4.1.1 Xplained Pro Standard Extension Headers

The XMEGA A1U Xplained Pro headers EXT1, EXT2, and EXT3 offer access to the I/O of the microcontroller in order to expand the board e.g. by connecting extensions to the board. These headers all comply with the standard extension header specified in Xplained Pro Standard Extension Header. All headers have a pitch of 2.54mm.

Table 4-1. Extension Header EXT1
Pin on EXT1XMEGA pinFunctionShared functionality
1 [ID]--Communication line to ID chip on extension board
2 [GND]--GND
3 [ADC(+)]PA0ADCA0 (GAINPOS)Alternate signal header
4 [ADC(-)]PA4ADCA4 (GAINNEG)
5 [GPIO1]PE6GPIO
6 [GPIO2]PE7GPIOAlternate signal header
7 [PWM(+)]PE1TCC0 OC0B
8 [PWM(-)]PE0TCC0 OC0A
9 [IRQ/GPIO]PR0GPIO
10 [SPI_SS_B/GPIO]PR1GPIO
11 [TWI_SDA]PC0TWIC SDAEDBG and LCD Connector
12 [TWI_SCL]PC1TWIC SCLEDBG and LCD Connector
13 [USART_RX]PC2USARTC0 RXD0
14 [USART_TX]PC3USARTC0 TXD0
15 [SPI_SS_A]PC4SPIC SS
16 [SPI_MOSI]PC5SPIC MOSIEXT2, EXT3, and LCD Connector
17 [SPI_MISO]PC6SPIC MISOEXT2, EXT3, LCD Connector, and Alternate signal header
18 [SPI_SCK]PC7SPIC SCKEXT2, EXT3, LCD Connector, and Alternate signal header
19 [GND]--GND
20 [VCC]--VCC
Table 4-2. Extension Header EXT2
Pin on EXT2XMEGA pinFunctionShared functionality
1 [ID]--Communication line to ID chip on extension board
2 [GND]--GND
3 [ADC(+)]PA1ADCA1 (GAINPOS)
4 [ADC(-)]PA6ADCA6 (GAINNEG)Alternate signal header
5 [GPIO1]PB4GPIO
6 [GPIO2]PB5GPIO
7 [PWM(+)]PE5TCE1 OC1B
8 [PWM(-)]PE4TCE1 OC1A
9 [IRQ/GPIO]PB6GPIOAlternate signal header
10 [SPI_SS_B/GPIO]PB7GPIOAlternate signal header
11 [TWI_SDA]PF0TWIF SDAEXT3
12 [TWI_SCL]PF1TWIF SCLEXT3
13 [USART_RX]PF2USARTF0 RXD0
14 [USART_TX]PF3USARTF0 TXD0
15 [SPI_SS_A]PF4GPIO
16 [SPI_MOSI]PC5SPIC MOSIEXT1, EXT3, and LCD Connector
17 [SPI_MISO]PC6SPIC MISOEXT1, EXT3, LCD Connector, and Alternate signal header
18 [SPI_SCK]PC7SPIC SCKEXT1, EXT3, LCD Connector, and Alternate signal header
19 [GND]--GND
20 [VCC]--VCC
Table 4-3. Extension Header EXT3
Pin on EXT3XMEGA pinFunctionShared functionality
1 [ID]--Communication line to ID chip on extension board
2 [GND]--GND
3 [ADC(+)]PA3ADCA3 (GAINPOS)
4 [ADC(-)]PA7ADCA7 (GAINNEG)Alternate signal header
5 [GPIO1]PK0GPIO
6 [GPIO2]PK1GPIO
7 [PWM(+)]PD5TCD1 OC1B
8 [PWM(-)]PD4TCD1 OC1A
9 [IRQ/GPIO]PK2GPIO
10 [SPI_SS_B/GPIO]PK3GPIO
11 [TWI_SDA]PF0TWIF SDAEXT2
12 [TWI_SCL]PF1TWIF SCLEXT2
13 [USART_RX]PF6USARTF1 RXD1
14 [USART_TX]PF7USARTF1 TXD1
15 [SPI_SS_A]PD0GPIO
16 [SPI_MOSI]PC5SPIC MOSIEXT1, EXT2, and LCD Connector
17 [SPI_MISO]PC6SPIC MISOEXT1, EXT2, LCD Connector, and Alternate signal header
18 [SPI_SCK]PC7SPIC SCKEXT1, EXT2, LCD Connector, and Alternate signal header
19 [GND]--GND
20 [VCC]--VCC