Atmel | SMART SAMA5D2 ARM Cortex -A5-based embedded microprocessor unit (eMPU). Scope This guide provides details on the SAMA5D2-XULT. It is made up of five main sections: Section 1. describes the evaluation kit content and its main features.
Kit Contents The SAMA5D2-XULT includes: Board ̶ One SAMA5D2-XULT board Cables ̶ One Micro-AB type USB cable Welcome letter SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
Powered through a rechargeable battery Li-polymer 3.7V connected to J3 or J4 Powered through the USB Micro-AB connector on the Atmel Embedded Debugger (EDBG) interface (J14) Unlike Arduino Uno boards, the SAMA5D2-XULT board runs at 3.3V. The maximum WARNING voltage that the I/O pins can tolerate is 3.3V.
Sample Code and Technical Support After boot up, you can run some sample code or your own application on the development kit. You can download sample code and get technical support from www.atmel.com. Linux software and demos can be found on http://www.at91.com/linux4sam/bin/view/Linux4SAM/.
Equipment List The SAMA5D2-XULT board is based on the integration of an ARM Cortex-A5-based microprocessor with external memory, one Ethernet physical layer transceiver, one SD/MMC interface, one host USB port and one device USB port, one 24-bit RGB LCD and debug interfaces.
Connectors on board Table 5-2 describes the interface connectors on the SAMA5D2-XULT. Table 5-2. SAMA5D2-XULT Board Interface Connectors Connector Interfaces to USB A Device. Supports USB device using a type Micro-AB connector USB Host B. Supports USB host using a type A connector Serial DBGU (3.3V level)
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The ACT8945A features three step-down DC-DC converters and four low-noise, low-dropout linear regulators along with a complete battery charging solution featuring the advanced ActivePath™ system-power selection function. WARNING Refer to the ACT8945A datasheet at www.active-semi.com for more details. SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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̶ 3.3V VDDIOP, VDDISC, VDDEDBG ̶ 2.5V VDDFUSE ̶ 3.3V VDDOSC, VDDUTMI, VDDANA, VDDAUDIOPLL Power supplies to external chips on the main board: ̶ 1.8V VDDSDHC1V8 ̶ 2.5V VDDLED ̶ 4.8V VSYS_5V SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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5.3.2.5 Input Power Options There are several power options for the SAMA5D2-XULT board. The USB-powered operation is the default configuration. It comes from the USB device port connected to a PC or a 5V DC supply. The USB supply is sufficient to power the board in most applications. It is important to note that when the USB supply is used, the USB-B Host port has limited power.
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Open-Drain Interrupt Output. nIRQ is asserted any time an unmasked fault condition exists or a charger PB13 interrupt occurs. nLBO: Low Battery Indicator Output. nLBO is asserted low whenever the voltage at LBI is lower than1.2V; it is high- Z otherwise. SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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5.3.2.7 Backup Power Supply The SAMA5D2-XULT board requires a power source in order to permanently power the backup part of the SAMA5D2 device (refer to SAMA5D2 Series datasheet). A super capacitor sustains such permanent power to VDDBU when all system power sources are off.
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Reset push button: When pressed, the ACT8945A transfers the reset signal to the MPU. 5.3.3 Reset Circuitry The reset sources for SAMA5D2-XULT board are: Power-on reset from the power management unit (PMIC) Push button reset BP3 ...
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The SAMA5D2 features a DDR/SDR memory interface and an External Bus Interface (EBI) to permit interfacing to a wide range of external memories and to almost any kind of parallel peripheral. This section describes the memory devices that equip the SAMA5D2-XULT board. 5.3.5.2...
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JP9 = OFF (default) → enable normal boot from eMMC or serial Flash if mounted JP9 = ON → booting from optional serial DataFlash or eMMC is disabled Refer to the SAMA5D2 Series datasheet for more information on standard boot strategies and sequencing. SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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The EUI-48/64 addresses can be assigned as the actual physical address of a system hardware device or node, or it can be assigned to a software instance. These addresses are factory-programmed by Atmel and guaranteed unique. They are permanently write-protected in an extended memory block located outside of the standard 2-Kbit memory array.
5.4.1.1 Secure Digital Multimedia Card (SDMMC) Controller The SAMA5D2-XULT board has two Secure Digital Multimedia Card (SDMMC) interfaces that support the MultiMedia Card (e.MMC) Specification V4.41, the SD Memory Card Specification V3.0, and the SDIO V3.0 specification. It is compliant with the SD Host Controller Standard V3.0 specification.
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– Common ground – Supply Voltage 3.3V PA22 Clock / Command Line PA30 Card Detect DAT0 PA18 Data Bit 0 DAT1 PA19 Data Bit 1 DAT2 PA20 Data Bit 2 – Common ground SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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5.4.2.1 Ethernet 10/100 (GMAC) Port The SAMA5D2-XULT board contains a MICREL PHY device (KSZ8081) operating at 10/100 Mb/s. The board supports RMII interface modes. The Ethernet interface consists of two pairs of low-voltage differential pair signals designated from GRX± and GTX± plus control signals for link activity indicators. These signals can be used to connect to a 10/100 Base-T RJ45 connector integrated on SAMA5D2-XULT board.
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EARTH / GND Common ground ACT LED LED activity ACT LED LED activity LINK LED LED link connection LINK LED LED link connection EARTH / GND Common ground EARTH / GND Common ground – – SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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5.4.2.2 USB Host/Device A, B The SAMA5D2-XULT board features three USB communication ports: USB Host B High- and Full-speed Interface ̶ One USB host type A connector. USB A Device Interface ̶ One USB device standard micro-AB connector. This port has a VBUS detection function made through the resistor ladder R183 and R184.
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LCD TFT Interface 5.4.5.1 The SAMA5D2-XULT board provides 18 bits of data and control signals to the LCD interface. Other signals are used to control the LCD and are available on connector J2: TWI, SPI, two GPIOs for interrupt, 1-Wire and power supply lines.
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– – – – – – – – – – – LCDDAT2 PC10 Data line – LCDDAT3 PC11 Data line – – – LCDDAT4 PC12 Data line – LCDDAT5 PC13 Data line – SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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TWI_SDA I2C data line (maXTouch) – TWCK1 TWI_SCL I2C clock line (maXTouch) – GPIO IRQ1 maXTouch interrupt line – GPIO IRQ2 Interrupt line for other I2C devices – LCDPWM PC28 Backlight control – SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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LCD Connector J2 Signal Descriptions (Continued) Signal Signal RGB Interface Function Alternate RESET – RESET Reset for both display and maXTouch – Main_5V/3V3 3.3V or 5V supply (0R) – Main_5V/3V3 3.3V or 5V supply (0R) – – SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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D[3] D[2] D[1] D[0] Not Used isc_data[2] D[2] D[1] D[0] Not Used Not Used isc_data[1] D[1] D[0] Not Used Not Used Not Used isc_data[0] D[0] Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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VSYS_5V 1N4148W PMOS R311 C158 10nF CLASSD_R0_PB1 CLASSD_R1_PB2 R315 NMOS U17 DMC2400UV 180ohm at 100MHz Right P Right N 180ohm at 100MHz 1N4148W PMOS R322 C159 10nF CLASSD_R2_PB3 CLASSD_R3_PB4 R324 NMOS U19 DMC2400UV SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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PB_USER VBAT DEBUG EDBG_DIS RXD VCC RTS GND TP1 TP2 Table 5-12. CLASSD Output Connector J5 Signal Descriptions Mnemonic Signal Description VSYS_5V Power OUTPUT RIGHT P Positive Level OUTPUT RIGHT N Negative Level SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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5.4.8 Tamper Interface The SAMA5D2-XULT board features eight tamper pins for static or dynamic intrusion detections, UART reception, and two analog pins for comparison. Intrusion detection is described in the document “Security Module”, Atmel literature No. 44036. This document is available under Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
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CLASS D VDDCORE DEBUG_DIS PB_USER VBAT DEBUG EDBG_DIS RXD VCC RTS GND TP1 TP2 Table 5-13. Tamper Connector J12 Signal Descriptions Signal Pin No. Signal PIOBU0 PIOBU1 PIOBU2 PIOBU3 PIOBU4 PIOBU5 PIOBU6 PIOBU7 SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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5.4.10 RGB LED There is one RGB LED on the SAMA5D2-XULT board; it can be controlled by the user. The three LED cathodes are controlled via GPIO PWM pins. Figure 5-35. RGB LED Indicators 470R R326 VDD_LED LED_RED_PB6 470R R325...
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TDI TEST DATA INPUT - Serial data output line, JTAG data input into target CPU sampled on the rising edge of the TCK signal Common ground nSRST RESET Active-low reset signal. Target CPU reset signal. SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
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5.4.12.2 Serial Console Port The SAMA5D2-XULT board has a dedicated serial port for debugging, which is accessible through the 6-pin male header J1. Various interfaces can be used as USB/Serial DBGU port bridge, such as FTDI TTL-232R USB to TTL serial cable or basic breakout board for the RS232/USB converter.
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The Atmel Embedded Debugger (EDBG) is an intuitive plug-and-play solution which adds full programming and debugging support to embedded hardware kits containing Atmel microcontrollers. It enables seamless integration between the target hardware and the Atmel Studio front end. In addition to the Virtual COM port which provides a UART bridge to the target device, the EDBG provides a Data Gateway Interface, through which the target device and host PC can communicate, facilitating high-level application debugging, monitoring, graphing and logging of system information in real-time.
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The EDBG is based on the Atmel AT32UC3A4256J high-performance low-power 32-bit AVR microcontroller running at up to 60 MHz. The device includes an on-chip USB 2.0 high-speed hardware module with dedicated DMA channels, making it ideal for data communications. By default, the EDBG is in Reset state and not usable. To use the EDBG interface, remove the jumper JP1. To avoid any conflicts with the debug signals, do not use the JTAG and EDBG at the same time.
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VDDCORE DEBUG_DIS PB_USER VBAT DEBUG EDBG_DIS RXD VCC RTS GND TP1 TP2 Table 5-16. USB Connector J14 Signal Descriptions Mnemonic Signal Description VBUS 5V power Data minus Data plus On-the-go identification Common ground SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra [USER GUIDE] Atmel-44028B-ATARM-SAMA5D2-Xplained-Ultra-User Guide_02-Oct-15...
Five 8-pin, one 6-pin, one 10-pin and one 36-pin headers (J7, J8, J9, J16, J17, J20, J21, J22) are provided on the SAMA5D2-XULT board to enable the PIO connection of various expansion cards. These headers’ physical and electrical implementation match the Arduino R3 extension (“shields”) system.
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Arduino extension headers. To enable these signals, SAMA5D27 PIO multiplexing must be properly configured. For more details, refer to Section 5.6 “SAMA5D2-XULT Board Schematics” and the section PIO Controller (PIO) in the SAMA5D2 Series datasheet.
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5.5.2 XPRO The SAMA5D2-XULT board can host three connectors to interface with standard Xplained PRO extensions. These are not populated by default. Figure 5-52. XPRO Connectors Schematics XPRO Power 5V_EXT_INP VSYS_5V VDD_3V3 DNP(Header 2X2) XPRO EXT1 [14] EDBG_ID_02 ADC(+) ADC(-)
SAMA5D2-XULT Board Schematics This section contains the following schematics: Block Diagram PIO Muxing Table Power Supply SAMA5D27 - Power SAMA5D27 - DDR3L SAMA5D27 - PIOA and PIOB SAMA5D27 - PIOC and PIOD ...
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XinJQ 21-May-15 21-May-15 21-May-15 XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX MODIF. MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET Block Diagram Block Diagram Block Diagram...
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XinJQ 21-May-15 21-May-15 21-May-15 XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX MODIF. MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET PIO Muxing PIO Muxing PIO Muxing...
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VSNS R185 390R 1% R280 100R 1% ILIM 10uF 100nF R139 10uF [10] USBA_VBUS_5V DNP(2.2K) RB160M-60TR DNP(1uF) SAMA5D2-XULT PCB 100nF TPS2113 0.2F/3.3V (Super)-Capacitor Populate R if energy storage no Super Cap VDDBU VSYS_5V VSYS_5V VSYS_5V VDDB_5V JPR7 VOUT1 Header 1X2...
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XinJQ 21-May-15 21-May-15 21-May-15 XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX MODIF. MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET SAMA5D27- Power SAMA5D27- Power SAMA5D27- Power...
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XinJQ 21-May-15 21-May-15 21-May-15 XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX MODIF. MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET SAMA5D27- DDR3 SAMA5D27- DDR3 SAMA5D27- DDR3...
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XX-XX-XX MODIF. MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET SAMA5D27- PIOA & PIOB SAMA5D27- PIOA & PIOB SAMA5D27- PIOA & PIOB...
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XX-XX-XX MODIF. MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET SAMA5D27- PIOC & PIOD SAMA5D27- PIOC & PIOD SAMA5D27- PIOC & PIOD...
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MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET SAMA5D27- SYS & JTAG & DBUG SAMA5D27- SYS & JTAG & DBUG SAMA5D27- SYS & JTAG & DBUG...
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MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET ISC & USB & LCD ISC & USB & LCD ISC & USB & LCD...
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MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET Flash & Audio & LED Flash & Audio & LED Flash & Audio & LED...
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INIT EDIT XinJQ XinJQ XinJQ 21-May-15 21-May-15 21-May-15 XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX MODIF. MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET Ethernet_10/100M Ethernet_10/100M Ethernet_10/100M...
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21-May-15 XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX MODIF. MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET SD & eMMC SD & eMMC SD & eMMC...
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INIT EDIT XinJQ XinJQ XinJQ 21-May-15 21-May-15 21-May-15 XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX XX-XX-XX MODIF. MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET EDBG EDBG EDBG...
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XX-XX-XX MODIF. MODIF. MODIF. DES. DES. DES. DATE DATE DATE VER. VER. VER. DATE DATE DATE SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SAMA5D2-XULT SCALE SCALE SCALE REV. REV. REV. SHEET SHEET SHEET Expansion & XPRO Connectors Expansion & XPRO Connectors Expansion & XPRO Connectors...
SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra User Guide Rev. 44028B Revision History Doc. Date Changes Updated Figure 5-2 “Processor Power Lines Supplies” 02-Oct-15 Section 5.6 “SAMA5D2-XULT Board Schematics”: updated all drawings (Figure 5-54 Figure 5-67) Table 6-2. SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra User Guide Rev. 44028A Revision History Doc.
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