Contents

2. Known Issues

3. Device Support

4. Getting Started

4.1. Kit Contents

4.2. Quick Start

4.3. Connecting the Hardware

5. Target Socket System

5.1. Socket System

5.2. Socket Card and Routing Card

5.3. Selecting the Correct Routing and Socket Cards

5.4. Mounting the Cards

5.4.1. Using Clips

5.4.1.1. Motherboard

5.4.1.2. Routing Card

5.4.1.3. Socket Card

5.4.2. Using Screws and Nuts

5.4.2.1. Motherboard

5.4.2.2. Routing and Socket Card

5.5. Signal Integrity

5.6. AVR UC3 Routing Card Pin Mapping

5.7. SAM Routing Cards

6. Hardware Description

6.1. STK600 Block Diagram

6.2. Target Voltage VTG

6.2.1. On-board VTG Source

6.2.1.1. Powering STK600 from USB

6.2.1.2. Powering STK600 from an External DC Source

6.2.2. External VTG

6.2.3. Status LEDs

6.2.3.1. VTARGET LED

6.2.3.2. STK600 Status LED

6.3. Analog Reference Voltages

6.3.1. Using External Voltage Reference

6.3.2. Using the Internal Voltage Reference

6.3.3. Using AREF as Analog Input

6.3.4. AREF Decoupling Capacitor

6.3.5. Short Circuit Protection

6.4. RESET Control

6.4.1. The RESET Jumper

6.4.2. The RESET Button

6.4.3. RESET Signal on AUX Header

6.4.4. 12V Programming Voltage

6.4.5. External RESET Decoupling

6.5. Port Connectors

6.5.1. AUX Port Connector

6.5.1.6. 32 KHz

6.5.1.7. TOSC2 and TOSC1

6.6. LEDs and Switches

6.6.2. Switches

6.7. Clock Settings

6.7.1. Programmable Clock Generator

6.7.2. Crystal Oscillator

6.7.3. XTAL1 Pin Tri-stated

6.7.4. Real-Time Clock

6.7.5. Other Considerations

6.7.5.1. High-Voltage Programming

6.7.5.2. On-chip Crystal Oscillator

6.7.5.3. Shared XTAL1/Port Pin

6.8. User RS-232 Interface

6.8.1. Flow Control and RTS/CTS Signaling

6.9. DataFlash Nonvolatile Memory

6.10. Expansion Connectors

6.11. User USB Connector

6.11.1. VBUS Generation

6.12. CAN Transceiver

6.13. LIN Transceiver

6.14. Miscellaneous

6.14.1. PROGRAM Push Button

6.14.2. Main Power LED

6.14.3. Target Power LED

6.14.4. Status LED

7.1. ISP Programming

7.1.1. Hardware Setup for On-board Programming

7.2. Parallel High-Voltage Programming

7.2.1. Hardware Setup for On-board Programming

7.3. Serial High-Voltage Programming

7.3.1. Hardware Setup for On-board Programming

7.4. JTAG Programming

7.4.1. Hardware Setup for On-board Programming

7.5. PDI Programming

7.5.1. Hardware Setup for On-board Programming

7.6. UPDI Programming

7.6.1. Hardware Setup for On-board Programming

7.7. aWire Programming

7.7.1. Hardware Setup for aWire Programming

7.8. TPI Programming

7.8.1. Hardware Setup for On-board Programming

7.9. In-System Programming of an External Target System

7.9.1. Reset Line

8. Command-Line Utility

9. Troubleshooting and Support

9.1. Troubleshooting Guide

9.2. Routing and Socket Card Issues

9.3. Technical Support

9.4. Firmware Upgrade

9.4.1. Manual Firmware Upgrade

10. Revision History

The Microchip Website

Product Change Notification Service

Customer Support

Microchip Devices Code Protection Feature

Quality Management System

Worldwide Sales and Service