Xplained Pro Evaluation Kits

A development tool for applications that protect confidential files, encrypt downloads, perform two-factor logons, authenticate products, and prevent software piracy. The starter kit includes an AVR baseboard (ATMicrobase) with a USB interface that lets designers learn and experiment on their PCs.

For the Xplained Pro (XPRO) series, the kit includes a daughterboard that interfaces to the AVR baseboard via a 10-pin or 20-pin header. The daughterboard configuration can be ordered with the 8-pin UDFN socket (MAH), the 8-pin SOIC socket (SSH), or the 3-lead SOT23 socket (TSU) which can support an CryptoAuthentication ATSHA204A, ATECC508A, or ATAES132A device (TSU not available for ATAES132A device).

The CryptoAuthentication Evaluation Studio (ACES), which can be used with this kit includes a configuration environment that allows the ability to configure, demonstrate, and personalize the CryptoAuthentication device. Software developed on the PC can serve as the base for code to be ported to an embedded microcontroller. Source code can be edited to integrate with ARM or other platforms.

This kit uses a modular approach, enabling the daughterboard to connect directly to a STK series AVR development platform to easily add security to applications. An optional adapter kit is available when the 10-pin header on the daughterboard requires a different pinout.

Note: The AT88CK101SK-RBH is a 3-lead contact socket and does not have the 20 pin XPRO header. No ATAES132A packages are available.

Latest Firmware:

CK101_Firmware_v2.3.3 - For use with ACES 6.0+ (V2.3.0 or higher is required for ATECC608A Support)
SHA256: 6F8B0A2753337049FF3F5B531CD6B9BCCE037D4229812A7E5FCF18F15B741540

CK101_Firmware_v2.2.0 - For use with ACES 5.0
SHA256: E4B8D7CE120D4028047947B0FDFC76FE7DFBE8BE88A63E41075327BBE59BD7E1

The ATmega256RFR2 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluation and prototyping with the ATmega256RFR2 microcontroller. The ATmega256RFR2 Xplained Pro board is available as an evaluation kit or starter kit. Extension boards can also be individually purchased.

The ATmega256RFR2-XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

For a complete and ready to go package, the ATmega256RFR2-XSTK starter kit includes the I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, and PROTO1 Xplained Pro extension boards.

The ATmega256RFR2 Xplained Pro starter kit is ideal for evaluation and prototyping with the ATmega256RFR2 microcontroller. The ATmega256RFR2 Xplained Pro board is available as an evaluation kit or starter kit. Extension boards can also be individually purchased.

The ATmega256RFR2-XSTK starter kit includes the I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, and PROTO1 Xplained Pro extension boards.

If all you need is just the MCU evaluation board, the ATmega256RFR2-XPRO evaluation kit is available and does not include extension boards.

The ATmega324PB Xplained Pro evalutation kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the ATmega324PB microcontroller (MCU). The ATmega324PB-XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards which can be purchased individually. ATmega324PB Xplained Pro currently supports more than 20 extension boards including wired and wireless connectivity, crytpo authentication, QTouch capacitive touch kits as well as generic I/O, and OLED boards.

The ATmega4809 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the ATmega4809 AVR^® microcontroller (MCU).
Supported by the integrated development platform Atmel Studio, the kit provides easy access to the features of the ATmega4809 to fully understand how to integrate the device into a custom design.

The Xplained Pro MCU series evaluation kits include an on-board Embedded Debugger (EDBG), eliminating the need for external tools to program or debug the ATmega4809. The kit supports additional peripherals to extend the features of the board with Xplained Pro extension kits and MikroElektronika mikroBUS™ compatible click boards.

The ATmega4809-XPRO serve as the recommended evaluation kit for for ATmega4809, ATmega4808, ATmega3209 and ATmega3208 microcontrollers.

The ATtiny3217 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the latest tinyAVR® microcontrollers. The evaluation kit comes with a fully integrated debugger that provides seamless integration with Atmel Studio.

The ATtiny3217 Xplained Pro is recommended for evaluation of the following products: ATtiny3217, ATtiny3216, ATtiny1617, ATtiny1616, ATtiny1614, ATtiny1607, ATtiny1606 and ATtiny1604.

The ATtiny3217 Xplained Pro evaluation kit does not include extension boards, which can be purchased individually.
ATtiny3217 Xplained Pro currently supports more than 20 extension boards — including wired and wireless connectivity, crypto authentication, QTouch capacitive touch kits as well as generic I/O and OLED boards.

The ATWINC1500-XSTK Xplained Pro starter kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the ATWINC1500 low cost, low power 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi network controller module. Supported by the Atmel Studio integrated development platform, the kit provides easy access to the features of the ATWINC1500 and explains how to integrate the device in a custom design. The Xplained Pro series of evaluation kits include an on-board Embedded Debugger, and no external tools are necessary to program or debug the SAMD21 host MCU that drives the ATWINC1500. The Xplained Pro extension kits offer additional peripherals to extend the features of the board and ease the development of custom designs.

Microchip® QT7 Xplained Pro kit is an extension board to evaluate self-capacitance touch - robust, water tolerant to the highest extend.

The kit demonstrates water tolerant touch using driven shield pr Driven Shield+ pending the MCU in use. The kit includes one board with self-capacitance slider and two self-capacitance buttons. Addition it has 8 LEDs enable button state and slider position feedback.

Microchip® QT8 Xplained Pro kit is an extension board that enables easy evaluation of the 2D Touch Surface library. The kit demonstrates water tolerance and noise immunity on a touch pad.

The SMART SAMB11 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform to evaluate the ATSAMB11-MR510CA module for a complete Bluetooth Smart application on a ARM® Cortex®-M0 based MCU. The ATSAMB11-MR510CA module is based on s industry leading lowest power Bluetooth Low Energy 4.1 compliant SoC, ATSAMB11 with 256KB of integrated flash.

Supported by the Studio integrated development platform, the kit provides easy access to the features of the ATSAMB11-MR510CA BLE module and explains how to integrate the device in a custom BLE application. The Xplained Pro evaluation kits include an on-board Embedded Debugger and no external tools are necessary to program or debug the ATSAMB11-MR510CA BLE module. The Xplained Pro extension kits offers additional peripherals to extend the features of the board and ease the development of custom designs.

The SAM C21 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the ATSAMC21J18A microcontroller (MCU). Supported by the Studio integrated development platform, the kit provides easy access to the features of the ATSAMC21J18A and explains how to integrate the device into a custom design.

The Xplained Pro MCU series evaluation kits include an on-board Embedded Debugger, eliminating the need for external tools to program or debug the ATSAMC21J18A. The kits offers additional peripherals to extend the features of the board and ease the development of custom designs.

The SAM D11 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluating and prototyping with the SAM D11 ARM® Cortex®-M0+ based microcontrollers. Extension boards to the SAM D11 Xplained Pro can be purchased individually.

The ATSAMD11-XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

The SAM D11 Xplained Pro supports many Xplained Pro extension boards including the I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, QT2 Xplained Pro, and PROTO1 Xplained Pro.

The SAM D20 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluation and prototyping with the SAM D20 Cortex®-M0+ processor-based microcontrollers. Xplained Pro Extension kits compatible with the SAM D20 Xplained Pro kit can be purchased individually.

The ATSAMD20-XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

SAM D20 Xplained Pro supports many Xplained Pro extension kits, including I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, and PROTO1 Xplained Pro.

The SAM D21 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluating and prototyping with the SAM D21 ARM® Cortex®-M0+ based microcontrollers. Xplained Pro Extension kits compatible with SAM D21 Xplained Pro can be purchased individually.

The ATSAMD21-XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

SAM D21 Xplained Pro supports many Xplained Pro extension kits, including I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, QT1 Xplained Pro, and PROTO1 Xplained Pro.

The SAM DA1 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluating and prototyping with the SAM DA1 ARM® Cortex®-M0+ based microcontrollers. Extension boards to the SAM DA1 Xplained Pro can be purchased individually.

The ATSAMDA1-XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

The SAM DA1 Xplained Pro supports the I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, QT1 and QT4 Xplained Pro and PROTO1 Xplained Pro extension boards.

The SAM E54 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the ATSAME54P20A microcontroller (MCU). Supported by the Studio integrated development platform, the kit provides easy access to the features of the ATSAME54P20A and explains how to integrate the device into a custom design.

In addition to ATSAME54P20A, the SAM E54 Xplained Pro Evaluation kit can also be used for evaluating the ATSAMD51P20A microcontroller as both MCUs are identical in pin count and peripherals except that ATSAMD51P20A does not have Ethernet and CAN FD. 

The Xplained Pro MCU series evaluation kits include an on-board Embedded Debugger, eliminating the need for external tools to program or debug the ATSAME54P20A. The kits offers additional peripherals to extend the features of the board and ease the development of custom designs.

The SMART SAM E70 Xplained evaluation kit is ideal for evaluating and prototyping with | SMART SAM S70 and SAM E70 ARM® Cortex®-M7 core- based microcontrollers.

Extension boards for the SAM E70 Xplained can be purchased individually.

The ATSAME70-XPLD evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

Please refer to the respective SAM S70, SAM E70 series web pages for more details.

As the SAM E70 product is a superset of the S70 series, the SAM E70 Xplained evaluation kit can be used for evaluation.

Watch a video on Instruction Tracing and Live Code Coverage/Code Profiling on Microchip's SAME70 Xplained board using SEGGER’s J-Trace PRO Trace Probe and SEGGER’s Ozone Debugger here.

The SAM G55 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluation and prototyping with the SAM G55 Cortex®-M4 processor-based microcontrollers. Extension boards to the SAM G55 Xplained Pro can be purchased individually.

The ATSAMG55-XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

For compatible Xplained Pro extension board please see the Related Tools tab.

The SAMHA1E16A Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluating and prototyping with the ATSAMHA1E16A-B ARM® Cortex®-M0+ based microcontrollers. Extension boards to the SAMHA1E16A Xplained Pro can be purchased individually.

The ATSAMHA1E16A -XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

The SAM HA1E16A Xplained Pro supports the I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, QT2 and QT4 Xplained Pro and PROTO1 Xplained Pro extension boards.

The SAMHA1G16A Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluating and prototyping with the ATSAMHA1G16A ARM® Cortex®-M0+ based microcontrollers. Extension boards to the SAMHA1G16A Xplained Pro can be purchased individually.

The ATSAMHA1G16A -XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

The SAM HA1G16A Xplained Pro supports the I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, QT2 and QT4 Xplained Pro and PROTO1 Xplained Pro extension boards.

The SAM L21 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluating and prototyping with the ultra low power SAM L21 ARM® Cortex®-M0+ based microcontrollers. Xplained Pro extension kits that are compatible with SAM L21 Xplained Pro can be purchased individually.

The ATSAML21-XPRO-B evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

The SAM L22 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is driven by the ultra-low power SAM L22 ARM® Cortex®-M0+ microcontroller . The kit includes TSLCD1 Xplained Pro extension board for touch & segment LCD applications  and ECC508 Crypto Authentication device to enable advanced elliptic curve cryptography (ECC). It is an ideal development platform for secure IoT nodes, wearables, medical & general purpose battery powered applications.

It is USB powered and has integrated programmer and debugger with the capabilities of current measurement circuitry for Data Visualizer support. It is also compatible with the Power Debugger that provides code profiling and real-time analysis & debugging of power measurements. 

Other extension boards to the SAM L22 Xplained Pro can be purchased individually.

The SAM R21 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform to evaluate the ATSAMR21G18A microcontroller. Supported by the integrated development platform Atmel Studio, the kit provides easy access to the features of the ATSAMR21G18A and explains how to integrate the device in a custom design. The Xplained Pro MCU series evaluation kits include an on-board Embedded Debugger, and no external tools are necessary to program or debug the ATSAMR21G18A. The Xplained Pro extension kits offers additional peripherals to extend the features of the board and ease the development of custom designs.

To begin configuring software for your board, visit our web-based software configuration tool Atmel START.

The SAM4E Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluation and prototyping with the SAM4E Cortex®-M4 processor-based microcontrollers.
Xplained Pro extension boards that are compatible with SAM4E Xplained Pro can be purchased individually.

The ATSAM4E-XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

For compatible Xplained Pro extension board see the Related Tools tab.

The SAM4L8 Xplained Pro starter kit is ideal for evaluation and prototyping with the SAM4L8 Cortex®-M4 processor-based microcontroller. The SAM4L8 Xplained Pro board is available as an evaluation kit or starter kit. Extension boards can also be individually purchased.

The ATSAM4L8-XSTK starter kit includes Xplained Pro extension kits I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, PROTO1 Xplained Pro, and SLCD1 Xplained Pro.

If the MCU evaluation board is all you need, the ATSAM4L8-XPRO evaluation kit is available and does not include extension boards.

The ATSAM4N-XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

For a complete and ready to go package, the ATSAM4N-XSTK starter kit includes the I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, and PROTO1 Xplained Pro extension kits.

The ATSAM4N-XSTK starter kit includes the I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, and PROTO1 Xplained Pro extension boards.

If just the MCU evaluation board is all you need, the ATSAM4N-XPRO evaluation kit is available and does not include extension boards.

The SAM4S Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluation and prototyping with the SAM4S Cortex®-M4 processor-based microcontroller. The SAM4S Xplained Pro board is available as an evaluation kit or starter kit. Extension boards can also be individually purchased.

The ATSAM4S-XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

For a complete and ready to go package, the ATSAM4S-XSTK starter kit includes the I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, and PROTO1 Xplained Pro extension boards.

The SAM4S Xplained Pro starter kit is ideal for evaluation and prototyping with the SAM4S Cortex®-M4 processor-based microcontroller. The SAM4S Xplained Pro board is available as an evaluation kit or starter kit. Extension boards can also be individually purchased.

The ATSAM4S-XSTK starter kit includes the I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, and PROTO1 Xplained Pro extension boards.

If all you need is the the MCU evaluation kit, the ATSAM4S-XPRO evaluation kit is available and does not include extension boards.

The SAM L10 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluating and prototyping with the ultra low power SAML10 ARM® Cortex®-M23 based microcontrollers. The SAM L10  MCU features general purpose embedded control capabilities with enhanced peripheral touch controller and advanced analog.

The kit is supported by various demo examples which includes water tolerant touch, keypad touch, low power weather station and SleepWalking demos. It has microBUS socket and Xplained Pro extension headers to expand the development with Mikroelektronika click boards and Xplained Pro extension kits.The kit includes an on-board Embedded Debugger, eliminating the need for external tools to program or debug. The kit also has Xplained Pro Analog Module(XAM) that can be used with the Data Visualizer tool to monitor and analyze power consumption in real time.

The SAML11 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluating and prototyping with the ultra low power SAML11 ARM® Cortex®-M23 based microcontrollers integrating robust security which includes ARM® TrustZone®, secure boot, crypto acceleration, secure key storage and chip-level tamper detection. In addition to security the SAM L11 MCU features general purpose embedded control capabilities with enhanced peripheral touch controller and advanced analog.

The kit is supported by demo examples which includes trusted execution environment, secure LoRa IoT node and Amazon Web Services (AWS) enrollment using Trustonic Kinibi-M, additionally it is supported by water tolerant touch and keypad touch demos. It has microBUS socket and Xplained pro extension headers to expand the development with Mikroelektronika click boards and Xplained pro extension kits. The kit includes an on-board Embedded Debugger, eliminating the need for external tools to program or debug. The kit also has Xplained Pro Analog Module(XAM) that can be used with the Data Visualizer tool to monitor and analyze power consumption in real time.

The SAM R34 Xplained Pro is a hardware platform designed to evaluate the SAM R34 family of LoRa®  devices.

This FCC, ISED and RED certified board is not only an evaluation platform but also an excellent reference design for developing SAMR34 based LoRa end-node applications.

This kit is supported by the Atmel Studio, an integrated development platform, which provides predefined application examples. The kit also provides easy access to various features of the ATSAMR34J18B device and offers additional peripherals to extend the features of the board and ease the development of custom designs.

Reference links

• To get started with software development, download and install Atmel Studio 7 
• For software examples, update to ASF 3.44 and above. For more information about ASF v3, click here.
• To access SAM R34 Xplained Pro Design documentation, refer to SAM R34 Chip-down design package in the documents section on the SAM R34/35 product pages

SAM R34/35 SiP devices come in six device variants with different memory/interface options. For more information on specific SAM R34/35 device variants, refer to the product variant below.

ATSAMR34J18
ATSAMR34J17
ATSAMR34J16
ATSAMR35J18
ATSAMR35J17
ATSAMR35J16

The XMEGA A1U Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluation and prototyping with the ATxmega128A1U microcontroller. Extension boards to the XMEGA A1U Xplained Pro can be purchased individually.

The ATXMEGAA1U-XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

For compatible Xplained Pro extension board please see the Related Tools tab.