Section 1 Overview Scope The AT91SAM9RL-EK evaluation kit enables the evaluation of and code development for applications running on an AT91SAM9RL device. It significantly reduces design cycle time, increasing confidence in a right-first-time system solution. This guide focuses on the AT91SAM9RL-EK board as an evaluation platform.
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Wakeup input push button one reset push button one MCI SD/MMC card slot four expansion connectors (PIOA, PIOB, PIOC, PIOD) one BGA-like EBI expansion footprint connector one Lithium Coin Cell Battery Retainer for 12 mm cell size AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
Setting Up the AT91SAM9RL-EK Board Electrostatic Warning Upon delivery, the AT91SAM9RL-EK evaluation board is wrapped in a protective anti-static bag. The board must not be exposed to electrostatic discharges. A grounding strap or similar protective device should be worn when handling the board. Avoid touching the component pins or any other on-board metallic element.
Setting Up the AT91SAM9RL-EK Board Layout Figure 2-1. AT91SAM9RL-EK Layout - Top View AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
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Setting Up the AT91SAM9RL-EK Board Figure 2-2. AT91SAM9RL-EK Layout - Bottom View AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
Setting Up the AT91SAM9RL-EK Board Powering Up the Board The AT91SAM9RL-EK requires 5V DC (±5%). DC power is supplied to the board via the 2.1 mm by 5.5 mm socket J1. Coaxial plug center positive standard. Backup Power Supply The user has the possibility to plug a battery (3V Lithium Battery CR1225 or equivalent) in order to per- manently power the backup part of the device.
High Speed (480 Mbit/s) USB 2.0 Device Controller – On-Chip High Speed Transceiver, UTMI+ Physical Interface – Integrated FIFOs and Dedicated DMA – 4 Kbyte Configurable Integrated DPRAM Fully-featured System Controller, including – Reset Controller, Shutdown Controller AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
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– Input Change Interrupt Capability on Each I/O Line – Individually Programmable Open-drain, Pull-up resistor and Synchronous Output 24-channel Peripheral DMA Controller (PDC) One Multimedia Card Interface (MCI) – SDCard/SDIO 1.0 and MultiMedia Card 3.1 Compliant AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
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– 1.08 to 1.32V for VDDCORE, VDDPLLB and VDDBU – 3.0V to 3.6V for VDDPLLA, VDDANA, VDDUTMI and VDDIOP – Programmable 1.65V to 1.95V or 3.0V to 3.6V for VDDIOM Available in a 144-ball BGA (AT91SAM9R64) and a 217-ball LFBGA (AT91SAM9RL64) Package AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
Atmel serial DataFlash 64 Mbytes of SDRAM memory (32-bit bus width) 256 Mbytes of NAND Flash memory (8-bit bus width) TWI serial EEPROM (footprint only) Clock Circuitry 12 MHz standard crystal for the embedded oscillator AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
One Mono/Stereo Microphone input. 3.11 User Interface Two user input pushbuttons Two user green LED One yellow power LED (can be also software controlled) 3.12 Debug Interface 20-pin JTAG/ICE interface connector DBGU COM port AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
Connecting EBI Memory Daughter Boards to AT91SAM Evaluation Boards, lit. 6309. This allows the developer to check the integrity of the components and to extend the features of the board by adding external hardware components or boards. AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
USB DEVICE: Enables the use of the USBCNX signal DBGU COM PORT Soldered Enables the use of DTXD output signal Soldered Enables the use of DRXD input RS232 COM PORT: Enable the use of Input/output signals AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
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Jumpers Table 4-5. Miscellaneous Default Designation Setting Feature Soldered Soldered Soldered Soldered GND Test point GND Test point GND Test point AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
Section 5 Schematics Board Schematics This section contains the following schematics: Board Diagram - Schematic Top Level Power supply AT91SAM9RL Microcontroller EBI Memory Serial Memory Audio AC97 Serial Interface TFT LCD display Expansion connectors AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
Section 6 Revision History Revision History Table 6-1. Revision History Document Ref. Comments Change Request Ref. 6325A First issue. AT91SAM9RL-EK Evaluation Board User Guide 6325A–ATARM–08-Jan-08...
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