Atmel AT91CAP7A-STK User manual

The CAP™ Starter Kit is the ideal vehicle for low-cost, no-risk evaluation of the customization capabilities
of Atmel’s CAP microcontroller. It is intended to familiarize the user with the CAP concept and architecture,
and is an ideal vehicle for students of electronic engineering to consolidate their knowledge of system-
on-chip design, both hardware and software.
CAP comprises a microcontroller-based system-on-chip with ARM®processor, memories, peripherals and
standard interfaces, together with a Metal Programmable (MP) Block for application-specific functions.
The CAP Starter Kit facilitates the mapping of application-specific IP blocks into its FPGA that
emulates the functionality of the CAP MP Block, while at the same time providing
a development platform for software for the ARM processor. This enables the
hardware and software of simple applications, or modules of more complex
applications, to be tested at close to operational speed.
CAP Starter Kit Board
The AT91CAP7A-STK Starter Kit is built on a single PCB, including:
AT91CAP7A-STK®Starter Kit
for CAP Customizable Microcontroller
CAPTM CUSTOMIZABLE MICROCONTROLLERS
nAT91CAP7E ARM7TDMI®-Based
Microcontroller System-On-Chip
n64M Bytes SDRAM Memory, 3.3V
n256M Bytes NAND Flash, 3.3V
nAltera®Cyclone®II EP2C8F256C7N (256BGA)
nAltera Configuration PROM -EPCS4SI8N
n40-Lead Extension Connector (x3) for I/O
Access
n2.8 inch TFT Color LCD
nTwo Serial Ports (One Connected to the CAP7
Debug Unit)
nOne USB 2.0 Full Speed Device Port
nMini Joy Stick
nFour Analog Inputs
nLight Sensor
nTemperature Sensor
nVoltage Potentiometer
nVoltage Regulators (1.2V, 2.5V and 3.3V)
nAccess Points for CAP7 Power Measurements
nEight LED’s Four Push Buttons
nJTAG ICE Connector (CAP7)
nJTAG ISP Connector (FPGA)
nPOR Circuit for FPGA
nPOR Circuit for CAP7
n50 MHz OSC

CAP Starter Kit Development Tools
The CAP Starter Kit is supplied with an essential set of development tools
in order to get started immediately. These include:
nInstructions for downloading IAR™ KickStart version of IAR Embedded
Workbench®for ARM
nInstructions for downloading Altera’s free Quartus®2 Web Edition
tools for FPGA programming
nThe CAP7 Starter Kit Standalone Board
nA CD for documentation and software, including everything a user needs
to evaluate the CAP7 products, including software development tools and FPGA
development tools
nThe board power supply with adaptors for Europe, United Kingdom, China and the
United States
nA set of communication cables, including cables for USB and serial ports
The CAP Customizable Microcontroller
Atmel’s CAP is an ARM microcontroller-based system-on-chip with fast local memory, a wide range
of industry standard peripherals and interfaces, and a Metal Programmable (MP) Block that allows the
designer to add custom logic. By combining the performance, density and low power consumption of
the fixed portion of the device with the flexibility of the MP Block, CAP enables application-specific
products to be developed in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost of standard-cell ASICs,
but at a unit price close to that of standard cell devices. CAP also offers superior performance, smaller
form factor and lower power consumption at a unit price significantly lower than an MCU-plus-FPGA
combination for the same functionality.
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SPI
Reset
OSC
XTALs
JTAG
RS232
Port
RS232
Port
(DBGU)
USB
Port
ADC
Sensors
Serial
Data
Flash
ADC
Ports
CAP7
Altera FPGA
Cyclone II
EP2C8
FPGA
SDRAM
NAND
Flash
JTAG
PIOA
MPIO
EBI
2.8 inch TFT
Color LCD
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AT91CAP7A-STK®Starter Kit
for CAP Customizable Microcontroller