ATmega328P Xplained Mini
ATmega328P Xplained Mini
Preface
This user guide describes how to get started with the ATmega328P Xplained Mini evaluation kit. The evaluation kit is
a hardware platform to evaluate the ATmega328P microcontroller. The on-board mini embedded debugger provides
seamless integration with Atmel Studio and MPLAB® X integrated development platform. The kit provides access to
the features of the ATmega328P enabling easy integration of the device in a custom design.
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Table of Contents
Preface........................................................................................................................................................... 1
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Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 3
1.1.
1.2.
2.
Getting Started........................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1.
2.2.
2.3.
3.
Power Sources........................................................................................................................... 15
Board Assembly......................................................................................................................... 15
Target Headers and Connectors................................................................................................ 16
Target Peripherals...................................................................................................................... 17
mEDBG...................................................................................................................................... 19
Extension Header Area.............................................................................................................. 20
Factory Programmed..................................................................................................................21
Hardware Revision History and Known Issues..................................................................................... 22
5.1.
5.2.
6.
Mini Embedded Debugger..........................................................................................................10
mEDBG Configuration................................................................................................................ 11
mEDBG Firmware Upgrade and Manual Bootloader Entry........................................................13
Hardware User Guide........................................................................................................................... 14
4.1.
4.2.
4.3.
4.4.
4.5.
4.6.
4.7.
5.
Xplained Mini Quick Start............................................................................................................. 5
Design Documentation and Related Links................................................................................... 5
Programming and Debugging...................................................................................................... 5
Xplained Mini.........................................................................................................................................10
3.1.
3.2.
3.3.
4.
Features....................................................................................................................................... 3
Board Overview............................................................................................................................3
Identifying Product ID and Revision........................................................................................... 22
Revision 4...................................................................................................................................22
Document Revision History...................................................................................................................23
The Microchip Website.................................................................................................................................24
Product Change Notification Service............................................................................................................24
Customer Support........................................................................................................................................ 24
Microchip Devices Code Protection Feature................................................................................................ 24
Legal Notice................................................................................................................................................. 24
Trademarks.................................................................................................................................................. 25
Quality Management System....................................................................................................................... 25
Worldwide Sales and Service.......................................................................................................................26
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Introduction
1.
1.1
Introduction
Features
The ATmega328P Xplained Mini evaluation kit provides a development platform for the ATmega328P.
Key Features
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On-board Debugger With Full Source-Level Debugging Support In Atmel Studio/MPLAB® X
Auto-ID For Board Identification In Atmel Studio/MPLAB® X
Access To All Signals On The Target MCU
One Green mEDBG Status LED
One Yellow User LED
One Mechanical User Push Button
Virtual COM Port (CDC)
External Target CLK 16 MHz At 5V, 8 MHz At 3.3V
USB Powered
3.3V Regulator
Arduino Shield Compatible Footprints
Target SPI Bus Header Footprint
Xplained Pro Extension Headers Can Easily Be Strapped In
Board Overview
A brief overview of the default kit configuration, headers, and connectors.
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Figure 1-1. ATmega328P Xplained Mini Headers and Connectors
CDC UART
(J104)
Power source
(J300)
Status
LED
Micro USB
Con nector
Target power
(J301)
Power
mEDBG
(ATmega32U4)
Ground
Target I/O
Shared I/Os
Digital I/O High (J200)
PC5
ANALOG (J203)
PC4
ANALOG (J203)
AREF
NC
GND
VCC
PB5
LED / ISP (J204)
RESET
PB4
ISP (J204)
3V3
PB3
ISP (J204)
5V
PB2
GND
PB1
Power (J202)
GND
PB0
VIN
PD7
Digital I/O Low (J201)
PD6
PC0
Analog I/O (J203)
PD5
PC1
PD4
PC2
PD3
PC3
PD2
DIGITAL J200
PC4
PD1
CDC RX
DIGITAL J200
PC5
PD0
CDC TX
PB7
User
button
PB5
SPI
(J204)
User
LED
mega328P
External
Clock
Table 1-1. Default Configurations
Function
Default Configuration
Other Settings
Kit power source (J300)
5.0V USB powered
External input VIN (1)
Target power (J301)
5.0V USB powered
3.3V from on-board regulator (1)
ATmega328P clock
16 MHz mEDBG clock (2)
Internal oscillator (3)
Info:
Changing the default settings requires modification of the kit using a soldering iron.
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Details on how to change the power settings are described in 4.1 Power Sources.
Details on the mEDBG clock are described in 3.1.1 Xplained Mini Clock Output.
Debugging through debugWIRE may be disabled if the internal oscillator is used.
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2.
Getting Started
2.1
Xplained Mini Quick Start
Steps to start exploring the Xplained Mini platform:
1. Download Atmel Studio/MPLAB® X IDE.
2. Launch Atmel Studio/MPLAB® X.
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® Windows® XP, Windows
Vista®, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. The drivers for the kit are included with Atmel Studio/MPLAB® X.
Once the Xplained Mini board is powered, the green status LED will blink, and Atmel Studio/MPLAB® X will
autodetect which Xplained Mini board is connected. Atmel Studio/MPLAB® X will present relevant information like
data sheets and kit documentation. The ATmega328P device is programmed and debugged by the on-board Mini
Embedded Debugger and, therefore, no external programmer or debugger tool is required.
2.2
Design Documentation and Related Links
The most relevant documents and software for the evaluation kit are available here:
ATmega328P Xplained Mini website - Kit information, latest user guide, and design documentation.
ATmega328P Xplained Mini on Microchip Direct - Buy this kit on microchipDIRECT.
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Atmel Studio - Free IDE for the development of C/C++ and assembler code for microcontrollers.
MPLAB® X IDE - MPLAB® X IDE is a software program that runs on a PC (Windows®, Mac OS®, Linux®) to
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.
Xplained Products - Xplained Evaluation Kits are a series of easy-to-use evaluation kits for Microchip
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 feature 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 START - Atmel START is an online tool that helps the user to select and configure software components
and tailor your embedded application in a usable and optimized manner.
2.3
Programming and Debugging
2.3.1
Programming the Target Using mEDBG
Using the Embedded Debugger on the ATmega328P Xplained Mini board to program the ATmega328P.
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2.
Connect the Xplained Mini USB to the PC.
Go to Atmel Studio: Click the Tools tab, select Device Programming, and select the connected mEDBG as
Tool with Device as ATmega328P and Interface to ISP, click Apply.
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Select “Memories”, locate the source .hex or .elf file, and click Program.
4.
NOTE: If a previous debug session was not closed by selecting “Disable debugWIRE and Close” in the Debug
menu, the DWEN fuse will be enabled, and the target will still be in debug mode, i.e., it will not be possible to
program the target using the ISP interface.
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If the source file contains fuse settings, select “Production file” and upload the .elf file to program the fuses.
Select “Fuses” to program the fuses manually. Set the fuse(s) and click “Program”. Recommended fuse
settings:
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2.3.2
Debugging the Target Using mEDBG
Using the Embedded Debugger on the ATmega328P Xplained Mini board to debug the ATmega328P via
debugWIRE.
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Start Atmel Studio.
Connect the Xplained Mini USB to the PC.
Open your project.
Click the “Project” tab and select the project “properties”, click the “Tools” tab, and select mEDBG as debugger
and debugWIRE as interface.
Click the “Debug” tab and select “Start Debugging and Break”.
Atmel Studio will display an error message if the DWEN fuse in the ATmega328P is not enabled, click YES to
make Studio set the fuse using the ISP interface.
A debug session is started with a break in main, and the debugging can start.
To exit debug mode, select “Disable debugWIRE and Close” in the Debug tab. This will disable the DWEN
fuse.
Info:
If debug mode is not exited by selecting “Disable debugWIRE and Close” in the Debug menu, the DWEN
fuse will be enabled, and the target will still be in debug mode, i.e., it will not be possible to program the
target using ISP.
If any other CPU CLK than the external CLK supplied by the mEDBG is used, the debugWIRE is not
guaranteed to work.
Applying a signal to J202/RESET (the RESET_SENSE signal) while debugging may result in unexpected
behavior. This signal is NOT available during a debugging session because the RESET line is actively
used by the debugWIRE interface.
2.3.3
Programming the Target Using an External Programmer
How to program the target ATmega328P using the AVR® JTAGICE mkII, JTAGICE3, Atmel-ICE, or other
programmers.
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2.3.4
Connect the External Programmer USB to the PC.
Connect the External Programmer to the ATmega328P Xplained Mini board ISP connector.
Go to Atmel Studio: Click the Tools tab, select Device Programming, and select the External Programmer
connected as Tool with Device as ATmega328P and Interface to ISP, click Apply.
Select “Memories”, locate the source .hex or .elf file, and click Program.
Programming the ATmega32U4 Using an External Programmer
How to program the ATmega32U4 using the AVR JTAGICE mkII, JTAGICE3, Atmel-ICE, or other programmers.
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Connect the External Programmer USB to the PC.
Connect the External Programmer to the ATmega328P Xplained Mini board JTAG connector.
Go to Atmel Studio: Click the Tools tab, select Device Programming, and select the connected mEDBG as
Tool with Device as ATmega32U4 and Interface to JTAG, click Apply.
Select “Memories”, locate the source .hex or .elf file, and click Program.
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Select “Fuses” to program the fuses manually. Set the fuse(s) and click “Program”. Recommended fuse
settings:
WARNING
2.3.5
Changing the firmware in the ATmega32U4 will remove the programming and debugging capabilities of the
mEDBG. If the EEPROM is altered, the mEDBG may not be recognized by Atmel Studio anymore.
Programming the ATmega32U4 Using a Bootloader
This section describes how to use the bootloader to program the ATmega32U4.
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Launch Atmel Studio.
Short strap J102.
Open the programming dialog, select the bootloader in the tool menu.
Connect the ATmega328P Xplained Mini board USB connector to the PC.
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Select Device = ATmega32U4 (Device - Select).
Select USB communication (Ctrl+U).
Select the memory area to program (use the toggle memory button).
Select Load Hex file (Ctrl+L).
Select Programming Options.
Click “Run”, observe the status in the status field.
WARNING
Changing the firmware in the ATmega32U4 will remove the programming and debugging capabilities of the
mEDBG. If the EEPROM is altered, the mEDBG may not be recognized by Atmel Studio anymore.
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3.
Xplained Mini
Xplained Mini is an evaluation platform that provides a set of small boards with access to all microcontroller I/Os. The
platform consists of a series of low-pin-count Microcontroller (MCU) boards, which are integrated with Atmel Studio to
present relevant user guides, application notes, datasheets, and example code. The platform also features a Virtual
COM port for serial communication to a host PC.
3.1
Mini Embedded Debugger
The ATmega328P Xplained Mini contains the Mini Embedded Debugger (mEDBG) for on-board programming and
debugging. The mEDBG is a composite USB device of two interfaces: a debugger and a virtual COM port.
Together with Atmel Studio, the mEDBG debugger interface can program and debug the ATmega328P. On
ATmega328P Xplained Mini, the ISP/dW interface is connected between the mEDBG and the ATmega328P.
The virtual COM port is connected to a UART on the ATmega328P and provides an easy way to communicate with
the target application through the terminal software. It offers variable baud rate, parity, and Stop bit settings.
Note: The settings on the ATmega328P must match the settings given in the terminal software.
Info: The virtual COM port in the mEDBG requires the terminal software to set the Data Terminal Ready
(DTR) signal to enable the UART pins connected to the ATmega328P. If the DTR signal is not enabled the
UART pins on the mEDBG are kept in high-z (tri-state), rendering the COM port unusable. The DTR signal
is automatically set by some terminal software, but it may have to be manually enabled in the target
terminal.
The mEDBG controls one status LED on the ATmega328P Xplained Mini. The table below shows how the LED is
controlled in different operation modes.
Table 3-1. mEDBG LED Control
Operation Mode
3.1.1
Status LED
Power-up
LED is briefly lit
Normal operation
LED is not lit
Programming
Activity indicator; the LED flashes when programming/
debugging with the mEDBG
Xplained Mini Clock Output
The mEDBG outputs its CPU clock on a pin. This clock pin is connected to the ATmega328P clock input and is used
to have a synchronous clock with the mEDBG to enable debugging through debugWIRE.
To disconnect the external clock to the ATmega328P, a 0Ω resistor or strap has to be removed from the footprint, as
shown in the figure below (R109).
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Figure 3-1. External Clock Footprint
The mEDBG CPU clock frequency depends on the selected voltage, see the table below.
Table 3-2. CPU Clock vs. Voltage
3.2
Target Voltage
mEDBG CPU Clock
3.3V
8 MHz
5.0V
16 MHz
mEDBG Configuration
The operation of the mEDBG can be configured by writing registers in the mEDBG. No configuration is required for
default operation.
3.2.1
mEDBG Low-Power Modes
Two modes enable the mEDBG to save power when connected to an external power source.
EOF mode, where the mEDBG is disabled. When enabled, the ATmega32U4 will enter sleep mode if the USB does
not enumerate within 5 seconds of power-up. In this mode, the external clock is not available to the target MCU.
LOWP mode, where the mEDBG is set to run at 1 MHz. Saving power while maintaining the USB connection for the
COM port. The external clock will be 1 MHz.
Table 3-3. Low Power Modes Operation
3.2.2
Mode
External CLK
COM Port
ISP/dW Program
ISP/dW Debug
EOF
disabled
disabled
disabled
disabled
LOWP
forced 1 MHz
enabled
useless
useless
Factory settings
enabled
enabled
enabled
enabled
mEDBG Fuse Filter
The mEDBG does not initially allow users to program all fuses of the target device through Atmel Studio, as a filter is
implemented to protect certain fuses. The protected fuses are different for every product using the mEDBG and are
typically clock related fuses that could be set to invalid configurations.
The fuse protection can be disabled by writing the FUSE bit to ‘0’.
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Info: The fuse filter prevents users from changing critical fuses using Atmel Studio. However, it does not
prevent users from setting fuses freely using the command line interface atprogram bundled with Atmel
Studio.
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3.2.3
Super User Fantastic Feature Enable Register
Name:
Offset:
Reset:
Property:
SUFFER
0x0120
0xFF
N/A
The Super User Fantastic Feature Enable Register allows the user to modify the behavior of the mEDBG.
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
Access
Reset
2
EOF
R/W
1
1
LOWP
R/W
1
0
FUSE
R/W
1
Bit 2 – EOF Extended Off
Writing the EOF bit to ‘1’ sets default operation. Writing the EOF bit to ‘0’ enables the extended off power mode. If no
USB enumeration is successful within five seconds of power-up, the mEDBG enters deep sleep.
Bit 1 – LOWP Low Power
Writing the LOWP bit to ‘1’ sets the system clock to its default value. Writing the LOWP bit to ‘0’ enables low-power
mode. The mEDBG is set to run at 1 MHz, which decreases the power usage.
Bit 0 – FUSE FUSE Protection
Writing the FUSE bit to ‘1’ enables fuse protection when using Atmel Studio. The fuse protection prevents
modification of specific fuses in the ATmega328P target device that could make the mEDBG on the ATmega328P
Xplained Mini not usable. Writing the FUSE bit to ‘0’ removes all protection of fuses in the ATmega328P target
device.
WARNING
3.3
Writing the FUSE bit to ‘0’ enables modification of all fuses in the ATmega328P. Setting wrong fuse
settings may render the mEDBG not usable on the ATmega328P Xplained Mini. As an example, if an
invalid clock setting is set, recovery may require an external debugger.
mEDBG Firmware Upgrade and Manual Bootloader Entry
The mEDBG firmware is updated through the programming dialog in Atmel Studio.
If you are unable to upgrade the mEDBG firmware on your ATmega328P Xplained Mini, you can try the command
line utility atfw.exe provided with the Atmel Studio. atfw.exe is located in the atbackend folder in your Atmel Studio
install location.
To manually upgrade the firmware, run the following command:
atfw.exe -t medbg -a ..\tools\ mEDBG\medbg_fw.zip
If atfw.exe is unable to find the mEDBG, it may be required to force the ATmega32U4 (mEDBG) to enter its
bootloader. To force the bootloader entry, short-circuit the BOOT pads (J102) and toggle power to the ATmega328P
Xplained Mini board. Run the atfw command above. When the firmware is upgraded, remove the power from the kit
and remove the short-circuit of J102.
Figure 3-2. Force Boot Jumper
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Hardware User Guide
The following sections describe the implementation of the relevant peripherals, headers, and connectors on the
ATmega328P Xplained Mini and their connections to the ATmega328P. The tables of connections in the sections
below also describe which signals are shared between the headers and on-board functionality.
The figure below shows the assembly drawing of the ATmega328P Xplained Mini to help the identification of
components.
Figure 4-1. ATmega328P Xplained Mini Assembly Drawing
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4.1
Power Sources
The ATmega328P Xplained Mini kit can be powered by a USB or an external voltage input VIN. The default power
source is 5.0V from a USB. The USB port is protected with a 500 mA PTC resettable fuse.
The ATmega328P is powered from the 5.0V USB voltage by default.
The figure below shows the possible kit power supply connections.
Figure 4-2. Power Supply Block Diagram
Ext ernal input
5V
mEDBG USB
Input select
jumper
0R
VCC_P5V0
VCC_P3V3
Regulator 3.3V
Target select
jumper
VCC_P5V0
Power source
mEDBG
&
Target
0R
Power converter
Power consumer
Power switch
The input voltage select jumper (J300, 3-pin header footprint) can be soldered in to select between power from the
USB port or the VIN pin on the Arduino power header footprint. By default, the selector is bypassed with a 0Ω resistor
(R300) to connect the USB voltage to the on-board 3.3V/150 mA regulator and target voltage select header.
The target voltage select jumper (J301, 3-pin header footprint) can be soldered in to select between the on-board
3.3V regulator or the voltage from the input voltage select jumper (J300). The selector is bypassed with a 0Ω resistor
(R301) to connect the kit input voltage to the ATmega328P and mEDBG.
Important: If the target voltage and input voltage select headers are soldered in and used with a jumper,
the bypass 0Ω resistors have to be removed to avoid contention.
4.2
Board Assembly
The Xplained Mini board can easily be assembled into a product prototype for software development and hardware
verification. All signals of the ATmega328P are available in the Xplained Mini board connector grid, enabling easy
connection of external sensors and output devices to prototype the customer-specific application.
4.2.1
Connecting an Arduino Shield
Arduino® shields can be mounted in the marked positions (J200, J201, J202, J203, and J204).
WARNING
The ATmega328P Xplained Mini connects VCC_TARGET to the Arduino SPI connector, while all Arduino
boards connect VCC_P5V0 to the same pin. The VCC_TARGET may be either 3.3V or 5.0V, depending
on the configuration of the kit if the kit is configured for 3.3V operation. Connecting an Arduino shield may
damage the board permanently. It is not recommended to solder the SPI connector when using Arduino
shields if not strictly necessary. If the connector is required, it is recommended to remove pin two from the
SPI connector.
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4.3
4.3.1
Target Headers and Connectors
Target Digital I/O
The J200 and J201 headers provide access to the ATmega328P digital I/O pins.
Table 4-1. J200 Digital I/O High Byte Header
J200 Pin
ATmega328P Pin
Function
1
PB0
2
PB1
3
PB2
SS, SPI Bus Master Slave select
4
PB3
MOSI, SPI Bus Master Output/Slave Input
5
PB4
MISO, SPI Bus Master Input/Slave Output
6
PB5
SCK, SPI Bus Master Clock Input
7
GND
8
AREF
9
PC4
SDA, 2-wire Serial Bus Data Input/Output Line. Shared with ADC4.
10
PC5
SCL, 2-wire Serial Bus Clock Line. Shared with ADC5.
Table 4-2. J201 Digital I/O High Low Header
4.3.2
J201 Pin
ATmega328P Pin
Function
1
PD0
RXD (ATmega328P USART Input Pin)
2
PD1
TXD (ATmega328P USART Output Pin)
3
PD2
4
PD3
5
PD4
6
PD5
7
PD6
8
PD7
Board Power Header
The J202 header enables connection to the ATmega328P Xplained Mini power system.
Table 4-3. J202 Power Header
J202 Pin
Signal
1
NC
2
VCC_TARGET
The power source selected for the target (selected by J301)
3
RESET_SENSE
This is a RESET signal monitored by the mEDBG. If pulled low, the target
RESET line will be pulled low by the mEDBG. The ATmega32U4 internal pull-up
is enabled. This signal is not available during debugging.
4
VCC_P3V3
The 3.3V regulator output
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4.3.3
J202 Pin
Signal
Description
5
VCC_P5V0
The selected power source (VIN or VBUS selected by J300)
6
GND
7
GND
8
VCC_VIN
The external power source connection
Target Analog I/O
The ATmega328P ADC input pins are available in the J203 header.
AREF is available in J200 pin 8.
Table 4-4. J203 Analog Header
4.3.4
J203 Pin
ATmega328P Pin
Function
1
PC0
ADC Input Channel 0
2
PC1
ADC Input Channel 1
3
PC2
ADC Input Channel 2
4
PC3
ADC Input Channel 3
5
PC4
ADC Input Channel 4
6
PC5
ADC Input Channel 5
Target Programming
The J204 header enables a direct connection to the ISP bus with an external programmer for programming of the
ATmega328P.
Table 4-5. ISP Header
J204 Pin
1
ATmega328P Pin
Function
PB4
MISO
2
VCC target
3
PB5
SCK
4
PB3
MOSI
5
PC6
RESET
6
4.3.5
GND
Target Additional I/O
Signals not available in any of the headers or connectors are available in column 5 of the grid.
Table 4-6. Additional I/O
4.4
ATmega328P Pin
Grid Position
ADC6
H5
ADC7
G5
Target Peripherals
The ATmega328P Xplained Mini has one LED and one push button.
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Figure 4-3. Peripherals
4.4.1
Push Button
A general purpose push button, SW200, is connected to PB7.
Figure 4-4. Push Button
USER BUTTON
R209
100k
VCC_TARGET
SW200
SKRAAKE010
1
3
2
4
PB7
C204
100n
GND
4.4.2
User LED
There is one yellow LED, D200, available for use by the application SW.
The LED is connected to ATmega328P, pin 17 - PB5. The SCK signal from the mEDBG is in tri-state when not used.
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Figure 4-5. User LED
2
R200
1k
PB5
USER LED
1
D200
LED_12
EL17-21UYC/A3
GND
4.5
mEDBG
The ATmega328P Xplained Mini board has an embedded debugger/programmer enabling debugging and
programming of the ATmega328P without any additional external equipment.
4.5.1
mEDBG COM Port Connection
The mEDBG provides a CDC COM port connection when connected to a USB host device.
The mEDBG (ATmega32U4) USART is used for communication with the CDC COM port. The USART TX/RX signals
are available on the J104 header and are also connected to the ATmega328P via 0Ω resistors enabling easy
disconnect from the ATmega328P if needed. The RX/TX silkscreen notation next to J104 refers to the RX and TX
pins of the mEDBG (ATmega32U4).
Table 4-7. J104 USART Header
4.5.2
J104 Pin
ATmega32U4
ATmega328P
Function
1 - USART TxD
PD3
PD0 (RxD)
TxD out from ATmega32U4
2 - USART RxD
PD2
PD1 (TxD)
RxD in to ATmega32U4
mEDBG JTAG Interface
The mEDBG (ATmega32U4) JTAG interface is available for programming and debugging of the ATmega32U4 on the
50-mil header in the upper right corner of the kit.
Table 4-8. J100 JTAG Header
J100 Pin
Signal Name
1
TCK
2
GND
3
TDO
4
VCC_BOARD
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4.6
J100 Pin
Signal Name
5
TMS
6
RESET
7
NC
8
NC
9
TDI
10
GND
Description
Connected to ATmega32U4 only
Extension Header Area
The marked area on the grid I7 to R8 can be used for strapping in an Xplained Pro extension header or a 10-pin
legacy Xplained/RZ600 header.
Figure 4-6. Extension Header Area
The SPI bus signals are available close to the header at row J and K, enabling easy connection to header pin 15 to
18.
Using pins 11 to 20 enables connection of the 10-pin legacy header used on the RZ600 wireless modules and the 10pin Xplained sensor modules.
The general bus connections for an Xplained Pro Extension board are indicated in the table below. Detailed wiring
can be found in the selected extension board documentation.
Table 4-9. Extension Header Typical Signals
Pin
Signal Name
Signal Description
1
ID
Communication line to the ID chip on the Xplained extension board
2
GND
Ground
3
ADC(+)
Analog-to-Digital converter, alternatively positive part of differential ADC
4
ADC(-)
Analog-to-Digital converter, alternatively negative part of differential ADC
5
GPIO1
General purpose I/O
6
GPIO2
General purpose I/O
7
PWM(+)
Pulse-Width Modulation, alternatively positive part of differential PWM
8
PWM(-)
Pulse-Width Modulation, alternatively negative part of differential PWM
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Pin
Signal Name
Signal Description
9
IRQ/GPIO
Interrupt request line and/or general purpose I/O
10
SPI_SS_B/ GPIO
Slave B select for SPI and/or general purpose I/O
11
I2C_SDA
Data line for I2C interface
12
I2C_SCL
Clock line for I2C interface
13
UART_RX
Receiver line of ATmega328P USART
14
UART_TX
Transmitter line of ATmega328P USART
15
SPI_SS_A
Slave A select for SPI
16
SPI_MOSI
Master out slave in line of serial peripheral interface
17
SPI_MISO
Master in slave out line of serial peripheral interface
18
SPI_SCK
Clock for serial peripheral interface
19
GND
Ground
20
VCC
Power for extension board
Factory Programmed
The ATmega328P is preprogrammed with a demo program, ReMorse.
When the CDC COM port is connected to a terminal window (9600 8N1), the text you write will be transmitted via the
LED in Morse code. Any Morse code transmitted by using the button will be displayed as text in the terminal window.
The ATmega32U4 is preprogrammed with the mEDBG firmware.
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Hardware Revision History and Known Issues
5.
Hardware Revision History and Known Issues
This user guide provides the latest available revision of the kit. This section contains information about known issues,
a revision history of older revisions, and how older revisions differ from the latest revision.
5.1
Identifying Product ID and Revision
The revision and product identifier of Xplained Mini boards can be found in two ways; either through Atmel Studio or
by looking at the sticker on the bottom side of the PCB.
By connecting an Xplained Mini board to a computer with Atmel Studio running, an information window will pop up.
The first six digits of the serial number, which is listed under kit details, contain the product identifier and revision.
The same information can be found on the sticker on the bottom side of the PCB. Most kits will print the identifier and
revision in plain text as A09-nnnn\rr, where nnnn is the identifier and rr is the revision. Boards with limited space have
a sticker with only a data matrix code, which contains a serial number string.
The serial number string has the following format:
"nnnnrrssssssssss"
n = product identifier
r = revision
s = serial number
The product identifier for ATmega328P Xplained Mini is A09-2323.
5.2
Revision 4
Revision 4 is the initial released revision, and there are no known issues.
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Document Revision History
6.
Document Revision History
Doc. Rev. Date
Comment
B
02/2020 Removed section covering mEDBG command line interface as it was obsolete
A
09/2017 Converted to Microchip format and replaced the Atmel document number 42287C.
Restructured the user guide. Added the 5. Hardware Revision History and Known Issues
chapter.
42287C
08/2015 Updated version
42287B
10/2014 Updated version
42287A
05/2014 Initial document release
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