2.1 Kit Setup

The user must perform the following step to set up the ATA8510-EK1 kit:
  1. Connect the ATOLED1-XPRO board to the extension header (EXT3).
  2. Connect the ATA5831-XPRO extension board to the extension header (EXT1) of the ATSAMC21-XPRO board (see Figure 2-1).
  3. Mount the 433 MHz whip antenna on the ANT2 connector of the ATA5831-XPRO extension board.

  4. The user can power these boards by using a Micro-A USB cable with the debug USB connector of the ATSAMC21-XPRO board.

  5. For stand-alone operation, connect the USB cable to a 5V USB power supply.
Note: When using the virtual COM port, connect the USB cable to a PC USB port, which requires previous installation of the MPLAB X IDE. This installation includes all required USB drivers for operation of the SAMC21-XPRO board.

For downloading MPLAB X IDE, go to MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) (MPLAB X IDE). For more details about the ATSAMC21-XPRO evaluation kit, refer to the SAM C21 XPLAINED PRO Evaluation Kit (ATSAMC21-XPRO). For more details about the ATOLED1-XPRO, refer to the OLED1 XPLAINED PRO Extension Kit (ATOLED1-XPRO). For more documentation for other components in the kit and the software, refer to the ATA8510 Evaluation Kit (ATA8510-EK1) (ATA8510-EK1 Tool Package.zip) and download the latest software from the Software section.

The OLED displays the following welcome screen after power-up and waits for an RF telegram from the remote sensor.
ATA8510-EK1 Demo Kit
(c)2022 Microchip V4.0 
waiting for RF signal
.....

After installing the CR2032 coin cell battery into the remote sensor transceiver board (be sure to observe correct polarity), the sensor immediately starts sending RF telegrams at 10s intervals. The following OLED display shows the temperature value from the sensor with a resolution of 1°C (in general, with an accuracy of ±1.0°C over the range of -20°C to +100°C). The time interval between the RF signal reception (in seconds), the signal strength of the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) on the base station and RSSI on the sensor.

The user can initiate the transmission of an RF telegram by pressing the SW1 or the SW2 button (see Figure 4-2). The user can switch the display to different modes by pressing the buttons (1-3) on the ATOLED1-XPRO extension board. For more information, refer to Base Station Application for the SAMC21 MCU.

For more documentation and software details for the kit, refer to the ATA8510 Evaluation Kit (ATA8510-EK1) (ATA8510-EK1 Tool Package.zip) and download the latest software from the Software section. Extract the folder into a directory on the PC to get the following structure:
Table 2-1. Folder Structure
Folder NameDescritpion
..\Application_NotesDocumentation for the kit and the application notes for the devices
..\Documentation Device data sheets
..\HardwareHardware documentation of the boards
..\Software KitSoftware and tool support extensions
..\Software\Programming_Files Device programming files in *.hex and *.eep format
..\Software\base Software project and sources for the XPRO kit
..\Software\base\EEPROM Configuration file for the ATA5831 device of the base station
..\Software\base\ATA8510_base.X MPLAB project directory for XPRO kit
..\Software\sensor Software project and sources for the remote sensor
..\Software\sensor\EEPROM Configuration file for the ATA8510 device of the remote sensor
..\Software\sensor\ATA8510_FLASH.X MPLAB project directory for the ATA8510 sensor