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I have an arduino uno and I know that it can be used as an ISP programmer. I want to write my program in Atmel studio and upload the code to another AVR microcontroller where my arduino uno will act as an ISP programmer. Program Arduino Uno with Arduinoisp sketch (arduino examples ). Set up external tool in Atmel Studio. In the argument field, tell avrdude to use the Uno as the programmer (arduino or avrisp). If not sure of argument for external tool, do what he does in first video, use Arduino IDE to find out. From tools menu set programmer as Arduino as ISP.
- 3 Steps
Overview
Atmel’s SAM3X series MCUs are great for beginners to advance users who want to move further from the the world of 8bit/16bit microcontrollers to 32bit ARM Cortex core MCUs.
One of the most famous device in this series is SAM3X8E, Atmel’s Smart ARM microcontroller. The development platform of the choice for getting started with SAM3X8E is Arduino Due board (also known as Arduino ARM). The SAM3X8E MCUs have ARM Cortex-M3 processor, which can run at 84 MHz, have 512 KB of flash, and 100 KB of SRAM. They also have a rich set of on chip peripherals such as, High Speed USB MiniHost and with on-chip PHY, Ethernet, dual CAN, high speed SD/SDIO/MMC, and multiple serial interfaces (USARTs, SPIs, TWIs (I2C), and one I2S).
The SAM3X8E also features a 12-bit ADC/DAC, temperature sensor, 32-bit timers, PWM timer and RTC. The 16-bit external bus interface supports SRAM, PSRAM, NOR and NAND Flash with error code correction. The Atmel QTouch® Library is available for the SAM3X8E for easy implementation of buttons, sliders and wheels.
These solid set of features make it one of the best microcontrollers for IoT (Internet of Things) applications. Also, there is an Arduino kit available for this controller. This kit is known as Arduino Due. To harness full power of this chip, many developers choose to use Atmel Studio. However, there is no direct support to download (i.e. to flash or burn) the code to Arduino Due in Atmel Studio. In this post we will see how to (download or) program Arduino Due using Atmel Studio. We will use enumerated COM port, which is identified as Arduino Due’s BOSSA program port when you connect the board to laptop via ‘Native USB’ port on the Due board.
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Software and Tools required
- Arduino Due board (Low cost boards can be brought from here)
- Atmel Studio 7 (http://www.atmel.com/microsite/atmel-studio/)
- Arduino 1.6.0 (https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/OldSoftwareReleases)
We specifically need this version to program Arduino Due. This will simplify lot of things. It includes a bossac programmer which is required to download the code to Arduino due.
Steps
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One time setup:
- Create a MS Dos batch file with the name ‘DueProgrammer.bat’ and save it in Arduino installation path. To do this, open any text editor (Notepad) and type the following codeExplanation:
mode : A Dos command to switch serial port mode. This is required for enter into programming mode.
–port : COM port used for programming. %1 is the argument passed to the batch file
-i : displays the device information during programming
-e : erase the entire flash content on the device
-w : write given file to the flash. File name is passed as an argument to the batch file (%2)
-v : verify after writing
-b : boot from flash
-R : reset CPU
Save this file with the name DueProgrammer.bat and save it in Arduino installation path (for example: C:Program Files (x86)ArduinoDueProgrammer.bat)
bossac.exe : BOSSA is a microcontroller flash programming software for Atmel’s SAM microcontrollers. The name, BOSSA, is an acronym for Basic Open Source SAM-BA Application. Software’s homepage can be found here. - Open Atmel Studio and click on Tools > External Tools. We will add this batch file as an external tool and tell Atmel Studio to pass required arguments to this batch file.
- Click Add to add a new external tool, and provide following information:
Title:Command:Note: If you are using a different path, provide the same.
Arguments:NOTE: COM3 is used as an example, you need to provide correct port. To find out exact COM port of the due board, plug-in micro USB connector to the “NATIVE USB -> SAM3X” connector of the due board, and insert the other end of the USB cable in any of the free USB ports on your computer. Check Device Manager for the COM port number.
TIP: If you connect your same Arduino Due board to the same USB port of your computer, the COM port number will always be the same !
Initial Directory:
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$(TargetDir)
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Select the check box ‘Use Output Window‘
You can refer to the screenshot below: - Click OK, and then click YES to save changes you have made.
Now you will find the new external programmer tool listed as “Due Programmer” under the Tools menu.
Burning/Downloading the code
- Build your solution (press F7)
- Make sure USB cable is connected to the Native USB port of the Arduino due board (See the following image), and COM port value specified for the tool Arguments is correct.
- Press and hold ERASE button on the Due board for two seconds and then release it. After that press RESET button. This will erase the MCU and activate BOSSA programming port.
- To Program Arduino Due (i.e. to download/flash the hex code to MCU) Click Tools > Due Programmer
It should start the programming. The output window will show the log similar to the one shown below :
Note: If you do not have any code ready, you can download the sample project from:
https://github.com/elecrom/el_due_ADC_sample_code
and build it.
https://github.com/elecrom/el_due_ADC_sample_code
and build it.
That’s it ? … now you can utilize the full power of Adruino Due and SAM3X8E MCU ?
Note:
This post has attempted to answer queries related to following topics:
How to go about Using Arduino Due in Atmel Studio 7
Programming Arduino Due with Atmel Studio 7
How to flash Arduino Due using Atmel Studio 7
How to download hex file in Arduino Due using Atmel Studio 7
Arduino Due Programming using Atmel Studio 7
Using bossac.exe to program Arduino Due with Atmel Studio 7
Using Atmel Studio 7 to Program Arduino Due
Programming Arduino Due with Atmel Studio 7
How to flash Arduino Due using Atmel Studio 7
How to download hex file in Arduino Due using Atmel Studio 7
Arduino Due Programming using Atmel Studio 7
Using bossac.exe to program Arduino Due with Atmel Studio 7
Using Atmel Studio 7 to Program Arduino Due
If you have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to share ?
Happy Burning ! ?
References:
- Arduino Due Datasheet: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardDue
- SAM3X8E Datasheet: http://www.atmel.com/Images/Atmel-11057-32-bit-Cortex-M3-Microcontroller-SAM3X-SAM3A_Datasheet.pdf
- BOSSA Homepage: http://www.shumatech.com/web/products/bossa
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- 4 Steps
Overview
Programming Arduino Uno with Atmel Studio 7 is super easy. The Arduino Uno is one of the famous platforms for embedded application development using AVR microcontrollers. It is most commonly used with the Arduino’s own software tool. However, many hardcore programmers still prefer to code for AVRs in native C. This approach offers tremendous flexibility, configurability, and hackability ( ? ), which otherwise hindered by the Arduino software framework.
Arduino Uno board is based around ATmega328P AVR microcontroller. It has 32KB of flash memory, 2KB of SRAM, 1KB of EEPROM. It has a rich set of on-chip peripherals (6 PWM channels, 10 bit ADC, SPI, I2C, UART interfaces, Touch library support).
Most important aspect of any integrated development environment is its ability to program a given microcontroller. In order to Program/Flash Arduino Uno using Atmel Studio, all we need is a humble tool called as avrdude tool. You can download this tool separately instead of downloading Arduino software.
How ATmega328P Gets Programmed?
If you look closely, Arduino Uno board has a one more small microcontroller (ATmega16U2). This controller emulates a virtual serial port over USB interface on one side, receives the programming commands and hex code via this virtual serial port. On the other side, it talks to the Arduino bootloader (which is factory programmed) on the ATmega328P over the UART and flashes the received hex code.
Software & Tools required to Program/Flash Uno
- Arduino Uno board
- Atmel Studio (http://www.atmel.com/microsite/atmel-studio/)
- Avrdude ( Download and extract the archive to suitable directory – https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/avrdude/avrdude-6.3-mingw32.zip ) (~ 1 MB)
OR
Arduino 1.8.0 (https://www.arduino.cc/en/main/software) (~ 88 MB) – Avrdude is included in the Arduino installtion
Steps
One time setup
- Open Atmel Studio and click on Tools > External Tools. We will add the necessary command required to launch the avrdude from Atmel Studio and tell Atmel Studio to pass required arguments to avrdude.
- Click Add to add a new external tool, and provide following information:
Title
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UNO avrdude
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Command
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I:SoftwaresElectronicsAVRavrdude-6.3-mingw32avrdude.exe
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Note: If you are using a different path, provide the same.Arguments
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-v -P COM7 -c arduino -e -p m328p -U flash:w:$(TargetName).hex
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Explanation:
-v : Enable verbose output. More -v options increase verbosity level.
-P : Number of the serial port (COM port) on which Arduino Uno is connected
-c : Programmer hardware type.
-e : Erases the Flash and EEPROM memory of the target MCU before programming. This is mandatory.
-p : Short name of the device to be programmed
-U : memtype:op:filename[:format]
writes the content of given hex file to the flash memory
NOTE: COM7 is used as an example, you need to provide the correct port.
TIP: If you connect your same Arduino Uno board to the same USB port of your computer, the COM port number will always be the same ?Initial Directory
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$(TargetDir)
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Select the check box Use Output WindowYou can refer to the screenshot below: - Click OK, and then click YES to save changes you have made.
Now you will find the new external programmer tool listed as “UNO avrdude” under tools menu.
Burning/Programming/Flashing the code
- Build your solution (press F7)
- Make sure Arduino Uno is connected to your computer’s USB port and COM port value specified for the tool Arguments is correct.
- Click Tools > UNO avrdude
It should start the programming. The output window will show the log similar to the one shown below:
That’s it ? … now you can utilize the full power of ATmega328 MCU on Arduino Uno board ! ?
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