No software configuration is required to program and debug the same device that is mounted on the board.
To program and debug a different microcontroller than what is mounted on the board, Atmel Studio must be configured to allow free selection of devices and programming interfaces.
- 1.Navigate to through the menu system at the top of the application.
- 2.Select the category in the options window.
- 3.Set the Hide unsupported devices option to False .
Figure 1. Hide Unsupported Devices
Info: Atmel
Studio allows any microcontroller and interface to be selected when Hide unsupported
devices is set to False, also microcontrollers and interfaces which are
not supported by the on-board debugger.