4.1.1 Xplained Pro Standard Extension Headers

The SAM G53 Xplained Pro headers EXT1, EXT3, and EXT4 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 Xplained Pro standard extension header specification. All headers have a pitch of 2.54mm.

Table 4-1. Extension Header EXT1
Pin on EXT1SAM G53 pinSAM G53 peripheral functionShared functionality
1 [ID]--Communication line to ID chip on extension board.
2 [GND]--GND
3 [ADC(+)]PA17AD0
4 [ADC(-)]PA18AD1
5 [GPIO1]PB03GPIOEDBG GPIO1
6 [GPIO2]PB09GPIOEDBG GPIO3
7 [PWM(+)]PA00TIOA0
8 [PWM(-)]PA01TIOB0
9 [IRQ/GPIO]PA24WKUP11
10 [SPI_SS_B/GPIO]PA20GPIOEXT3 connector (ADC)
11 [TWI_SDA]PB00TWD2
12 [TWI_SCL]PB01TWCK2
13 [USART_RX]PA05USART RXD (URXD0)EDBG Data Gateway Interface (UART)
14 [USART_TX]PA06USART TXD (UTXD0)EDBG Data Gateway Interface (UART)
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 G53 pinSAM G53 peripheral functionShared functionality
1 [ID]--Communication line to ID chip on extension board.
2 [GND]--GND
3 [ADC(+)]PA19AD2
4 [ADC(-)]PA20AD3EXT1 connector (GPIO)
5 [GPIO1]PB04GPIOEDBG GPIO2
6 [GPIO2]--
7 [PWM(+)]PA21TIOA2
8 [PWM(-)]--
9 [IRQ/GPIO]PA22WKUP10
10 [SPI_SS_B/GPIO]PA15GPIOEDBG GPIO0 and EXT4 (GPIO)
11 [TWI_SDA]PB10TWD1EDBG and EXT4 connector (TWI)
12 [TWI_SCL]PB11TWCK1EDBG and EXT4 connector (TWI)
13 [USART_RX]PA09USART0 RXDEDBG (CDC UART)
14 [USART_TX]PA10USART0 TXDEDBG (CDC UART)
15 [SPI_SS_A]PB02SPI 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 G53 pinSAM G53 peripheral functionShared functionality
1 [ID]--Communication line to ID chip on extension board.
2 [GND]--GND
3 [ADC(+)]--
4 [ADC(-)]--
5 [GPIO1]PA15GPIOEDBG GPIO0 and EXT3 (GPIO)
6 [GPIO2]--
7 [PWM(+)]--
8 [PWM(-)]--
9 [IRQ/GPIO]PB08WKUP14
10 [SPI_SS_B/GPIO]--
11 [TWI_SDA]PB10TWD1EDBG and EXT3 connector (TWI)
12 [TWI_SCL]PB11TWCK1EDBG and EXT3 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