Atmel CAP AT91CAP7X-DK User manual

The AT91CAP7X-DK development board implements the fixed portion of the AT91CAP7 device as a
microcontroller standard product, tightly coupled to a high-density FPGA that emulates the MP Block.
The boards also include a range of memories and physical interfaces/connectors representing
external system components. This configuration enables parallel hardware/software testing of
the application under development at close to operational speed, with no
penalty for hardware modifications. This enables software development
to proceed in parallel with hardware development, and significantly
reduces the design cycle time, increasing confidence in a right-first-time
system solution.
The AT91CAP7X-DK development board or “kit” is composed of three
associated boards, namely Motherboard, Mezzanine and Memory
Extension to be used jointly in order to develop AT91CAP7 processor
applications.
AT91CAP7X-DK Motherboard
The AT91CAP7X-DK motherboard features the following on-board interfaces:
AT91CAP7X-DK Development Kit
for CAP Customizable Microcontroller
CAPTM CUSTOMIZABLE MICROCONTROLLERS
nATX power supply connector
n2x Full-speed Host USB interfaces
n100-base TX Ethernet PHY with three status
LEDs
nDBGU serial communication port
n4x analog inputs
nAC97 interface with three 3.5 mm audio jack
connectors (MIC IN, LINE IN, LINE OUT)
nI2S audio codec with two 3.5 mm audio jack
connectors (LINE IN, LINE OUT)
n2x SD/MMC card slots
nAtmel TWI serial EEPROM
n1/4 inch TFT LCD VGA interface
nTouch Screen Controller
nImage Sensor expansion connector
n16 push buttons arranged in a keypad form
nCAN bus interface
nSoftware controlled Power LED
n2x general-purpose LEDs
nPIO expansion connectors (PIOA, PIOB, PIOC,
PIOD)
nCAP Mezzanine extension connectors
(2x 320 pins)
nPCI64 form FPGA I/O extension connector
nCustom mezzanine-style FPGA I/O extension
connector
n3x USB device PHY interfaces with USB B
connectors (FPGA controlled)

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AT91CAP7X-DK Development Kit
for CAP Customizable Microcontroller
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.
AT91CAP7X Features
n160 KB of fast on-chip SRAM
nA large MP Block of 450K ASIC gates (2-input NAND equivalents)
nMicro Core = ARM7TDMI®at 80 MHz
nMPRAM = 2x DPRAM 2K x 16
nROM = 256 KB
nA minimal number of ARM peripherals are instantiated in the fixed portion
of the design to address low cost applications
nFlexibility to instantiate other peripherals in the MP Block using IP
available in Atmel's vast library