Atmel STK600 Starter Kit for 8-bit and 32-bit AVR Microcontrollers

 The STK600 is a complete starter kit and development system for the AVR flash microcontrollers. It is designed to give designers a quick start to develop code on the AVR, combined with advanced features for using the starter kit to prototype and test new designs.New firmware releases for STK600 are embedded with the releases of Atmel Studio. The upgrade process will start when you connect to the STK600 board (you will be asked to perform the procedure). If for some reason the automatic upgrade fails, try the manual upgrade procedure.

Features:

1. Powered from USB bus or from an external 10-15V DC power supply
2. Adjustable target VCC (0-5.5V)
3. Two adjustable reference voltages with high accuracy. (0-5.0V, 10mV res)
4. Clock oscillator, adjustable on the fly from Atmel Studio (0-50MHz, 0.1% res)
5. Serial In-System Programming (ISP) of Atmel tinyAVR and Atmel megaAVR devices
6. PDI Programming of Atmel AVR XMEGA devices
7. JTAG programming of megaAVR, AVR XMEGA and AVR UC3 devices
8. aWire Programming of AVR UC3 devices
9. ISP and JTAG programming of AVR devices in external target systems
10. 10. Flexible routing and socket card system for easy mounting of all supported devices
11. 11. 8 push-buttons for general use
12. 12. 8 LEDs for general use
13. 13. All AVR I/O ports easily accessible through pin header connectors
14. 14. Expansion connectors for plug-in modules and prototyping area
15. 15. On-board 2Mbit Dataflash for non-volatile data
16. 16. USB mini-AB (On-The-Go) connector for AVR devices with USB
17. 17. PHY and DSUB-9 connetor for RS232 interface
18. 18. PHY and DSUB-9 connector for CAN bus
19. 19. PHY and header for LIN bus
20. 20. Device board with an ATmega2560 AVR microcontroller is included.

Connecting the Hardware:

The Atmel STK600 must be connected to a host PC with a USB cable. Connect the cable to a free USB port on the PC or on a USB hub. The USB port must be capable of supplying 500mA. If using a USB hub, make sure it has an external power supply. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB connector on STK600 sitting next to the DC jack.

Optionally, if STK600 is to be connected to external hardware that consumes more than 300mA, an external DC power supply can be connected to the DC jack on STK600. The cable supplied with the kit can be used. Connect the center pin to the positive voltage and the cap to ground

Atmel STK600 Block Diagram:

Kit Contents:

The box contains:

1. Atmel STK600 starter kit evaluation board
2. Two 10-wire cables for I/O ports and Parallel mode programming
3. One 6-wire cable for In-System Programming
4. Four 2-wire cable for UART and dataflash connections
5. USB cable
6. DC power cable
7. Device board with an ATmega2560 Atmel AVR device
8. Two sets of screws and nuts, and one set of clips

• Device Support
• User Guide here
• Totorial here