5.2.1 Xplained Pro Standard Extension Headers

The Xplained Pro extension headers EXT1, EXT2, and EXT3 offer access to the I/O of the microcontroller to expand the board, for example, by connecting extensions to the board. These headers are based on the standard Xplained Pro extension header specification and the connections are shown in the table below. The headers have a pitch of 2.54 mm.

Table 5-1. Extension Header EXT1
EXT1 pinSAM E54 pinFunctionShared functionality
1 [ID]--Communication line to the ID chip on an extension board
2 [GND]--Ground
3 [ADC(+)]PB04ADC1/AIN[6]-
4 [ADC(-)]PB05ADC1/AIN[7]-
5 [GPIO1]PA06GPIO (RTS) -
6 [GPIO2]PA07GPIO (CTS)-
7 [PWM(+)]PB08TC4/WO[0]-
8 [PWM(-)]PB09TC4/WO[1]-
9 [IRQ/GPIO]PB07IRQ7/GPIO-
10 [SPI_SS_B/GPIO]PA27GPIO-
11 [TWI_SDA]PA22SERCOM3 PAD[0] I²C SDAPCC
12 [TWI_SCL]PA23SERCOM3 PAD[1] I²C SCLPCC
13 [USART_RX]PA05SERCOM0 PAD[1] UART RX-
14 [USART_TX]PA04SERCOM0 PAD[0] UART TX-
15 [SPI_SS_A]PB28SERCOM4 PAD[2] SPI SS-
16 [SPI_MOSI]PB27SERCOM4 PAD[0] SPI MOSI-
17 [SPI_MISO]PB29SERCOM4 PAD[3] SPI MISO-
18 [SPI_SCK]PB26SERCOM4 PAD[1] SPI SCK-
19 [GND]--Ground
20 [VCC]--Power for extension board
Table 5-2. Extension Header EXT2
EXT2 pinSAM E54 pinFunctionShared functionality
1 [ID]--Communication line to the ID chip on an extension board
2 [GND]--Ground
3 [ADC(+)]PB00ADC0/AIN[12]-
4 [ADC(-)]PA03ADC0/AIN[1]-
5 [GPIO1]PB01GPIO-
6 [GPIO2]PB06GPIO-
7 [PWM(+)]PB14TCC4/WO[4]PCC
8 [PWM(-)]PB15TCC4/WO[5]PCC
9 [IRQ/GPIO]PD00IRQ0/GPIO-
10 [SPI_SS_B/GPIO]PB02GPIO-
11 [TWI_SDA]PD08SERCOM7 PAD[0] I²C SDAAT24MAC402, ATECC508, PCC, EXT3, and EDBG DGI
12 [TWI_SCL]PD09SERCOM7 PAD[1] I²C SCLAT24MAC402, ATECC508, PCC, EXT3, and EDBG DGI
13 [USART_RX]PB17SERCOM5 PAD[1] UART RX-
14 [USART_TX]PB16SERCOM5 PAD[0] UART TX-
15 [SPI_SS_A]PC06SERCOM6 PAD[2] SPI SS-
16 [SPI_MOSI]PC04SERCOM6 PAD[0] SPI MOSIEXT3 and EDBG DGI
17 [SPI_MISO]PC07SERCOM6 PAD[3] SPI MISOEXT3 and EDBG DGI
18 [SPI_SCK]PC05SERCOM6 PAD[1] SPI SCKEXT3 and EDBG DGI
19 [GND]--Ground
20 [VCC]--Power for extension board
Table 5-3. Extension Header EXT3
EXT3 pinSAM E54 pinFunctionShared functionality
1 [ID]--Communication line to the ID chip on an extension board
2 [GND]--Ground
3 [ADC(+)]PC02ADC1/AIN[4]
4 [ADC(-)]PC03ADC1/AIN[5]
5 [GPIO1]PC01GPIO
6 [GPIO2]PC10GPIO-
7 [PWM(+)]PD10TCC0/WO[3]-
8 [PWM(-)]PD11TCC0/WO[4]-
9 [IRQ/GPIO]PC30IRQ14/GPIO-
10 [SPI_SS_B/GPIO]PC31GPIO-
11 [TWI_SDA]PD08SERCOM7 PAD[0] I²C SDAAT24MAC402, ATECC508, PCC, EXT2, and EDBG DGI
12 [TWI_SCL]PD09SERCOM7 PAD[1] I²C SCLAT24MAC402, ATECC508, PCC, EXT2, and EDBG DGI
13 [USART_RX]PC23SERCOM1 PAD[1] UART RX-
14 [USART_TX]PC22SERCOM1 PAD[0] UART TX-
15 [SPI_SS_A]PC14GPIO-
16 [SPI_MOSI]PC04SERCOM6 PAD[0] SPI MOSIEXT2 and EDBG DGI
17 [SPI_MISO]PC07SERCOM6 PAD[3] SPI MISOEXT2 and EDBG DGI
18 [SPI_SCK]PC05SERCOM6 PAD[1] SPI SCKEXT2 and EDBG DGI
19 [GND]--Ground
20 [VCC]--Power for extension board