USB power supply

Connect a USB cable between the board and a PC or a USB power supply to power the kit. When power is applied the power/status LED will light up in green (unless the application software turns the LED off).

Attention:

Do not power the board without having the jumper next to the USB connector or an amperemeter mounted. Otherwise, the device may be damaged.

When connecting the Atmel XMEGA-A3BU Xplained to a PC, the operating system will request a driver file for installing the serial communication driver. The driver file supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows 7. Driver installs are not necessary on Linux operating systems.