Microcontrollers

The kit contains the STK524, the top STK500 development board module for Atmel AVR ATmega32M1, ATmega32C1 products and future compatible derivatives. It also contains AVRCANAdapt and AVRLINAdapt boards.

A complete starter kit and development system for the 8-bit and 32-bit AVR microcontrollers that gives designers a quick start to develop code on the AVR, with advanced features for prototyping and testing new designs.

The AVR device connects to the STK600 using an innovative routing and socketcard sandwich system, which routes the signals from the device to the appropriate hardware.

Note that a routing card and socket card for the specific device would need to be purchase separately.

The system consists of a generic socketcard, on which the AVR device is inserted, and a device specific signal routing card, which routes the signals from the socket pins to the different functions on the STK600 main board dependant on the device. This design simplifies hardware setup when switching from one AVR device to another, since all connections from the device to the motherboard are determined by the routing card, a custom board for each device. The routing system is purely passive; no electronic components route the signals, so all I/O pins are directly accessible on the connectors with no altering of the electrical behavior.

The kit offers access to all device pins, and several useful hardware functions such as pushbuttons, LEDs, and dataflash to create a complete system for prototyping and testing new designs. Free AVR Studio or AVR32 Studio lets designers write and compile firmware in either assembly or C language, and download the code to the target AVR device.

The board also has adjustable voltage supply and adjustable clock to the target AVR device. The VCC level and clock frequency can be adjusted on the fly from AVR Studio or AVR32 Studio, giving designers the ability to test the performance at different voltage levels and clock frequencies with just the click of a button.

The AVR Dragon sets a new standard for low cost development tools for 8-bit and 32-bit AVR devices with On Chip Debug (OCD) capability. It can perform a symbolic debug on all devices with OCD with SPI, JTAG, PDI (selected devices), high voltage serial programming, parallel programming, and aWire modes, and supports debugging using SPI, JTAG, PDI interfaces.

A development area lets designers build their own circuitry or add sockets for the desired device footprint. The debugger also supports NanoTrace, depending on the OCD module on the AVR device, using the target device's memory.

Note: Atmel AVR XMEGA PDI mode on AVR Dragon does NOT work for the following XMEGA devices: A3/D3 - revisions B, C and E or A1 (up to revision K).

A mid-range development tool for Atmel 8-bit and 32-bit AVR devices with on-chip debugging for source level symbolic debugging, NanoTrace (if supported by the device) and device programming. It supports SP, JTAG, PDI, and aWire modes and interface debugging. The tool is firmware upgradeable to support future AVR devices.

A professional development tool for all Atmel 8-bit and 32-bit AVR devices with On-Chip Debug capability. It is used for source level symbolic debugging, program trace and device programming. AVR ONE! supports the complete development cycle and is the fastest debugging tool offered from Atmel.

It supports SPI, JTAG, PDI, and aWire programming modes and debugging using debugWIRE, JTAG, PDI, and aWire interfaces. AVR ONE! is driven by a powerful FPGA which provides high-speed data transfer between the host PC and the target AVR device, facilitating rapid program download and a most responsive debugging experience.

The debugger for one CAN and two LIN networks monitors network traffic and sends CAN or LIN messages through its USB PC interface (cable included). It can also be used as a fast programmable CAN/LIN gateway. The kit includes Warwick Technology PC software and a programming interface (AUTO900) for standard AVR tools (AVR ISP or JTAGICE). The debugger is Windows XP- and Vista-compatible and requires no drivers.

Mid-range development tool for Atmel 8-bit and 32-bit AVR microcontrollers with on-chip debugging for source level symbolic debugging, NanoTrace (if supported by the device) and device programming.

For more information, please visit the Online User Guide.

Development kit for Atmel AT90CAN AVR microcontrollers. The board is designed to easily evaluate the product using demonstration software. To complement evaluation and enable additional development, the board can also be plugged into the STK500 starter kit. The standalone board has numerous serial interfaces (dual RS232, CAN, LIN, SPI & TWI) and resources such as keyboard, LEDs, voltage reading, light and temperature sensors, and speaker.

The ATAK42001-V1 evaluation kit includes the Atmel® LIN System Basis Chip ATA6641 with high-voltage switch interface. This low-cost, single-wire serial communication system for distributed electronics in vehicles is designed for body control applications, including power windows, mirrors, smart wipers, door locks, seat/roof/lighting control, lamps and indicators, dashboard instruments, steering wheels, climate and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, motors, switch panels and sensors. The ATA6641 System Basis Chip (SBC) with an eight-channel high-voltage switch interface, a LIN2.1 and SAEJ2602-2-compliant LIN transceiver, low-drop voltage regulator and an adjustable window watchdog enables the development of inexpensive, low-end, but also powerful slave and master nodes for LIN bus systems meeting the latest OEM requirements. The kit supports flexible configuration of different I/O types (digital switch, rotary switch, LED) and is controlled by a PC-based user interface.

The ATAK43001-V1 evaluation kit includes the Atmel® ATA664251 which is a System-in-Package (SiP) product, particularly suited for complete LIN-bus node applications. It consists of two ICs in one package and is especially designed for LIN-switch applications, including nearly the complete LIN node. The first chip is the LIN-system-basis-chip (LINSBC) ATA664151, which has an integrated LIN transceiver, a 5V regulator (80mA), a window watchdog, an 8-channel high voltage switch interface with high voltage current sources and a 16-bit SPI for configuration and diagnosis. The second chip is an automotive microcontroller from the series of AVR® 8-bit microcontrollers from Atmel with advanced RISC architecture, the Atmel ATtiny167 with 16-Kbytes flash memory. The kit is designed for evaluation of the ATA664251 SiP and facilitates the development of inexpensive, low-end, but also powerful nodes for LIN bus systems meeting the latest OEM requirements. It supports flexible configuration of different I/O types (digital switch, rotary switch, LED; controlled by PC-based user interface) and includes a debug & programming connector for convenient development of the embedded AVR µC software with standard AVR tools.

The evaluation kit is a complete, ready to use CAN/LIN network that lets designers quickly start and evaluate Atmel automotive network solutions. The kit includes one CAN-LIN gateway (AUTO100) and two LIN slave nodes; one node is used for joystick control (AUTO300) and one node for DC motor control (AUTO200).A CAN/LIN network debugger (AUTO102) connects to a PC via USB for monitoring and transmission on both networks using Warwick Technology PC software. A programming interface (AUTO900) for standard AVR tools (AVR ISP or JTAGICE) is also included.

The kit demonstrates the functionality of the Atmel® ATmega64HVE2 8-bit AVR® microcontroller in an Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) application. A PC-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) allows to control and readout of voltage, current, and temperature measurement values.
The kit includes a reference design for Atmel ATmega64HVE2 and a IBS demo system with 100mOhm shunt, connected via LIN Bus, enclosed LIN Master and finally via USB to the GUI running on the host PC.

Evaluation Kit for Atmel AVR AT32UC3A3256AU demonstrating Atmel's state-of-the-art AVR UC3 32-bit microcontroller in Hi-Fi audio decoding and streaming applications, including applications that carry an Atmel licensed Audio firmware IPs.

The kit demonstrates the Atmel AVR AT32UC3A3256AU microcontroller which combines an unrivalled selection of communication interfaces like Hi-Speed USB device with On-The-Go functionality, dual SDcard, NAND flash with ECC and stereo 16-bit DAC, making it the perfect fit in Hi-Fi audio decoding and streaming applications. The kit contains reference hardware and software for playing MP3 files from mass storage devices.

It is also capable of executing Atmel licensed Audio firmware IPs.

Evaluation Kit for Atmel AVR AT32UC3A0512AU demonstrating Atmel's state-of-the-art AVR UC3 microcontroller in Hi-Fi audio decoding and streaming applications, including applications that carry an Atmel licensed Audio firmware IPs.

The kit demonstrates the Atmel AVR AT32UC3A0512AU microcontroller in Hi-Fi audio decoding and streaming applications. The kit contains reference hardware and software for playing MP3 files from mass storage devices.

It is also capable of executing Atmel licensed Audio firmware IPs.

The Atmel® UC3-A3 Xplained evaluation kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the Atmel AT32UC3A3256 microcontroller. The kit offers a range of features that enable the Atmel AVR® UC3 user to get started using AVR UC3 peripherals right away and understand how to integrate the AVR UC3 device in their own design.

NOTE: The UC3-A3 Xplained is suited for evaluation of both UC3A3 and UC3A4 microcontrollers. The two series share the same peripherals, except that the UC3A3 features a External Bus Interface (EBI) while the UC3A4 does not.
The AES peripheral of the UC3A3S/A4S and the Audio peripheral of the UC3A3AU are not supported by the device on this board. To evaluate these features please use the EVK1104S and EVK1104AU respectively.  

The Atmel AVR Xplained kits are great platforms for early evaluation of the capabilities offered by the Atmel AVR microcontrollers. The XMEGA-A3BU Xplained contain one QTouch button sensor, three mechanical buttons, two LEDs, 3 analog sensors, a USB port, battery backup system and a 128x32 pixel FSTN LCD display.

The AVR Xplained expansion headers provide easy access to analog and digital I/O pins. The board is powered by the USB cable and equipped with the standard 10-pin JTAG header that connects to the full range of AVR debuggers.

NOTE: The XMEGA-A3BU Xplained can be used to evaluate the XMEGA A1/A3/A4 and A1U/A3U/A4U devices. The devices shares the same peripherals, but the A1, A3 and A4 devices has different pin count and hence different number of each peripherals. The A3BU devices features Battery Back-up for the RTC peripheral, which the other devices does not. The XMEGA A1 devices features an External Bus Interface (EBI) which the A3BU devices does not. To evaluate the EBI it is recommended to use the XMEGA-A1 Xplained.

The Atmel® XMEGA-B1 Xplained evaluation kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the Atmel ATxmega128B1 microcontroller. The kit offers a range of features that enable the Atmel AVR® XMEGA® user to get started using AVR XMEGA peripherals right away and understand how to integrate the AVR XMEGA device in their own design.

The Atmel® XMEGA-C3 Xplained evaluation kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the Atmel ATxmega384C3 microcontroller. The kit offers a range of features that enable the Atmel AVR® XMEGA® user to get started using AVR XMEGA peripherals right away and understand how to integrate the AVR XMEGA device in their own design.

This tool is used for field upgrades of Atmel 8-bit AVR microcontrollers with ISP or PDI interfaces. Using the included AVR Studio® software, designers can program tinyAVR and megaAVR devices using the ISP Interface, tinyAVR devices using the TPI interface, and AVR XMEGA devices using the PDI Interface. The AVR Studio online-help contains the most current information and a complete list of supported devices.

The CAN add-on is an extension to the STK500 and STK501 development boards to support the Atmel AVR AT90CAN128 in a single development environment. The add-on board provides CAN transceivers, termination options and other features to seamlessly connect the STK500 to a CAN bus for application development and debugging.

The Atmel® Software Framework (ASF) is a MCU software library providing a large collection of embedded software for Atmel flash MCUs: megaAVR, AVR XMEGA, AVR UC3 and SAM devices.

• It simplifies the usage of microcontrollers, providing an abstraction to the hardware and high-value middlewares
• ASF is designed to be used for evaluation, prototyping, design and production phases
• ASF is integrated in the Atmel Studio IDE with a graphical user interface or available as standalone for GCC, IAR compilers
• ASF can be downloaded for free

Access the ASF documentation.

Note: ASF in Atmel Studio does not require a specific download. Use Atmel Studio Extension Manager (Tools->Extension Manager) or visit Atmel Gallery  to update ASF in Atmel Studio.

One Collaborative Studio for Embedded Design

Atmel® Studio 6 is the integrated development platform (IDP) for developing and debugging Atmel ARM® Cortex™-M processor-based and Atmel AVR® microcontroller applications. The Atmel Studio 6 IDP gives you a seamless and easy-to-use environment to write, build and debug your applications written in C/C++ or assembly code. Atmel Studio 6 supports all 8- and 32-bit AVR, the new SoC wireless family, SAM3 and SAM4 microcontrollers, and connects seamlessly to Atmel debuggers and development kits. Additionally, the IDP now includes two new features designed to further enhance your productivity: Atmel Gallery is an online apps store built in to Studio 6, allowing you to purchase both in-house and third-party development tools and embedded software. Atmel Spaces is a collaborative workspace where you can securely share embedded design and track progress of projects with your peers.

Learn more about Atmel Studio                                                       Studio Archive

This page is an archive of old versions of AVR Studio. Click here if you are looking for the latest stable release of Atmel Studio.

These older versions are not recommended for new designs, and Atmel does not provide support for installation or use of older versions. But we provide the installers as a service to developers who support legacy projects, or need to maintain a stable build environment for the duration of a long project development cycle.

For more details about each version, please refer to the release notes provided in the embedded help user manual.

Atmel AVR Toolchain is a collection of tools/libraries used to create applications for AVR microcontrollers. This collection includes compiler, assembler, linker and Standard C & math libraries. 

Most of these tools are based on efforts from GNU (www.gnu.org), and some are developed by Atmel. For more information please refer to the release notes.

Atmel AVR Toolchain is also available as Toolchain Extension at the Toolchain Extension Gallery of Atmel Studio 6. Only those users who wish to run the Atmel AVR Toolchain as standalone tools from the command line need to download and install this package.

Source code available here.

See also AVR Toolchain for Windows

Atmel AVR Toolchain is a collection of tools/libraries used to create applications for AVR microcontrollers. This collection includes compiler, assembler, linker and Standard C & math libraries.

Most of these tools are based on efforts from GNU (www.gnu.org), and some are developed by Atmel. For more information please refer to the release notes.

Atmel AVR Toolchain is also available as Toolchain Extension at the Toolchain Extension Gallery of Atmel Studio 6. Only those users who wish to run the Atmel AVR Toolchain as standalone tools from the command line need to download and install this package.

Source code available here.

See also AVR Toolchain for Linux

An integrated development environment (IDE) for all Atmel 32-bit AVR applications. Features include project file management, task management and version control integration (CVS); a C/C++ editor with syntax highlighting, navigation and code completion; a debugger supporting run control including source and instruction-level stepping and breakpoints; registers, memory and I/O views; and target configuration and management.

The software suite is built on Eclipse for easy integration with third-party plugins for increased functionality.

AVR32 Studio supports development and debugging of standalone (without an operating system) applications and Linux applications for the AT32AP7 device family. Third-party plug-ins are available for debugging other operating systems. It also supports all Atmel tools that support the 32-bit AVR architecture, including the AVR ONE!, JTAGICE mkII and STK600.

The IDE integrates with the AVR32 GNU Toolchain. The GNU C Compiler (GCC) compiles C/C++ programs, while the GNU debugger (GDB) debugs the target application. Atmel AVR32 avr32program and avr32gdbproxy utilities deploy and debug standalone applications as well as target voltage and clock generator adjustments.

Supports in-system programming of flash devices through RS232, USB or CAN. The software runs on Windows 9x, Windows ME, WindowsNT, Windows2000, WindowsXP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Linux x86.

Two installation files are available: one with Java Run-time Environment (JRE) integrated and one without.