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Section 1
Overview
1.1ScopeThe AT91SAM7A3-EK evaluation kit enables evaluation capabilities and code develop-
ment of applications running on an AT91SAM7A3.
This guide focuses on the AT91SAM7A3-EK board as an evaluation platform.
1.2Deliverables The AT91SAM7A3-EK package contains the following items:
! an AT91SAM7A3-EK board
! one A/B-type USB cable
! one serial RS232 cable
! one DVD-ROM containing summary and full datasheets, datasheets with electrical
and mechanical characteristics, application notes and getting started documents for
all development boards and AT91 microcontrollers. An AT91 software package with C
and assembly listings is also provided. This allows the user to begin evaluating the
AT91 A R M
®
Thumb® 32-bit microcontroller quickly.
1.3The
AT91SAM7A3-EK
Evaluation Board
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The board is equipped with an AT91SAM7A3 (100-pin LQFP Green package) together
with the following:
! USB device port interface
! one DBGU serial communication port
! JTAG/ICE debug interface connector
! two serial CAN communication ports
! one serial LIN communication port
! one buffered analog input and PWM output
! one Power LED and four general-purpose LEDs
! one SD/MMC/DataFlash
! expansion connector
! one Atmel
! one footprint for 3.6V lithium thionyl-chloride backup battery
®
®
serial DataFlash
card slot
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Overview
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Section 2
Setting Up the AT91SAM7A3-EK
Evaluation Board
2.1Electrostatic
Warning
The AT91SAM7A3-EK evaluation board is shipped in a protective anti-static package.
The board must not be subjected to high electrostatic potentials. A grounding strap or
similar protective device should be worn when handling the board. Avoid touching the
component pins or any other metallic element.
2.2RequirementsIn order to set up the AT91SAM7A3-EK evaluation board, the following items are
required:
! the AT91SAM7A3-EK evaluation board itself
! an A/B-type USB cable
or
! a DC USB power adapter (5V at 0.5 A) with USB A/B cable
Note:The AT91SAM7A3-EK is not delivered with a JTAG/ICE interface which is
required to start evaluating the device.
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2.3Layout
Figure 2-1. Top Level Layout
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2.4Powering Up the
AT91SAM7A3 is self-powered by the USB port or by a USB power adapter.
Board
2.5Backup Power
Supply
The user may add a battery (SAFT LS14250 3.6V or equivalent) in order to permanently
power the backup part of the device. In this case, the configuration of J16, S6 and S7
must be changed.
Refer to Table 4-1.
2.6Getting StartedThe AT91SAM7A3-EK evaluation board is delivered with a DVD-ROM containing all
necessary information and step-by-step procedures for working with the most common
development tool chains. Please refer to this DVD-ROM, or to the Atmel web site,
http://www.atmel.com/products/AT91/, for the most up-to-date information on getting
started with the AT91SAM7A3-EK.
Note that the AT91SAM7A3 microcontroller fitted on the evaluation board has been pro-
grammed with the SAM Boot Assistant (SAM-BA
program the embedded Flash memory through the USB or DBGU communication
channel.
Programming through DBGU requires that the evaluation kit is powered using a Power
Supply USB Adapter
™
) which provides an easy way to
Note: The SAM-BA Boot Assistant resides in the embedded Flash memory and will be
deleted when programming the Flash. A JTAG/ICE interface is required to recover
SAM-BA Boot Assistant.
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2.7AT91SAM7A3-EK
Block Diagram
Figure 2-2. Block Diagram
VBUS
S6S6
S7S7
INOUT
3.3V
nSHUTDOWN
YELLOWYELLOW
PIO
LIGHTED WHEN POWER ON
J14J14
18.432 MHz
POWER LED
VDDPLL
J26J26
3V3
VDD1V8
SYSTEM CONTROLLER
XOUT
XIN
SHDN
VDDBU
J13J13
VDD3V3
FORCE WAKE-UP
NRST
WAKE-UP1
3V3
5V
NRST
BP2BP2
MANUAL RESET
JTAG/ICE
J5J4J3
CANL1CANH
TJA1050
CAN0
RS
CANL1CANH
3V3
5V
TJA1050
RS
CAN1
PIO
AT91SAM7A3-LQFP100
ADC
GNDANA
VDDANA
ADVREFP
ADC0_AD3
LIN
ATA6661
MN18
ADC0_AD2
1
USART0
DBGU
RS232
J2
TXD
RXD
ADM3202A
DRXD - DTXD
DBGU
PWM0..PWM7
USB DEVICE
1K51K5
DDP
PIO
SD/MMC
DATAFLASH (NPCS03)
ATMEL
SERIAL
DATAFLASH
CS
SPI0
PIO BEXT CLK INPUT
CARD READER
J7
857 6 4 3 2 1 9
MCI
VBUS
J1
DDM
USB
J9
PIO BPIO A
PIO A - PIO B EXPANSION CONNECTOR
3V3
R18 470RR18 470R
VDD BACKUP SELECT
R20
R20
3.6V
3.6V
3V6
3V6
NOT POPULATED
470R
470R
GNDANA
3
2
J16J16
1
BP3BP3
BP4BP4
JTAG/ICE CONNECTOR
3.3VANA
PWM2
PWM6
PWM7
PWM3
3
2
1
J17J17
3.00V +- 0.2%
EXTERNAL REF
0 TO VREF
0 TO VREF
EXTERNAL INPUT
PWM VOLTAGE GEN.
J8
1
J6
ANALOG INPUT
PWM0
DS1DS1 DS2DS2
DS3DS3
USER'S GREEN LED
DS4DS4
1
4
52
36
BP1BP1
USER'S TACT SWITCH
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Section 3
Board Description
3.1AT91SAM7A3
Microcontroller
! Incorporates the ARM7TDMI ® ARM® Thumb® Processor
– High-performance 32-bit RISC Architecture
– High-density 16-bit Instruction Set
– Leader in MIPS/Watt
! Embedded ICE In-circuit Emulation, Debug Communication Channel Support
! 256 Kbytes of Internal High-speed Flash, Organized in 1024 Pages of 256 Bytes
– Single Cycle Access at Up to 30 MHz in Worst Case Conditions
– Prefetch Buffer Optimizing Thumb Instruction Execution at Maximum Speed
– Page Programming Time: 6 ms, Including Page Auto-erase, Full Erase Time:
15 ms
– 10,000 Write Cycles, 10-year Data Retention Capability, Sector Lock
Capabilities
! 32K Bytes of Internal High-speed SRAM, Single-cycle Access at Maximum Speed
! Memory Controller (MC)
– Embedded Flash Controller, Abort Status and Misalignment Detection
– Memory Protection Unit
! Reset Controller (RSTC)
– Based on Three Power-on Reset Cells
– Provides External Reset Signal Shaping and Reset Sources Status
! Clock Generator (CKGR)
! Power Management Controller (PMC)
! Advanced Interrupt Controller (AIC)
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– Low-power RC Oscillator, 3 to 20 MHz On-chip Oscillator and One PLL
– Power Optimization Capabilities, including Slow Clock Mode (Down to 500
– Four External Interrupt Sources and One Fast Interrupt Source, Spurious
Interrupt Protected
! Debug Unit (DBGU)
– 2-wire UART and Support for Debug Communication Channel interrupt
! Periodic Interval Timer (PIT)
– 20-bit Programmable Counter plus 12-bit Interval Counter
! Windowed Watchdog (WDT)
– 12-bit key-protected Programmable Counter
– Provides Reset or Interrupt Signal to the System
– Counter May Be Stopped While the Processor is in Debug Mode or in Idle
State
! Real-time Timer (RTT)
– 32-bit Free-running Counter with Alarm
– Runs Off the Internal RC Oscillator
! Two Parallel Input/Output Controllers (PIO)
– Sixty-two Programmable I/O Lines Multiplexed with up to Two Peripheral I/Os
– Input Change Interrupt Capability on Each I/O Line
– Individually Programmable Open-drain, Pull-up resistor and Synchronous
Output
! Shutdown Controller (SHDWC)
– Programmable Shutdown Pin and Wake-up Circuitry
! Two 32-bit Battery Backup Registers for a Total of 8 Bytes
! One 8-channel 20-bit PWM Controller (PMWC)
! One USB 2.0 Full Speed (12 Mbits per Second) Device Port
! Nineteen Peripheral Data Controller (PDC) Channels
! Two CAN 2.0B Active Controllers, Supporting 11-bit Standard and 29-bit Extended
Identifiers
– 16 Fully Programmable Message Object Mailboxes, 16-bit Time Stamp
Counter
! Two 8-channel 10-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter
! Three Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver Transmitters (USART)
– Individual Baud Rate Generator, IrDA
®
Infrared Modulation/Demodulation
– Support for ISO7816 T0/T1 Smart Card, Hardware Handshaking, RS485
Support
! Two Master/Slave Serial Peripheral Interfaces (SPI)
– 8- to 16-bit Programmable Data Length, Four External Peripheral Chip Selects
! Three 3-channel 16-bit Timer/Counters (TC)
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– Double PWM Generation, Capture/Waveform Mode, Up/Down Capability
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! Two Synchronous Serial Controllers (SSC)
– Independent Clock and Frame Sync Signals for Each Receiver and
Transmitter
– I²S Analog Interface Support, Time Division Multiplex Support
– High-speed Continuous Data Stream Capabilities with 32-bit Data Transfer
! One Two-wire Interface (TWI)
– Master Mode Support Only, All Two-wire Atmel EEPROMs Supported
! Multimedia Card Interface (MCI)
– Compliant with Multimedia Cards and SD Cards
– Automatic Protocol Control and Fast Automatic Data Transfers with PDC,
MMC and SDCard Compliant
! IEEE
®
1149.1 JTAG Boundary Scan on All Digital Pins
! Required Power Supplies
– Embedded 1.8V Regulator, Drawing up to 130 mA for the Core and the
External Components, Enables 3.3V Single Supply Mode
– 3.3V VDD3V3 Regulator, I/O Lines and Flash Power Supply
– 1.8V VDD1V8 Output of the Voltage Regulator and Core Power Supply
– 3V to 3.6V VDDANA ADC Power Supply
– 3V to 3.6V VDDBU Backup Power Supply
! 5V-tolerant I/Os
! Fully Static Operation: 0 Hz to 60 MHz at 1.65V and 85°C Worst Case Conditions
3.12Expansion Slot! One SD/MMC/DataFlash card slot
! All I/Os of the AT91SAM7A3 are routed to peripheral extension connectors (J9). This
allows the developer to check the integrity of the components and to extend the
features of the board by adding external hardware components or boards.
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