The SAM L22 Xplained Pro board is operated at 3.3V by
default, but it also has the possibility of running at lower voltages from an external
supply. The EDBG is designed to run from a 3.3V supply and won't work on other voltages,
therefore all connections from the EDBG and the on board 3.3V regulator to the ATSAML22N18A should be removed.
To completely disconnect the EDBG and the on-board power supply from the ATSAML22N18A do the following:
- Remove the two jumpers from the
on-board 3-pin current measurement headers (J101 and J102), and connect the two
center pins (pin 2) together with a wire or an ammeter as shown in Figure 2
- Remove R400, R404, R405, R406,
R407, R408, R414, R415, R416, R417, R418, R419, R420, R425, R426, R427, R600,
R601
- Optionally cut J100 to remove
power to the on-board current measurement headers (J101 and J102) from the
on-board regulator
Figure 1 shows all components that have to be removed from the
bottom side of the PCB for operation at other voltages. To locate the other components,
see the assembly drawing in the section above. When the components are removed, the kit
can be supplied with a desired voltage through the pins marked 3.3V (pin four) and GND
(pin two) on the Xplained Pro power header. To program and debug the ATSAML22N18A the 2x5 50mil Cortex debug
connector has to be used with an external debugger.
Info: Operating the ATSAML22N18A on other
voltages than 3.3V requires physical modifications on the kit using a soldering iron
and an external debugger for programming the ATSAML22N18A. The on-board current measurement only works at 3.3V. The
on-board LED is selected for 3.3V operation, the light level at 1.8V operation is
very low. To increase the emitted light level the value of the series resistor can
be lowered. The EDBG functionality can be restored by re-soldering the removed
components and soldering a 0Ω resistor over J100.
CAUTION: The voltage supplied
through the power header is applied directly to the ATSAML22N18A and the extension headers, applying a voltage greater than 3.3V
may damage the board permanently.
Figure 1. SAM L22 Xplained Pro EDBG
Disconnect
Figure 2. SAM L22 Xplained Pro Current Measurement Headers