2.2 Design Documentation and Related Links

The most relevant documents and software for the evaluation kit are available here:

ATmega328P Xplained Mini website - Kit information, latest user guide, and design documentation.

Atmel Studio - Free IDE for the development of C/C++ and assembler code for microcontrollers.
MPLAB® X IDE - MPLAB® X IDE is a software program that runs on a PC (Windows®, Mac OS®, Linux®) to develop applications for Microchip microcontrollers and digital signal controllers. It is called an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) because it provides a single integrated “environment” to develop code for embedded microcontrollers.
Xplained Products - Xplained Evaluation Kits are a series of easy-to-use evaluation kits for Microchip microcontrollers and other Microchip products.
- Xplained Nano - used for low pin count devices and provides a minimalistic solution with access to all I/O pins of the target microcontroller.
- Xplained Mini - used for medium pin count devices and adds Arduino Uno compatible header footprint and a prototyping area.
- Xplained Pro - used for medium-to-high pin count devices that feature advanced debugging and standardized extensions for peripheral functions.
Note: All the above kits have on-board programmers/debuggers, which creates a set of low-cost boards for evaluation and demonstration of features and capabilities of different Microchip products.
Atmel START - Atmel START is an online tool that helps the user to select and configure software components and tailor your embedded application in a usable and optimized manner.