2.1.1 Product Hierarchy

The Xplained Pro platform consists of several boards, kits, and bundles. It is important to be accurate and consistent in all documentation when describing a physical Xplained Pro product.

The assembled PCB with components is an Xplained Pro board where:

  • The microcontroller (MCU) board can be referred to as an Xplained Pro MCU board or Xplained Pro main board.

  • The extension can be referred to as an Xplained Pro extension or Xplained Pro extension board

A (cardboard) box containing one Xplained Pro board is called an Xplained Pro kit. A kit always contains at least one Xplained Pro board, and may also contain additional components such as cables, storage media, or a display module. There are three types of Xplained Pro kits:

  • A kit containing one MCU Xplained Pro board should be referred to as an Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit

  • A kit containing one Xplained Pro extension should be referred to as an Xplained Pro Extension kit

  • A kit containing several kits including cables and everything a new user needs to get started is called an Xplained Pro Starter Kit

Examples:

  • SAM4L Xplained Pro MCU board

  • SAM4L Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit

  • SAM4L Xplained Pro Starter Kit

  • OLED1 Xplained Pro Extension

  • OLED1 Xplained Pro Extension Kit