ATSAM4S-EK2 Atmel, ATSAM4S-EK2 Datasheet
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SAM4S-EK2 .................................................................................................................... User Guide 11176A–ATARM–24-Sep-12 ...
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Section 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 SAM4S Evaluation Kit ........................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2 User Guide ......................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 References and Applicable Documents ............................................................................. 1-1 Section 2 Kit Contents ................................................................................................................2-1 2.1 Deliverables ....................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Electrostatic Warning ......................................................................................................... 2-2 Section 3 Power Up ...
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Configuration.................................................................................................................... 4-16 4.4.1 PIO Usage ......................................................................................................... 4-16 4.4.2 Jumpers ............................................................................................................. 4-19 4.4.3 Test Points ......................................................................................................... 4-20 4.4.4 Assigned PIO Lines, Disconnection Possibility.................................................. 4-20 4.5 Connectors....................................................................................................................... 4-22 4.5.1 Power Supply Connector J9 .............................................................................. 4-22 4.5.2 USART Connector J5 With RTS/CTS ...
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... Section 4 provides board specifications, describes the development environment and presents the hardware resources, default jumper, switch settings and connectors. Section 5 provides schematics. Section 6 provides troubleshooting instructions. 1.3 References and Applicable Documents Table 1-1. References and Applicable Documents Title SAM4SD32 Datasheet SAM4S-EK2 User Guide Section 1 Introduction Comment www.atmel.com 11176A–ATARM–24-Sep-12 1-1 ...
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... USB cable – one serial RS232 cable A Welcome Letter Figure 2-1. Unpacked SAM4S-EK2 Unpack and inspect the kit carefully. Contact your local Atmel distributor, should you have issues con- cerning the contents of the kit. SAM4S-EK2 User Guide Section 2 Kit Contents 2-1 11176A– ...
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Electrostatic Warning The SAM4S-EK2 board is shipped in a protective anti-static bag. The board must not be subjected to high electrostatic potentials. A grounding strap or similar protective device should be worn when han- dling the board. Avoid touching ...
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... Sample Code and Technical Support After boot up, you can run some sample code or your own application on the development kit. You can download sample code and get technical support from the Atmel web site: SAM4S-EK2 User Guide Section 3 Power Up http://www ...
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... Board Overview This section introduces the Atmel SAM4S-EK2 Evaluation Kit design. It introduces system-level con- cepts, such as power distribution, memory, and interface assignments. The SAM4S-EK2 board is based on the integration of an ARM NAND Flash and a set of popular peripherals designed to provide a high performance processor evaluation solution with high flexibility for various kinds of applications ...
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Features List Here is the list of the main board components and interfaces: SAM4SD32 chip LQFP100 package with optional socket footprint 12 MHz crystal 32.768 KHz crystal Optional SMB connector for external system clock input NAND Flash 2.8 inch ...
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The SAM4SD32 features an External Bus Interface (EBI) that permits interfacing to a broad range of external memories and virtually to any parallel peripheral. The SAM4S-EK2 board is equipped with a memory device connected to the SAM4 EBI: One NAND ...
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The SAM4SD32 chip internally generates the following clocks: SLCK, the Slow Clock, which is the only permanent clock of the system MAINCK, the output of the Main Clock Oscillator selection: either a Crystal Oscillator or a 4/8/12 MHz Fast RC ...
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VDDIO pins: Power for the Peripherals I/O lines. The voltage ranges from 1.62V to 3.6V. VDDOUT pin: Output of the internal voltage regulator. VDDCORE pins: Power for the core, including the processor, embedded memories and peripherals. The voltage ranges from ...
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RS232 SAM4S-EK2 connects the USART1 bus (including TXD, RXD, RTS, CTS handshake signal controls and EN command) to the DB9 male connector J5 through the RS232 Transceiver MN5. Figure 4-6. USART Evaluation Kit Hardware 4.3.7.2 RS485 As noticed above, ...
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LCD Module The LCD module gets reset from the NRST signal. As explained, this NRST is shared with the JTAG port and the push-button BP1. The LCD chip select signal is connected to NCS1; the jumper JP13 can dis- ...
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Touch Screen Interface The LCD module integrates a 4-wire touch panel controlled by MN7 (ADS7843) which is a slave device on the SAM4SD32 SPI bus. The controller sends back the information about the X and Y positions, as well ...
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Figure 4-11. JTAG Interface 4.3.10 Audio Interface The SAM4S-EK2 board supports both audio recording and playback. The audio volume can be adjusted using the potentiometer RV1, and the microphone amplifier gain can be adjusted via jumpers (fixed gain of 24 ...
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Figure 4-12. Microphone Input MIC1 SV B6 050 4.3.10.2 Headphone ...
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Using a readily available 1/8-in. (3,5 mm) stereo headphone jack, the control switch is closed when no plug is inserted. When closed, a 100-kOhm/1-kOhm divider pulls the ST/MN input low. When a jack plug is inserted, the 1-kOhm resistor is ...
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Analog Input The BNC connector CN1 is connected to the ADC port PB1 as an external analog input. An on-board 50- Ohm resistor termination can be applied by closing jumper JP16. A low pass filter can be implemented for ...
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Figure 4-18. QST Keys 4.3.13.2 Slider A group of channels forms a Slider. A Slider is composed of three channels for a QTouch acquisition method using three pairs of PIOs. Such a sensor is used to detect a linear finger ...
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LEDs There are three LEDs on the SAM4S-EK2 board: A blue LED (D2) and a green LED (D3), which are user defined and controlled by the GPIO. A red LED (D4), which is a power LED indicating that the ...
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Figure 4-23. ZigBEE Interface 4.3.18 PIO Expansion The SAM4S-EK2 product features three PIO controllers, PIOA, PIOB and PIOC, which are multiplexed with the I/O lines of the embedded peripherals. Each PIO Controller controls lines (16 for PIOB). ...
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Configuration This section describes the PIO usage, the jumpers, the test points and the solder drops of a SAM4S-EK2 board. 4.4.1 PIO Usage Table 4-1. PIO Port A Pin Assignments and Signal Descriptions I/O Peripheral Peripheral No Line A ...
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Table 4-1. PIO Port A Pin Assignments and Signal Descriptions (Continued) I/O Peripheral Peripheral No Line PA29 RI1 TCLK2 31 PA30 PWML2 NPCS2 32 PA31 NPCS1 PCK2 Table 4-2. PIO Port B Pin Assignments and Signal Descriptions ...
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Table 4-3. PIO Port C Pin Assignments and Signal Descriptions (Continued) No I/O Line Peripheral A 13 PC12 NCS3 14 PC13 NWAIT 15 PC14 NCS0 16 PC15 NCS1 17 PC16 A21/NANDALE 18 PC17 A22/NANDCLE 19 PC18 A0/NBS0 20 PC19 A1 ...
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Jumpers The SAM4S-EK2 board jumpers are essentially used for two main purposes: functional selection or cur- rent measurement. Details are given below. Table 4-4. Jumpers Setting Designation Label JP1 JTAG JP2 ADVREF JP3 ERASE JP4 TEST JP5 VDDPLL JP6 ...
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Table 4-5. Audio Input Configuration JP17 OFF OFF ON ON 4.4.3 Test Points Some test points have been placed on the SAM4S-EK2 board for the verification of important signals. Table 4-6. Test Points Reference TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4 TP5 TP6 ...
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Table 4-7. Disconnecting Possibility Designation R47 R48 R59 R67 R68 R69 R70 R118 R119 R120 R121 Table 4-8. Default Not Populated Parts Reference J1, R1 Y1, R3, R7 R6, R8 R9, R10 JP1, JP4 C13 J2 R22 R24, R30 JP28 ...
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Connectors 4.5.1 Power Supply Connector J9 The SAM4S-EK2 evaluation board can be powered from power supply connected to the exter- nal power supply jack J9. The positive pole is the center pin. Figure 4-25. Power Supply ...
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UART Connector J7 Figure 4-27. Male RS232/UART connector J7 Table 4-11. Male RS232/UART Connector J7 Signal Descriptions Pin 4.5.4 USB Device Connector J15 Figure 4-28. Micro-B USB Connector J15 Table ...
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Table 4-13. LCD Connector J8 Signal Descriptions Pin SAM4S-EK2 User Guide Mnemonic Pin 3.3V 2 LCD_DB16 (PC6) 4 LCD_DB14 (PC4) ...
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JTAG Debugging Connector J6 This JTAG connector is a 20-way Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) keyed box header (2.54 mm male) that mates with IDC sockets mounted on a ribbon cable. Its signal assignment is compatible with the SAM-ICE or ...
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Table 4-14. JTAG/ICE Connector J6 Signal Descriptions (Continued) Pin Mnemonic 15 nSRST RESET — 16 GND 17 RFU 18 GND 19 RFU 20 GND 4.5.7 SD/MMC - MCI Connector J3 Figure 4-31. SD/MMC Connector J3 Table 4-15. SD/MMC Connector J3 ...
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Analog Connector CN1 & CN2 Figure 4-32. Analog Input Connector CN1 and Analog Output CN2, Bottom View Table 4-16. Analog Input, Output Connector CN1, CN2 Signal Descriptions Pin 4.5.9 RS485 Connector J14 Figure 4-33. ...
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Headphone Connector J11 Figure 4-34. Headphone J11 Table 4-18. Headphone J11 Signal Descriptions Pin 4.5.11 ZigBEE Connector J16 Figure 4-35. ZigBee Connector J16 Table 4-19. Connector J16 Signal Descriptions Signal Function Name Port Reset ...
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PIO Expansion Port C Connector J12 Figure 4-36. PIO Expansion Connector J12 Table 4-20. Connector J12 Signal Descriptions Pin ...
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PIO Expansion Port A Connector J13 Figure 4-37. PIO Expansion Connector J13 Table 4-21. Connector J13 Signal Descriptions Pin ...
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PIO Expansion Port B Connector J14 Figure 4-38. PIO Expansion Connector J14 Table 4-22. Connector J14 Signal Descriptions Pin SAM4S-EK2 User Guide Mnemonic Pin Mnemonic +5V or ...
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Schematics This section contains the following schematics: Block Diagram Board Configuration Microcontroller NAND Flash & Serial IF TFT-LCD & QTouch Audio & Power Supply USB IF & ZigBee SAM4S-EK2 User Guide Section 5 Schematics 5-1 11176A–ATARM–24-Sep-12 ...
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... ADC/ DAC Sheet 6 QTOUCH LCD INTERFACE 2.8" 240x320 TFT TOUCH SCREEN Sheet 5 Board Configuration Sheet B Sheet ATMEL Cortex-M4 ARM Processor SAM4SD32 (LQFP100) PIO Sheet NAND FLASH HSMCI PIO UART0 USART1 USART1 ICE Sheet 4 FS DEVICE ...
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REVISION HISTORY REV DATA NOTE A 2012.04 ORIGINAL RELEASED D TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE DESCRIPTION 1 Block Diagram 2 Reference guide 3 Microcontroller 4 NAND Flash, RS232, RS485, MCI, JTAG C 5 LCD, Touch items 6 Audio, AD/DA, Power ...
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... 12MHz PB9_XIN DNP R5 0R XOUT PB8 PB8_XOUT DNP PB2 7 PB2 PB2_URXD1_NPCS2_AD12B6 PB3 9 PB3 PB3_UTXD1_PCK2_AD12B7 PB10 88 ATSAM4SD32-LQFP100 PB10 PB10_DDM 89 PB11 PB11 PB11_DDP JP1 Header2 nm +3V3 JTAGSEL 77 JTAGSEL DNP PB4 51 PB4 PB4_TWD1_PWMH2_TDI PB6 79 PB6 PB6_TMS_SWDIO PB7 83 PB7 PB7_TCK_SWCLK PB5 ...
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R15 R16 47K 47K PC[0..31] PC17 PA[0..31] PC16 PC9 D PC10 JP9 Header2 PC14 PC18 R19 0R +3V3 R21 47K R22 0R DNP DGND C +3V3 C31 C32 C33 4.7uF 100nF 100nF DGND C36 100nF R32 +3V3 ...
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C43 10uF PA[0..31] PC[0..31] DGND D PC13 PC22 PC7 PC23 PC6 PC24 PC5 PC25 PC4 PC26 PC3 PC27 PC2 PC28 PC1 PC29 PC0 PC30 PC31 +3V3 PC11 PC8 R56 PC19 10K PC15 NRST NRST C LED_A R58 ...
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AVDD R77 470R D C63 R78 22uF 1K C67 R79 R80 1uF 1K 1K AGND MIC1 SVB6050 R82 R84 1K 1K C68 C69 C72 R85 1uF 1nF 1nF 1K AGND AGND C73 R88 22uF 470R AVDD AGND AGND R90 ...
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PB[0..14] PA[0..31] D PC[0..31] +5V 1 PC0 PC1 PC2 PC3 PC4 PC5 PC6 PC7 PC8 PC9 PC10 PC11 PC12 PC13 PC14 PC15 C +3V3 DGND J15 TBD USB Micro FGND RV2 ...
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... Self-Test A software test package is available to implement a functional test for each section of the board. Refer to the SAM4S-EK2 page on www.atmel.com. 6.2 Board Recovery Closing JP3 and powering the board will assert ERASE and clear GPNVM bit 1, and thereby select the boot from the ROM by default. The MCU will boot from the internal ROM to enable a SAM-BA connection through the UART ...
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Revision History Table 7-1. Document Comments 11176A Initial version. SAM4S-EK2 User Guide Section 7 Revision History Change Request Ref. 7-1 11176A–ATARM–24-Sep-12 ...
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