The board is equipped with an AT91SAM9XE (217-ball LFBGA package) together with the following: 64 Mbytes of SDRAM memory 256 Mbytes of NANDFlash memory one Atmel serial DataFlash one Atmel TWI serial EEPROM one USB device port interface two USB Host port interfaces one DBGU serial communication port...
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two user input push buttons one Wakeup input push button one reset push button one DataFlash, SD/MMC card slot four expansion connectors (PIOA, PIOB, PIOC, IMAGE SENSOR) one BGA-like EBI expansion footprint connector one Lithium Coin Cell Battery Retainer for 12 mm cell size AT91SAM9XE-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6311A–ATARM–04-Feb-08...
Electrostatic Warning The AT91SAM9XE-EK evaluation board is shipped in protective anti-static packaging. The board must not be subjected to high electrostatic potentials. A grounding strap or similar protective device should be worn when handling the board. Avoid touching the component pins or any other metallic element. Requirements In order to set up the AT91SAM9XE-EK evaluation board, the following items are needed: the AT91SAM9XE-EK evaluation board itself.
The AT91SAM9XE-EK evaluation board is delivered with a CD-ROM containing all necessary informa- tion and step-by-step procedures for working with the most common development toolchains. Please refer to this CD-ROM, or to the AT91 web site, http://www.atmel.com/products/AT91/, for the most up-to- date information on getting started with the AT91SAM9XE-EK.
AT91SAM9XE 512/256/128 Microcontroller ™ • Incorporates the ARM926EJ-S – DSP instruction Extensions, ARM Jazelle – 8 Kbyte Data Cache, 16 Kbyte Instruction Cache, Write Buffer – 200 MIPS at 180 MHz – Memory Management Unit ™ – EmbeddedICE , Debug Communication Channel Support •...
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• Fully-featured System Controller, including – Reset Controller, Shutdown Controller – Four 32-bit Battery Backup Registers for a Total of 16 Bytes – Clock Generator and Power Management Controller – Advanced Interrupt Controller and Debug Unit – Periodic Interval Timer, Watchdog Timer and Real-time Timer •...
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• Two Two-wire Interfaces (TWI) – Master, Multi-master and Slave Mode Operation – General Call Supported in Slave Mode – Connection to PDC Channel to Optimize Data Transfers in Master Mode Only ® • IEEE 1149.1 JTAG Boundary Scan on All Digital Pins •...
Memory 32 Kbytes of Internal ROM 32 Kbyte of Internal SRAM 512 Kbytes of Internal High-speed Flash Atmel serial DataFlash 64 Mbytes of SDRAM memory (32-bit bus width) 256 Mbytes of NANDFlash memory (8-bit bus width) TWI serial EEPROM Clock Circuitry 18.432 MHz standard crystal for the embedded oscillator...
USB Host ports V2.0 full-speed compliant, 12 Mbits per second (UHP) One Ethernet 100-base TX with three status LEDs 3.10 Audio Stereo Interface One Atmel stereo audio DAC (AT73C213) One 32 Ohm/20 mW Stereo Headset output (J4) with master volume and mute controls 3.11 User Interface...
Jumpers Table 4-1. Jumpers Configuration Designation Notes: 1. These jumpers are provided for power consumption measurement. By default, they are AT91SAM9XE-EK Evaluation Board User Guide Default Setting Feature Closed 3.3V Jumper Forces power on. Closed To use the software shutdown control, J3 must be opened. 3V battery backup must be present.
Ethernet RMII is the factory default mode. To evaluate the MII mode, the user has to unsolder R49, R50, R127, close S7, S8 and populate R119 to R126, C88, C89, Y4. Miscellaneous Refer to the TOP level schematic for the PIO usage. Table 4-5.
Schematics This section contains the following schematics: Board Diagram - Schematic Top Level Power supply and audio 217-ball BGA AT91SAM9XE Microcontroller 208-pin LQFP AT91SAM9XE Microcontroller Memory Ethernet Serial Interface Expansion and User Interface AT91SAM9XE-EK Evaluation Board User Guide Section 5 Schematics 6311A–ATARM–04-Feb-08...
Revision History Table 6-1. Document 6311A AT91SAM9XE-EK Evaluation Board User Guide Comments First issue. Section 6 Revision History Change Request Ref. 6311A–ATARM–04-Feb-08...
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