Programming Wireless Assembly Using Atmel Studio 7.0

The following steps explain how to program the ATSAMR30M Sensor Board and get started with the Performance Analyzer application.

  1. 1.Power up the board with a battery or external supply and connect a generic USB-UART converter to the UART pins of the sensor board. Otherwise, use an FTDI Click Board(1) for powering up(2) and enabling UART communication with the Sensor Board.
    Notes:
    1. 1.The resistors (J1, J2, J3) mounted in the position indicated by I2C need to be removed and assembled in the UART position as shown in the following figure.
    2. 2.Do not use the FTDI Click Board for the UART connection if the sensor board is powered from an external supply voltage other than 3.3V. When required to evaluate at voltage levels other than 3.3V, use the setup described in Figure 1.
    Figure 1. Resistor Jumpers' Placement for FTDI Click Board in UART Mode

  2. 2.Open Atmel Studio.
  3. 3.Navigate to the menu File > New > Example Project.
  4. 4.Select SAMR30 from the Device Family drop-down list.
  5. 5.Enter Performance analyzer in the "Search for Example Projects" field. Select "Performance Analyzer Application AT86RF212B - SAM R30 Module Xplained Pro" to create an example project under the selected directory.
    Figure 2. Selecting Performance Analyzer Application

  6. 6.After the project solution is successfully opened, initiate the build by clicking 'Build solution' from the Build menu.
  7. 7.Connect an external debugger, like Atmel-ICE, to the ATSAMR30M Sensor Board. Ensure that the pin 1 of the cable (indicated by red wire) is interfaced to the SWD header, as shown in the following figure.
    Figure 3. Connecting Programmer/Debugger with ATSAMR30M Sensor Board

  8. 8.After successful build completion, open the Device Programming window from the Tools menu.
  9. 9.In the Device Programming window, set the following:
    • Tool – Atmel-ICE
    • Device – ATSAMR30E18A
    • Interface – SWD
  10. 10.Click Read to read the device signature and target voltage. If there are issues in reading the signature or target voltage, ensure that the programming cable is firmly connected to the SWD header.
  11. 11.Navigate to the Memories tab and click Program.
    Figure 4. Device Programming

  12. 12.Open the Performance Analyzer from the Tools menu in Atmel Studio.
  13. 13.Follow the Quick Start guidelines available in the starting page of the Performance Analyzer window.
  14. 14.Select COM port of the UART-USB converter and click Connect. The Performance Analyzer connects with the ATSAMR30M Sensor Board. When using the FTDI Click Board as a UART-USB converter, the FTDI Click Board enumerates as Two COM ports. Use the port with lower COM number for interfacing with the Performance analyzer GUI.
Note: The Performance Analyzer allows setting or changing of the parameters like Channel Page, Channel, TX Power Register Value and so on, to perform various RF tests. For more details about the use of the Performance Analyzer, click the help icon as shown in the following figure.
Figure 5. Performance Analyzer - Help

Parent topic: Performance Analyzer