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SMART ARM-based MCUs
SAM4L Xplained Pro
USER GUIDE
Preface
The Atmel® SAM4L Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform to
evaluate the ATSAM4LC4C microcontroller.
Supported by the Atmel Studio integrated development platform, the kit
provides easy access to the features of the Atmel ATSAM4LC4C and
explains how to integrate the device in a customer design.
The Xplained Pro MCU series evaluation kits include an on-board
Embedded Debugger, and no external tools are necessary to program or
debug the ATSAM4LC4C.
The Xplained Pro extension series evaluation kits offers additional
peripherals to extend the features of the board and ease the development of
customer designs.
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Table of Contents
Preface............................................................................................................................ 1
1. Introduction................................................................................................................4
1.1. Features....................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. Kit Overview................................................................................................................................. 4
2. Getting Started...........................................................................................................7
2.1. Xplained Pro Quick Start.............................................................................................................. 7
2.2. Design Documentation and Relevant Links................................................................................. 7
3. Xplained Pro.............................................................................................................. 9
3.1. Embedded Debugger................................................................................................................... 9
3.2. Hardware Identification System..................................................................................................10
3.3. Power Sources........................................................................................................................... 10
3.4. Xplained Pro Headers and Connectors...................................................................................... 11
3.4.1. Xplained Pro Standard Extension Header................................................................... 11
3.4.2. Xplained Pro Segment LCD Connector....................................................................... 12
3.4.3. Xplained Pro Power Header........................................................................................ 13
4. Hardware User Guide..............................................................................................14
4.1. Connectors................................................................................................................................. 14
4.1.1. Xplained Pro Standard Extension Headers................................................................. 14
4.1.2. Segment LCD Extension Connector............................................................................17
4.1.3. Current Measurement Header..................................................................................... 19
4.2. Peripherals................................................................................................................................. 19
4.2.1. QTouch Button.............................................................................................................19
4.2.2. Crystals........................................................................................................................19
4.2.3. Mechanical Buttons..................................................................................................... 19
4.2.4. LED..............................................................................................................................20
4.3. Embedded Debugger Implementation........................................................................................20
4.3.1. Serial Wire Debug........................................................................................................20
4.3.2. Virtual COM Port..........................................................................................................20
4.3.3. Atmel Data Gateway Interface.....................................................................................20
4.4. Jumper Description.....................................................................................................................21
4.4.1. LDO/BUCK Jumper..................................................................................................... 21
4.4.2. LDO Jumper................................................................................................................ 21
4.4.3. VLCD_A and VLCD_BC Jumpers............................................................................... 21
4.4.4. VCC_MCU Jumper...................................................................................................... 22
5. Appendix..................................................................................................................23
5.1. Getting Started with IAR.............................................................................................................23
6. Hardware Revision History and Known Issues........................................................26
6.1. Identifying Product ID and Revision........................................................................................... 26
6.2. Revision 2...................................................................................................................................26
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7. Document Revision History..................................................................................... 27
8. Evaluation Board/kit Important Notice..................................................................... 28
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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
• Atmel ATSAM4LC4C microcontroller
• Embedded debugger (EDBG)
– USB interface
– Programming and debugging (target) through Serial Wire Debug (SWD)
– Virtual COM-port interface to target via UART
– Atmel Data Gateway interface (DGI) to target via synchronous UART or TWI
– Four GPIOs connected to target for code instrumentation
• Digital I/O
– Two mechanical buttons (including one reset button)
– One user LED
– Four extension headers
• Segment LCD display header
• USB interface for host and device function (target)
• Touch
– One Atmel QTouch® button
• Three possible power sources
– External power
– Embedded debugger USB
– Target USB
• 12MHz crystal
• 32kHz crystal
1.2. Kit Overview
The Atmel SAM4L Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform to evaluate the Atmel
ATSAM4LC4C.
The kit offers a set of features that enables the SAM4L user to get started using the SAM4L's peripherals
right away and to get an understanding of how to integrate the SAM4L in their own design.
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Figure 1-1 SAM4L Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit Overview
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Figure 1-2 SAM4L Xplained Pro Block Diagram
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2. Getting Started
2.1. Xplained Pro Quick Start
Three steps to start exploring the Atmel Xplained Pro platform:
1. Download Atmel Studio.
2. Launch Atmel Studio.
3. Connect a USB cable (Standard-A to Micro-B or Micro-AB) between the PC and the DEBUG USB
port on the kit.
When the Xplained Pro MCU kit is connected to your computer for the first time, the operating system will
perform a driver software installation. The driver file supports both 32- and 64-bit versions of Microsoft
Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
Once the Xplained Pro MCU board is powered the green power LED will be lit and Atmel Studio will auto
detect which Xplained Pro MCU- and extension board(s) are connected. Atmel Studio will present
relevant information like datasheets and kit documentation. The kit landing page in Atmel Studio also has
the option to launch Atmel Software Framework (ASF) example applications for the kit. The SAM4L
device is programmed and debugged by the on-board Embedded Debugger and therefore no external
programmer or debugger tool is needed.
2.2. Design Documentation and Relevant Links
The following list contains links to the most relevant documents and software for the SAM4L Xplained
Pro.
• Xplained Pro products - Atmel Xplained Pro is a series of small-sized and easy-to-use evaluation
kits for Atmel microcontrollers and other Atmel products. It consists of a series of low-cost MCU
boards for evaluation and demonstration of features and capabilities of different MCU families.
• Atmel Studio - Free Atmel IDE for development of C/C++ and assembler code for Atmel
microcontrollers.
• Atmel sample store - Atmel sample store where you can order samples of devices.
• EDBG User Guide - User guide containing more information about the on-board Embedded
Debugger.
• IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM® - This is a commercial C/C++ compiler that is available for
ARM. There is a 30 day evaluation version as well as a code size limited kick-start version available
from their website. The code size limit is 16KB for devices with M0, M0+, and M1 cores and 32KB
for devices with other cores.
• Atmel QTouch Library PTC - QTouch Library for Atmel AVR® and ARM-based microcontrollers.
• Atmel QTouch Composer - Tool for developing capacitive buttons, sliders, and wheels
applications.
• Atmel Data Visualizer - Atmel Data Visualizer is a program used for processing and visualizing
data. Data Visualizer can receive data from various sources such as the Embedded Debugger Data
Gateway Interface found on Xplained Pro boards and COM ports.
• Segment LCD1 Xplained Pro - Segment LCD1 Xplained Pro is a segment LCD Xplained Pro
extension with 96 segments that uses four COM and 24 SEG signals. An Xplained Pro MCU board
with a Xplained Pro segment LCD connector is required to use the kit.
• Hardware Users Guide in PDF format - PDF version of this User Guide.
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• Design Documentation - Package containing CAD source, schematics, BOM, assembly drawings,
3D plots, layer plots etc.
• SAM4L Xplained Pro on the Atmel website - Atmel website link.
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3. Xplained Pro
Xplained Pro is an evaluation platform that provides the full Atmel microcontroller experience. The
platform consists of a series of Microcontroller (MCU) boards and extension boards, which are integrated
with Atmel Studio, have Atmel Software Framework (ASF) drivers and demo code, support data
streaming, and more. Xplained Pro MCU boards support a wide range of Xplained Pro extension boards,
which are connected through a set of standardized headers and connectors. Each extension board has
an identification (ID) chip to uniquely identify which boards are connected to an Xplained Pro MCU board.
This information is used to present relevant user guides, application notes, datasheets, and example
code through Atmel Studio.
3.1. Embedded Debugger
The SAM4L Xplained Pro contains the Atmel Embedded Debugger (EDBG) for on-board debugging. The
EDBG is a composite USB device of three interfaces; a debugger, Virtual COM Port, and a Data Gateway
Interface (DGI).
Together with Atmel Studio, the EDBG debugger interface can program and debug the ATSAM4LC4C.
On SAM4L Xplained Pro, the SWD interface is connected between the EDBG and the ATSAM4LC4C.
The Virtual COM Port is connected to a UART on the ATSAM4LC4C and provides an easy way to
communicate with the target application through terminal software. It offers variable baud rate, parity, and
stop bit settings. Note that the settings on the ATSAM4LC4C must match the settings given in the
terminal software.
Info: If not set automatically, data terminal ready (DTR) must be set in the terminal software.
The DGI consists of several physical interfaces for communication with the host computer.
Communication over the interfaces is bidirectional. It can be used to send events and values from the
ATSAM4LC4C or as a generic printf-style data channel. Traffic over the interfaces can be timestamped on
the EDBG for more accurate tracing of events. Note that timestamping imposes an overhead that reduces
maximal throughput. Atmel Data Visualizer is used to send and receive data through DGI.
The EDBG controls two LEDs on SAM4L Xplained Pro; a power LED and a status LED. Table 3-1 EDBG
LED Control on page 9 shows how the LEDs are controlled in different operation modes.
Table 3-1 EDBG LED Control
Operation mode Power LED Status LED
Normal operation Power LED is lit when power is
applied to the board.
Bootloader mode (idle) The power LED and the status LED blinks simultaneously.
Bootloader mode (firmware
upgrade)
The power LED and the status LED blinks in an alternating pattern.
Activity indicator, LED flashes
when any communication
happens to the EDBG.
For further documentation on the EDBG, see the EDBG User Guide.
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3.2. Hardware Identification System
All Xplained Pro compatible extension boards have an Atmel ATSHA204 CryptoAuthentication™ chip
mounted. This chip contains information that identifies the extension with its name and some extra data.
When an Xplained Pro extension is connected to an Xplained Pro MCU board the information is read and
sent to Atmel Studio. The Atmel Kits extension, installed with Atmel Studio, will give relevant information,
code examples, and links to relevant documents. Table 3-2 Xplained Pro ID Chip Content on page 10
shows the data fields stored in the ID chip with example content.
Table 3-2 Xplained Pro ID Chip Content
Data field Data type Example content
Manufacturer ASCII string Atmel'\0'
Product Name ASCII string Segment LCD1 Xplained Pro'\0'
Product Revision ASCII string 02'\0'
Product Serial Number ASCII string 1774020200000010’\0’
Minimum Voltage [mV] uint16_t 3000
Maximum Voltage [mV] uint16_t 3600
Maximum Current [mA] uint16_t 30
3.3. Power Sources
The SAM4L Xplained Pro kit can be powered by several power sources listed in Table 3-3 Power
Sources for SAM4L Xplained Pro on page 10.
Table 3-3 Power Sources for SAM4L Xplained Pro
Power input Voltage requirements Current requirements Connector marking
External power 5V ±2% (±100mV) for
Embedded debugger
USB
The kit will automatically detect which power sources are available and choose which one to use
according to the following priority:
USB host operation.
4.3V to 5.5V if USB host
operation is not
required.
4.4V to 5.25V (according
to USB spec.)
Recommended
minimum is 1A to be
able to provide enough
current for connected
USB devices and the
board itself.
Recommended
maximum is 2A due to
the input protection
maximum current
specification.
500mA (according to
USB spec.)
PWR
DEBUG USB
1. External power.
2. Embedded Debugger USB.
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Info: External power is required when 500mA from a USB connector is not enough to power
the board with possible extension boards.
3.4. Xplained Pro Headers and Connectors
3.4.1. Xplained Pro Standard Extension Header
All Xplained Pro kits have one or more dual row, 20-pin, 100mil extension header. Xplained Pro MCU
boards have male headers, while Xplained Pro extensions have their female counterparts. Note that all
pins are not always connected. All connected pins follow the defined pin-out description in Table 3-4
Xplained Pro Standard Extension Header on page 11.
The extension headers can be used to connect a variety of Xplained Pro extensions to Xplained Pro MCU
boards or to access the pins of the target MCU on Xplained Pro MCU boards directly.
Table 3-4 Xplained Pro Standard Extension Header
Pin number Name Description
1 ID Communication line to the ID chip on an extension board
2 GND Ground
3 ADC(+) Analog to digital converter, alternatively positive part of differential
ADC
4 ADC(-) Analog to digital converter, alternatively negative part of differential
ADC
5 GPIO1 General purpose I/O
6 GPIO2 General purpose I/O
7 PWM(+) Pulse width modulation, alternatively positive part of differential
PWM
8 PWM(-) Pulse width modulation, alternatively negative part of differential
PWM
9 IRQ/GPIO Interrupt request line and/or general purpose I/O
10 SPI_SS_B/
Slave select for SPI and/or general purpose I/O
GPIO
11 I2C_SDA Data line for I2C interface. Always implemented, bus type.
12 I2C_SCL Clock line for I2C interface. Always implemented, bus type.
13 UART_RX Receiver line of target device UART
14 UART_TX Transmitter line of target device UART
15 SPI_SS_A Slave select for SPI. Should preferably be unique.
16 SPI_MOSI Master out slave in line of serial peripheral interface. Always
implemented, bus type.
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Pin number Name Description
17 SPI_MISO Master in slave out line of serial peripheral interface. Always
implemented, bus type.
18 SPI_SCK Clock for serial peripheral interface. Always implemented, bus type.
19 GND Ground
20 VCC Power for extension board
3.4.2. Xplained Pro Segment LCD Connector
Xplained Pro MCU boards that have a microcontroller that supports segment LCDs can implement a 51pin segment LCD extension connector. This connector is implemented with HIROSE DF-9 series.
Xplained Pro MCU boards use the male version DF9-51P-1V(69) and Xplained Pro extension boards use
the female counterpart DF9-51S-1V(69). The connector has a standardized pin-out as shown in Table
3-5 Xplained Pro Segment LCD Connector on page 12.
Info:
All pins are not connected on all Xplained Pro MCU boards, it depends on how many segments
and common terminals the target MCU supports.
Pin 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, and 42 can alternatively be used for QTouch signals. When they are
used for touch they should not be used for display segments.
Table 3-5 Xplained Pro Segment LCD Connector
Description Function Pin Pin Function Description
Common terminal 3 COM3 1 2 COM2 Common terminal 2
Common terminal 1 COM1 3 4 COM0 Common terminal 0
Segment 0 SEG0 5 6 SEG1 Segment 1
Segment 2 SEG2 7 8 SEG3 Segment 3
Segment 4 SEG4 9 10 SEG5 Segment 5
Segment 6 SEG6 11 12 SEG7 Segment 7
Segment 8 SEG8 13 14 SEG9 Segment 9
Segment 10 SEG10 15 16 SEG11 Segment 11
Segment 12 SEG12 17 18 SEG13 Segment 13
Segment 14 SEG14 19 20 SEG15 Segment 15
Segment 16 SEG16 21 22 SEG17 Segment 17
Segment 18 SEG18 23 24 SEG19 Segment 19
Segment 20 SEG20 25 26 SEG21 Segment 21
Segment 22 SEG22 27 28 SEG23 Segment 23
Segment 24 SEG24 29 30 SEG25 Segment 25
Segment 26 SEG26 31 32 SEG27 Segment 27
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Description Function Pin Pin Function Description
Segment 28 SEG28 33 34 SEG29 Segment 29
Segment 30 SEG30 35 36 SEG31 Segment 31
Segment 32 /
SEG32 / QT_X2 37 38 SEG33 / QT_Y2 Segment 33 /
QTouch X-line 2
Segment 34 /
SEG34 / QT_X1 39 40 SEG35 / QT_Y1 Segment 35 /
QTouch X-line 1
Segment 36 /
SEG36 / QT_X0 41 42 SEG37 / QT_Y0 Segment 37 /
QTouch X-line 0
Common terminal 4 COM4 43 44 COM5 Common terminal 5
Common terminal 6 COM6 45 46 COM7 Common terminal 6
Backlight anode Backlight V+ 47 48 Backlight V- Backlight cathode
Backlight control Backlight CTRL 49 50 ID Xplained Pro ID
Ground GND 51
3.4.3. Xplained Pro Power Header
The power header can be used to connect external power to the SAM4L Xplained Pro kit. The kit will
automatically detect and switch to any external power if supplied. The power header can also be used as
supply for external peripherals or extension boards. Care must be taken not to exceed the total current
limitation of the on-board regulator when using the 3.3V pin.
Table 3-6 Xplained Pro Power Header
QTouch Y-line 2
QTouch Y-line 1
QTouch Y-line 0
Pin number Pin name Description
1 VEXT_P5V0 External 5V input
2 GND Ground
3 VCC_P5V0 Unregulated 5V (output, derived from one of the input sources)
4 VCC_P3V3 Regulated 3.3V (output, used as main power supply for the kit)
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4. Hardware User Guide
4.1. Connectors
This chapter describes the implementation of the relevant connectors and headers on SAM4L Xplained
Pro and their connection to the ATSAM4LC4C. The tables of connections in this chapter also describes
which signals are shared between the headers and on-board functionality.
4.1.1. Xplained Pro Standard Extension Headers
The SAM4L Xplained Pro headers EXT1, EXT2, EXT3, and EXT4 offers access to the I/O of the
microcontroller in order to expand the board e.g. by connecting extensions to the board. These headers
all comply with the Xplained Pro standard extension header. All headers have a pitch of 2.54mm.
Table 4-1 Extension Header EXT1
Pin on EXT1 SAM4L pin Function Shared functionality
1 - - Communication line to ID chip on
2 - - GND
3 PA04 ADCIFE/AD[0]
4 PA05 ADCIFE/AD[1]
extension board
5 PB12 GPIO LCD connector (EXT5)
6 PC02 GPIO
7 PC00 TC/1/A0
8 PC01 TC/1/B0
9 PC25 EIC/EXTINT[2] LCD connector (EXT5)
10 PB13 SPI/NPCS[1] LCD connector (EXT5)
11 PA23 TWIMS/0/TWD LCD connector (EXT5)
12 PA24 TWIMS/0/TWCK LCD connector (EXT5)
13 PB00 USART/0/RXD EXT4
14 PB01 USART/0/TXD EXT4
15 PC03 SPI/NPCS[0]
16 PA22 SPI/MOSI EXT2 and LCD connector (EXT5)
17 PA21 SPI/MISO EXT2 and LCD connector (EXT5)
18 PC30 SPI/SCK EXT2 and LCD connector (EXT5)
19 - - GND
20 - - VCC
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Table 4-2 Extension Header EXT2
Pin on EXT2 SAM4L pin Function Shared functionality
1 - - Communication line to ID chip on
extension board
2 - - GND
3 PA07 ADCIFE/AD[2]
4 PB02 ADCIFE/AD[3]
5 PC08 GPIO
6 PB10 GPIO LCD connector (EXT5)
7 PC04 TC/1/A2
8 PC05 TC/1/B2 LCD connector (EXT5)
9 PC06 EIC/EXTINT[8]
10 PC09 GPIO
11 PB14 TWIMS/3/TWD EXT3, EXT4, and LCD connector
(EXT5)
12 PB15 TWIMS/3/TWCK EXT3, EXT4, and LCD connector
(EXT5)
13 PC26 USART/1/RXD EXT3 and LCD connector (EXT5)
14 PC27 USART/1/TXD EXT3 and LCD connector (EXT5)
15 PB11 SPI/NPCS[2] LCD connector (EXT5)
16 PA22 SPI/MOSI EXT1 and LCD connector (EXT5)
17 PA21 SPI/MISO EXT1 and LCD connector (EXT5)
18 PC30 SPI/SCK EXT1 and LCD connector (EXT5)
19 - - GND
20 - - VCC
Table 4-3 Extension Header EXT3
Pin on EXT3 SAM4L pin Function Shared functionality
1 - - Communication line to ID chip on
extension board
2 - - GND
3 PB03 ADCIFE/AD[4]
4 PB04 ADCIFE/AD[5]
5 PC15 GPIO LCD connector (EXT5)
6 PC16 GPIO LCD connector (EXT5)
7 PA08 TC/0/A0 LCD connector (EXT5)
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Pin on EXT3 SAM4L pin Function Shared functionality
8 PA09 TC/0/B0 LCD connector (EXT5)
9 PA06 EIC/EXTINT[1]
10 PA10 GPIO LCD connector (EXT5)
11 PB14 TWIMS/3/TWD EXT2, EXT4, and LCD connector
(EXT5)
12 PB15 TWIMS/3/TWCK EXT2, EXT4, and LCD connector
(EXT5)
13 PC26 USART/1/RXD EXT2 and LCD connector (EXT5)
14 PC27 USART/1/TXD EXT2 and LCD connector (EXT5)
15 PA17 GPIO LCD connector (EXT5)
16 PA20 UART/2/TXD EXT4 and LCD connector (EXT5)
17 PA19 UART/2/RXD EXT4 and LCD connector (EXT5)
18 PA18 UART/2/CLK EXT4 and LCD connector (EXT5)
19 - - GND
20 - - VCC
Table 4-4 Extension Header EXT4
Pin on EXT4 SAM4L pin Function Shared functionality
1 - - Communication line to ID chip on
extension board
2 - - GND
3 PB05 ADCIFE/AD[6]
4 PC10 ADCIFE/AD[7] USB_ID
5 PC17 GPIO LCD connector (EXT5)
6 PC18 GPIO LCD connector (EXT5)
7 PA12 TC/0/A2 LCD connector (EXT5)
8 PA13 TC/0/B2 LCD connector (EXT5)
9 PA16 GPIO LCD connector (EXT5)
10 PA15 GPIO LCD connector (EXT5)
11 PB14 TWIMS/3/TWD EXT2, EXT3, and LCD connector
(EXT5)
12 PB15 TWIMS/3/TWCK EXT2, EXT3, and LCD connector
(EXT5)
13 PB00 USART/0/RXD EXT1
14 PB01 USART/0/TXD EXT1
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Pin on EXT4 SAM4L pin Function Shared functionality
15 PA11 GPIO LCD connector (EXT5)
16 PA20 UART/2/TXD EXT3 and LCD connector (EXT5)
17 PA19 UART/2/RXD EXT3 and LCD connector (EXT5)
18 PA18 UART/2/CLK EXT3 and LCD connector (EXT5)
19 - - GND
20 - - VCC
Related Links
Xplained Pro Standard Extension Header on page 11
4.1.2. Segment LCD Extension Connector
Extension connector EXT5 is a special connector for segment LCD displays. SAM4L Xplained Pro
implements one Xplained Pro Segment LCD connector for Xplained Pro extensions.
Table 4-5 Segment LCD Display Connector EXT5
Pin on EXT5 SAM4L pin Function Shared functionality
1 PA09 COM3 EXT3
2 PA10 COM2 EXT3
3 PA11 COM1 EXT4
4 PA12 COM0 EXT4
5 PC15 SEG0 EXT3
6 PC16 SEG1 EXT3
7 PC17 SEG2 EXT4
8 PC18 SEG3 EXT4
9 PC19 SEG4
10 PA13 SEG5 EXT4
11 PA14 SEG6
12 PA15 SEG7 EXT4
13 PA16 SEG8 EXT4
14 PA17 SEG9 EXT3
15 PC20 SEG10
16 PC21 SEG11
17 PC22 SEG12
18 PC23 SEG13
19 PB08 SEG14
20 PB09 SEG15
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Pin on EXT5 SAM4L pin Function Shared functionality
21 PB10 SEG16 EXT2
22 PB11 SEG17 EXT2
23 PA18 SEG18 EXT3 and EXT4
24 PA19 SEG19 EXT3 and EXT4
25 PA20 SEG20 EXT3 and EXT4
26 PB07 SEG21
27 PB06 SEG22
28 PA08 SEG23 EXT3
29 PC24 SEG24
30 PC25 SEG25 EXT1
31 PC26 SEG26 EXT2 and EXT3
32 PC27 SEG27 EXT2 and EXT3
33 PC28 SEG28
34 PC29 SEG29
35 PC30 SEG30 EXT1 and EXT2
36 PC31 SEG31
37 PB12 SEG32 EXT1
38 PB13 SEG33 EXT1
39 PA21 SEG34 EXT1 and EXT2
40 PA22 SEG35 EXT1 and EXT2
41 PB14 SEG36 EXT2, EXT3, and EXT4
42 PB15 SEG37 EXT2, EXT3, and EXT4
43 PA23 SEG38 EXT1
44 PA24 SEG39 EXT1
45 - Not Connected
46 - Not Connected
47 - VCC_P3V3
48 - GND
49 PC05 Backlight EXT2
50 - ID
51 - GND
Related Links
Xplained Pro Segment LCD Connector on page 12
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4.1.3. Current Measurement Header
An angled 1x2, 100mil pin-header marked with MCU current measurement is located at the upper edge of
the SAM4L Xplained Pro. All power to the ATSAM4LC4C is routed through this header. To measure the
power consumption of the device remove the jumper and replace it with an ammeter.
Caution: Removing the jumper from the pin-header while the kit is powered may cause the
ATSAM4LC4C to be powered through its I/O pins. This may cause permanent damage to the
device.
4.2. Peripherals
4.2.1. QTouch Button
The SAM4L Xplained Pro kit has one QTouch button and the connection to the SAM4L is shown in the
table below. The QTouch sensor, a copper fill, is located on the second layer (GND) of the board. The
sensor is shielded by the third and the bottome layer (VCC and signal layer respectively) and therefore
the sensor is not affected by any touches from the back side of the board.
Table 4-6 QTouch Button Connections
Pin on SAM4L Function
PC13 CATB_SENSE15
PC14 CATB_DIS
4.2.2. Crystals
The SAM4L Xplained Pro kit contains two crystals that can be used as clock sources for the SAM4L
device. Each crystal has a cut-strap next to it that can be used to measure the oscillator safety factor.
This is done by cutting the strap and adding a resistor across the strap. More information about oscillator
allowance and safety factor can be found in appnote AVR4100.
Table 4-7 External 32.768kHz Crystal
Pin on SAM4L Function
XIN32 XIN32
XOUT32 XOUT32
Table 4-8 External 12MHz Crystal
Pin on SAM4L Function
PA00 XIN0
PA01 XOUT0
4.2.3. Mechanical Buttons
The SAM4L Xplained Pro contains two mechanical buttons. One button is the RESET button connected
to the SAM4L reset line and the other is a generic user configurable button. When a button is pressed it
will drive the I/O line to GND.
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Table 4-9 Mechanical Buttons
Pin on SAM4L Silkscreen text
RESET_N RESET
PC24 SW0
4.2.4. LED
There is one yellow LED available on the SAM4L Xplained Pro board that can be turned ON and OFF.
The LED can be activated by driving the connected I/O line to GND.
Table 4-10 LED Connections
Pin on SAM4L LED
PC07 Yellow LED0
4.3. Embedded Debugger Implementation
The SAM4L Xplained Pro contains an Embedded Debugger (EDBG) that can be used to program and
debug the ATSAM4LC4C using Serial Wire Debug (SWD). The Embedded debugger also include a
Virtual Com port interface over UART, an Atmel Data Gateway Interface over synchronous UART, and
TWI and it monitors four of the SAM4L GPIOs. Atmel Studio can be used as a front end for the
Embedded Debugger.
4.3.1. Serial Wire Debug
The Serial Wire Debug (SWD) use two pins to communicate with the target. For further information on
how to use the programming and debugging capabilities of the EDBG, see the EDBG user guide.
Table 4-11 SWD Connections
Pin on SAM4L Function
TCK SWD clock
PA03 SWD data
PA23 SWD trace data
4.3.2. Virtual COM Port
The Embedded Debugger act as a Virtual Com Port gateway by using one of the ATSAM4LC4C UARTs.
For further information on how to use the Virtual COM port, see the EDBG user guide.
Table 4-12 Virtual COM Port Connections
Pin on SAM4L Function
PC27 UART TXD (SAM4L TX line)
PC26 UART RXD (SAM4L RX line)
4.3.3. Atmel Data Gateway Interface
The Embedded Debugger features an Atmel Data Gateway Interface (DGI) by using either a synchronous
USART or TWI port. The DGI can be used to send a variety of data from the SAM4L to the host PC. For
further information on how to use the DGI interface, see the EDBG user guide.
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Table 4-13 DGI Interface Connections When Using USART
Pin on SAM4L Function
PC29 USART TXD (SAM4L TX line)
PC28 USART RXD (SAM4L RX line)
PC31 USART CLK
Table 4-14 DGI Interface Connections When Using TWI
Pin on SAM4L Function
PA23 SDA (Data line)
PA24 SCL (Clock line)
Four GPIO lines are connected to the Embedded Debugger. The EDBG can monitor these lines and time
stamp pin value changes. This makes it possible to accurately time stamp events in the SAM4L
application code. For further information on how to configure and use the GPIO monitoring features, see
the EDBG user guide.
Table 4-15 GPIO Lines Connected To the EDBG
Pin on SAM4L Function
PB05 GPIO
PB06 GPIO
PB07 GPIO
PB10 GPIO
4.4. Jumper Description
The SAM4L Xplained Pro contains five jumpers that can be used to adjust the functionality of the board.
You can locate the jumpers in kit overview picture at the start of the user guide. Here is a description of
the jumpers.
Related Links
Kit Overview on page 4
4.4.1. LDO/BUCK Jumper
This jumper selects the power mode of the internal voltage regulator in the target MCU. It can be either
LDO mode, which is a linear regulator or BUCK mode, which is a switch mode regulator. If LDO mode is
selected, the LDO jumper should be mounted as well.
4.4.2. LDO Jumper
This jumper should be mounted when the power mode jumper is set to LDO mode. It will bypass the
BUCK mode inductor and increase the efficiency for this mode. If the power mode jumper is set to BUCK
mode, this jumper needs to be removed to make it work.
4.4.3. VLCD_A and VLCD_BC Jumpers
When the Segment LCD is not used, these jumpers needs to be mounted to power the pins used for
segment LCD in GPIO mode.
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4.4.4. VCC_MCU Jumper
This jumper connects VCC to the target MCU. This jumper can be replaced with an ampere meter to
measure the current used by the target device. Remeber to mount this jumper or an ampere meter to
make the target MCU work properly.
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5. Appendix
5.1. Getting Started with IAR
IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM® is a proprietary high efficiency compiler not based on GCC.
Programming and debugging of Xplained Pro kits are supported in IAR™ Embedded Workbench for ARM
using the common CMSIS-DAP interface. Some initial settings have to be set up in the project to get the
programming and debugging to work.
The following steps will explain how to get your project ready for programming and debugging:
1. Make sure you have opened the project you want to configure. Open the OPTIONS dialog for the
project.
2. In the category General Options, select the Target tab. Select the device for the project or, if not
listed, the core of the device.
3. In the category Debugger, select the Setup tab. Select CMSIS DAP as the driver.
4. In the category Debugger, select the Download tab. Check the check box for Use flash loader(s)
option.
5. In the category Debugger > CMSIS DAP, select the Setup tab. Select System (default) as the
reset method.
6. In the category Debugger > CMSIS DAP, select the JTAG/SWD tab. Select SWD as the interface
and optionally select the SWD speed.
Figure 5-1 Select Target Device
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Figure 5-2 Select Debugger
Figure 5-3 Configure Flash Loader
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Figure 5-4 Configure Reset
Figure 5-5 Configure Interface
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6. Hardware Revision History and Known Issues
6.1. Identifying Product ID and Revision
The revision and product identifier of Xplained Pro boards can be found in two ways; either through Atmel
Studio or by looking at the sticker on the bottom side of the PCB.
By connecting an Xplained Pro MCU board to a computer with Atmel Studio running, an information
window will pop up. The first six digits of the serial number, which is listed under kit details, contain the
product identifier and revision. Information about connected Xplained Pro extension boards will also
appear in the Atmel Kit's window.
The same information can be found on the sticker on the bottom side of the PCB. Most kits will print the
identifier and revision in plain text as A09-nnnn\rr, where nnnn is the identifier and rr is the revision.
Boards with limited space have a sticker with only a QR-code, which contains a serial number string.
The serial number string has the following format:
"nnnnrrssssssssss"
n = product identifier
r = revision
s = serial number
The product identifier for SAM4L Xplained Pro is A09-1783.
6.2. Revision 2
Revision 2 of SAM4L Xplained Pro is the initial released version, there are no known issues.
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7. Document Revision History
Doc. rev. Date Comment
42074C 11/2015 Added the Appendix
42074B 05/2013 Corrected SW0 pin to PC24 from
42074A 02/2013 Initial document release
PA24
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