combination for the same functionality.

Product Contacts

Technical Support

www.atmel.com/products/AT91CAP

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