Evaluation Kit For 32-Bit ARM Cortex-M4 SAM4C Microcontroller

The Microchip SAM4C16C and SAM4C8C microcontrollers are system-on-chip solutions for smart energy applications, built around two high-performance 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 RISC processors. These devices operate at a maximum speed of 120 MH--and feature up to 1 Mbyte of embedded Flash, 152 Kbytes of SRAM and on-chip cache for each core. The dual ARM Cortex-M4 architecture allows for integration of application layer, communications layers and security functions in a single device, with the ability to extend program and data memory via a 16-bit external bus interface. The peripheral set includes an advanced cryptographic engine, two anti-tamper pins with time-stamping function, floating point unit (FPU), five USARTs, two UARTs, two TWIs, up to seven SPIs, as well as a PWM timer, two 3-channel generalpurpose 16-bit timers, temperature compensable low-power RTC running on backup area down to 0.5 µA, and a 50 x 6 segmented LCD controller. The SAM4C series is a scalable platform providing, alongside Microchip"s industry leading SAM4 standard microcontrollers, unprecedented cost structure, performance and flexibility to smart meter designers worldwide.

• CPU SAM4C with its embedded resources
  • 8 MH--and 32.768 kH--Quart--Crystal, SMB connector for external source
  • Main regulator 5V/3.3V with red LED indicator
  • 1 Lithium Coin Cell Battery
• Main board with:
  • 1 custom segmented LCD
  • 1 shared interface RS232 / RS485
  • 1 Serial data Flash SPI
  • 1 Two-Wire Serial EEPROM
  • 1 Two-Wire Temperature Sensor
  • 1 Two-Wire CryptoAuthentification™ Memory (optional)
• Debug solution:
  • 2 peripheral Input/Output extension connectors HE10 (PIO A, B)
  • 1 peripheral Input/Output extension connector HE10 (PIO Sense)
  • 1 JTAG/ICE interface
  • 1 UART/USB bridge Device Communication interface
• Analog
  • 1 Analog 3V reference
  • 1 Potentiometer connected on ADC input
• Buttons
  • 4 system push buttons: Reset, Force Wake-Up, Tamper 0, Tamper 2
  • 2 user push buttons: Scroll Up and Scroll Down
• LEDs
  • 1 amber LED
  • 1 blue LED
  • 1 green LED