1.12 Basic ThreadX - SAMA7D65 Curiosity Board
This example application blinks an LED to show the Eclipse ThreadX threads that are running and to indicate status.
Description
This demonstration creates a thread which toggle an LED for every 500 ms.
Downloading and Building the Application
To clone or download this application from Github, go to the main page of this repository and then click Clone button to clone this repository or download as zip file.
Path of the application within the repository is apps/threadx/basic_threadx/sama7d65.
To build the application, refer to the following table and open the project using its IDE.
| Project Name | Description |
|---|---|
| sam_a7d65_curiosity.X | MPLABX project for SAMA7D65 Curiosity Board |
Setting Up AT91Bootstrap loader
To load the application binary onto the target device, the user needs to use at91bootstrap loader. Refer to the at91bootstrap loader documentation for details on how to configure, build and run bootstrap loader project and use it to bootstrap the application binaries.
Setting Up the Hardware
The following table shows the target hardware for the application projects.
| Project Name | Description |
|---|---|
| sam_a7d65_curiosity.X | SAMA7D65 Curiosity Board |
Setting Up SAMA7D65 Curiosity Board
- Connect the USBA port J3 on the board to the computer using a Type-C USB cable (to power the board).
Running the Application
- Build and program the application using MPLAB X IDE.
- Observe the LED toggles at every 500 ms.
| Board | LED Name |
|---|---|
| SAMA7D65 Curiosity Board | RGB_LED (Blue) |