2.
Getting Started
2.1
Three Steps to Start Exploring the Atmel Xplained Pro Platform
1. Download and install
2. Launch Atmel Studio.
3. Connect PROTO1 Xplained Pro to an Xplained Pro MCU board and connect a USB cable to DEBUG USB
port on the Xplained Pro MCU board.
2.2
Connecting PROTO1 Xplained Pro to the Xplained Pro MCU Board.
To start using the PROTO1 Xplained Pro extension board you will need an Xplained Pro MCU board with at
least one standard 20-pin extension header. The PROTO1 Xplained Pro can be connected to any of these
extension headers. After the PROTO1 Xplained Pro has been connected to an extension header the Xplained
Pro MCU board can be powered in the normal way as described in the help for this kit.
Warning
If any modifications are done to the PROTO1 Xplained Pro prototype circuit, please check that
there are no short-circuits on the power lines before connecting it to the Xplained Pro MCU board
in order to avoid any damage.
2.3
Documentation for Atmel PROTO1 Xplained Pro
The following list contains links to the most relevant documents and software for the PROTO1 Xplained Pro.
1.
Xplained Pro products
for 8- and 32-bit Atmel microcontrollers. It consists of a series of low cost MCU boards for evaluation and
demonstration of features and capabilities of different MCU families.
2.
PROTO1 Xplained Pro User Guide
3.
PROTO1 Xplained Pro Design Documentation
drawings, 3D plots, layer plots etc.
4.
Atmel Studio
microcontrollers.
1
http://www.atmel.com/XplainedPro
2
http://www.atmel.com/Images/Atmel-42080-PROTO1-Xplained-Pro_User-Guide.pdf
3
http://www.atmel.com/Images/Atmel-42080-PROTO1-Xplained-Pro_User-Guide.zip
4
http://www.atmel.com/atmelstudio
Atmel
Studio.
1
- Atmel Xplained Pro is a series of small-sized and easy-to-use evaluation kits
2
- PDF version of this User Guide.
4
- Free Atmel IDE for development of C/C++ and assembler code for Atmel
3
- Package containing schematics, BOM, assembly
Atmel PROTO1 Xplained Pro [USER GUIDE]
5
42080B-MCU-10/2013
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