4.1.1 Xplained Pro Standard Extension Headers

The SAM G55 Xplained Pro headers EXT1, EXT3, and EXT4 offer access to the I/O of the microcontroller in order to expand the board by connecting extensions to the board. All these headers comply with the Xplained Pro standard extension header specification. The headers have a pitch of 2.54mm.

Table 4-1. Extension Header EXT1
Pin on EXT1SAM G55 pinSAM G55 Peripheral FunctionShared Functionality
1 [ID]--Communication line to ID chip on extension board.
2 [GND]--GND
3 [ADC(+)]PA17AD0
4 [ADC(-)]PA18AD1
5 [GPIO1]PA26GPIOUART0 RTS
6 [GPIO2]PA25GPIOUART0 CTS
7 [PWM(+)]PA00TIOA0
8 [PWM(-)]PA23TIOA1
9 [IRQ/GPIO]PA24WKUP11
10 [SPI_SS_B/GPIO]PA29GPIO
11 [TWI_SDA]PB10TWD4
12 [TWI_SCL]PB11TWCK4
13 [USART_RX]PA09USART RXD (URXD0)
14 [USART_TX]PA10USART TXD (UTXD0)
15 [SPI_SS_A]PA11SPI NPCS0
16 [SPI_MOSI]PA13SPI MOSIEXT3 connector
17 [SPI_MISO]PA12SPI MISOEXT3 connector
18 [SPI_SCK]PA14SPI SCKEXT3 connector
19 [GND]--GND
20 [VCC]--VCC
Table 4-2. Extension Header EXT3
Pin on EXT3SAM G55 pinSAM G55 Shared FunctionalityShared Functionality
1 [ID]--Communication line to ID chip on extension board.
2 [GND]--GND
3 [ADC(+)]PA19AD2
4 [ADC(-)]PA20AD3
5 [GPIO1]PA30GPIO
6 [GPIO2]PB15GPIO
7 [PWM(+)]PA01TIOB0
8 [PWM(-)]PB13GPIO
9 [IRQ/GPIO]PB03WKUP13
10 [SPI_SS_B/GPIO]PA15GPIO
11 [TWI_SDA]PB08TWD4
12 [TWI_SCL]PB09TWCK4
13 [USART_RX]PB01USART6 RXDEDBG (DGI USART)
14 [USART_TX]PB00USART0 TXDEDBG (DGI USART)
15 [SPI_SS_A]PA05SPI NPCS1
16 [SPI_MOSI]PA13SPI MOSIEXT1 connector (SPI MOSI)
17 [SPI_MISO]PA12SPI MISOEXT1 connector (SPI MISO)
18 [SPI_SCK]PA14SPI SCKEXT1 connector (SPI SCK)
19 [GND]--GND
20 [VCC]--VCC
Table 4-3. Extension Header EXT4
Pin on EXT4SAM G55 pinSAM G55 Peripheral FunctionShared Functionality
1 [ID]--Communication line to ID chip on extension board.
2 [GND]--GND
3 [ADC(+)]--
4 [ADC(-)]--
5 [GPIO1]PA31GPIOPCK2
6 [GPIO2]--
7 [PWM(+)]--
8 [PWM(-)]--
9 [IRQ/GPIO]PB14-
10 [SPI_SS_B/GPIO]--
11 [TWI_SDA]PB10TWD4EDBG and EXT1 connector (TWI)
12 [TWI_SCL]PB11TWCK1EDBG and EXT1 connector (TWI)
13 [USART_RX]--
14 [USART_TX]--
15 [SPI_SS_A]--
16 [SPI_MOSI]--
17 [SPI_MISO]--
18 [SPI_SCK]--
19 [GND]--GND
20 [VCC]--VCC