3.7.1 Overview

Figure 3-16. AT32UC3C-EK Virtual Com Port Interface Logical View

The USB Virtual Com Port interface provides two features to the Atmel AT32UC3CEK kit:

  • USB communication

  • Power supply (see Power Supply for a description of that feature)

The USB controller is the Atmel AT32UC3B1256. The AT32UC3B1256 comes pre-loaded with several firmwares:

  • A USB DFU Bootloader to re-program the AT32UC3B1256

  • A USB CDC-USART bridge where every data character received from USB is sent to the Atmel AT32UC3C0512C's USART2 and every character received from the AT32UC3C0512C's USART2 is sent to USB

Attention:

Programming the AT32UC3B1256 will overwrite the default firmware.

The AT32UC3B1256 can be debugged through the JTAG interface J31 header.

The AT32UC3B1256 is connected to the AT32UC3C0512C's USART2 TX and RX pins.

Figure 3-17. AT32UC3C-EK Top View Virtual Com Port Interface Position