Atmel Xplained Evaluation Kit ATMEGA1284P-XPLD ATMEGA1284P-XPLD Data Sheet
Product codes
ATMEGA1284P-XPLD
AVR370
5
8374A-AVR-04/11
4 Connecting the board
Connect a USB cable between the board and a PC or a USB power supply to power it
up. This is all that is needed. When power is applied the power/status LED will light
up in green.
up. This is all that is needed. When power is applied the power/status LED will light
up in green.
WARNING
Do not power the board without having the jumper next to the USB
connector or an ammeter mounted. Otherwise, the device may be
damaged.
connector or an ammeter mounted. Otherwise, the device may be
damaged.
When connecting the Atmel MEGA-1284P Xplained to a PC, the operating system will
request a driver file for installing the serial communication driver. This driver file is
available in the zip-file associated with this document. The driver file supports both
32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows
request a driver file for installing the serial communication driver. This driver file is
available in the zip-file associated with this document. The driver file supports both
32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows
®
XP and Windows
7. Driver installs are not
necessary on Linux
®
operating systems.
4.1 Connecting the Atmel AVR Dragon
In order to connect the
cable is needed. Connect the cable between the JTAG connector on the AVR Dragon
kit and the MEGA-1284P Xplained JTAG connector. Take a look at
kit and the MEGA-1284P Xplained JTAG connector. Take a look at
the connection should be done.
Figure 4-1. Connecting AVR Dragon to an Xplained board.