Atmel SAM D09 Installation and operating instructions

SMART ARM-based Microcontrollers
AT06467: Getting started with SAM D09/D10/D11
APPLICATION NOTE
Features
•Getting started with Atmel® | SMART SAM D09/D10/D11
microcontrollers and tools
•Getting started with SAM D11 Xplained PRO, SAM D10 Xplained Mini,
and Atmel Studio 6.2
Description
This application note helps the readers to get started with the Atmel SAM
D09/D10/D11 ARM® Cortex®-M0+ based microcontroller.
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Table of Contents
Features.......................................................................................................................... 1
Description.......................................................................................................................1
1. Getting the Device Datasheet....................................................................................3
2. SAM D Evaluation Platform....................................................................................... 4
2.1. SAM D11 Xplained Pro.................................................................................................................4
2.2. SAM D10 Xplained Mini................................................................................................................5
2.3. SAM D09 On-board......................................................................................................................7
3. Get the Tools..............................................................................................................8
3.1. Get Atmel Studio 6.2.................................................................................................................... 8
3.2. Get IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM.....................................................................................8
3.3. Get Atmel Software Framework (ASF).........................................................................................8
4. Atmel Studio 6.2 Users Getting Started.....................................................................9
4.1. Getting Started with SAM D11 Xplained Pro................................................................................ 9
4.2. Getting Started with SAM D10 Xplained Mini.............................................................................10
4.3. Getting Started with SAM D09....................................................................................................12
5. What’s next?............................................................................................................15
6. Revision History.......................................................................................................16
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1. Getting the Device Datasheet
Web page:
http://www.atmel.com/products/microcontrollers/arm/sam-d.aspx?tab=overview
•Document: Atmel SAM D11 Datasheet (summary, complete) (.pdf)
•Document: Atmel SAM D10 Datasheet (summary, complete) (.pdf)
•Document: Atmel SAM D09 Datasheet (summary, complete) (.pdf)
•Select the required device (e.g. ATSAMD11D14A) and get the latest datasheet (.pdf file)
•Two versions of the datasheet are available:
–Complete version (includes all peripheral descriptions and electrical characteristics)
–Summary version (includes ordering information, pinout, and packaging information)
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2. SAM D Evaluation Platform
The following development boards are available for evaluation of SAM D11/D10 devices:
1. SAM D11 Xplained Pro.
2. SAM D10 Xplained Mini.
2.1. SAM D11 Xplained Pro
The Atmel SAM D11 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform to evaluate the ATSAMD11D14A
MCU. Supported by the Atmel Studio integrated development platform, the kit provides easy access to
the features of the Atmel ATSAMD11D14A and explains the steps to integrate the device in a custom
design.
The Xplained Pro MCU series evaluation kits include an on-board Embedded Debugger. No external tools
are required to program or debug the ATSAMD11D14A.
The Xplained Pro extension kits offers additional peripherals to extend the features of the board and ease
the development of custom designs.
Figure 2-1 SAMD11 Xplained Pro
Web page:
http://www.atmel.com/products/microcontrollers/arm/sam-d.aspx?tab=tools
Get the kit:
http://www.atmel.com/buy/
Document/file:
•Atmel-42349-SAMD11-Xplained-Pro_User-Guide.pdf
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Key features:
•SAMD11D14A microcontroller
•One mechanical reset button
•One mechanical programmable button (SW0)
•One yellow user LED (LED0)
•USB device interface function
•Two QTouch buttons
•32.768kHz crystal
•Standard Cortex Debug connector
•One Xplained Pro extension headers (EXT1)
•USB powered
•Supported with application examples in Atmel Software Framework
•Embedded Debugger
• – Auto ID for board identification in Atmel Studio 6.2 or later
–One yellow status LED
–One green board power LED
–Symbolic debug of complex data types including scope information
–Programming
–Data Gateway Interface: USART, TWI, four GPIOs
–Virtual COM port (CDC)
The SAM D11 Xplained Pro User Guide application note covers the instructions to power the kit, the
detailed information of the on board components, extension interface and the hardware guide.
2.2. SAM D10 Xplained Mini
The ATSAMD10 Xplained Mini evaluation kit is a hardware platform to evaluate the Atmel ATSAMD10
MCU. The evaluation kit comes with a fully integrated debugger that provides seamless integration with
Atmel Studio 6.2 (or later). The kit provides access to the features of the ATSAMD10 enabling easy
integration of the device in a custom design.
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Figure 2-2 SAMD10 Xplained Mini
Web page:
http://www.atmel.com/products/microcontrollers/arm/sam-d.aspx?tab=tools
Get the kit:
http://www.atmel.com/buy/
Document/file:
•Atmel-42387-ATSAMD10-Xplain-Mini_User-Guide.pdf
Key features:
•ATSAMD10D14AM microcontroller
•One mechanical programmable button
•One QTouch button
•One yellow user LED
•The external 8MHz clock to ATSAMD10 (Target)
•Standard Cortex Debug connector
•One Xplained Mini extension headers (EXT1)
•USB powered
•Supported with application examples in Atmel Software Framework
•Embedded Debugger
–Auto ID for board identification in Atmel Studio 6.2 or later
–One green status LED
–Symbolic debug of complex data types including scope information
–Programming
–Data Gateway Interface: USART, TWI, four GPIOs
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–Virtual COM port (CDC)
The SAM D10 Xplained Mini User Guide application note covers the steps to power the kit, the detailed
information of the on board components, extension interface, and the hardware guide.
2.3. SAM D09 On-board
Evaluation of SAM D09 can be performed using the SAM D10 Xplained Mini board and testing can be
performed on custom hardware. Steps start with evaluation of SAM D09 using a custom board is
explained in later part of this document.
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3. Get the Tools
Atmel Studio 6.2 is the preferred IDE to get started with the SAM D09/D10/D11 devices and GCC
compiler. Atmel Software Framework (ASF) provides SAM D09/D10/D11 peripheral drivers. Example
projects are available in ASF for easy evaluation SAM D10/D11 MCU families. IAR™ compiler is
supported as well.
3.1. Get Atmel Studio 6.2
Web page:
www.atmel.com/atmelstudio
Document/file: Atmel Studio 6.2 installer (.exe)
Atmel Studio 6.2 is the IDE for developing and debugging firmware for the SAM D09/D10/D11
Microcontroller.
3.2. Get IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM
Web page:
http://www.iar.com/en/Products/IAR-Embedded-Workbench/ARM/
Document/file:
IAR installer for ARM.
Get SAM D11 Xplained Pro Embedded Debugger Software (Segger J-Link):
Web page:
http://www.segger.com/jlink-software.html
Document/file:
J-Link software.
This software is required to use the SAM D11 Xplained Pro embedded debugger with IAR IDE.
3.3. Get Atmel Software Framework (ASF)
Web page:
http://www.atmel.com/tools/avrsoftwareframework.aspx
Document/file:
•ASF update for Atmel Studio (.vsix) from ASF web page
•ASF update through Atmel Gallery https://gallery.atmel.com/
•ASF update through Tools > Extension Manager from Atmel Studio
•ASF standalone package for GCC makefile and IAR users
•Atmel AVR4029: Atmel Software Framework - User Guide
•Atmel AVR4030: Atmel Software Framework - Reference Manual
The ASF online documentation for the API and example usage are available at http://asf.atmel.com.
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4. Atmel Studio 6.2 Users Getting Started
4.1. Getting Started with SAM D11 Xplained Pro
Requirements:
•Atmel Studio 6.2 or later
•ASF version 3.27 or later
•SAM D11 Xplained Pro board connected to Atmel Studio 6.2 through the embedded debugger USB
connector. The kit is powered by the USB.
Getting started
1. Launch Atmel Studio 6.2.
2. Connect the SAM D11 Xplained Pro board to the PC using a USB cable.
3. A page on SAM D11 Xplained Pro description will open in Atmel Studio.
4. This page contains external link to Device Technical Documentation, Datasheet, Kit user guide, and
Kit specific details, serial number, target name, etc. Also, there will be an option to open ASF
example projects.
5. Go to File > New Example Project > select the device family and filter it to relevant examples.
6. Select the project LED Toggle Application, press OK, and accept the license agreement.
Figure 4-1 SAM D11 New ASF Example Project Window
7. Open project properties (Project > Properties or shortcut Alt+f7).
8. In Tool view (Tools > Device Programming), set the configurations – Tool (EDBG), and Interface
(SWD).
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Figure 4-2 SAM D11 Tool Selection Window
9. Build the project: Build > Build solution or shortcut F7.
10. To load the code in the SAM D11 Xplained Pro and debug, select Debug > Start debugging and
break (shortcut Alt + F5).
11. The application is programmed and the debugger breaks in main.
12. To run the code, select Debug > Continue (shortcut F5).
4.2. Getting Started with SAM D10 Xplained Mini
Web page:
•Atmel Studio 6.2 or later
•ASF version 3.27 or later
•SAM D10 Xplained Mini board connected to Atmel Studio 6.2 through the embedded debugger
USB connector. The kit will be powered by the USB.
Getting started
1. Launch Atmel Studio 6.2 application.
2. Connect the SAM D10 Xplained Mini board to the PC using a USB cable.
3. A page on SAM D10 Xplained Mini description will open in Atmel Studio.
4. This page contains external link to Device Technical Documentation, Datasheet, Kit user guide, and
Kit specific details, serial number, target name, etc. There is an option to open ASF example
projects.
5. Go to, File > New Example Project > select the device family and filter it to relevant examples.
6. Select the project “LED Toggle Application”, press OK and accept the license agreement. The
project will be created and opened.
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