Atmel Ethernet1 Xplained Pro [USER GUIDE]
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Xplained Pro
Xplained Pro is an evaluation platform that provides the full Atmel microcontroller experience. The platform
consists of a series of Microcontroller (MCU) boards and extension boards that are integrated with Atmel Studio,
have Atmel Software Framework (ASF) drivers and demo code, support data streaming, and more.
Xplained Pro MCU boards support a wide range of Xplained Pro extension boards that are connected through a
set of standardized headers and connectors. Each extension board has an identification (ID) chip to uniquely
identify which extension boards are attached an Xplained Pro MCU board. This information is used to present
relevant user guides, application notes, datasheets, and example code through Atmel Studio. Available Xplained
Pro MCU and extension boards can be purchased in the Atmel Web Store.
Hardware Identification System
All Xplained Pro compatible extension boards have an Atmel ATSHA204 CryptoAuthentication™ chip mounted.
This chip contains information that identifies the extension with its name and some extra data. When an Xplained
Pro extension board is connected to an Xplained Pro MCU board the information is read and sent to Atmel
Studio. The Atmel Kits extension, installed with Atmel Studio, will give relevant information, code examples, and
links to relevant documents. Table 1-1 Xplained Pro ID Chip Content shows the data fields stored in the ID chip
with example content.
Table 1-1. Xplained Pro ID Chip Content
Data field Data type Example content
Manufacturer ASCII string Atmel’\0’
Product Name ASCII string Ethernet1 Xplained Pro’\0’
Product Revision ASCII string 02’\0’
Product Serial Number ASCII string 1774020200000010’\0’
Minimum Voltage [mV] uint16_t 3000
Maximum Voltage [mV] uint16_t 3600
Maximum Current [mA] uint16_t 30
Standard Headers and Connectors
Xplained Pro Standard Extension Header
All Xplained Pro kits have one or more dual row, 20-pin, 100mil extension headers. Xplained Pro MCU boards
have male headers while Xplained Pro extensions have their female counterparts. Note that all pins are not
always connected. However, all the connected pins follow the defined pin-out described in Table 1-2 Standard
Layout of Xplained Pro Extension Header. The extension headers can be used to connect a wide variety of
Xplained Pro extensions to Xplained Pro MCU boards and to access the pins of the target MCU on Xplained Pro
MCU board directly.
