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Section 1
Overview
1.1ScopeThe AT91SAM9261-EK evaluation kit is an effective platform for evaluating chip perfor-
mance and developing code for applications based on the AT91SAM9261.
This guide is a description of the hardware included in the AT91SAM9261-EK evaluation
kit. Software files are available on the DVD-ROM included in the kit and described in
“Deliverables” below.
1.2Deliverables The AT91SAM9261-EK package contains the following items:
! an AT91SAM9261-EK board
! one A/B-type USB cable
! one serial RS232 cable
! one RJ45 crossed Ethernet cable
1.3The
AT91SAM9261EK Evaluation
Board
! universal input AC/DC power supply with US and EU plug adapter
! 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
The board is equipped with an AT91SAM9261 (217-ball LFBGA package) together with
the following:
! 64 Mbytes of SDRAM memory
! 256 Mbytes of NAND Flash memory
! one Atmel
! one USB device port interface
! two USB host port interfaces
! one DBGU serial communication port
! JTAG/ICE debug interface
®
Thumb® 32-bit microcontroller quickly.
®
serial DataFlash
®
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! one Ethernet 100-base TX with three status LEDs
! one Atmel AT73C213 Audio DAC
! one 3.5" 1/4 VGA TFT LCD Module with TouchScreen and backlight
! one Power LED and two general-purpose LEDs
! four user input pushbuttons
! one wakeup input pushbutton
! one reset pushbutton
! one DataFlash SD/MMC card slot
! two expansion footprint connectors (solder side)
! one Lithium Coin Cell Battery Retainer for 12 mm cell size
! dual pitch prototyping area
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Section 2
Setting Up the AT91SAM9261-EK
Evaluation Board
2.1Electrostatic
Warning
2.2RequirementsIn order to set up the AT91SAM9261-EK evaluation board, the following items are
The AT91SAM9261-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.
required:
! the AT91SAM9261-EK evaluation board itself
! AC/DC power adapter (5V at 2A), 2.1 mm by 5.5 mm
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Setting Up the AT91SAM9261-EK Evaluation Board
2.3Layout
Figure 2-1. AT91SAM9261-EK Layout - Top View
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Figure 2-2. AT91SAM9261-EK Layout - Bottom View
Setting Up the AT91SAM9261-EK Evaluation Board
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Setting Up the AT91SAM9261-EK Evaluation Board
2.4Powering Up the
Board
2.5Backup Power
Supply
AT91SAM9261-EK requires 5V DC (±5%). DC power is supplied to the board via the 2.1
mm by 5.5 mm socket (J1). The coaxial power plug center pin is positive polarity .
The user has the possibility to add a battery (3V Lithium Battery CR1225 or equivalent)
in order to permanently power the backup part of the device. In this case, J9 configuration must to be set in position 1, 2.
Refer to Table 4-1, “Configuration Jumpers and Straps”.
2.6Getting StartedThe AT91SAM9261-EK evaluation board is delivered with one CD-ROM allowing the
user to begin evaluating the AT91 ARM Thumb 32-bit microcontroller quickly. Please
refer to the AT91 web site, www.atmel.com/products/AT91/, for the most up-to-date infor-
mation on getting started with the AT91SAM9261-EK.
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2.7AT91SAM9261EK Block
Diagram
Figure 2-3. Block Diagram
Setting Up the AT91SAM9261-EK Evaluation Board
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Section 3
Board Description
3.1AT91SAM9261
Microcontroller
! Incorporates the ARM926EJ-S™ ARM Thumb Processor
– DSP Instruction Extensions
– ARM Jazelle
– 16-KByte Data Cache, 16-KByte Instruction Cache, Write Buffer
– 200 MIPS at 180 MHz
– Memory Management Unit
– EmbeddedICE
– Mid-level implementation Embedded Trace Macrocell
! Additional Embedded Memories
– 32K Bytes of Internal ROM, Single-cycle Access at Maximum Bus Speed
– 160K Bytes of Internal SRAM, Single-cycle Access at Maximum Processor or
Bus Speed
! External Bus Interface (EBI)
– Supports SDRAM, Static Memory, NAND Flash and CompactFlash
! LCD Controller
– Supports Passive or Active Displays
– Up to 16-bits per Pixel in STN Color Mode
– Up to 16M Colors in TFT Mode (24-bit per Pixel), Resolution up to 2048 x
2048
®
Tech n o l ogy for Java® Acceleration
™
In-circuit Emulation, Debug Communication Channel Support
™
®
! USB
– USB 2.0 Full Speed (12 Mbits per second) Host Double Port
Dual On-chip Transceivers
Integrated FIFOs and Dedicated DMA Channels
– USB 2.0 Full Speed (12 Mbits per second) Device Port
– Handles Five Masters and Five Slaves
– Boot Mode Select Option
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– Remap Command
! Fully Featured System Controller (SYSC) for Efficient System Management, including
– Reset Controller, Shutdown Controller, Four 32-bit Battery Backup Registers
for a Total of 16 Bytes
– Clock Generator and Power Management Controller
– Advanced Interrupt Controller and Debug Unit
– Periodic Interval Timer, Watchdog Timer and Real-time Timer
– Three 32-bit PIO Controllers
! Reset Controller (RSTC)
– Based on Power-on Reset Cells, Reset Source Identification and Reset
Output Control
! Shutdown Controller (SHDWC)
– Programmable Shutdown Pin Control and Wake-up Circuitry
! Clock Generator (CKGR)
– 32.768 kHz Low-power Oscillator on Battery Backup Power Supply, Providing
a Permanent Slow Clock
– 3 to 20 MHz On-chip Oscillator and two PLLs
! Power Management Controller (PMC)
– Very Slow Clock Operating Mode, Software Programmable Power
Optimization Capabilities
– Four Programmable External Clock Signals
! Advanced Interrupt Controller (AIC)
– Individually Maskable, Eight-level Priority, Vectored Interrupt Sources
– Three External Interrupt Sources and One Fast Interrupt Source, Spurious
Interrupt Protected
! Debug Unit (DBGU)
– 2-wire USART and Support for Debug Communication Channel,
Programmable ICE Access Prevention
! Periodic Interval Timer (PIT)
– 20-bit Interval Timer plus 12-bit Interval Counter
! Watchdog Timer (WDT)
– Key Protected, Programmable Only Once, Windowed 12-bit Counter, Running
at Slow Clock
! Real-Time Timer (RTT)
– 32-bit Free-running Backup Counter Running at Slow Clock
! Three 32-bit Parallel Input/Output Controllers (PIO) PIOA, PIOB and PIOC
– 96 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
! Nineteen Peripheral DMA (PDC) Channels
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! Multimedia Card Interface (MCI)
– Compliant with Multimedia Cards and SDCards
– Automatic Protocol Control and Fast Automatic Data Transfers with PDC,
MMC and SDCard Compliant
! Three 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
! Three Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver Transmitters (USART)
– Individual Baud Rate Generator, IrDA
®
Infrared Modulation/Demodulation
– Support for ISO7816 T0/T1 Smart Card, Hardware and Software
Handshaking, RS485 Support
! Two Master/Slave Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
– 8- to 16-bit Programmable Data Length, Four External Peripheral Chip Selects
! One Three-channel 16-bit Timer/Counters (TC)
– Three External Clock Inputs, Two multi-purpose I/O Pins per Channel
– Double PWM Generation, Capture/Waveform Mode, Up/Down Capability
! Two-wire Interface (TWI)
– Master Mode Support, All Two-wire Atmel EEPROMs Supported
! IEEE
®
1149.1 JTAG Boundary Scan on All Digital Pins
! Required Power Supplies:
– 1.08V to 1.32V for VDDCORE and VDDBU
– 3.0V to 3.6V for VDDOSC and for VDDPLL
– 2.7V to 3.6V for VDDIOP (Peripheral I/Os)
– 1.65V to 1.95V and 3.0V to 3.6V for VDDIOM (Memory I/Os)
! Available in a 217-ball LFBGA RoHS-compliant Package
3.12Expansion Slot! One DataFlash, SD/MMC card slot
! All I/Os of the AT91SAM9261 are routed to peripheral extension footprint connectors
(J16 and J17). 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.
PA7TWDPCK0
PA 8T WCKP CK1
PA9DRXDPCK2SERIAL DEBUG PORT (J15) DRXD
PA10DTXDPCK3SERIAL DEBUG PORT (J15) DTXD
PA11TSYNCSCK1TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLLER (MN16) BUSYPA11
PA12TCLKRTS1TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23) POWER CONTROL INPA12
PA13TPS0CTS1GREEN USER'S LED 1 (DS8)PA13
PA14TPS1SCK2GREEN USER'S LED 2 (DS7)PA14
PA15TPS2RTS2
PA16TPK0CTS2
PA17TPK1TF1I2S AUDIO DAC AT73C213 (MN15) LRFSTF1
PA18TPK2TK1I2S AUDIO DAC AT73C213 (MN15) BCLKTK1
PA19TPK3TD1I2S AUDIO DAC AT73C213 (MN15) SDINTD1
PA20TPK4RD1
PA21TPK5RK1
PA22TPK6RF1
PA23TPK7RTS0YELLOW POWER LED CONTROL (DS1)PA23
PA24TPK8SPI1_NPCS1USER'S PUSH BUTTON INPUT (BP6)PA24
PA25TPK9SPI1_NPCS2USER'S PUSH BUTTON INPUT (BP5)PA25
PA26TPK10SPI1_NPCS3USER'S PUSH BUTTON INPUT (BP4)PA26
PA27TPK11SPI0_NPCS1USER'S PUSH BUTTON INPUT (BP3)PA27
PA28TPK12SPI0_NPCS2TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLLER (MN16)SPI0_NPCS2
PA29TPK13SPI0_NPCS3I2S AUDIO DAC AT73C213 (MN15)SPI0_NPCS3
PA30TPK14A23
PA31TPK15A24
SPI0_MISO or
MCI0_DA0
SPI0_MOSI or
MCI0_CDA
SPI0_SPCK or
MCCK
MCDA3
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Table 3-2. PIO Controller B
I/O LinePeripheral APeripheral BComments
PB0LCDVSYNC
PB1LCDHSYNCTFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDHSYNC
PB2LCDDOTCKPCK0TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDDOTCK
PB3LCDDENTFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDDEN
PB4LCDCCLCDD2TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23) BACKLIGHTLCDCC
PB5LCDD0LCDD3
PB6LCDD1LCDD4
PB7LCDD2LCDD5TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD2RED
PB8LCDD3LCDD6TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD3RED
PB9LCDD4LCDD7TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD4RED
PB10LCDD5LCDD10TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD5RED
PB11LCDD6LCDD11TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD6RED
PB12LCDD7LCDD12TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD7RED
PB13LCDD8LCDD13
PB14LCDD9LCDD14
PB15LCDD10LCDD15TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD10GREEN
PB16LCDD11LCDD19TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD11GREEN
PB17LCDD12LCDD20TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD12GREEN
PB18LCDD13LCDD21TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD13GREEN
PB19LCDD14LCDD22TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD14GREEN
PB20LCDD15LCDD23TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD15GREEN
PB21TF0LCDD16
PB22TK0LCDD17
PB23TD0LCDD18TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD18BLUE
PB24RD0LCDD19TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD19BLUE
PB25RK0LCDD20TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD20BLUE
PB26RF0LCDD21TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD21BLUE
PB27SPI1_NPCS1LCDD22TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD22BLUE
PB28SPI1_NPCS0LCDD23TFT PANEL CONTROL (J23)LCDD23BLUE
PB29SPI1_SPCKIRQ2USB DEVICE INTERFACE (J19) USB_CNXPB29
PB30SPI1_MISOIRQ1
PB31SPI1_MOSIPCK2I2S AUDIO DAC AT73C213 (MN15) MCLKPCK2
PC9RXD0PCK3
PC10RTS0SCK0ETHERNET CONTROLLER (MN8) RSTPC10
PC11CTS0FIQETHERNET CONTROLLER (MN8) IRQPC11
PC12TXD1NCS6
PC13RXD1NCS7
PC14TXD2SPI1_NPCS2NAND FLASH DEVICE (MN6x) CHIP ENABLE (CE)PC14
PC15RXD2SPI1_NPCS3NAND FLASH DEVICE (MN6x) READY/BUSY (R/B)PC15
PC16D16TCLK0EBI DATA BUS D16D16
PC17D17TCLK1EBI DATA BUS D17D17
PC18D18TCLK2EBI DATA BUS D18D18
PC19D19TIOA0EBI DATA BUS D19D19
PC20D20TIOB0EBI DATA BUS D20D20
PC21D21TIOA1EBI DATA BUS D21D21
PC22D22TIOB1EBI DATA BUS D22D22
PC23D23TIOA2EBI DATA BUS D23D23
PC24D24TIOB2EBI DATA BUS D24D24
PC25D25TF2EBI DATA BUS D25D25
PC26D26TK2EBI DATA BUS D26D26
PC27D27TD2EBI DATA BUS D27D27
PC28D28RD2EBI DATA BUS D28D28
PC29D29RK2EBI DATA BUS D29D29
PC30D30RF2EBI DATA BUS D30D30
PC31D31PCK1EBI DATA BUS D31D31
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Section 4
Configuration Straps
4.1Configuration
Straps
Table 4-1 gives details on configuration straps on the AT91SAM9261-EK evaluation
board and their default settings.
Table 4-1. Configuration Jumpers and Straps
Default
Designation
J2Closed3.3V Jumper
J3ClosedForces power on. To use the software shutdown control, J3
J4OpenedEnables Boot on the internal ROM
J8ClosedVDDPLL Jumper
J92-3VDDBU Jumper select
J12ClosedVDDCORE Jumper
J211-2NPCS0 select
SettingFeature
(1)
This jumper footprint is provided for 3.3V power consumption
measurement use. By default, it is closed. To use this feature,
the user has to open the strap by cutting it before soldering a
jumper.
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Section 6
Errata
6.1JTAGSEL S5
Footprint
Selector
For JTAG selection, the S5 footprint must never be soldered, else the chip can be
damaged.
By default, the JTAGSEL input pin integrates a pull-down resistor (ICE mode).
To select JTAG mode, the designer should connect the JTAGSEL input pin to VDDBU
power.
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Revision History
7.1Revision History
Table 7-1.
DocumentComments
6198AFirst issue.
6198BRemoved DataFlash card from list in Section 1.2 ”Deliverables”.
Removed references to 32-bit serial DataFlash, ref. AT45DB321C in
AT91SAM9261-EK Evaluation Board”
3.3 ”Memory”
“SDRAM and NANDFLASH”.
In Figure 2-3 on page 5 “Block Diagram” changed size of NANDFlash to 2 Gb.
Specified TRACE PORT as NOT POPULATED in Figure 2-3 on page 5 “Block Diagram”.
Changed all instances of DNP to NOT POPULATED in Schematics 2/6 “AT91SAM9261”, 4/6
“Ethernet” and 5/6 “LCD and User Interface”.
6198CNew Figure 2-1 “AT91SAM9261-EK Layout - Top View” and new Figure 2-2
“AT91SAM9261-EK Layout - Bottom View
, Table 4-1 “Configuration Jumpers and Straps” and in schematic 3/6
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