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Atmel SAMA5D3-EK Board Support Package
This package contains project templates, system files and example programs for the Atmel SAMA5D3-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
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- Click the Tools > Package Manager menu option to open the package manager window.
- Right click on the Atmel SAMA5D3-EK Board Support Package entry and select Install Selected Packages.
- Click Next to take you to the summary page.
- Click Next to install the package.
- Click Finish to close the package manager window.
- Click the Tools > Show Installed Packages.
- Click on the Atmel SAMA5D3-EK Board Support Package link to view the package and its contents.
- To manually install this support package
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- If you have not done so already, follow the Atmel SAMA5D3 CPU Support Package and CrossWorks Tasking Library Package installation instructions.
- Download the file Atmel_SAMA5D3_EK.hzq using your web browser.
- Click the Tools > Manually Install Packages menu option.
- Select the file you have just downloaded to install the package.
- Click the Tools > Show Installed Packages.
- Click on the Atmel SAMA5D3-EK Board Support Package link to view the package and its contents.
- To install this support package using other versions
Release Notes
3.0
- Use libboard_sama5d3x-ek lowlevel and memory init code.
1.0
- Initial Release.
Documentation
Creating Atmel SAMA5D3-EK Projects
CrossStudio for ARM supports the Atmel SAMA5D3-EK board with loading and debugging applications into SDRAM and into the serial SPIFlash on NPCS0.
To create a new Atmel SAMA5D3-EK Board project
- Select the File | New | New Project menu item.
- Select SAMA5D3_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 running in SDRAM
- Select the project to work on by using the Project | Set Active Project menu option.
- Select the SDRAM placement 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.
To load and debug an SDRAM application into the serial SPIFlash on NPCS0.
- Connect to the appropriate target in the target window.
- Right click on the project node in the project explorer and select Program SPIFlash (NPCS0).
Atmel SAMA5D3-EK Project Specifics
Target Reset Script
The reset script in SAMA5D3_EK_Target.js supplies the function to set up the clocks and SDRAM which is implemented by running the SDRAM initialisation project.
Board Specific Files
The file SAMA5D3_EK.c provides a led and button pressed function.