Atmel AT91SAM9XE-EK Board Support Package

This package contains project templates, system files and example programs for the Atmel AT91SAM9XE-EK.

CrossWorks Version 4 Installation Instructions

This package can only be installed if you have the following CrossWorks license bolt-ons:

• ARM License

To install this support package

1. Click the Tools > Package Manager menu option to open the package manager window.
2. Right click on the Atmel AT91SAM9XE-EK Board Support Package entry and select Install Selected Packages.
3. Click Next to take you to the summary page.
4. Click Next to install the package.
5. Click Finish to close the package manager window.
6. Click the Tools > Show Installed Packages.
7. Click on the Atmel AT91SAM9XE-EK Board Support Package link to view the package and its contents.

To manually install this support package

1. If you have not done so already, follow the Atmel AT91SAM9 CPU Support Package and CrossWorks Tasking Library Package installation instructions.
2. Download the file Atmel_AT91SAM9XE_EK.hzq using your web browser.
3. Click the Tools > Manually Install Packages menu option.
4. Select the file you have just downloaded to install the package.
5. Click the Tools > Show Installed Packages.
6. Click on the Atmel AT91SAM9XE-EK Board Support Package link to view the package and its contents.

To install this support package using other versions

• CrossWorks Version 2 Installation Instructions
• CrossWorks Version 3 Installation Instructions

Release Notes

2.1

• Tested with CrossWorks Version 2.3.0 and Atmel AT91SAM9 CPU Support Package Version 2.4.

2.0

• Initial Release.

Documentation

Creating AT91SAM9XE-EK Projects

CrossStudio for ARM supports the Atmel AT91SAM9XE-EK board with loading and debugging applications into internal Flash and SRAM and to external SDRAM.

To create a new Atmel AT91SAM9XE-EK Evaluation Board project

• Select the File | New | New Project menu item.
• Select AT91SAM9XE_EK from the Boards category list.
• Select the required project template type from the Project Templates list.
• Set the required project name and location directory.
• Click OK.

To build, load and debug an application

• Select the project to work on by using the Project | Set Active Project menu option.
• Select the IFLASH placement (for a build that runs in internal Flash memory) by clicking on the project node in the project explorer.
• Build the project by using the Build | Build Project menu option.
• Connect to the appropriate target in the target window.
• Download and start debugging the current project by using Debug | Start Debugging.

You can build a project to run in internal SRAM by selecting the ISRAM placement and build a project that can run in SDRAM by selecting the SDRAM placement.

Atmel AT91SAM9XE-EK Project Specifics

Target Reset Script

The reset script for AT91SAM9XE_EK_Target.js supplies the function to set up the clocks and SDRAM that is called from the standard AT91SAM9XE_Target.js reset script.

Board Specific Files

The file AT91SAM9XE_EK.c sets up the CTL timer and provides a led and button pressed function. For a FLASH placement build this file sets up the clocks, SDRAM and NOR flash.