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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.
Atmel Software Framework 3.7.3
(188 MB, updated February 2013)
Standalone package for megaAVR, AVR XMEGA, AVR UC3 and SAM users for GCC and IAR.
