3. Getting Started
3.1 Xplained Pro Quick Start
Steps to start exploring the Xplained Pro platform:
1. Download and install Atmel Studio.
2. Launch Atmel Studio.
3. Connect the DEBUG USB port on the evaluation kit to the computer using a USB cable (Standard-
A to Micro-B or Micro-AB).
The operating system installs the driver software automatically the first time the Xplained Pro evaluation
kit is connected to a PC. This driver supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP,
Windows Vista
®
, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2012.
When the Xplained Pro MCU board is powered, the power LED (green) glows and Atmel Studio
automatically detects the specific Xplained Pro MCU and extension board(s) that are connected. The kit
landing page in Atmel Studio comes with an option to launch Atmel Software Framework (ASF) and
Atmel START example application codes for the kit. The SAM E54 device is programmed and debugged
by the on-board Embedded Debugger and therefore no external programmer or debugger tool is
required.
3.2 Design Documentation and Relevant Links
The following list contains links to the most relevant documents and software for the SAM E54 Xplained
Pro.
• Xplained products - Xplained evaluation kits are a series of easy-to-use evaluation kits for
Microchip microcontrollers and other Microchip products.
– Xplained Nano: used for low pin-count devices and provides a minimalistic solution with
access to all I/O pins of the target microcontroller.
– Xplained Mini: used for medium pin-count devices and adds Arduino Uno compatible header
footprint and a prototyping area.
– Xplained Pro: used for medium to high pin-count devices that features advanced debugging
and standardized extensions for peripheral functions.
Note: All the above kits have on-board programmers/debuggers, which creates a set of low-cost
boards for evaluation and demonstration of features and capabilities of different Microchip products.
• Atmel Studio - Free IDE for the development of C/C++ and assembler code for microcontrollers.
• 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.
• QTouch
®
tools - A collection of tools to design capacitive touch applications.
• http://start.atmel.com/ - Atmel START is an online tool to help you select and configure software
components and tailor your embedded application in a usable and optimized manner.
SAM E54 Xplained Pro
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