3 ATA8352 Demo Kit – Software Application

The Demo and Evaluation Kit variant A uses ATSAMC21-XPRO boards with an embedded debugger and a USB COM port. This USB COM port is used in software applications to stream measurement data and for laboratory testing purposes together with a PC terminal application software.

The demo kit variant B uses an ATSAMC21-XPRO board with an embedded debugger and USB COM port and the ATAUWB-EK1 board with ATSAMC21-XPRO MCU and CAN/LIN connectivity. It is supplied either by 12V or by 5V using the USB port. This board is intended for testing in industry environments.

The demo software application uses a layer architecture for easy porting between different MCUs. The adaptation to a specific MCU is supported with different Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) functions, specific for the MCU and its peripherals. For more details, refer to the ATA8352 Module Application Note.

The ATA8352_VRPR_Demo.zip folder has the following folder structure and files after unpacking:
  • Application_Notes\ includes application notes and demo user guide
  • Documentation\ includes ATA8352 documentation
  • Hardware\ includes documentation for the ATA8352 Xplained Pro Extension board, the ATA8352-EB1 module and the ATAUWB-EK1 module
  • Software\ includes application software for:ATA8352 demo for demo kit variant A (Microchip Studio 7 project including source code), ATA8352 demo for demo kit for variant B (Microchip Studio 7 project including source code), ATA8352 test software, ATA8352 evaluation software
Note: To program the ATSAMC21-XPRO devices, Microchip Studio 7 is required; it can be downloaded from www.microchip.com.