Getting Started; Xplained Mini Quick Start; Design Documentation And Relevant Links - Microchip Technology ATtiny817 Xplained Mini Manual

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Getting Started

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Xplained Mini Quick Start

Steps to start exploring the Xplained Mini platform:
1. Download Atmel Studio/MPLAB
2. Launch Atmel Studio/MPLAB
3. Connect a USB cable (Standard-A to Micro-B or Micro-AB) between the PC and the USB port on the kit.
When the Xplained Mini kit is connected to your computer for the first time, the operating system will perform a driver
software installation. The driver file supports both 32- and 64-bit versions of Microsoft
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Vista , Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. The drivers for the kit are included with Atmel Studio/MPLAB
Once the Xplained Mini board is powered, the green status LED will blink, and Atmel Studio/MPLAB
autodetect which Xplained Mini board is connected. Atmel Studio/MPLAB
data sheets and kit documentation. The ATtiny817 device is programmed and debugged by the on-board Mini
Embedded Debugger and, therefore, no external programmer or debugger tool is required.
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Design Documentation and Relevant Links

The following list contains links to the most relevant documents and software for the ATtiny817 Xplained Mini.
• Xplained Products
microcontrollers and other Microchip products.
– Xplained Nano - used for low pin count devices and provides a minimalistic solution with access to all I/O
pins of the target microcontroller.
– Xplained Mini - used for medium pin count devices and adds Arduino Uno compatible header footprint and
a prototyping area.
– Xplained Pro - used for medium-to-high pin count devices that features advanced debugging and
standardized extensions for peripheral functions.
Note: All the above kits have on-board programmers/debuggers, which creates a set of low-cost boards for
evaluation and demonstration of features and capabilities of different Microchip products.
• Atmel Studio
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• MPLAB X IDE
develop applications for Microchip microcontrollers and digital signal controllers. It is called an Integrated
Development Environment (IDE) because it provides a single integrated "environment" to develop code for
embedded microcontrollers.
• Atmel START
and tailor your embedded application in a usable and optimized manner.
• Microchip Sample Store
• Data Visualizer
can receive data from various sources such as the EDBG Data Gateway Interface found on Curiosity Nano and
Xplained Pro boards and COM Ports.
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• QTouch Tools
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• QTouch Design Guide
• ATtiny817 Xplained Mini website
• ATtiny817 Xplained Mini on Microchip Direct
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- Xplained Evaluation Kits are a series of easy-to-use evaluation kits for Microchip
- Free IDE for the development of C/C++ and assembler code for microcontrollers.
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- MPLAB X IDE is a software program that runs on a PC (Windows
- Atmel START is an online tool that helps the user to select and configure software components
- Microchip sample store where you can order samples of devices.
- Data Visualizer is a program used for processing and visualizing data. The Data Visualizer
- A collection of tools to design capacitive touch applications.
- PTC Robustness design guide document for touch sensor development.
- Kit information, latest user guide and design documentation.
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